Record gift to UW: $210M from Gates Foundation toward population health

A bold initiative by the University of Washington to improve the health of all the world’'s people is getting a big boost from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is writing a $210 million check to build a home for the project — the largest single donation the UW has ever received. The new building will house many of the players in the UW's Population Health Initiative, announced in May by UW President Ana Mari Cauce.