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Research Spotlights & Stories

Explore stories and spotlights of undergraduates and undergraduate research here at the UW.

If you have a story that features UW undergraduate research, please email it to UndergradResearch@uw.edu to be featured.

June 6, 2025 College of Arts & Sciences Making art, making connections

May 21, 2025 Undergraduate Academic Affairs New opportunity for early-career undergraduates to engage in research

May 9, 2025 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / Discovery unfolds at the 28th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium

May 8, 2024 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / Arts, humanities and sciences unite at 27th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium

May 8, 2024 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / Innovation revealed at the 27th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium

May 2, 2024 / Population Health Initiative / Honorees announced for the 2024 undergraduate research recognition awards

April 12, 2024 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / Bitaniya Giday, UW junior, scholar, community organizer and poet, selected as Truman Scholar

April 9, 2024 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / Three UW students named Goldwater Scholars

December 4, 2023 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / Black Studies through time, art and being

September 30, 2023 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / Undergraduates immersed in summer STEM research

September 30, 2023 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / Janice DeCosmo to retire from Undergraduate Academic Affairs

September 30, 2023 Undergraduate Academic Affairs / The Undergraduate Research Program announces new name: Office of Undergraduate Research

June 26, 2023 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / Washington Research Foundation awards Office of Undergraduate Research $500,000 Grant

June 7, 2023 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / Revolutionizing Alzheimer’s care: Undergraduate research in public health

May 31, 2023 Washington Research Foundation WRF Announces $500,000 Grant To Continue Support For University Of Washington Office of Undergraduate Research

May 9, 2023 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / Undergraduates at the intersections of research: from blueprints to breakthroughs and visual arts to virtual reality

November 18, 2022 / Office of Undergraduate Research / U.S. Under Secretary James Kvaal visits the UW Undergraduate Research Program

June 7, 2022 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / A monumental reckoning

March 30, 2022 / Council on Undergraduate Research / UW senior Rachel Shi selected to present at 2022 Posters on the Hill

March 30, 2022 Undergraduate Academic Affairs UW sophomore Alex Mallen and junior Sharlene Shirali selected for the Goldwater Scholarship

February 10, 2022 / Department of Bioengineering / New Ph.D. grad Nuttada Panpradist ready for next challenge: faculty position

January 24, 2022 / New York Times / New COVID research published in Cell co-authored by undergraduate student Daniel Chen

November 19, 2021 / UW Tacoma / UW Tacoma students conduct research aboard arctic cruise ship

November 16, 2021 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / UAA article highlights URP building community among students

November 9, 2021 / Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine / Undergraduate students on the hunt for cancer killing molecules

August 5, 2021 / UW Libraries / Jacob Lawrence in Seattle: UW students and libraries create new book