Bridging brains
Technology
Language may limit us, but a groundbreaking technology developed by researchers at the UW means communicating basic commands from one human brain to another is a new reality.
A community of support
Community
As a student in the UW School of Dentistry’s RIDE program, Renelle Conner is working to bring a world of good to the Yakama Nation community, one smile at a time.
Goodbye, greenhouse gases
Environment
A groundbreaking concept for a fusion reactor called the “dynomak” could reduce our carbon footprint and change the energy game — all on a budget — courtesy of graduate student Derek Sutherland.
Citizen science in action
Environment
From counting seabirds to collecting rare plants, UW professors and students are partnering with caring Washingtonians to research pressing environmental issues.
Engineering the car of the future
Engineering
Sixty UW undergrads from schools across campus are teaming up for a national competition to re-engineer the fuel-hungry Chevy Camaro into the hybrid-electric car of tomorrow.
Unlocking secrets of the ocean
Discovery & Explorations
Students, scientists, engineers — and even some robots — have joined forces to build the world’s largest deep–sea ocean observatory off the coast of Washington and Oregon.
Running with Dubs
Student Experience
Elena Vega de Soto’s husky handler journey at the UW.
Tracking a global hurricane
Population Health
Experts at an independent population health research center are helping policymakers navigate the COVID-19 pandemic — and prepare for an uncharted future.
Building bridges
Student Experience
From a small Washington town to one of the world’s largest cities, Caleb Huffman is on a quest to connect with others — and expand his own perspective in the process.
Speaking words of justice
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Through her undergraduate research, UW Bothell senior Malak Shalabi is exploring her identity, her past — and the grim political reality that still affects her family.
Wandering and wondering
Culture
A handful of UW students are selected as Bonderman Fellows every year. For eight months, they get to travel the world for an experience that’s eye-opening, unstructured and transformative.
Art in all forms
Arts
Explore the hidden treasures of the Henry Art Gallery — from 18th-century fashion to priceless works of art from the Pacific Northwest to India and beyond.
Getting into shipshape condition
Science
For 25 years, the UW’s Thomas G. Thompson has conducted research in nearly every ocean on Earth. This year, the ship is being upgraded to extend its life for another quarter century.
Rocking the new digs
Alumni
Back when nirvana was just a state of transcendence, campus-based KCMU was incubating a new kind of rock. Forty-some years later, Seattle’s broadcast pioneer KEXP is settling into its new home.