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PULLING TOGETHER

The “Boys in the Boat” UW rowing team beat the odds to win Olympic gold in 1936 — setting a legacy in motion.

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High school teachers get schooled in physics

The UW Summer Institute in Physics and Physical Science helps educators improve their understanding and teaching of physics. 

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‘A MIGHTY FORCE OF ACTION AND SUPPORT’

People in Seattle’s Georgetown and South Park neighborhoods face lower life expectancy and greater climate impacts. UW researchers and the Duwamish Valley Youth Corps surveyed residents and heard stories of resilience and action.

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Delivering hope

Heart, Soul and Joy is a UW research program working to improve pregnancy health outcomes for Black women and other underserved community members.

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Be Boundless

News & Events

Forest fire landscape
Environment

Assessing smoke hazards from prescribed burns

An international team led by researchers at the University of Washington have built a framework to help land managers assess the air quality implications of smoke produced by prescribed burns.

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welcome flag designed by Melanie Silvestre, Jasmyn Ramírez and Naila Tiya.
UW Bothell

Supporting first-gen students

First-generation and other students in UW Bothell’s Discovery Core Experience classes learn a valuable life lesson — to be proud of who you are and where you come from.

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Pregnant person receives shot from medical staff.
Health and Medicine

Timing, number of COVID shots affect newborn protection

Pregnant people who want their newborns to have the highest levels of antibodies should receive their last vaccine dose during pregnancy. And they should receive more than the baseline two vaccinations against the disease, according to a UW Medicine-led study.

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Fast Facts

Undergrad research

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

Did you know?

27% of incoming freshmen are the first in their families to attend college.

Honors & Awards

7 uw faculty have won the nobel prize