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Unlocking the brain with the fruit fly
Undergraduate Mary Bun studies multitasking in fruit flies to offer valuable insights into disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
From mentorship to MBA
Alumnus Izaiha Ellis, ’20, began his interdisciplinary journey at the UW with the Honors Program.
Navy to Neuroscience
Navy veteran and undergrad researcher Kristin Bennett works to uncover the mysteries of the brain.
Celebrating student leadership in action at the CELE Center’s 2025 Spring CELEbration
April 28, 2025
On May 7, the University of Washington’s Community Engagement and Leadership Education (CELE) Center will present the 2025 Spring CELEbration, an inspiring undergraduate showcase of student service, leadership and community-engaged work. The annual event features students in CELE Center programs and Mary Gates Endowment Leadership Scholars, presenting work focused on service, leadership and social change…
Tristan Jafari, biochemistry undergrad, selected as Truman Scholar
April 21, 2025
Tristan Jafari, a third-year student at the University of Washington majoring in biochemistry, has been selected for the prestigious Truman Scholarship. Set to graduate early, Jafari will pursue a master’s degree in philosophy of population health sciences at the University of Cambridge in England this fall. A highly competitive award, only 54 students were selected…
Four UW undergraduates named 2025 Goldwater Scholars
April 21, 2025
Four University of Washington students have been named Goldwater Scholars by the Goldwater Foundation, advancing the University’s tradition of undergraduate academic excellence and recognition. "The Goldwater Scholarship is the preeminent undergraduate award for students pursuing research careers in the sciences, engineering and mathematics," says Ed Taylor, vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs. The…
Becoming boundless
April 10, 2025
Undergraduate Salma Rashwan writes about embracing the impossible during Alternative Spring Break teaching kids in Forks, Washington, about science, technology, engineering and math.
UW undergraduate with interdisciplinary AI focus earns fellowship of up to $90,000 for graduate study
April 9, 2025
University of Washington Honors student Andre Ye, pursuing bachelors’ degrees in philosophy and computer science with minors in math and history, has been selected for the esteemed Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans is a merit-based fellowship supporting immigrants and children of immigrants pursuing…