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Journey of the spirit

In its inaugural paddle, the UW Shell House Canoe Family joined the annual Tribal Canoe Journey, where tribal and First Nations communities reconnect and celebrate their shared heritage.

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HUSKY 100

Meet the Husky 100: Remarkable undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their time at the UW.

Student profiles

#UWinnovates

THE BIOCHAR SOLUTION

In cities around the globe, stormwater runoff leads to water pollution. UW researchers are developing an innovative solution based on recycled coffee grounds.

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ENERGIZED FOR CHANGE

After living through the devastation of hurricanes in Puerto Rico, grad student Miguel González-Montijo is working on clean energy innovations for the future.

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Be Boundless

News & Events

Earth’s limb was taken Feb. 12, 2020, from the International Space Station. The central dark band is smoke from summer wildfires in Australia. The smoke layer has reached the stratosphere, at 25 to 30 kilometers elevation, lofted to record heights during the wildfires by pyrocumulus clouds.
Research

UW-led project a finalist for NASA’s next generation of Earth-observing satellites

The research project seeks to better understand the troposphere that we inhabit and the stratosphere above it, where the ozone layer is, as well as the interface where these two layers meet.

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Environment

Research aims to improve Western snowfall, drought forecasts

A scientific expedition this coming winter in Colorado’s Yampa Valley will improve forecasts of snowfall and estimates of how climate change will impact snowpack and water availability in mountainous regions of the West.

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Black background with gold spotlights. Text: 54th Awards of Excellence, June 6.
Honors and Awards

UW announces 2024 Awards of Excellence recipients

The recipients of the 54th annual UW Awards of Excellence will be honored at a ceremony in Meany Hall on June 6. The awards honor outstanding alumni, faculty, staff, students and retirees who contribute to the richness and diversity of the university community.

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Fast Facts

Undergrad research

8000+ undergraduate students participate in at least one quarter of research.

Honors & Awards

7 uw faculty have won the nobel prize