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Video: UW helps protect Washington's workers through occupational health and safety research, training
June 23, 2025
The University of Washington has for years been instrumental in the state’s efforts to keep workers safe. But those efforts are now under threat.
UW celebrates Class of 2025 with 150th Commencement in Husky Stadium and ceremonies in the Tacoma Dome and Hec Ed
June 9, 2025
University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce is the featured speaker at the UW’s 150th Commencement ceremony on Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Saturday, June 14.
Video: A small bicycle handlebar sensor can help map a region’s riskiest bike routes
May 8, 2025
A UW-led team has developed a system, called ProxiCycle, that logs when a passing car comes too close to a cyclist (four feet or less). A small, inexpensive sensor plugs into bicycle handlebars and tracks the passes, sending them to the rider’s phone. The team tested the system for two months with 15 cyclists in…
Video: A look at UW Libraries' rare 1544 edition of Dante's 'Divine Comedy'
March 26, 2025
Bound in calfskin and detailed in gold, a rare 1544 edition of Dante’s Divine Comedy was added to UW Libraries’ collection this year. The book is nearly 500 years old, and has likely lasted so long because its pages are made of durable linen fiber, not wood pulp. The handmade leather cover and sturdy binding…
OS-CONNECT data set helps pedestrians find accessible routes all over Washington state
March 25, 2025
A new data set called OS-CONNECT maps sidewalks and other pedestrian paths statewide, from Forks on the Olympic Peninsula to Clarkston in the southeast. In House Bill 1125, the Washington State Legislature assigned the UW's Taskar Center for Accessible Technology to build the data set, which was completed well ahead of its projected 2027 goal.
Video: Predicting when cherry trees will bloom on UW campus
March 7, 2025
[April 4] UPDATE: Our iconic cherry trees are in bloom. Plan your visit to campus using this map, which highlights the locations of different cherry trees on the University of Washington campus, including the Yoshino blossoms in the Quad. [March 31] UPDATE: The majority of the blossoms are in peak bloom, a developmental phase which…
Video: The UW’s assistive-feeding robot gets tested outside the lab
March 4, 2025
Researchers deployed a robotic feeding arm in a pair of studies outside the lab. In the first, six users with motor impairments used the robot to feed themselves a meal in a UW cafeteria, an office or a conference room. In the second study, a community researcher and co-author on the research used the system…
Video highlights: From sea stars to sound waves, a look back at an eventful 2024 at the UW
December 18, 2024
Magical moments and memorable events — from a baby sea stars to a cherry trees blooming — happen all year round at the University of Washington, and our videos help people understand what it looked like, what happened and who was involved. Here’s a glimpse at 2024 from around the University of Washington and beyond.
Video: Talking about climate and weather with the Office of the Washington State Climatologist
December 4, 2024
From a base at the southwest corner of the UW's Seattle campus, the Office of the Washington State Climatologist's Guillaume Mauger and Karin Bumbaco provide expertise, tools and resources on “all things climate” to partners and communities across the state.
Video: UW-led research links wildfire smoke exposure with increased dementia risk
November 25, 2024
An analysis of the health care records of 1.2 million Southern California residents found that higher long-term smoke exposure was associated with a significant increase in the odds that a person would be diagnosed with dementia. Exposure to non-wildfire PM2.5 also increased a person’s risk of dementia, but to a much lesser degree.
Video: UW historian on medieval European monsters, and the meaning of monsters
October 23, 2024
Charity Urbanski, a teaching professor of history at the UW, studies monsters and monstrosities in medieval Europe. One of her interests is the purpose monsters served for medieval Europeans, and what we can learn about medieval European society by looking at their monsters, which served as vehicles for expressing anxieties and fears.
Annual President’s Address 2024: Creating Impact through Courage, Compassion and Collaboration
October 15, 2024
University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her final annual address of her term on Oct. 15. The audience was invited to attend at the Henry Art Galley and remotely via livestream.
How to Steal an Election: New UW course examines democracy’s vulnerability
October 8, 2024
James Long, University of Washington professor of political science, launched a new course this quarter. "How to Steal an Election" highlights the types of politicians who try to steal elections, and how and what can be done to secure them.
Video: UW welcomes incoming fall students to on-campus housing
September 18, 2024
Mild fall temperatures this week helped welcome the first group of students who moved into University of Washington residence halls and apartments. More than 10,000 students are expected to live in UW housing this year, including more than 77.5% of the freshman class. This year’s incoming class is expected to be around 7,150, according to…
UW researchers develop a stretchable, wearable device that lights up an LED using only the warmth of your skin
September 10, 2024
UW researchers have developed a flexible, durable electronic prototype that can harvest energy from body heat and turn it into electricity that can be used to power small electronics, such as batteries, sensors or LEDs. This device is also resilient — it still functions even after being pierced several times and then stretched 2,000 times.
Video: Before they bite — UW researcher homes in on which scents, colors make us a tempting target for hungry mosquitoes
June 3, 2024
Jeffrey Riffell, a University of Washington professor of biology, wants to understand how female mosquitoes find find a host to bite for a bloody meal. His research has shown that hungry mosquitoes find us by following a trail of scent cues, including chemicals exuded by our skin and sweat, as well as the carbon dioxide…
UW celebrates Class of 2024 as thousands march in events in Husky Stadium, the Tacoma Dome and T-Mobile Park
June 3, 2024
More than 7,000 UW graduates of the Class of 2024 plan to participate in the June 8 ceremony for UW Seattle. Officials expect about 40,000 family and friends to cheer the graduates from the Husky Stadium grandstands. UW Tacoma will hold its commencement June 7; UW Bothell’s graduation ceremonies are June 9. UW President Ana…
AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once
May 23, 2024
A University of Washington team has developed an artificial intelligence system that lets someone wearing headphones look at a person speaking for three to five seconds to “enroll” them. The system then plays just the enrolled speaker’s voice in real time, even as the pair move around in noisy environments.
Navy Growler jet noise over Whidbey Island could impact 74,000 people’s health
May 9, 2024
As often as four days a week, Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island fly loops overhead as pilots practice touch-and-go landings. The noise is immense. New research from the University of Washington shows that the noise isn’t just disruptive — it presents a substantial risk to public health.
Video: Washington students learn about engineering at Discovery Days
May 3, 2024
This University of Washington College of Engineering event brings thousands of elementary and middle school students from all over Washington to campus to be engineers for a day.
Video: UW professor on ‘The Boys in the Boat,’ Nazi Germany and the 1936 Olympics
April 23, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5y-rBhtbd4 The film version of “The Boys in the Boat,” released on Dec. 25, was inspired by the University of Washington men’s rowing team that won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. It’s based on the 2013 book by Daniel James Brown. But there is more to the story than the improbable victory by UW student-athletes…
Video: Admissions director answers six commonly asked questions about applying to the UW's Seattle campus
March 11, 2024
Six of the most commonly asked questions about how competitive it is to get into the UW and how admissions decisions are made are answered in this video featuring Paul Seegert, Director of Admissions on the Seattle campus.
Video: Predicting cherry tree bloom timing at the UW
March 8, 2024
Cherry trees on the University of Washington’s Seattle campus are waking up and getting ready to say hello. For the 29 iconic Yoshino cherry trees in the UW Quad, peak bloom will likely begin after March 20.
Video: Bringing stars back to the sea
February 16, 2024
Scientists at Friday Harbor Laboratories, a University of Washington facility in the San Juan Islands, are working to help sunflower stars — a type of sea star — grow and thrive once again after their populations along the West Coast were devastated by a mysterious disease called sea star wasting syndrome.
Video: UW football fans grateful for 'amazing' season
January 9, 2024
At Monday’s CFP National Championship Game in Houston, Husky Nation turned out, proud in purple and gold, and cheering on a UW team that was undefeated this season. Tens of thousands of fans packed NRG Stadium – some fresh off the Huskies’ Sugar Bowl win in New Orleans – and stayed to the end. Though…
Video: UW Rorrer Lab seeks new life for plastic waste
January 2, 2024
At the University of Washington Rorrer Lab, Julie Rorrer, assistant professor of chemical engineering, is teaching students to explore ways to transform plastics into useful chemicals to make new plastic or fuel, shifting away from fossil fuel consumption and reducing waste plastics.
How will climate change affect how predators hunt prey? Two UW professors teamed up to find out
December 19, 2023
Two UW professors teamed up to study how climate change will affect predator-prey interactions in snowy landscapes. Together with a group of researchers, the two measured snow properties that led to a "danger zone," where prey would sink but predators would not.
Holiday blahs? Why social connection, even talking to strangers, can help
December 12, 2023
Milla Titova, assistant teaching professor of psychology and director of the Happiness and Well-Being Lab at the UW, offers strategies for joy this holiday season.
Video highlights: UW News in 2023
December 1, 2023
This minute-long video is a glimpse at the video stories the UW News office produced in 2023, where UW students, faculty and staff forged new connections and pushed boundaries for a better understanding of the world.
New research aims to reduce fatal bird collisions on campus
November 20, 2023
A project in the UW College of Built Environments, led by researcher Judy Bowes, is examining how building architecture contributes to bird collisions, and the ways bird-safe glass and other designs can help address the problem.
Video: Familiar ingredients make Afghan Food Guide easy to swallow
October 23, 2023
Unfamiliar foods can get in the way of following a recommended diet. For the Afghan community seeking health care in the U.S., a nutrition handbook created by UW School of Public Health graduate student Priyasha Maharjan works to solve this problem, using Afghan food examples to educate patients and care providers on the nutritional content…
Video: Highlights from UW President’s annual address
October 12, 2023
University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her annual address to the community on Oct. 12. Highlights of the speech are reflected in this video. The audience was invited to attend the event remotely via livestream.
'From this day forward, you are a Husky': Incoming class welcomed at New Student Convocation
September 24, 2023
The University of Washington welcomed its incoming class and families on Sunday at the University’s 40th annual New Student Convocation.
Video: UW welcomes students to campus as thousands move into residence halls
September 20, 2023
About 8,500 students, including 78% of this year’s freshman class, are expected to move into UW residence halls and apartments this week.
Video: New hives at UW Farm welcome us to ‘bee curious’
September 7, 2023
The UW Farm welcomed an addition this spring: two bee hives in an apiary on the south side of the Center for Urban Horticulture. The hives will serve as a teaching tool for students who want to know more about agriculture and the function of pollinators in the ecosystem.
The University of Washington’s Presidential Scholars — investing in tomorrow’s leaders
August 29, 2023
Each year, the University of Washington reviews thousands of applications from students who want to pursue their undergraduate studies at the state’s flagship university.
Q&A: As AI changes education, important conversations for kids still happen off-screen
August 16, 2023
Jason Yip, a UW associate professor in the Information School, discusses how parents and schools can adapt to new technologies in ways that support children's learning.
Thousands cheer on UW graduates as more than 7,000 degrees conferred at Husky Stadium
June 10, 2023
More than 7,000 degrees were conferred to University of Washington graduates Saturday at the 148th Commencement at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium.
Video: UW School of Drama lead costumer retires after 15 years
June 8, 2023
Inside Hutchinson Hall, home of the University of Washington School of Drama, students work at tables as they learn to assemble patterns based on costume designs. They’re surrounded by dress forms, bolts of cloth, sewing machines and costumes in progress. This is the Costume Shop, the domain of Val Mayse, master dressmaker for the School…
Video: UW Architecture’s bench project turns an idea into an experience
June 7, 2023
In UW Architecture's Making and Meaning class, students built benches to learn about design and construction, and to create community.
DO-IT Center celebrates 30 years of championing students with disabilities, building community
May 17, 2023
A decade ago, Dustine Bowker went to a pizza party at the Husky Union Building. Then a junior at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Bowker, who identifies as being on the autism spectrum, came to the University of Washington to learn about a program designed to help people like him. He had to learn to…
Video: What to wear? UW Libraries explores age-old question
May 15, 2023
Around the world, people begin each day by deciding what clothes to put on their bodies. A yearlong exhibit in the Allen Library explores a history of clothing and fashion, featuring a rotating selection of prints, books and artwork inspired by dress from the early 19th century to the present.
Video: Tiny, fierce hummingbirds are also an evolutionary delight for UW, Burke researcher
April 27, 2023
Many of us are familiar with the hummingbirds that visit feeders, plants and gardens around us. But these small creatures are unusual in the ways they push the limits of biology, says Alejandro Rico-Guevara, UW assistant professor biology and curator of ornithology at the Burke Museum. He and his students study hummingbirds and other birds…
Awakening the canoe: UW Canoe Family prepares for this summer’s Tribal Canoe Journey
April 24, 2023
Member of the University of Washington Canoe Family have spent months carving traditional paddles using only hand tools, all in preparation for this summer's Tribal Canoe Journey.
National and local leaders convene at UW for discussion of CHIPS and Science Act, investing in scientific discovery
April 6, 2023
Leaders from Washington higher education institutions met with national policymakers April 4 to discuss opportunities provided by the CHIPS and Science Act. U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene and National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan visited the University of Washington campus to talk about the legislation, which provides more than $100 billion to fund scientific research and…
Cherry blossoms get new visitors’ website, are on track for early April peak bloom
March 15, 2023
The cherry blossoms at the University of Washington campus are a seasonal tradition and celebration for the entire region. This year’s colder-than-usual spring is demanding a little more patience. Mark your calendars and plan your visit for a peak bloom expected in early April.
UW law professor goes to music school, launches interdisciplinary Music Law & Policy class
March 7, 2023
Peter Nicolas, professor of law and adjunct professor of music at the University of Washington, recently launched a new class. Music Law & Policy combines Nicolas' legal training with his growing academic interest in the study of music.
Video: Lummi Nation School students visit UW to talk to International Space Station astronaut
February 17, 2023
Students from the Lummi Nation School visited the University of Washington in earlh February for a real-time Q&A with astronaut Josh Cassada aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Cassada helped do space research on a plant science experiment the students sent to the ISS.
Hitting the snow with a new course on accessibility and disability justice
February 2, 2023
It’s ski season and cold sunny days fill outdoor enthusiasts with delight, but ski areas usually come with stairs, crowds and an infrastructure generally built for skiers and snowboarders who ride solo and on two legs. Observing this winter activity through a lens of accessibility and disability justice is the point of a new class…
Video highlights: UW News in 2022
December 14, 2022
The year 2022 saw the UW community coming together again with in-person classes, events and fascinating research that make videographers excited to hit “record” and share these scenes with you.
‘Good manners are good economics’: UW’s Anthony Gill on the value of giving
December 2, 2022
University of Washington political science professor Anthony Gill explains the social and economic value of gift-giving — and how even unwanted gifts help promote trust and build relationships.
‘Everything that you need is already in you’: Supporting young women of color through the Sisterhood Initiative
November 28, 2022
The University of Washington's new Sisterhood Initiative aims to support young women of color through a cohort-based program, building on the success of the UW's Brotherhood Initiative, which focuses on young men of color.
Bats are everywhere, but they get special attention around Halloween
October 27, 2022
These nocturnal flying mammals live in cities and rural areas and in most climates around the world - and maybe even in your own backyard. Sharlene Santana, a University of Washington professor of biology and curator of mammals at the Burke Museum, explains that there are over 1,400 species of bats spanning an incredible diversity.
Video: Highlights from 2022 Annual President’s Address
October 21, 2022
University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her annual address to the community on Oct. 20. Highlights of the speech are reflected in this video. The audience was invited to attend the event remotely via livestream. President Cauce talked about the power of public research universities to bring communities together across differences to address…
Video: Finding — and keeping — the perfect fit for a prosthetic leg
October 13, 2022
University of Washington Professor Joan Sanders and her team are creating a new type of prosthetic leg: one that automatically adjusts its fit throughout the day. Their latest prototype detects in real time how well the prosthesis socket and amputation site are fitting and responds by automatically changing the size of the socket, without the…
Chamber Dance Company shifts focus, reimagines repertoire in return to stage
October 6, 2022
Comprised of University of Washington graduate students, the Chamber Dance Company works to perform, record and archive dance works of artistic and historical significance. This year, the company will exclusively perform contemporary works created within the last 15 years.
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.
Video: 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.