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:

phone:		206-543-2580
fax:		206-685-0658
e-mail:		uwnews@u.washington.edu
mailing address:		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

	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
	RSS feed of news releases by Robert Roseth RECENT NEWS RELEASES BY ROBERT ROSETH UN Secretary-General to receive honorary UW degree Oct. 26     October 6, 2009 UW's television station reshapes itself     October 1, 2009 UW opens "Husky Central" in downtown Seattle     September 23, 2009 UW poet named MacArthur Fellow     September 21, 2009 Freshman Convocation features David Horsey as speaker     September 17, 2009 UW royalties top $1 million; top licensees recognized     September 15, 2009 UW joins other leading research universities to launch futurity.org     September 15, 2009 Show all news releases written by Robert Roseth >
	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
	RSS feed of news releases by Sandra Hines RECENT NEWS RELEASES BY SANDRA HINES UW smoothes pathway to 3-year bachelor's degree     October 29, 2009 UW oceanographer is a lead scientist in largest airborne survey of polar ice     October 8, 2009 Seaglider sets new underwater endurance and range records     September 10, 2009 Fact sheet: UW receives largest-ever federal award to construct ocean observatory off the Pacific Northwest     September 2, 2009 Washington forests may be solution to state's green-energy quest     August 20, 2009 Scientists compile most comprehensive look at fish stocks     July 31, 2009 Western Washington appears poised for another extremely dry summer     July 9, 2009 Show all news releases written by Sandra Hines >
	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.
	RSS feed of news releases by Joel Schwarz RECENT NEWS RELEASES BY JOEL SCHWARZ Pregnant women risk early delivery from using psychiatric medication     October 29, 2009 Taking medicine for HIV proves hard to swallow for many people     October 22, 2009 It takes two to tutor a sparrow     October 21, 2009 Tiny but adaptable wasp brains show ability to alter their architecture     October 14, 2009 Genome-wide hunt reveals new genetic links in autism     October 7, 2009 No longer lost in the weeds: History of farmworkers comes to life on Web     October 5, 2009 New links among alcohol abuse, depression, obesity in young women found     September 22, 2009 Show all news releases written by Joel Schwarz >
	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.
	RSS feed of news releases by Vince Stricherz RECENT NEWS RELEASES BY VINCE STRICHERZ Fortuitous research provides first detailed documentation of tsunami erosion     October 27, 2009 First evidence for a second breeding season among migratory songbirds     October 26, 2009 Researchers make key step towards turning methane gas into liquid fuel     October 22, 2009 Research gives glimpse of tectonic history on Puget Sound-region fault zones     October 19, 2009 Let there be light: Teaching magnets to do more than just stick around     August 20, 2009 Plastics that convert light to electricity could have a big impact     August 4, 2009 Crashing comets not likely the cause of Earth's mass extinctions     July 30, 2009 Show all news releases written by Vince Stricherz >
	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.
	RSS feed of news releases by Catherine O'Donnell RECENT NEWS RELEASES BY CATHERINE O'DONNELL UW Evans School of Public Affairs to collaborate with X Prize Foundation     November 2, 2009 New UW poll shows voters in favor of Referendum 71 but undecided about other issues     October 27, 2009 University of Washington to dedicate Medal of Honor memorial on Veterans Day     October 21, 2009 Dean of UW Evans School of Public Affairs is elected to national academy     October 5, 2009 New U.S. Census report shows poverty increasing more in West than elsewhere     September 10, 2009 UW experts available to discuss U.S. Census Bureau poverty report     September 8, 2009 UW report shows increasing support for domestic partnership rights     September 2, 2009 Show all news releases written by Catherine O'Donnell >
	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.
	RSS feed of news releases by Hannah Hickey RECENT NEWS RELEASES BY HANNAH HICKEY Cell phones become handheld tools for global development     October 29, 2009 UW breaks ground on nation's largest molecular engineering building     October 9, 2009 Household robots do not protect users' security and privacy, researchers say     October 8, 2009 UW's newly named 'Lamborghini Lab' brings composite parts to sports-car arena     October 6, 2009 MEDIA ADVISORY: Dedication of UW 'Lamborghini Lab' that will test composite sports-car parts     October 5, 2009 Planet's nitrogen cycle overturned by 'tiny ammonia eater of the seas'     September 30, 2009 UW lab demonstrates 3-D printing in glass     September 24, 2009 Show all news releases written by Hannah Hickey >

University Week
	Nancy  Wick
	writenow@u.washington.edu
	(206) 543-2580
	Editor, University Week
	Media contact for dance, drama, music and art.
	Peter Kelley
	kellep@u.washington.edu
	(206) 543-2580
	Assistant Editor, University Week
	Media contact for education.

Web Development and Design
	Ken Fine
	kenfine@u.washington.edu
	Webmaster and Developer Web application programming, database development, information design, server administration, and graphics.

N&I Photographers
	Mary Levin
	mlevin@u.washington.edu
	(206) 543-2518
	Photographic Supervisor
	Kathy Sauber
	ksauber@u.washington.edu
	(206) 543-2518
	Photographer

Office Staff
	Linda Dodson
	ldodson@u.washington.edu
	(206) 543-2580
	UW News and Information Office Manager
	Chris Wallish
	cwallish@u.washington.edu
	(206) 543-2580
	Office Assistant, News and Information

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.