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Aerial view of the University of Washington campus looking toward Lake Washington Urban@UW Announces the 2023 Research to Action Collaboratory Inaugural Cohort Urban@UW is excited to announce the project teams selected for the inaugural cohort of the Research to Action Collaboratory (RAC). Throughout the next 18 months, Urban@UW will work with these teams and provide seed funds, dedicated time to build team cohesion and collaboration skills, and foster opportunities for peer support and shared resources and learning. Read More
People sitting around a table looking at a projector screen, real estate research Governor Inslee makes second visit to College of Built Environments in 18 months Governor Inslee recently visited the College of Built Environments, where he met with several faculty members to discuss their research and its relevance to his proposal to increase investment in affordable housing. Read More
Duwamish River UW receives $1.2M climate change research grant from EPA Catherine De Almeida, assistant professor of landscape architecture, is part of the interdisciplinary UW team working on a community-based project researching ways to preserve water, soil and sediment along the Duwamish River, famously polluted by decades of industrial contamination. | Fox 13 News Read More
Tess Wakasugi-Don Empowering Women in Construction with Tess Wakasugi-Don Learn about the Puget Sound Business Journal's '40 under 40' recipient and first female principal of GLY Construction Tess Wakasugi-Don in an interview hosted by Jeff McCann and Lisa Benjamin as part of Runstad's Real Leaders in Real Estate series. Read More
Birds eye view of Kirkland Google’s exit from big Seattle-area project shows fleeting relationship between tech and communities “What you’re seeing is just another recalibration of the sorts that have been going on for time immemorial between employers and communities,” said Chuck Wolfe, a multinational urbanism consultant and affiliate professor at the University of Washington. | Geek Wire Read More
2023 Lunar New Year Happy Year of the Rabbit Diane Sugimura, Runstad Advisory Board member and Co-Chair of the Runstad Advisory Board EDI Committee, shares with us the history of the pan-Asian community in Seattle and her hope for the future. Read More
University bridge Urban@UW launches the Research to Action Collaboratory, with initial funding from the Bullitt Foundation, to help collaborations achieve greater impact The Research to Action Collaboratory (RAC), seeded by a catalytic $500,000 grant from the Bullitt Foundation, will bring together teams of UW scholars and community partners and support them with seed funds, intensive workshops to build team cohesion and collaboration skills, and peer support through the project cycles. Read More
Livable City Year logo UW, Pacific County EDC launch housing partnership UW’s Livable City Year and program and the Pacific County Economic Development Council are working together to tackle important housing planning issues. | Chinook Observer Read More
Interior of Gould Hall CBE launches new mentorship program The College of Built Environments has launched its first-ever, college-wide mentorship program. The program will help students grow in their chosen field through one-on-one guidance, advice, and insight from a mentor. Read More