Bill Gates never studied at University of Washington, but it paid him $500 as a teen; 5 decades later, Microsoft co-founder is giving it $540 million

Bill Gates never attended the University of Washington, but the school played a surprising role in his early computer journey, paying him $500 as a teenager and giving him valuable access to computers. More than five decades later, the Microsoft co-founder is returning the favor, with the Gates Foundation committing a record $540 million to UW for global health research.