| The mission and staff of UW News and Information |
About the University of Washington Office of News and Information
The Office of News and Information is the port of entry for journalists who need information about the University of Washington.
Contact information
The Office of News and Information is staffed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each business day. For help with a specific news topic, please see our list of media officers. For general assistance, you may contact us by any of the following methods:
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206-543-2580 |
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206-897-8481 |
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uwnews@u.washington.edu |
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Office of News and Information
Box 351207
Seattle, WA 98195 |
Location
The UW Office of News and Information is located in the basement of Gerberding Hall (below the first and ground floors) in room B-54. Sometimes called the administration building, Gerberding Hall is one of the major buildings that border Red Square. If you're facing the front entrance of Suzzallo Library, Gerberding Hall is the gothic-style building to your right.
Media Officers
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Robert Roseth |
| roseth@u.washington.edu |
| (206) 543-2580 |
| Director, UW News and Information |
Contact for: central-administration issues, budgeting, human rights, student affairs, regents, community relations, legislative relations, branch campuses, commencement
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Sandra Hines |
| shines@u.washington.edu |
| (206) 543-2580 |
| Assistant Director, UW News and Information |
Contact for forestry, wildlife, wood products/international trade, fisheries, watershed/streamside studies, marine policy, oceanography, ocean engineering, botany, urban horticulture, climate change, astrobiology
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RSS feed of news releases by Sandra Hines
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SANDRA HINES
| Chalk one up for coccolithophores | | April 25, 2008 | | While stability far from assured, Greenland perhaps not headed down too slippery a slope | | April 17, 2008 | | New fish has a face even Dale Chihuly could love | | April 2, 2008 | | Quincy Jones to be UW commencement speaker, receive honorary doctorate | | March 20, 2008 | | UW undergraduates scrutinize Glacier Bay, share exploits by blog | | March 13, 2008 | | Lost City pumps life-essential chemicals at rates unseen at typical black smokers | | January 31, 2008 | | UW, 1,500 colleges and groups across nation
to brainstorm climate change solutions next week | | January 24, 2008 |
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Joel Schwarz |
| joels@u.washington.edu |
| (206) 543-2580 |
| Science Writer, UW Office of News and Information |
Contact for psychology, sociology, social work, speech and hearing science, anthropology, geography, history, American ethnic studies, women's studies, American Indian studies and early entrance and gifted programs.
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RSS feed of news releases by Joel Schwarz
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JOEL SCHWARZ
| Some moms quit cigarettes, marijuana, alcohol during pregnancy, but dads don't | | March 19, 2008 | | Spring training for Parents? Youth sport programs would benefit | | March 18, 2008 | | It's easy for Washington residents to obtain, take their pain medicine | | March 17, 2008 | | 300 Seattle-area families sought for study on how children learn self-control | | March 13, 2008 | | Which came first, social dominance or big brains? Wasps may tell | | March 11, 2008 | | Mother-daughter conflict, low serotonin level may be deadly combination | | March 5, 2008 | | In the race to the top, zigzagging is more efficient than a straight line | | February 20, 2008 |
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Vince Stricherz |
| vinces@u.washington.edu |
| (206) 543-2580 |
| Science Writer, UW Office of News and Information |
Contact for astronomy, physics, atmospheric sciences, biology, chemistry, and earth and space sciences (including the seismology laboratory). Also covers astrobiology and climate change research, including both the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) and the Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Group.
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VINCE STRICHERZ
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Catherine O'Donnell |
| cath2@u.washington.edu |
| (206) 543-2580 |
| News & Information |
Economics, world affairs, political science, public affairs, law, architecture and urban planning, growth issues, library and information science, communications, humanities.
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RSS feed of news releases by Catherine O'Donnell
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CATHERINE O'DONNELL
| UW students hit the road to cover presidential campaigns
| | February 28, 2008 | | UW research shows Wisconsin primary results could provide strong clue about Texas and Ohio primaries | | February 15, 2008 | | uwnews.org interview | Violence in Kenya | | February 13, 2008 | | Despite media coverage of politics, voters not likely to choose carefully, UW professor says | | February 8, 2008 | | UW launches sustainability program with national leaders in architecture
| | January 24, 2008 | | Forty years since Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, last campaign relevant to 2008
| | January 8, 2008 | | GOP policies ruining the economy, UW political scientists say in new book | | December 19, 2007 |
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Hannah Hickey |
| hickeyh@u.washington.edu |
| (206) 543-2580 |
| Engineering Writer, UW Office of News and Information |
Contact for aeronautics and astronautics, bioengineering, chemical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, technical communications, math, applied math, statistics, technology transfer.
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University Week |
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Nancy Wick |
| writenow@u.washington.edu |
(206) 543-2580
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Editor, University Week
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| Media contact for dance, drama, music and art.
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Peter Kelley |
| kellep@u.washington.edu |
(206) 543-2580
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Assistant Editor, University Week
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| Media contact for education.
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Web Development and Design |
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Ken Fine |
| kenfine@u.washington.edu |
Webmaster and Developer
Web application programming, database development, information design, server administration, and graphics.
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Our staff of media officers is available to help you find faculty experts or to connect with newsmakers at the UW. See the list below
for the subject areas represented by the Office of News and Information and the media officers who cover those beats.
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