Research centers
Centers, institutes, and shared resources
The University of Washington is known for its strategic, multidisciplinary research. Within our extensive network of Centers and Institutes, UW researchers, staff, and students work across disciplines to extend the boundaries of knowledge. Visit our Centers Administration page for information on establishing a center, adding or making a change to a center, or matching funds for centers.
Spotlight on Centers: KEMi – The Kren Engineering-Based Medicine Initiative
KEMi is an $83M philanthropic contribution establishing a joint institute between the College of Engineering and UW Medicine to promote collaborations between clinicians and engineers to transform the future of health and healthcare.
Find a center or institute
Center for Advanced Study and Research on Innovation Policy (CASRIP)
Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums, and Archives (CALMA)
Center for AIDS and STD
Center for American Politics and Public Policy (CAPPP)
Center for an Informed Public
Center for Anxiety and Trauma Stress (UWCATS)
Center for Cardiovascular Biology
Center for Cardiovascular Innovation (CCVI)
Center for Child and Family Well-Being
Center for Childhood Cancer Research
Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity (CCDE)
Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Center for Dialysis Innovation
Center for Digital Youth
Center for Disaster Resilient Communities
Center for Ecosystem Sentinels
Center for Education Data & Research (CEDR)
Center for Educational Leadership
Center for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Center for Enabling New Technologies through Catalysis (CENTC)
Center for Environmental Forensic Science
Center for Environmental Politics
Center for Epilepsy Drug Discovery (CEDD)
Center for European Studies
