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UW President Robert J. Jones

Robert J. Jones became the 34th president of the ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ in August 2025 and holds a faculty position in the Department of Biology. A distinguished crop physiologist and seasoned university leader, Jones previously served as chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for nine years, and before that, as president of The University at Albany (SUNY Albany). Prior to his administrative leadership roles, he spent over 34 years as a member of the faculty and senior administrator at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

At Illinois, Jones launched the world’s first engineering-based medical school and expanded access to a college degree through scholarships. Jones also launched radical research partnerships and initiatives in quantum computing, bioprocessing and precision fermentation and the inflammatory states that underly many human diseases.

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