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.
A call to action
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Associate Professor Wendy Barrington is bringing a passion for health equity to her new role as the inaugural director of the UW’s Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health.
Speeding up the science
Philanthropy
Johanna Trueblood, a semiprofessional cyclist, lost her life to an uncommon form of cancer. Now, through her parents’ philanthropy, there’s new hope for patients and their families.
Unleashing the superpower of dogs
Science
The UW’s Conservation Canines sniff out answers to pressing environmental questions.
Bridging the distance
Education
When the UW returns to in-person learning this fall, faculty will bring with them the creative methods developed while teaching remotely — even in courses that are typically hands-on.
A new age of fires
Environment
As wildfires grow in severity, UW researchers are helping our region create a path forward — for the health of our forests and all who live here.
Racing against a pandemic
Community
Last winter, King County became the nation’s COVID-19 epicenter. The UW’s quick response was months, even years, in the making.
Putting health care in your hands
Technology
UW faculty and students are developing smartphone apps to improve health and save lives.
Between humanity and technology
Artificial Intelligence
What makes us human? The UW Center for Neurotechnology examines the ethics of tomorrow’s technology.
UW fights viral misinformation
Research
From debunking myths on social media to investigating how users react to fake content, UW researchers hope to slow the viral spread of the COVID-19 'infodemic.'
Rising to the challenge
Engineering
In the UW’s Grand Challenges Impact Lab, students like Cristina Lopez, ’19, worked in Bangalore, India, to address real-world problems — like the city’s urgent groundwater shortage — and increase their own cultural awareness.