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Education

Seattle-area community college lands grant from Dell, Intel to launch AI lab

Edmonds College landed $76,000 in grants to build out an artificial intelligence incubator program. The funding will cover AI computing… Read More

Hundreds of tech, business and nonprofit leaders urge states to boost computer science education

More than 500 business, education and nonprofit leaders have teamed with Seattle-based computer education nonprofit Code.org to issue a call to… Read More

Boise State University’s new cybersecurity program helps train workers and protect rural communities

Boise State University wants to provide cybersecurity resources to rural organizations while also training future industry professionals. That’s the goal… Read More

High school teams from Bellevue, Wash., take top two spots in finals of American Rocketry Challenge

Two teams from one high school in Bellevue, Wash., are flying high after a rocket-launching competition on the other side… Read More

Univ. of Washington and Meta partner on program linking PhD students to AI mentors at tech giant

Meta has accepted a new friend request from the University of Washington. The tech giant is bolstering its relationship with… Read More

STEM education superstars: Meet 3 inspiring teachers honored at the GeekWire Awards

In a world without terrific STEM teachers there would be fewer tech entrepreneurs and cutting-edge innovators that are honored each… Read More

Q&A: Univ. of Washington STEM leader on her Presidential Award and supporting women faculty

An academic career in STEM is about specialized knowledge, access, and connections that foster collaboration and access. Professors are managers,… Read More

Business is booming: Husband-and-wife ed-tech startup Boom Learning takes off during pandemic

It’s been a rocky road for education the past couple years as schools, teachers, students and parents all navigate the… Read More

From surveys to video creation, how two Seattle companies used tech to help schools in pandemic

The shift to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic caused plenty of technological headaches for families and educators. But one… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2021: Meet the remarkable STEM educators who are inspiring next-gen geeks

Over the years, GeekWire has highlighted so many of the tireless folks who are nurturing the next generation of geeks.… Read More

Photos: Go inside the University of Washington’s new Hans Rosling Center for Population Health

A lot can change in the landscape during a year in which social isolation is the norm. At the University… Read More

Amazon hires Seattle U computer science chair, then makes big donation to find replacement

Amazon is making a significant donation to Seattle University to create an endowed chair to lead its Computer Science Department,… Read More

Seattle U names $100M Center for Science and Innovation after Costco co-founder and wife

Seattle University has attached a name to the $100 million Center for Science and Innovation that it is building as… Read More

Ada Developers Academy going independent in hopes of expanding its tech diversity impact

Ada Developers Academy, the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, is… Read More

Gov. Inslee allocating $24M for computing devices to help more Washington students get connected

Gov. Jay Inslee is using $24 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds to purchase approximately 64,000 computing devices to help more… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Treat teachers as ‘learning engineers,’ and other insights on future of education

Educators, policymakers, students and parents need to recognize the pandemic and remote learning as an impetus for meaningful change in… Read More

UW jumps to No. 8 in global ranking of best universities; computer science among top subjects

The University of Washington has moved up two spots to No. 8 in the latest ranking of Best Global Universities… Read More

‘Two Screens for Teachers’ to supply extra monitors in Seattle and puts out call for help in other cities

Remote teaching is about to get a little bit easier for thousands of teachers in Seattle Public Schools. The nonprofit… Read More

Seattle Public Schools’ return to remote learning gets off to rough start with technical problems

[See below for back-to-school pictures submitted by GeekWire readers.] The first lesson in remote learning is apparently, “have patience.” As… Read More

Gates Foundation gives $23M to groups helping to keep college dream alive in the era of COVID-19

With all of the pandemic-related concerns around how children, parents and educators will deal with in-person or remote learning this… Read More

UW Bothell and UW Seattle rank first and third among public universities that ‘pay off the most’

The University of Washington Bothell and the main UW campus in Seattle take two out of the three top spots… Read More

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