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Exterior of Gould Hall Global Architectural History Teaching Collaborative Wins $1M Grant The Global Architectural History Teaching Collaborative and Co-PI’s Mark Jarzombek and Vikram Prakash are happy to announce its receipt of funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This $1,000,000.00, three year award will allow GAHTC to fund the production of teaching modules, as well as Teacher-to-Teacher Workshops and Global Connections Fellowships. Read More
Sensol Project members SENSOL Crosswalks project selected for Amazon Catalyst Fellowship CBE Student team named Amazon Catalyst Fellows. Their project is an off-the-grid LED and solar crosswalk that lights up directly under the pedestrian as they cross to increase awareness and commuter cooperation. Read More
Trees in a forest The Carbon Leadership Forum, in partnership with more than 30 industry leaders, announces breakthrough tool to easily evaluate carbon emissions of building materials The Carbon Leadership Forum, in partnership with a coalition of more than 30 forward looking and innovative building industry leaders announce that they have taken on a long-elusive goal – measuring and reducing the carbon footprint of building materials. Read More
Aerial view of the University of Washington campus looking toward Lake Washington UW colleges, offices share three-year NSF grant to make ‘internet of things’ more secure Several University of Washington schools and offices will team up to research how organizational practices can affect the interagency collaboration needed to keep the “internet of things” — and institutional systems — safe and secure. Read More
Maisha and podcast host Seattle Growth Podcast: Finding Community in Public Spaces In this episode of Professor Jeff Shulman's Seattle Growth Podcast, he chats with Maisha Barnett, an alumnus of our college. Maisha Barnett is a public space developer with over a decade of experience shaping community gathering spaces. Read More
Students and judges gather for a photo in front of project board pin-ups Team of UW seniors wins ‘Re-imagining Red Square’ design competition “Re-imagining Red Square” - a design contest that explore the idea of a redesigned Red Square at the UW Seattle Campus - announces the winning team. Read More
Aerial view of the University of Washington campus looking toward Lake Washington UW students face food, housing insecurity, survey shows A survey of food and housing insecurity at the University of Washington’s three campuses shows that an estimated 190 students may lack a stable place to live, and about one-quarter of students have worried recently about having enough to eat. Read More
Team members pose for a photo with their hands in the shape of a W for UW. Husky Builders Go For Gold in Green Energy Challenge Students from the College of Built Environments' Construction Management department are once again participating in the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Green Energy Challenge. Read More
Meet our College’s 2019 #Husky100 Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students from Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma in all areas of study who are making the most of their time at the UW. Meet the three students from the College of Built Environments named to the Husky 100. Read More