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#UWdiscovers

'Kind of a crazy idea'

UW Professor David Baker was awarded a Nobel Prize for his success with ‘the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins.’

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#UWdiscovers

Blazing a trail with wildfire research

A national increase in wildfires has sparked UW researchers to respond in many ways — from developing safety technology to uncovering long-term hazards.

Wildfire research

#UWinnovates

FASTER SCIENCE

CoMotion, the UW’s innovation hub, is helping accelerate bioengineering professor Valerie Daggett’s quest to detect and treat Alzheimer’s earlier.

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#PopulationHealth

Water matters

The UW’s Population Health Initiative, now in its eighth year, is working to address flood concerns along the Duwamish River.

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News & Events

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Rankings

UW library and information management best in the country, second best in the world

The UW is the best in the U.S. and No. 2 in the world for library and information management, according to a new global ranking. Four other UW subject areas placed in the top 10.

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Cherry Blossom Watch

UW cherry blossoms’ peak bloom expected mid-March

The iconic Quad cherry blossoms in the UW Quad usually reach peak bloom the third week of March, and this year is on track to meet that timing.

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Environment

ShakeAlert gets first Washington test

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake jolted awake many residents of the San Juan Islands early on March 3. The quake triggered the ShakeAlert early warning system that researchers at the UW helped developed.

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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.