Centers and institutes
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. For information on establishing a center, adding or making a change to a center listing, and other information for UW Center Directors, please visit our Centers Administration page.
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
Dark Universe Science Center (DUSC)
de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging
Design Machine Group
Diabetes Research Center
Diagnostic Imaging Sciences Center
DUB: Human-Computer Interaction and Design
EarthLab
East Asia Center
Economic Policy Research Center
Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS)
End of Life Care Research Program
eScience Institute
European Union Center, A Jean Monnet Center of Excellence
Evans Policy Innovation Collaborative
Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit (FADU)
Forefront Suicide Prevention
Foster Customer Analytics Center
Fragile X Research Center (within CHDD)
Friday Harbor Laboratories
Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions
Global Business Center
Global Center for the Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, and Children
Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal
Green Futures Lab