GeekWire: UW set to break ground on 69-acre redevelopment to create Seattle innovation hub
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1709774516005{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}"]January 4, 2024 [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1709774479131{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}"]The University of Washington this year expects to break ground on a new building that will anchor an ambitious, innovation-focused redevelopment called Portage Bay Crossing. The project will cover 69 acres of the southwest portion of the Seattle campus, revitalizing and unifying an area of buildings that officials called old and underutilized.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="10px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1709774485822{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}"]UW leaders recently shared the name of the inaugural structure, which they’re calling Brightwork — a nautical term for the varnished wood and exterior metal on boats, as well as an allusion to the quality of research and entrepreneurship that...
New collaboration between UW and Seattle clean energy leaders seeks to increase diversity in the renewable energy industry through paid internship program
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1649191013211{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"]April 4, 2022[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1649189344442{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"]EarthLab and the Clean Energy Institute (CEI), two University of Washington (UW) environmental institutes, have announced a new partnership with LevelTen Energy, EnergyGPS, Google, and Steelhead Americas to bring more talented and diverse young professionals into the renewable energy industry by launching the Energy Scholars Mentorship Program. Undergraduate students are encouraged to apply by 5 p.m. PT on April 15, 2022.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1649189351982{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"]Over eight weeks between June and August 2022, undergraduate students from across the country will come together for a work experience and cohort curriculum specifically designed to equip them with the resources needed to...
UW Regents approve milestone development in new Portage Bay Crossing area on Seattle campus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1648511144273{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"]March 14, 2022 | By Victor Balta, UW News[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1648511211901{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"]The University of Washington Board of Regents last week approved the development plan for the first major project in the UW’s newly named Portage Bay Crossing area on the west side of the Seattle campus. The Regents approved a ground lease of the property at Site W27 to Wexford Science + Technology and a lease of building space by the University.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1648511222669{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}"]“This is a significant milestone for the UW and we are so excited to expand into the area west of campus and begin to define Portage Bay...