60 Years of Innovation

Aerial view of University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Campus in 1961
University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Campus 1961, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Library Special Collection & Archives
Aerial view of the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ's South Campus in 2015
University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ's South Campus, 2004
Dana Porter Library under construction in 1965
Dana Porter Library 1965, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Library Special Collections & Archives
External view of Dana Porter Library, 2015
Dana Porter Library, 2015
Two women and a man preparing Watboxes for high schools
The Watbox was filled year by year with UW admissions brochures to be sent to highschools in 1979.
Students gathered in the book store for a sit-in protest.
Students protested against high textbook prices with a sit-in at the bookstore in 1966.
View from inside a computer lab in the Mathematics and Computing building
Computer lab inside Mathematics and Computing Building in 1978
Optometrist checking a patient's eye
The opening of the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Optometry Building in 1974

Thank you for celebrating with us.

Whether you're a current student, an alumnus, faculty member or staff, donor, supporter or community member, you are an important part of the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ story.

In 2017, the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ celebrated 60 years of innovation. When it was founded July 1, 1957, no one knew that a campus made up of two temporary buildings would have such a lasting impact on the world.

If you have ever used a smartphone, sent secure information online, worn contact lenses, driven a connected vehicle or read a warning on a tobacco package, research from À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s first 60 years has touched your life.