With more than 1,700 presentations across more than 220 majors, this year’s Symposium was the largest in the event’s 29 years.
Category: Research
Posts that relate to undergraduate research as well as UAA programs that lead research.
Symposium 2026: Art and artificial intelligence
Lorelei Silbernagel started to think more deeply about using AI for art and the type of human connection that gets lost when only interacting with computer-made media. She decided to use her research project as an opportunity to explore these themes more deeply.
Symposium 2026: At-home blood tests
Finding a way to collect RNA from one sample could eventually translate into a way to use self-collected blood samples for diagnostics and disease treatment.
Symposium 2026: What is Seattle reading?
Daniella Maor and Karalee Harris were a part of a team of students and mentors that delved into the Seattle Public Library’s checkout data.
Symposium 2026: Bias in speech recognition
In her research, Nakigozi has spent the last year helping to archive the Sephardic Studies collection of recorded oral histories.
Symposium 2026: Biodiversity after timber harvests
Mia Ferrero-Lampron, Jacqueline Wu and their mentors at the University of Washington and the Nature Conservancy wanted to create baseline biodiversity data for these lands.
Three UW students honored for environmental, tribal relations work
Anouk-Belle Janess, Lorenzo McCleese and Jaycee Williford are among 65 students named 2026 Udall Undergraduate Scholars across the country. This year’s Udall Scholars major in marine biology, American Indian studies, aquatic conservation and ecology, and environmental science and informatics. They research how climate change is affecting coastal communities and habitats, and how to better work with Indigenous communities affected by the changing climate.
Student research in science, arts, humanities and more on display at 29th annual Research Symposium
The 29th Undergraduate Research Symposium is an opportunity for students and the broader community to celebrate their work and get experience presenting research to their peers, faculty, friends and the community.
UW neuroscience student recognized as 2026 Truman Scholar
Adelina Grace Sudarman, a junior majoring in neuroscience with minors in Indonesian and global health, is one of 55 Truman Scholars selected across the nation. Each year, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation recognizes students who excel in leadership, civic engagement and academics. Sudarman is the University of Washington’s 21st Truman Scholar since the program began in 1975.
Four UW juniors honored for work in science and mathematics with Goldwater Scholarship
Four UW students received Goldwater Scholarships this year, highlighting their work in environmental science, bioengineering and neuroscience. The award is another recognition of the University’s commitment to undergraduate excellence and research.