December 10, 2025
Social media highlights: UW News 2025
This year, the UW News social media team shared stories from the University of Washington community with reporters, news outlets and our social media followers. We also promoted special events happening around campus. Here are some of favorite moments from 2025.
Welcome President Jones!
The Board of Regents named Robert J. Jones the 34th President of the UW. Jones visited campus a few days later and talked about his excitement to join the University.
“I am honored to be joining the University of Washington and excited to lead this extraordinary public university in its mission serving students, families and communities across Washington and beyond,” Dr. Robert J. Jones said.
Media assets: https://t.co/GJbcAsR6ZF https://t.co/PsP8owNI1i
— UW News (@uwnews) February 3, 2025
Snow days on campus
Students took advantage of a delayed start at the UW in Seattle.
Snow day in Seattle! ❄️ Stay safe everyone. @uofwa.bsky.social campus is on a delayed start until 10 a.m. today.
UW researchers shared their love stories
For Valentine’s Day, UW News asked 12 UW researchers to share what made them fall in love with their work.
For Valentine’s Day, UW News asked 12 @uofwa.bsky.social researchers to share their love stories: What made them decide to pursue their career paths? 🧵 1/3Their stories: bit.ly/4kcgPFt
Cherry blossoms
Everyone’s favorite: cherry blossom season! Thousands of people flocked to campus to see the blooming trees.
Bloom check 🌸It's a beautiful spring day in Seattle, the sun is out and the blossoms are emerging on the cherry trees in the Quad. @uofwa.bsky.social bit.ly/4l7z5QO
National Library Week
In honor of National Library Week, UW News spoke with Julie Tanaka, associate dean for Distinctive Collections, about the library’s unique 1544 edition of Dante Alighieri’s “Divine Comedy.”
📚 In honor of National Library Week we spoke with Julie Tanaka, associate dean for Distinctive Collections at @uofwa.bsky.social Libraries, about the library's unique 1544 edition of Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy."More: https://bit.ly/42h0Xu1x
Season 2 of “Ways of Knowing”
The UW News office and the College of Arts & Sciences released the second season of their podcast “Ways of Knowing.”
The podcast "Ways of Knowing” highlights how the humanities can reflect everyday life. In S2 Ep1, Anna Preus @uwartsci.bsky.social discusses how she digitally streamlines the documentation of historical text.More: www.washington.edu/news/2025/05…
2025 Commencement
In June, more than 7,000 members of the UW Class of 2025 participated in commencement ceremonies at Husky Stadium.
More than 7,400 @uofwa.bsky.social graduates of the Class of 2025 participated in Saturday's commencement ceremony at Husky Stadium. Media assets: drive.google.com/file/d/1qXI3…
More than 7,400 @uofwa.bsky.social graduates of the Class of 2025 — the most ever to pre-register — plan to participate in the June 14 ceremony.More: www.washington.edu/news/2025/06…
Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils a new glimpse into the solar system
A new era of astronomy and astrophysics began when the first images captured by the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory were released, demonstrating the extraordinary capabilities of the telescope and the world’s largest digital camera.
A new era of astronomy and astrophysics began Monday when the first images captured by the @VRubinObs were released, demonstrating the extraordinary capabilities of the new telescope and the world’s largest digital camera.
More: https://t.co/UjgoiT9FJG pic.twitter.com/7Odwt40sPI— UW News (@uwnews) June 23, 2025
President Jones officially starts
President Jones was welcomed as the UW’s 34th president ahead of fall quarter.
Let's give a warm Husky welcome to the UW's 34th President, Robert J. Jones!President Jones will hold a faculty appointment in the Department of Biology in @uwartsci.bsky.social, and is a distinguished scholar whose research focuses on crop physiology.www.washington.edu/president/bi…
Story pole installed on campus
A story pole, created by three Coast Salish carvers, was installed on campus outside of Denny Hall.
Sven Haakanson, a UW professor of anthropology, worked with three Coast Salish carvers to install a story pole on campus. Story poles are created to share and teach Coast Salish legends, histories and stories. A celebration will be held by the carvers on Thursday.www.washington.edu/news/2025/09…
Welcome back, Huskies!
Welcome, Huskies! Thousands of incoming @uofwa.bsky.social students gathered for an annual 'W' formation today after kicking off the school year with a convocation ceremony. #newhuskies2025 #uwdawgdazeMedia assets: drive.google.com/drive/folder…
Welcome back to class today, Huskies!
UW alum wins Nobel Prize
Mary Brunkow graduated from the UW with a bachelor’s degree in molecular & cellular biology and currently works at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle.
UW alum Mary Brunkow, ’83, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine this morning.This photo was taken while she was on the phone with the Nobel Committee in Sweden. Mary said she initially missed the call because a strange number popped up on her phone — she thought it might be spam.1/3
Tuition funded
Just before the holidays, an estimated $50 million gift from an anonymous donor was given to cover tuition for the senior-year clinical rotations of all undergraduate students enrolled in the Medical Laboratory Science Program.
Tag(s): social mediaA heartfelt thank you to an anonymous donor for funding tuition for senior-year clinical rotations for @uofwa.bsky.social Medical Laboratory Science seniors — now and for decades to come. The educational program, which awards a Bachelor of Science degree, is offered by the @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social.
— UW Medicine (@uwmedicine.bsky.social) 2025-12-01T22:13:12.11209095Z
