University Of Washington
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![A painting of the side profile of a woman's face and several purple flowers on a blue green background. An icon recognizing The Whole U's 10th anniversary is in the upper right corner.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2024/06/16223646/juneteenth-tile.jpg)
Celebrate Black freedom this Juneteenth
Learn about the history, traditions and local celebrations of our newest federal holiday, which commemorates the emancipation of African Americans from enslavement after the Civil War.
![President Ana Mari Cauce stands behind a podium with a purple W during Admitted Student Preview day.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2024/06/12111512/ana-mari-cauce-speech-tile.jpg)
UW President Ana Mari Cauce will step down in June 2025, following a decade of leadership
President Cauce announced that she will step down from her leadership role at the conclusion of her second five-year term — a transition that has been planned for several years with the UW Board of Regents — and return to her faculty position.
![Blots of purple color on a pathology slide.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2024/06/10105238/pathology-slides-anamejia18-tile.jpg)
‘Slide’ into the future of cancer diagnosis
Researchers at the University of Washington, Microsoft Research and Providence have developed a new AI model for digital pathology that combines real-world, whole-slide data with individual image tiles at an unprecedented scale.
Fast Facts
Undergrad research
![8000+ undergraduate students participate in at least one quarter of research.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2021/12/08130603/updated-research-fast-fact.png)
Honors & Awards
![7 uw faculty have won the nobel prize](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2017/05/07084207/nobel-prize-2017.png)