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: UW College of Environment launches the Paros Geohazards Center
The new all-encompassing and interdisciplinary center will look systematically at natural hazards through flagship initiatives including seafloor sensing in real time, mountain and volcanic geohazards sensing, a testing center to observe signals from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and real-time detection of severe weather and tsunamis.
Find a center or institute
Addictions, Drug and Alcohol Institute
Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions (AIMS) Center
AfterLab
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
AmplifyLearn.AI
Arthur W. Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
Asian Health Research Center
Asian Law Center
Autism Center
Banks Center for Educational Justice
Barer Institute for Leadership in Law and Global Development
Barnard Center for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering (BRiTE) Center
Bill Holm Center for the Study of Northwest Native Art
Bindra Innovation Laboratory
Bio-Molecular Imaging Center
Bioanalytical and Pharmacokinetic Studies Lab
Biostatistics Center for Clinical Trials Collaboration
Boeing Advanced Research Center (BARC)
Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence
Canadian Studies Center/Arctic and International Relations
Cancer Vaccine Institute
Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (CHRU)
Cardiovascular Research and Training Center
