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Safeguarding the planet

Research at the UW College of the Environment drives solutions that improve quality of life, protect our natural resources and help ensure a healthier, more sustainable future for everyone.

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Power builder

From the UW’s Evans School of Public Policy & Governance to national racial-justice leadership, Marc Philpart is helping build a new future through the Black Freedom Fund.

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Life Goals

He was a soccer-loving kid from Wapato, Washington — and now Luis Carmona, ’17, ’22, works with the Seattle Sounders’ and Seattle Reign’s RAVE Foundation to give kids better access to play.

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From 'science fiction' to science reality

Better treatments for cancer and beyond are on the horizon thanks to the philanthropy-powered, AI-enabled work of the UW Institute for Protein Design.

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Huskies at the Winter Olympics

Celebrate the Huskies who will take the global stage at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Italy.

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Portrait collage from left to right, Maria “Masha” Baryakhtar, Matthew R. Golder, Vikram Iyer, Willem Laursen and Frankie Pavia.

Honors and Awards

Five UW scientists named Sloan Fellows

Sloan Fellowships are open to scholars in seven scientific and technical fields. The fellowships recognize early-career researchers whose achievements mark them among the next generation of scientific leaders.

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UW course uses the Olympic Games as a historical lens

Kyle Haddad-Fonda, a part-time lecturer of history at the University of Washington, is teaching “Modern Olympic Games” this quarter. The course covers subjects ranging from ideology and national identity to race and the position of women in society.

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