From Crosscut: “The University of Washington announced today that Amazon has pledged $10 million to help fund the construction of a second building for the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department on campus.
“The new building will double the department’s student capacity and include new classrooms, education and research labs and a common area for undergraduate students, along with a 3,000-square-foot robotics lab and a 250-seat auditorium and gallery. Amazon’s contribution will go toward the funding goal of $110 million for the 130,000-square-foot building.” Click here for the full article.
Ed note: This appears to be a win/win for both the UW and Amazon. Too many excellent students have been turned away from computer science, robotics and software engineering because of lack of space. This should help open up opportunities for many.