University of Washington Centers and Institutes

• Research

• AccessSTEM  - Initiative aimed at making classroom and employment opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) accessible to individuals with disabilities.
• Bill Holm Center  - Academic facility dedicated to studying the Pacific Northwest Coast native art.
• Business and Economic Development Center  - Serves as a link between students, faculty, and staff from the UW Business School to the business and nonprofit community.
• CEEDS FOR Change  - Interdisciplinary education, research, and service group composed of College of Agriculture and Urban Planning faculty.
• Center for American Politics and Public Policy  - Conducts research related to the public policy processes, implementation, regulation, and development.
• Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media  - Site presents news, events information, research updates, and contact details.
• Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education  - Provides educational opportunities for students to learn means of interprofessional practice useful in current and future healthcare systems.
• Center for Infant Mental Health  - Works for the advancement of knowledge in social and emotional health, and of the role of early relationships in the development of young children.
• Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship  - Teaching and research facility dedicated to advancing technology commercialization and entrepreneurial innovation.
• Center for International Trade in Forest Products  - Applied research center created to collect and distribute information on rapidly changing foreign markets that involve forest products.
• Center for Labor Studies  - Research, teaching and community outreach institute dedicated to studying and promoting the contributions of labor to society.
• Center for Multicultural Education  - Undertakes research and projects that aim to improve the practice related to equity issues and intergroup relations.
• Center for Process Analytical Chemistry  - Engages in fundamental and directed academic research to address multidisciplinary challenges in process analytical technology and process control.
• Center for Quantitative Science in Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife  - Inter-college interdisciplinary academic unit created to provide programs of instruction in mathematical and applied statistical methods.
• Center for Social Science Computation and Research  - Computer resource center created to provide support for UW's social science departments.
• Center for Statistics and Social Sciences  - Overview of the center with information on its research, faculty and staff, and activities. Also presents photos and newsletters.
• Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology  - UW support center for education, research, and scholarly exchange in demography and ecology.
• Center for Sustainable Forestry at Pack Forest  - Serves as the actual forest classroom of the College of Forest Resources (CFR) students.
• Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy  - Consortium of several major universities geared towards the system-wide improvement of learning and teaching.
• Everyday Science Technology Group  - Research team aims to explore the details of children's everyday cognition to meaningfully understand science and technology.
• Experimental Education Unit (EEU)  - Privately-funded academic institution for children with neurological injuries.
• Institute for Collaborative Building  - Industry, government, and the university collaboration serving as a venue for discussion, discovery, and the creation of new tools for building sustainable or more livable communities.
• Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and Research  - Dedicated to finding ways for integrating hazards reduction principles into a wide range of crisis, disaster, and risk management opportunities.
• Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences  - Interdisciplinary research facility engages in scientific investigation of learning and the brain.
• Institute for Multigenerational Helath, Development and Equality  - Overview of the institute and information on its accomplishments, research, and teaching programs. With publications and events details.
• Institute for Public Health Genetics  - Education and research facility offers graduate degree and certificate programs that provide interdisciplinary training for future public health professionals.
• Institute of Nuclear Theory  - Site provides information on the institute's programs, seminars, workshops, and administration. With newsletters and announcements.
• Institute on Inequality and Social Justice  - Fosters scholarship and education as means for reducing reduce health, economic, and social inequalities.
• International Indigenous Health and Child Welfare Research  - Aims to provide national and international health and child welfare research to investigate on the global and local impact of colonization.
• Language Learning Center  - Offers services and resources that advance language study and instruction for UW students, faculty, and departments.
• Nancy Bell Evans Center  - Education, research, and community engagement institute dedicated to enhancing the understanding and vitality of the nonprofit sector.
• Northwest Center for Livable Communities  - Promotes public awareness of the interconnections among ecology care, long-term economic vitality, the human quality of life, affordable living, and social vibrancy in the context of the build environment.
• Rome Center  - Academic facility promotes disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs centered on historic Rome's infrastructures.
• Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies  - Serves as the focal point for UW's real estate educational activities - from teaching to research and service.
• Simpson Center  - Academic facility created to foster innovative cross-disciplinary research and teaching in the humanities.
• Washington Center for Teaching and Learning  - Serves as a gathering venue for P-12 school educators, facilitating discussions, inquiry, innovation, and renewal efforts on education.
• The Water Center  - Resource for scientific information useful to addressing issues and problems concerning water.
• West Coast Poverty Center  - Focal point for research, education, and policy analysis in understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty.
• William D. Ruckelshaus Center  - Public affairs center serves as a neutral resource for collaborative problem solving, policy development, and multi-party dispute resolution.