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There are different theories about the origins of the cherry trees in the UW Quad, but new research is looking in a new place: its genes.

It's like "Finding Your Roots: Cherry Tree Edition."

Digging deeper to find roots of Quad cherry trees | UW Facilities Blog News & updates Digging deeper to find roots of Quad cherry trees UW students track genes back to Japanese relatives March 19, 2026 • Misty Shock Rule Students relaxing under the UW Quad cherry trees, sometime between 1964 and 1970. University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, James O. ...

An awesome collaboration between student group UW Solar and UW Transportation Services! The new solar canopy is part of UW's decarbonization effort and UW Sustainability's 2050 Sustainability Action Plan.

Solar canopy on UW’s biggest parking lot paves way for brighter future | UW Facilities Blog News & updates Solar canopy on UW’s biggest parking lot paves way for brighter future Student group and Transportation Services collaborate on pilot project February 09, 2026 • Misty Shock Rule The new solar canopy on the E18 parking lot is a pilot project for the expansion of solar across the l...

Congratulations to the 2025 graduates of UW Facilities' leadership program, Stepping Stones! Learn about how they used the program to solve problems for their team.

Finding solutions with Stepping Stones | UW Facilities Blog Employee & team features Finding solutions with Stepping Stones Many participants use leadership program to solve problems for their shops December 05, 2025 • Misty Shock Rule Stepping Stones morning cohort. L-R: Jon Ericson, Juan Linero, Jose Carlos Talavera, Eric Siu, Amanda Harryman, Ian Dawe, ...

Crying ladies who disappear before you eyes, a little boy playing in the dead of night... Read about the spooky encounters of UW's night staff.

Campus ghost stories | UW Facilities Blog Employee & team features Campus ghost stories UW Facilities night staff share their spooky encounters October 28, 2025 • Misty Shock Rule The UW's historic architecture may remind some of a Gothic novel. But older buildings aren't the only the settings for supernatural sightings made by night staf...

Suzzallo Library is looking different these days – obscured by scaffolding and black netting. It's all to make sure the building's statues, towers and more don't become dangerous projectiles if a big earthquake strikes.

Securing Suzzallo for the Big One | UW Facilities Blog News & updates Securing Suzzallo for the Big One Seismic improvements taking place through August 2026 August 26, 2025 • Misty Shock Rule Scaffolding started to go up in front of Suzzallo Library in early August. The building's facade is now completely covered by the scaffolding and black netting....

Our new system makes our processes faster and more user-friendly!

Getting help from Facilities just got easier | UW Facilities Blog News & updates Getting help from Facilities just got easier New system makes process faster, more user-friendly July 21, 2025 • Misty Shock Rule Customer Care team member Taylor Spinney helps a customer by using ReADY, the new system for intake of customer requests. Misty Shock Rule/University of ...