Global health gets global business make-over by Foster MBAs
With more than $4 billion in activity among 190 nonprofit organizations, such as PATH and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle has become a... Read More
Microsoft’s cloud platform becomes an MBA sandbox
By the time Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer came to the University of Washington in March 2010 to tell the world that he was betting the... Read More
Nanocel takes a novel approach to cooling electronics
There are big problems and then there are BIG problems. Cooling electronics, for example. How do you keep large server farms from overheating and how... Read More
2009 grand-prize winner HydroSense is acquired by Belkin International
“HydroSense won the grand prize at the inaugural Environmental Innovation Challenge in April 2009 with a water-usage monitoring technology that screws onto a single valve... Read More
Executive Development Program: Swedish testimonial
Why Does Swedish Medical Center Support the Executive Development Program? Swedish Medical Center is the largest, most comprehensive, non-profit health care provider in the Greater... Read More
Winners of UW Environmental Innovation Challenge
“It’s like a science fair on steroids.” That comment by judge and venture capitalist Loretta Little (of WRF Capital) captured the essence of the University... Read More
Video: Cherry blossoms in full bloom on UW Seattle campus
It’s a cruel joke. Cherry blossoms are at their peak over spring break when students have fled the campus for vacations and a little off-campus... Read More
NanoString: a big idea turns counting molecules into a thriving business
Amber Ratcliffe was close to graduating with her MBA in 2003 and had accepted a job offer at an established Seattle biotech firm when she... Read More
Mentors do matter
Take just a minute and ask yourself: Who’s the person who has played the most influential role in your career? Chances are it was someone... Read More
The CIE Alumni Network is for working entrepreneurs
“What I need is a group of people who are like me—in the throes of growing their start-ups,” said Tom Seery, the CEO of RealSelf... Read More