Biochemist David Baker receives Nobel Prize
Research
Baker was awarded the 2024 prize for groundbreaking work in protein design.
UW alum awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
Alumni
University of Washington alum Mary Brunkow has received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that transformed our understanding of the immune system.
Saving real lives with artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Better treatments for cancer, autoimmune diseases, viruses and more are now possible thanks to AI-powered work from the UW scientists at the Institute for Protein Design.
An earthquake warning in your hand
Technology
Rumblings started underground — and phones lit up. For the first time ever in Washington, ShakeAlert sent real-time warnings just seconds before the shaking began.
From Puyallup to M.D.-Ph.D.
Healthcare
Forged in research, rooted in care: How Ryan Carlson became a physician-scientist.
Turning the tide
Environment
Chris Mantegna, ’21, is studying how pollutants affect shellfish in our food web — and training a new generation of marine scientists.
Decoding the universe
Discovery & Explorations
UW astronomy undergrads use cutting-edge coding skills to help scientists make the most of discoveries from a revolutionary new telescope.
Energized for change
Climate Change
After seeing the devastation of hurricanes in Puerto Rico, grad student Miguel González-Montijo is working on clean energy innovations for the future.
Secrets of the stars
Discovery & Explorations
How UW astronomers, the world’s largest survey telescope and a revolutionary new view of space will upend what we thought we knew about the universe.
Scene of change
Environment
As climate change heightens conflict between humans and wildlife, UW professor Briana Abrahms is using data to help people and animals cope — and coexist.
Breaking barriers
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Professor Cecilia Aragon vanquished fear to become the first Latina pilot on the U.S. Aerobatic Team — and the first Latina full professor in the UW College of Engineering.
Dinosaur dreams
Discovery & Explorations
Zeke Augustine, ’23, has sifted through soil for microscopic fossils and helped dig up a Triceratops. The Burke Museum has been at the heart of it all.
Chasing the cretaceous
Discovery & Explorations
Kelsie Abrams and the UW’s Burke Museum hunt for dinosaur fossils and solve mysteries in the Hell Creek Formation.
Discoveries in dino country
Discovery & Explorations
On a pivotal excavation in Montana, UW paleontologists, students and volunteers uncovered clues that shine light on the age of the dinosaurs.