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September 30, 2026 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / From doing research to becoming a researcher
September 15, 2026 / Simpson Center for the Humanities / Researching Seattle’s World Cup through humanities
September 11, 2026 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / GOAL! Students in summer research cohort score new skills through World Cup studies
September 09, 2026 / College of Arts & Sciences / Storytelling centered around the World Cup
September 01, 2026 / College of Arts & Sciences / Massive galaxies & mentorship
June 8, 2026 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / AI, library checkouts, biodiversity and music: A glimpse at 2026 Symposium presenters
March 2026 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / A mentor’s support turns curiosity into courage, doubt into discovery
October 01, 2025 / University of Washington / From classroom to cutting-edge
September 16, 2025 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / What happens on campus doesn’t stay on campus: Why undergraduate experiences matter for everyone
June 6, 2025 / College of Arts & Sciences / Making art, making connections
June 5, 2025 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / Research shapes our future at the 28th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
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
April 11, 2019 / UW Bothell / Founders fellows traveling to conferences
January 22, 2019 / College of Arts & Sciences / Mapping new worlds: Lupita Tovar, astronomy (video)
October 24, 2018 / Undergraduate Academic Affairs / How research changed Melissa’s life