May 15, 2024
Thirteen UW students receive Fulbright exchange awards for study, research and teaching positions around the world
Thirteen UW students and recent alumni were awarded聽Fulbright U.S. Student Program聽scholarships this year, joining about 2,000 students and recent graduates from around the country to study and teach abroad.
May 10, 2024
University statement on encampment and counter-protest on Sunday
A statement from the 澳彩网 regarding the encampment protest in the Quad and a planned counter-protest on Sunday
May 2, 2024
Qiang Fu, Raymond Huey elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two 澳彩网 researchers are among the newly elected members of the National Academy of Sciences. Qiang Fu, professor of atmospheric sciences, and Raymond Huey, professor emeritus of biology, are among those recognized with one of the highest honors a scientist can achieve.
April 23, 2024
UW is No. 3 for schools that produce most Peace Corps volunteers
The Peace Corps announced that the 澳彩网 is again No. 3 on a list of top volunteer-producing institutions over the past two decades.
Author Daniel James Brown and MIT atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon to receive honorary degrees at UW鈥檚 2024 Commencement
The 澳彩网 149th Commencement is scheduled for Saturday, June 8, at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. This year, the UW will recognize best-selling author Daniel James Brown and Susan Solomon, a professor of environmental science and chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Both will receive honorary degrees for their contributions to the humanities and sciences.
April 22, 2024
Faculty/staff honors: Rising Star Award for DEI, honors for ornithological work, and more
Recent recognition for the 澳彩网 includes a Rising Star Award, honors for distinguished ornithological work and a Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology.
April 18, 2024
Two UW researchers named AAAS Fellows
A tradition dating back to 1874, election as an AAAS Fellow is a lifetime honor, and all fellows are expected to meet the commonly held standards of professional ethics and scientific integrity.
April 12, 2024
Statement on allegations involving a student-athlete
The following is a statement from the 澳彩网 on the allegations involving a student-athlete.
April 10, 2024
Ranking: UW recognized as among the best in the world
The 澳彩网 has been named one of the world鈥檚 top universities, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject released Wednesday.
April 4, 2024
In the Field: UW researchers traveling to capture total solar eclipse
Baptiste Journaux, a UW faculty member in Earth and space sciences, and four graduate students will travel to Arkansas on Monday to view the total solar eclipse. They will use a special telescope to capture images of solar features that can be viewed most clearly during an eclipse.聽
March 26, 2024
澳彩网 appoints Pat Chun as Director of Athletics
The 澳彩网 has appointed Pat Chun to serve as its 17th Director of Athletics, UW President Ana Mari Cauce announced today. He will begin his duties Wednesday, March 27.
March 22, 2024
Public records, records management and privacy officer join compliance and risk services
President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Tricia Serio announced an organizational restructuring that brings the offices of Public Records and Open Public Meetings, Records Management Services, and the Privacy Officer functions into Compliance and Risk Services to better serve the University community and the public. The changes are an extension of additional restructuring previously announced to form the expanded Office of Finance, Planning and Budgeting.聽
March 19, 2024
Citizen scientist group finds 15 rare 鈥榓ctive asteroids鈥�
In 2021, Colin Orion Chandler started Active Asteroids Citizen Science, a partnership between NASA, Zooniverse, astronomers and thousands of citizen scientist volunteers. The initiative is searching for so-called “active asteroids,” which have comet-like tails and could hold clues to the formation of our solar system, among other cosmic mysteries. Chandler, now a 澳彩网 researcher, and his team recently announced they have discovered 15 active asteroids, and are continuing the search for more of these unusual and rare objects.
March 11, 2024
Video: Admissions director answers six commonly asked questions about applying to the UW’s Seattle campus
Six of the most commonly asked questions about how competitive it is to get into the UW and how admissions decisions are made are answered in this video featuring Paul Seegert, Director of Admissions on the Seattle campus.
March 8, 2024
Video: Predicting cherry tree bloom timing at the UW
Cherry trees on the 澳彩网鈥檚 Seattle campus are waking up and getting ready to say hello. For the 29 iconic Yoshino cherry trees in the UW Quad, peak bloom will likely begin after March 20.
March 6, 2024
Scientists CT-scanned thousands of natural history specimens, which you can access for free
Natural history museums have entered a new stage of discovery and accessibility 鈥� one where scientists around the globe and curious folks at home can access valuable museum specimens to study, learn or just be amazed. This new era follows the completion of openVertebrate, or oVert, a five-year collaborative project among 18 institutions to create 3D reconstructions of vertebrate specimens and make them freely available online. The team behind this endeavor, which includes scientists at the 澳彩网 and its Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture, published a summary of the project March 6 in the journal BioScience, offering a glimpse of how the data can be used to ask new questions and spur the development of innovative technology.
March 1, 2024
Public Notice: UWMC-Northwest Major Institution Master Plan Final EIS
Project Name: UWMC-Northwest Major Institution Master Plan (MIMP) Final EIS Proponent & Lead Agency: 澳彩网 Description of Proposal: The UW Medical Center 鈥� Northwest Major Institution Master Plan update will allow for space on the campus to accommodate projected population growth and corresponding increase in healthcare demands. It would also allow for replacing…
February 28, 2024
UW graduate receives prestigious Gates Cambridge scholarship
Sonia Fereidooni, who earned bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees from the 澳彩网, was聽selected for the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Fereidooni, 22, will receive a full-cost scholarship to pursue doctoral work in Digital Humanities at the University of Cambridge, England. The highly competitive scholarship brings recognition of accomplishments and future promise. This year, 26 students…
February 22, 2024
Admitted students to the UW now have until June 1 to commit, a result of FAFSA delays
The 澳彩网 is extending the confirmation date for newly admitted freshman undergraduate students from May 1 to June 1 for the 2024-25 academic year. June 1 is now the date when admitted students must confirm their acceptance and place a deposit to hold their spot in the fall 2024 entering class.聽
February 20, 2024
UW computer scientists and chemist named Sloan Fellows
Three 澳彩网 faculty members have been awarded early-career fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The new Sloan Fellows, announced Feb. 20, are Simon S. Du and Adriana Schulz, both assistant professors in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, and Alexandra Velian, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts & Sciences.
February 15, 2024
First-ever atomic freeze-frame of liquid water
In an experiment akin to stop-motion photography, an international team co-led by 澳彩网 scientists has isolated the energetic movement of an electron in a sample of liquid water 鈥� while 鈥渇reezing鈥� the motion of the much larger atom it orbits.
February 14, 2024
The UW once again is a Fulbright top producer
The 澳彩网 is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. students and scholars. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that had the highest number of applicants selected for the 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs.
February 13, 2024
UW is among the top universities worldwide, ranked by reputation
The 澳彩网 was No. 26 in the world on the Times Higher Education annual reputation ranking,聽released聽on February 12.
February 6, 2024
Nancy Allbritton elected to National Academy of Engineering
Nancy Allbritton, the dean of the 澳彩网 College of Engineering and a UW professor of bioengineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
January 31, 2024
Determination of non-significance: Anderson Hall Renovation
Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-340 and WAC 478-324-140, the 澳彩网 hereby provides public notice of: DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE Project Name: Anderson Hall Renovation Proponent/Lead Agency: 澳彩网鈥揝eattle Campus Comment Period Closes: February 14, 2024 Description of Proposal: The proposed 澳彩网 Anderson Hall project is intended to provide interior…
Determination of non-significance: Lot E18 Solar Canopy Project
Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-340 and WAC 478-324-140, the 澳彩网 hereby provides public notice of: DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE Project Name: Lot E18 Solar Canopy Project Proponent/Lead Agency: 澳彩网鈥揝eattle Campus Comment Period Closes: February 14 2024 Description of Proposal: The University is proposing to install an approximately 4,820 SF solar…
January 29, 2024
Q&A: How 鈥榮low slip鈥� earthquakes may be driven by deep hydraulic fracturing
New research confirms the cause of slow slip along the Cascadia Subduction Zone and other faults that is accompanied by intermittent tremors or “pops” at the surface. Co-authors Marine Denolle and Joan Gomberg discuss the role of fluid-driven fracturing deep underground.
January 28, 2024
UW community mourns passing of civic leader Nancy Evans
The 澳彩网 community is mourning the passing of Nancy Bell Evans 鈥� a supporter of education, health care, and arts and culture, and someone who brought energy, grace, and passion to public and nonprofit service.
January 18, 2024
Preliminary permit process starting for UW housing redevelopment plan
澳彩网 development partner Greystar submitted permit numbers paperwork this week for a multiphase plan to invest in some of the University鈥檚 existing housing in the neighborhoods east of the main Seattle campus to increase housing options, affordability for its students, faculty, and families, and improve student housing quality.
January 12, 2024
UW finance, planning and budgeting merge to better serve faculty, staff and students
President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Tricia Serio announced an organizational and leadership restructuring in the areas of finance, planning and budgeting aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of these areas鈥� service to the University community. The changes, which take effect Tuesday, Jan. 16, come after an external review determined a unified organization will better serve faculty and academic personnel, as well as staff and students.
January 9, 2024
Video: UW football fans grateful for ‘amazing’ season
At Monday鈥檚 CFP National Championship Game in Houston, Husky Nation turned out, proud in purple and gold, and cheering on a UW team that was undefeated this season. Tens of thousands of fans packed NRG Stadium 鈥� some fresh off the Huskies鈥� Sugar Bowl win in New Orleans 鈥� and stayed to the end. Though…
Determination of non-significance: N26 and E2 Lots Fleet Charging Project
Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-340 and WAC 478-324-140, the 澳彩网 hereby provides public notice of: DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE Project Name: N26 and E2 Lots Fleet Charging Project Proponent/Lead Agency: 澳彩网鈥揝eattle Campus Comment Period Closes: January 23, 2024 Description of Proposal: The University is proposing to install approximately 80 electric…
January 5, 2024
Husky football players take their skills from the field to the classroom and beyond
Holly Barker, a 澳彩网 teaching professor of anthropology, and three current members of the UW football team 鈥� Ulumoo Ale, Makell Esteen and Faatui Tuitele 鈥� are studying how the skills they develop to maximize their chances of victory on the field have applications outside the stadium. Their work, which is ongoing, is showing that the research methods and analytical abilities of student-athletes are applicable in academic and research settings, as well as jobs in a variety of fields.
December 27, 2023
Husky walk-on turned All-American sets sights on career in pediatrics
Edefuan Ulofoshio, who started his 澳彩网 football career as a walk-on, was named a second-team All-American and received first-team All-Pac-12 recognition this season.
December 21, 2023
UW statement regarding the outcome of the 澳彩网 Police Department employment trial
We are disappointed in the decision reached by a King County Superior Court jury today in a racial harassment and retaliation case brought by four former officers and one current UWPD officer. Our attorneys are reviewing options for our next steps, including the potential for an appeal. The 澳彩网 is committed to providing…
December 19, 2023
Scientists reveal superconductor with on/off switches
Researchers led by Jiun-Haw Chu, a 澳彩网 associate professor of physics, and Philip Ryan, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy鈥檚 Argonne National Laboratory, have found a superconducting material that is uniquely sensitive to outside stimuli, enabling the superconducting properties to be enhanced or suppressed at will. This discovery could enable new opportunities for switchable, energy-efficient superconducting circuits.
December 11, 2023
Beluga whales鈥� calls may get drowned out by shipping noise in Alaska鈥檚 Cook Inlet
Around Anchorage, communications among the critically endangered population of Cook Inlet beluga whales聽may be masked by ship noise in their core critical habitat, accordingly to the first repertoire of their calls.
December 6, 2023
Social media highlights: UW News in 2023
This year, the UW News social media team shared the inspiring stories of work being done by the 澳彩网 community with reporters, news outlets and our social media followers. These included stories about new biodegradable plastics that break down at the same rate as a banana and efforts to make technology more accessible….
December 5, 2023
Sleep experts, physicians address effects of increased travel on student-athletes, offer recommendations
With several university athletic programs around the country 鈥� including the 澳彩网 鈥斅燼nnouncing moves to new conferences that will likely increase travel for student-athletes, a group of sleep and circadian scientists and physicians have published a white paper describing the significance of repeated, chronic jet lag on student-athlete health and performance 鈥� both in academics and in sports, and suggesting strategies to reduce the consequences of travel across time zones.
December 1, 2023
Video highlights: UW News in 2023
This minute-long video is a glimpse at the video stories the UW News office produced in 2023, where UW students, faculty and staff forged new connections and pushed boundaries for a better understanding of the world.聽聽
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