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#UWinnovates

Decoding the
universe

UW astronomy undergrads are using cutting-edge coding skills to help scientists make the most of discoveries from a revolutionary new telescope.

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#HuskyExperience

Turning the tide

Chris Mantegna, ’21, is studying how pollutants affect shellfish in our food web — and training a new generation of marine scientists.

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#ThisIsUW

Cultivating community

Sarai Mayer (Washoe), ’25, is the food sovereignty liaison for the UW Farm’s Native Garden, which teaches Indigenous food and farming practices.

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#ThisIsUW

Biting into resilient materials

To develop extra-strong engineering materials, UW researchers are collaborating with the Burke Museum to study the hardest tissue found in mammals: tooth enamel.

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News & Events

UW professor David Baker stands in an office while holding a green protein model.
Honors and Awards

UW professor to accept Nobel Prize Dec. 10 in Stockholm

David Baker, professor of biochemistry at the UW School of Medicine in Seattle, will receive the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry during an award ceremony Dec. 10 in Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall. The award ceremony and several other events during Nobel Week will be streamed online.

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Henry exhibit photographs on display
Arts Roundup

Events abound in December

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.

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Tory Johnston portrait
Community

From classrooms to KEXP, UW lecturer shares love of Indigenous music

When he isn’t lecturing in the UW Department of American Indian Studies or pursuing his doctoral studies at the University of California, Davis, Tory Johnston (Quinault) co-hosts a global Indigenous radio show called Sounds of Survivance.

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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.

Rankings

The UW was named the most innovative public university in the world by Reuters in 2019.