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#UWinnovates

Fighting fire before it sparks

The entrepreneurial undergrads behind Voltair are harnessing drone technology to prevent wildfires from starting along rural power lines.

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#HuskyExperience

Pit Stop

Meet UW Formula Motorsports, the student group behind the wheel — and build — of an award-winning race car.

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#UWinnovates

From Classroom to
Cutting-Edge

Meet UW undergrad Samir Faruq, who’s getting hands-on research experience at the Institute for Protein Design to prepare for a career in medicine.

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#UWinnovates

Smart Attack

UW physician-scientist Jake Sunshine wants your watch to save your life. See how he’s making it happen.

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Be Boundless

News & events

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UW and the Community

The UW embarks on new strategic planning process

The UW has launched an inclusive, community-informed process to develop a plan that will guide the University through 2030.

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Environment

Space dust reveals Arctic ice conditions before satellite imaging

A new UW-led study shows that tracking where cosmic dust has fallen — and where it hasn’t — can reveal how sea ice coverage has changed over millennia.

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Arts Roundup

Experience art, ideas and discovery this fall

Connect with the UW College of Arts & Sciences through 30+ fall events featuring music, exhibitions, lectures, and conversations that inspire.

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Fast Facts

Honors & awards

8 uw faculty have won the nobel prize

Undergrad research

8000+ undergraduate students participate in at least one quarter of research.