The University of Washington’s provost, Ana Mari Cauce, was named interim president this afternoon by the UW Board of Regents, succeeding Michael Young, who is leaving to become president of Texas… Read More
Don’t expect the unexpected departure of University of Washington President Michael Young to put a damper on the university’s startup efforts. That’s the common thread running through reaction of Seattle’s entrepreneurial… Read More
Updated with confirmation and official announcement. After a more than three years at the helm of the University of Washington, Michael Young is on the way out. The UW confirmed this afternoon that… Read More
Shortly after Michael Young joined the University of Washington as president, he made a pledge to double the amount of startups coming out of the university over a three year… Read More
Almost one year ago, University of Washington President Michael Young made a pledge to double the number of startup companies spinning out of the state’s top research institution. But has… Read More
Are startups in the DNA of the University of Washington? If not right now, they will be once President Michael Young finished his work. Young, who took the helm of… Read More
The best insights, observations, comments, tweets and random zingers we heard this week. “This is much more than a building for us. This is a flag raising exercise. This is… Read More
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee earlier this week laid out an economic plan for Washington state that included ideas on how to spark more spin-off companies from research universities. As it… Read More
Redfin’s top technologist is saying goodbye to the online real estate brokerage after five years on the job. Chief Technology Officer Michael Young recently announced his resignation, handing over the… Read More
Here’s the bad news: The University of Washington is not among the top schools for spinning out startup companies. Now, here’s the good news: The top school, according to a… Read More