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UW’s incoming class, one of the university’s largest and most diverse, welcomed at New Student Convocation
September 26, 2022
The University of Washington on Sunday held its 39th annual New Student Convocation, which returned to Alaska Airlines Arena, Hec Edmundson Pavilion, for the first time since 2019.
Video: UW welcomes students back to campus with move-in days
September 21, 2022
The University of Washington’s campus again is bustling as students began moving into residence halls on Tuesday and will participate in annual fall activities for incoming undergraduates. About 10,000 students are expected to move into campus housing this week.
New UW Photonic Sensing Facility will use fiber-optic cables for seismic sensing, glaciology and more
August 17, 2022
A University of Washington pilot project is exploring the use of fiber-optic sensing for seismology, glaciology, and even urban monitoring. Funded in part with a $473,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, a nonprofit based in Vancouver, Washington, the new UW Photonic Sensing Facility will use photons traveling through a fiber-optic cable to detect…
Video: Improvised Music Project Festival’s new format focuses on recording process
June 15, 2022
This year, the School of Music's Improvised Music Project focused on audio recording, inviting acclaimed recording engineer David Boucher for a weeklong workshop. The new format allowed students and faculty to gain experience with UW’s new mobile recording system while teaching fundamental recording and audio skills.
Is there snow in that tree? Citizen science helps unpack snow’s effect on summer water supplies
June 13, 2022
To investigate what happens to snow intercepted by trees, UW researchers created a citizen science project called Snow Spotter.
Classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022 honored in weekend graduation celebrations
June 12, 2022
On Saturday, for the first time since 2019, the UW held in-person Commencement ceremonies at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium where the University conferred degrees on the Class of 2022. On Sunday, it welcomed alumni from the 2020 and 2021 school years for a Return to Husky Stadium Graduation Celebration.
With EcoCAR, UW students experience post-COVID camaraderie under the hood of a hybrid vehicle
May 26, 2022
With the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, UW students modified a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer to use electrification, advanced propulsion systems and automated vehicle technology. It’s an opportunity for students — across four years — to take a car from design to a consumer-ready product.
Video: Alexes Harris draws attention to low representation of people of color in bone marrow registry
May 26, 2022
In 2016, Alexes Harris was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer. But a search for a bone marrow donor turned up only five matches, and none ended up being a donor. People of color are underrepresented in the bone marrow registry; according to Be The Match, the nation’s largest bone marrow registry, white people have…
Video: Experts collaborate to troubleshoot necessary fires and harmful smoke
May 24, 2022
Forest fire smoke can make you sick, and we're experiencing more them. In terms of public health, it seems logical to reduce forest fires to limit unhealthy air pollution, but forest managers are increasingly seeing prescribed burning as an essential tool to reduce explosive wildfires. How should we plan to deal with the impacts of…
Video: Rubbish is reborn as 'Trash Art' in unique contest
April 1, 2022
Bottle tops, face masks and dog hair — these are all items usually destined for the dumpster. But UW Recycling came up with a unique art contest that takes waste from garbage to gallery.
Video: New face mask guidance for UW's 2022 spring quarter
March 30, 2022
With the start of spring quarter on March 28, face masks became optional — but still recommended — inside most UW facilities. In light of the policy change, UW News spoke with several experts about what to expect on campus, how the current science and transmission rates inform our policy, and emotions and feelings we…
UW welcomes community to view cherry blossoms; peak bloom expected mid-March
March 10, 2022
The 29 cherry trees in the Quad usually reach peak bloom the third week of March, and this year is on track to meet that timing.
Multi-state study of monetary sanctions finds widespread inequities, far-reaching consequences
March 2, 2022
Alexes Harris, professor of sociology at the University of Washington, discusses her team's five-year, eight-state study of legal financial obligations, and their findings that court-imposed fines and fees perpetuate inequality.
Faculty programs welcome most diverse cohort in recent UW history
February 16, 2022
Angélica Amezcua never thought she’d achieve a doctoral degree, never mind landing a tenure-track job at the University of Washington. Raised in Mexico, she moved to California when she was 11, and she’s the first in her family to earn a Ph. D. She once believed that a career in academia was unattainable due to…
Video: UW News 2021 highlights
December 17, 2021
As the year draws to a close, we present highlights from video stories produced by UW News during 2021 — a year where the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact our lives.
Video: Modeling how debris affects buildings during a tsunami
December 13, 2021
Researchers are modeling how tsunami debris pushes on a building — either by hitting it or getting lodged on it and creating a dam. They are also looking for patterns in the way floating debris moves around and against rigid shapes. The information may help in designing buildings in coastal communities that can better withstand…
Video: Peer Health Educators help students meet life's challenges
December 9, 2021
Who do you talk to when you have a problem? For a student, it's most likely a friend. Because young people tend to talk first to someone in their peer group, UW's LiveWell created a Peer Health Education program where trained students teach other students about taking care of themselves and each other.
Video: UW students build purifiers that can remove virus particles, other pollutants
November 22, 2021
A UW class that normally is about air pollution has pivoted to focus on another airborne health hazard — coronavirus aerosols. As part of the class project, students are designing and building air purifiers and testing how effective they are.
Video: UW pauses to recognize those with military service
November 11, 2021
The University of Washington's annual Veterans Day ceremony, held on Thursday at the Medal of Honor Memorial near Red Square, featured music by the Husky Marching Band and a formation of UW Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets.
Video: Standard time is better for us, UW expert says
November 4, 2021
On Sunday, Nov. 7 we switch from daylight saving time to standard time. A University of Washington expert in circadian rhythms says that’s a good thing.
Video: UW Farm's Perry Acworth talks about pumpkins large and small
October 28, 2021
Perry Acworth, UW Farm manager, talks about different varieties of winter squash — from the palm-sized pie pumpkin to Cucurbita maxima, which can produce giant pumpkins.
Video: Great ShakeOut drill tests new earthquake early warning system
October 28, 2021
At 10:21 a.m. on Oct. 21, teacher Wade Johnson's science class at Port Susan Middle School scrambled under their desks as part of the annual Great American ShakeOut. It was Stanwood Camano School District’s first live test of its earthquake early warning system with all 13 of its schools participating in a “Drop, Cover, and…
Video: Highlights from 2021 Annual President's Address
October 20, 2021
UW President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her 2021 annual address, sharing her perspective on the road ahead as we work together to recover from the pandemic and support equity and well-being for our community of faculty, staff and students.
UW Resilience Lab aims to change campus culture toward compassion and mindfulness
October 11, 2021
Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs Ed Taylor chats with Director of the UW Resilience Lab Megan Kennedy about how students, faculty and staff can create a more supportive, compassionate environment in which to learn and discover as the University of Washington community comes back to the campuses and recovers from the traumas…
New Student Convocation on Tuesday afternoon opens UW’s 2021-22 academic year
September 27, 2021
University of Washington Associate Professor Wendy Barrington will be the featured speaker at the university’s 38th annual New Student Convocation. Barrington has joint appointments in the Department of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing in the School of Nursing and the departments of Epidemiology and of Health Systems and Population Health in the School of…
Video: UW students move into residence halls
September 24, 2021
Student move-in days are a yearly event at the UW, generating excitement among families and fueled by student volunteers. About 10,000 students living in residence halls for the 2021-2022 academic year are moving in September 21 to 24.
Video: Arsenic makes these south Puget Sound fish unsafe to eat
September 23, 2021
Researchers at the University of Washington and UW Tacoma have been studying arsenic levels in the mud, water and in creatures from lakes in the south Puget Sound area. Eating contaminated fish or snails from these lakes could lead to health risks.
Get to know the UW campus with Indigenous Walking Tour
September 22, 2021
During his senior year, Owen Oliver created a walking tour of UW’s Seattle campus, highlighting the Indigenous presence on campus.
UW campus prepares for return to in-person classes, activities
September 10, 2021
It’s been about 18 months since the University of Washington led the nation in pivoting to largely online learning and working as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold.
Video: A visit to Mt. Baker's Easton Glacier
July 30, 2021
This week, a few members of our UW News team joined glaciologists from the UW Department of Earth & Space Sciences on a trip to Mt. Baker. Students that came along got to chat with their professor on the hike up, and we learned about how the recent heat wave impacted the snow melt on…
Video: scientist tests soil for hidden contaminants in community gardens
July 28, 2021
Soil, particularly in urban areas, can hold contaminants that are unhealthy for people who handle it or eat things grown in the ground. Chemicals left behind by vehicles, air pollution and heavy industry can show up in the ground and in plants. Melanie Malone, assistant professor in UW Bothell’s School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences…
Ahead of Pride, UW’s Manish Chalana describes the changing neighborhood of Capitol Hill
June 23, 2021
Development has changed the face of the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, says Manish Chalana, associate professor of urban design and planning at the University of Washington, but it remains the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.
Video: Mobile health van student volunteers collaborate in service to the community
June 15, 2021
This summer a UW mobile health outreach van will hit the road, bringing some basic health care services to people without housing who might have a hard time getting to a doctor’s office.
Video: UW commencement 2021 highlights
June 15, 2021
The University of Washington’s second virtual commencement was held June 12, 2021. The online ceremony, the second in the school’s 161-year history, celebrated the Class of 2021 with graduates and their families and friends watching the ceremony from more than 30 countries with translations in nine languages.
Anticipation builds for UW’s 146th commencement, to be held virtually
June 3, 2021
Drumheller Fountain is turning purple. The iconic University of Washington landmark will be illuminated in the school’s signature color from dusk to dawn as the anticipation builds for the June 12 commencement ceremonies. The special accent lighting is just one of many features the UW is adding to its already beautiful campus to provide graduates…
Video: Suzzallo bonsai a symbol of peace, resilience and inclusiveness
May 27, 2021
The potted junipers on the steps of Suzzallo Library are undergoing a transformation. Flanking the entrance to one of UW's most beloved buildings, they are viewed by hundreds of people walking through Red Square each week. Bioengineering postdoctoral researcher Le Zhen is transforming these shrubs into bonsai — miniature trees that are pruned, nurtured and…
Earthquake early warnings launch in Washington, completing West Coast-wide ShakeAlert system
May 3, 2021
The U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Washington-based Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, and state emergency managers on Tuesday, May 4, will activate the system that sends earthquake early warnings throughout Washington state. This completes the rollout of ShakeAlert, an automated system that gives people living in Washington, Oregon and California advance warning of incoming earthquakes.
Thousands of baby sea stars born at UW lab are sign of hope for endangered species
April 27, 2021
Scientists at the University of Washington, in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, are raising sunflower sea stars in captivity, with the goal of learning more about this species and exploring eventual reintroduction to the wild, if determined to be advisable.
Oral history project captures Washingtonians’ pandemic experiences
April 20, 2021
Manuel S. Martinez, a lifelong campesino, trabajador and community organizer, recalls the beginning of the pandemic. Interviewed by UW student Adriana Martinez. Zoom, masks, family and politics — these are some of the lasting memories shared by participants in a University of Washington student oral history project. Undergraduate seniors in the Public Health Global Health major at…
Video: Tasty options as researchers tap a new forestry product
March 25, 2021
Scientists from the University of Washington are testing the viability of making maple syrup in the Pacific Northwest. Long associated with Canada or Vermont, this sweet forest product that has graced many a breakfast table may be part of this region’s future.
Watch the UW cherry blossoms virtually this year and avoid coming to campus due to COVID-19
March 8, 2021
The University of Washington once again is asking people to enjoy the iconic campus cherry blossoms virtually this year to promote physical distancing and safety during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Video: UW students join the front lines of the vaccination effort
March 4, 2021
By the end of February, around 350 UW students had signed up to be volunteer vaccinators in clinics from Tacoma to Marysville.
Video: You’ve heard of garage bands — now you can hear the ‘UW garage chorale’
February 26, 2021
The University of Washington Chorale has found an unlikely place to practice. Once a week, 8 of the 60 member singing group meets, standing 6 feet apart, in a campus parking garage for 30 precious minutes. Despite the sounds of passing cars and some machinery whirring nearby, the sound they can make together - in…
List of 1,000 inspiring Black scientists includes seven from UW
February 10, 2021
Seven University of Washington scientists are included in Cell Mentor’s list of 1,000 inspiring Black scientists, published in December 2020. Cell Mentor is a collaborative resource between Cell Press and Cell Signaling Technology.
On nights before a full moon, people go to bed later and sleep less, study shows
January 27, 2021
Sleep cycles in people oscillate during the 29.5-day lunar cycle: In the days leading up to a full moon, people go to sleep later in the evening and sleep for shorter periods of time. The team, led by researchers at the University of Washington, observed these variations in both the time of sleep onset and…
Video: Detecting COVID-19 in wastewater
January 12, 2021
When someone has the coronavirus, some of it is shed in their fecal matter. So what we flush has become useful to UW researchers developing a new testing method for COVID-19 in sewage. They're looking at wastewater that flows from people's homes, sampling it at manholes and neighborhood pump stations before it goes to sewage…
New treatment allows some people with spinal cord injury to regain hand and arm function
January 12, 2021
Using physical therapy combined with a noninvasive method of stimulating nerve cells in the spinal cord, University of Washington researchers helped six Seattle area participants regain some hand and arm mobility.
Video: News and research highlights from 2020
December 28, 2020
As the year draws to a close, we present highlights from video stories produced by UW News during 2020 — a year that will be largely defined by the COVID-19 pandemic and the many ways it impacted our lives and work.
NSF-funded deep ice core to be drilled at Hercules Dome, Antarctica
December 8, 2020
Antarctica’s next deep ice core, a 1.5-mile core reaching back to 130,000-year-old ice, will be carried out by a multi-institutional U.S. team led by UW's Eric Steig. The site hundreds of miles from today’s coastline could provide clues to the most recent collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
The Smellicopter is an obstacle-avoiding drone that uses a live moth antenna to seek out smells
December 7, 2020
A team led by the UW has developed Smellicopter: an autonomous drone that uses a live antenna from a moth to navigate toward smells. Smellicopter can also sense and avoid obstacles as it travels through the air.
Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams
December 3, 2020
A team led by researchers at UW Tacoma, UW and Washington State University Puyallup has discovered a chemical that kills coho salmon in urban streams before the fish can spawn.
Video: Free coronavirus testing for UW community open for more enrollment
November 2, 2020
The Husky Coronavirus Testing program, powered by the Seattle Flu Study, launched on Sept. 24 and now has more than 12,500 members of the UW community enrolled and has conducted more than 10,000 tests.
Video: Local stream watchers add to salmon science
October 20, 2020
This fall, about three dozen people signed up to help count the salmon in their local streams and creeks. Recruited by University of Washington Bothell teaching professor Jeff Jensen, these volunteers agree to observe a stream location for at least half an hour per week (while taking coronavirus precautions) to gather vital information about salmon in streams that flow into Lake Washington and…
Video: Highlights from UW President Ana Mari Cauce's annual address
October 14, 2020
UW President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her annual address to the community Oct. 12 at wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House on the University of Washington campus. Highlights of the speech are reflected in this video. The audience was entirely virtual this year in accordance with public health guidelines.
Video: Using 'Street View' to track pandemic in Seattle over time
October 5, 2020
As the city of Seattle shut down in March 2020 to try to slow the spread of COVID-19, a group of University of Washington researchers decided to track how the city would react.
UW’s 37th annual New Student Convocation goes online
September 27, 2020
University of Washington faculty member Ian Schnee, associate teaching professor in the Department of Philosophy, was the featured speaker at the UW’s 37th annual New Student Convocation. The virtual ceremony was held Sept. 27 and was livestreamed to audiences around the world. A recording is available here.
Video: ‘Art game’ looks at the pandemic through an artist’s eye
September 24, 2020
Chanhee Choi is creating a digital art game called "Pandemic," a vehicle for her thoughts and experiences since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis.
Video: UW students move into residence halls
September 23, 2020
Around 4,000 students are moving into the residence halls at the University of Washington this week. This number is less than half the UW’s normal residence hall capacity. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of special precautions are being taken to ensure minimal contact and proper physical distancing during the move-in process.
Video: How to make your own home air purifier
September 15, 2020
With wildfire smoke blanketing most of the western U.S. this week, public health experts suggest staying inside as much as possible to protect yourself from smoky air. If you don't have air conditioning or an air purifier in your home, it's possible to make your own inexpensive purifier. Here's how.
Fighting fire with fire in the Methow Valley
September 3, 2020
Agencies that are well practiced in putting out wildfires are now learning a new skill: how to set the spark and fan the flames. That's the case for the state Department of Natural Resources, which is starting to use prescribed burning as part of its strategy for fighting wildfires.
UW breaks ground on the future of health sciences education and improving our health
August 28, 2020
Attending the ceremonial ground breaking of the new Health Sciences Education Building on UW's Seattle campus Thursday, Aug. 27, were (left to right) Dean Edwina Uehara, School of Social Work; Dean Sean D. Sullivan, School of Pharmacy; Executive Dean Azita Emami, School of Nursing; Dean Gary Chiodo, School of Dentistry; and Dean Hilary Godwin, School…
Video: Meet the real-life kraken: the octopus
July 30, 2020
Seattle’s new hockey team is named for a legendary creature of the sea, and that’s a perfect fit, according to octopus researchers at the University of Washington.
Video: Face coverings an important tool to fight COVID-19
July 30, 2020
Face coverings will continue to be an important and effective tool in combating the spread of COVID-19.
Video: Students create videos, capping new UW class on music as a form of protest
June 23, 2020
With the nation debating its response to COVID-19 and witnessing protests against racial injustice and police violence, undergraduate students enrolled in “Visual Anthropology of Protest Music” examined how communities use music to share their lived experiences and confront oppression.
Video: Virtual classes offer fitness and mindfulness at home
June 17, 2020
Fitness, dance and mindfulness instructors are teaching virtual classes in light of COVID-19 closures, part of UW Recreation's effort to make its activities accessible while people are physically distancing during the pandemic.
Video: UW’s 145th commencement is held virtually
June 13, 2020
More than 18,000 new University of Washington graduates were recognized in a first-ever online ceremony Saturday, June 13. All three UW campuses held a joint event that was broadcast around the globe and watched by thousands of graduates and their families in more than 40 countries.
Video: Health care workers march to protest racism as a public health risk
June 9, 2020
Thousands of doctors, nurses, health care workers and public health experts from the University of Washington and other medical institutions turned out in downtown Seattle on June 6 to demand an end to systemic racism and calling for police reform.
Video: How cloth face masks protect people during the pandemic
May 22, 2020
The dean of the UW School of Public Health shares information about using face coverings, including what kinds of masks are appropriate to wear and how they protect people.
B-roll: RV Thomas G. Thompson comes home
May 11, 2020
The UW’s large research vessel, the RV Thomas G. Thompson, returned May 8 to its home port after more than two years exploring the world’s oceans. A scheduled cruise in Tahiti has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the return is roughly two months earlier than planned.
Sleep difficulties in the first year of life linked to altered brain development in infants who later develop autism
May 7, 2020
New research led by the University of Washington finds that sleep problems in a baby’s first 12 months may not only precede an autism diagnosis, but also may be associated with altered growth trajectory in a key part of the brain, the hippocampus.
Face masks sewn for UW housing, dining, custodial staff
April 23, 2020
A team of staff and students are sewing masks and offering them for free to UW housing, custodial, dining and food service workers.
Dose of nature at home could help mental health, well-being during COVID-19
April 16, 2020
In light of stay-at-home orders, University of Washington researchers say studies show there is much to be gained from nature close to home, whether in a yard, on neighborhood walks or even indoors.
'Hands-on' classes online? How some instructors are adapting to a new teaching environment
April 16, 2020
When the UW announced it was moving its spring quarter 2020 classes entirely online to combat the novel coronavirus, instructors across campus faced a new, uncharted challenge.
How families can use technology to juggle childcare and remote life
April 14, 2020
UW researchers are beginning a national study to help families discover technology that helps them both successfully navigate home-based learning and combat social isolation.
UW’s 3D printed COVID-19 face shields: From innovation to delivery
April 13, 2020
When the first U.S. COVID-19 patient emerged in Washington, UW Medicine, as the state’s foremost provider of advanced medical care, was thrust into the role of trailblazer. Its clinicians and researchers have since mustered a speedy and sometimes ingenious response.
Huskies rally to support COVID-19 need for masks, child care
April 3, 2020
On a typical day, Julianne Dalcanton is an astrophysicist, studying the far reaches of the universe. These aren’t typical days. Across the University of Washington, faculty, staff, clinicians and students are stepping forward in a variety of ways to support the COVID-19 response, particularly efforts to help front-line medical personnel.
Laptops for takeout or delivery: Student technology program readies for spring quarter
March 27, 2020
With the university’s spring quarter beginning Monday, UW staff and student workers in the Student Technology Loan Program spent the week-long spring break gathering, checking and cleaning some 300 laptops and tablets for distribution – and, for the first time, shipping many of those devices to the homes of UW students across the country.
Video: UW custodial staff in the midst of massive 'deep clean' of campus
March 23, 2020
When the UW moved to online instruction March 9, UW Facilities Services developed a three-week disinfection plan. Custodial staff are now working through more than 500 classrooms, lecture halls, libraries, auditoriums and shared spaces, with similar efforts under way in Bothell and Tacoma.
‘It’s a good test’: UW faculty, students adjust to an online end to the quarter, prepare for spring
March 17, 2020
This wasn’t how LaShawnDa Pittman expected to give her final exam review: At her kitchen table, laptop open, coffee cup at the ready, her 12-year-old Chihuahua named Espresso by her side. But as the first week of the University of Washington’s shift to online classes drew to a close, Pittman, an assistant professor of American…
Video: An architecture class goes online
March 11, 2020
Rick Mohler, associate professor of architecture, meets with his Research Design Studio students online. Normally a hands-on class with poster-size drawings and tabletop scale models, Mohler's design studio has shifted to the small screen.
Video: President Cauce on the decision to end in-person classes for the quarter
March 6, 2020
University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce sat down with Vice President of Student Life Denzil Suite for a candid conversation about how COVID-19 is affecting campus operations, why classes will no longer meet in person for the rest of the quarter and whether a student-led petition had an impact on the decision.
Press conference: University of Washington's response to COVID-19
March 6, 2020
The University of Washington held a press conference at 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2020 to address the decision to move classes online in an effort to limit the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, and address the UW staff member who received a presumptive positive test result.
President Cauce, Dr. Geoff Gottlieb discuss UW COVID-19 response at ASUW senate meeting
March 5, 2020
University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce, joined by Dr. Geoff Gottlieb, head of the UW’s Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases, met with the members of the ASUW Student Senate on March 3 to share the most current information and take questions about the University’s response and preparations for the novel coronavirus.
Premera Blue Cross teams with the UW to establish rural nursing program
March 3, 2020
Premera Blue Cross, a leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest, today announced a $4.7 million grant to the University of Washington to establish the Rural Nursing Health Initiative to place current students in rural practices in Washington state.
Video: Warming Arctic means less ice, bigger waves
February 27, 2020
Throughout the month of November 2019, a team of University of Washington researchers chased storms in the Arctic Ocean. The project, Coastal Ocean Dynamics in the Arctic, or CODA, is looking at how water currents shift and waves hit the coast with more open water, to provide better forecasts and predictions for the region’s future.
Video: UW's new broadcast meteorology course is first on West Coast
January 30, 2020
The University of Washington has long boasted one of the country's top programs in atmospheric sciences. Now, the UW is also teaching undergraduates how to share that knowledge online and on TV as a broadcast meteorologist.
A foundation for ‘safe motherhood’ created with and for the Somali community
January 21, 2020
On a recent Saturday evening, a dozen women gathered around a table at a community room in the White Center neighborhood of Seattle, settling in with snacks and conversation. The evening’s program would be more education than entertainment, an opportunity to discuss topics so sensitive that, without the group of women assembled that night, might…
By the numbers: UW in the media in 2019
January 9, 2020
In 2019, the University of Washington was mentioned in 4,143 news articles around the world. Among those, UW experts were quoted 2,290 times: 1,185 in national or international outlets and 1,105 in regional and local outlets.
Video: Highlights from 2019
December 18, 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, we present highlights from video stories produced by the UW News team — selections from architecture to zoology, and everything in between
Video: Barrels of ancient Antarctic air aim to track history of rare gas
December 12, 2019
An Antarctic field campaign last winter led by the U.S. and Australia has successfully extracted some of the largest samples of air dating from the 1870s until today. Researchers will use the samples to look for changes in the molecules that scrub the atmosphere of methane and other gases.
Washington's first student-built satellite preparing for launch
October 31, 2019
After years of preparation, a tiny satellite built by UW students is scheduled to launch early Saturday, Nov. 2, from a NASA flight facility in Virginia. The launch will be broadcast live on NASA TV.
Precision mapping with satellite, drone photos could help predict infections of a widespread tropical disease
October 28, 2019
A team led by the University of Washington and Stanford University has discovered clues in the environment that help identify transmission hotspots for schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease that is second only to malaria in its global health impact.
Video: Spider myths, facts from the Burke Museum's spider expert
October 28, 2019
This video features Rod Crawford, the curator of arachnids at the University of Washington's Burke Museum. He has spent decades studying spiders and says there are many common myths about spiders that he is regularly asked about.
Video: UW President Ana Mari Cauce delivers annual address to community
October 16, 2019
UW President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her annual address to the community Oct. 15 at wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House on the University of Washington campus.
Pop-up galleries and data: Visualizing the lives of homeless people and their animals
October 7, 2019
Adam and Chief taking a rest after playing ball along the Elliot Bay trail before finding a place to sleep for the night. Adam & Chief wrote: “I don’t think I’ve ever had a dog that I could just give away because I became homeless. However, you have to make that a priority. Every single second…
Video: New UW students welcomed at 2019 convocation
September 23, 2019
Convocation welcomes the entering class and officially marks the beginning of the academic year. UW classes begin Sept. 25. More than 6,000 people were expected to attend this year’s event.
Video: 2019 move-in days for campus Huskies
September 20, 2019
The University of Washington welcomed nearly 10,000 students during Husky move-in days Sept. 18-20.
Video: Wildfires west of the Cascades: Rare, but large and severe
August 23, 2019
More than 99 percent of wildfires in the last 40 years have been east of the Cascade Crest. But evidence that suggests Western Washington also has a history of large wildfires, each burning hundreds of thousands of acres. We might not be familiar with them, because most happened centuries ago.
How ergonomic is your warehouse job? Soon, an app might be able to tell you
August 19, 2019
Researchers at the UW have used machine learning to develop a new system that can monitor factory and warehouse workers and tell them how ergonomic their jobs are in real time.
Video: UW hosts student robotics 'moon landing' challenge
July 30, 2019
A robotics challenge July 20th at the UW featured twenty-eight teams of middle and high schoolers from Forks to Walla Walla and from Bellingham to Olympia. The event marked a half-century since the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon and two U.S. astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked its surface.
