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Encouraging young
readers in Washington

When schools went online last spring, Real Dawgs Read, the UW’s K–8 reading program, kicked into high gear — with more than 3,200 kids taking the challenge.

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Rooted in the community

Samantha Fredman, ’20, balanced her years of study in Law, Societies & Justice with human-centered work in social services. Now a graduate, she’s focused on turning policy into equity.

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Rare canoe rediscovered

“A once-in-a-lifetime project” is how Warren KingGeorge, ’12 — a historian with the Muckleshoot Tribe and member of the Burke Museum’s Native American Advisory Board — describes the study of this unique vessel.

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How inequities hurt
our cities

Systemic racism and classism harm not only people but the Earth’s health and biodiversity, says UW Tacoma assistant professor Christopher Schell, lead author on a new review paper that calls on scientists to change their practices.

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News & Events

Health sciences building groundbreaking
Health and Medicine

UW breaks ground on the future of health sciences education

While the UW’s highly ranked health sciences schools have long focused on interdisciplinary education and training students to be part of seamlessly integrated teams, the space where much of that training takes place on UW’s Seattle campus has been in need of a serious upgrade.That upgrade is now “officially” underway.

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Rankings

UW ranks No. 16 in the world

The University of Washington is No. 16 in the world — No. 3 among U.S. public universities — on the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities. The components of the ranking include: total number of alumni and faculty winning major awards; number of highly cited researchers employed; and the number of papers published and cited.

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Coronavirus

Face coverings are an important tool to fight COVID-19

Washington requires masks to be worn in public. Get information about using face coverings, including what kinds of masks are appropriate to wear and how they protect people.

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Fast Facts

Did you know?

32% of incoming freshmen are the first in their families to attend college.

For Washington

All 39 counties in Washington state are represented by students at the UW.