Read more in the New York Times here and here.
CSE’s Ed Lazowska is quoted in the latter article:
“Edward Lazowska, a professor of computer science at the University of Washington, said most technology companies, like most universities, have policies that say they are open to women, gays, lesbians and members of minority groups.
“‘But down at the rank-and-file level is where these policies are put into practice, and that’s where many of us fall short,’ he said. ‘My… Read more →
“We’re Number Fourteen! …”
… which is pretty darned good. US News has released its first ranking of “Global Universities” and the University of Washington comes in at #14: just behind Princeton, just ahead of Yale, and tied with Michigan and Toronto.
US public institutions in the top 25 (of more than 700 universities that were ranked) include Berkeley (#3), UCLA (#8), Michigan (#14), UW (#14), UCSD (#18), and UCSF (#22).
Important disclaimer: We don’t put much stock in any rankings. We publicize the… Read more →
Crosscut on UW CSE’s LivingVotersGuide
Crosscut writes:
“As elections matter more, voters seem to become more frustrated and overwhelmed with the process …
“et our election decisions profoundly affect the quality of our communities and our personal lives …
“LivingVotersGuide.org supports that path to engaged and informed voting. Developed by Seattle CityClub in partnership with University of Washington, this online tool helps Washingtonians consider their choices, get relevant background information and discuss candidates and ballot issues with each other.”
(In 2010 Seattle CityClub partnered… Read more →
UW CSE’s Carlos Guestrin: “Geek of the Week”
GeekWire‘s “Geek of the Week” this week? UW CSE professor Carlos Guestrin:
“Carlos Guestrin wants to bring big data and machine learning to the masses.
“Guestrin, the CEO and co-founder of GraphLab, is the Amazon Professor of Machine Learning in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. He’s a leader in the field of machine learning, who was named one of the 2008 “Brilliant 10″ by Popular Science magazine, received the 2009 IJCAI Computers and Thought Award… Read more →
Welcome to Seattle, Alibaba!
TechFlash reports the location of Alibaba’s new Seattle office.
“This is the Chinese e-commerce giant’s second U.S. office after a space opened recently in Silicon Valley. Alibaba has been recruiting engineers in Seattle, but the location of the office was not revealed …
“Alibaba is subleasing 8,000 square feet on a short-term basis from Synapse Product Development … Alibaba is looking for a longer term office with as much as 60,000 square feet.”
Seattle … it’s where it’s happening!
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Hadi Partovi @ UW CSE: “Computer Science: Changing the World vs. Making Money”
A superb UW CSE Distinguished Lecture by Hadi Partovi of Code.org. Links to streaming and downloadable video of Hadi’s talk here.
Next up: Marti Hearst on Thursday – information here.… Read more →
Seattle Times: “UW researchers pulling energy out of thin air”
Brier Dudley writes in the Seattle Times:
“Cisco claims the next big thing in technology — the “Internet of Things” — is a $19 trillion opportunity for businesses and governments.
“The Internet of Things refers to billions of sensors, cameras and other data-gathering gadgets and related services emerging to monitor, analyze and manage the world …
“They’ll all need electricity and connectivity so you’d think half of the $19 trillion might end up spent on batteries, and the labor to… Read more →
[UW CSE Ph.D. alum] “Anne Condon: Computer Scientist. Passionate academic. Triathlete.”
UW CSE Ph.D. alum Anne Condon, the head of the CS department at the University of British Columbia, talked to TechRepublic about her career in academia and the power of teaching computer programming:
“Anne Condon had to choose her college major while she was in high school. She’d never seen a computer, so she picked computer science. It sounded like a promising field.
“Luckily, she loved it the moment she began programming …
“It felt like a field in… Read more →
GeekWire: “To meet demand, University of Washington moves forward with plans to build new computer science building”
GeekWire writes:
“Demand for computer science education at the University of Washington is reaching record levels, and now the school is taking action to accommodate it.
“The UW today submitted an official request to architects interested in designing a second computer science and engineering building that “will allow a dramatic expansion of our activities in education, research, and interaction with the campus, the region, and the nation,” according to the nationally-recognized CSE department.”
Read more here. And read our… Read more →
Computer Science & Engineering II
Today the University of Washington published a “Request for Qualifications for Architectural Services for Computer Science & Engineering II” – a second building for UW CSE that will enable a dramatic expansion of our activities in education, in research, and in interaction with the campus, the region, and the nation.
The University is requesting a state appropriation, and will seek significant private donations for the remaining funding of the project.
Eleven years ago – in October 2003 –… Read more →