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What is the amount of natural habitat on agricultural land that pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, need to thrive? A new study co-authored by Berry Brosi, @uwbiology.bsky.social, has an answer.
Q&A: Insect pollinators need more higher-quality habitats to help farmers, new research says
In a new study, a team of scientists determined the minimum natural habitat on agricultural land that will allow insect pollinators — including bumble bees, solitary bees, hoverflies and...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
What is the amount of natural habitat on agricultural land that pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, need to thrive? A new study co-authored by Berry Brosi, @uwbiology.bsky.social, has an answer.
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Mary Brunkow, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine yesterday, received her bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology from the @uofwa.bsky.social in 1983.
Q&A: What to know about the UW biology degree that launched Nobel Prize laureate Mary Brunkow
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow — an alum of the University of Washington — along with...
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October 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Mary Brunkow, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine yesterday, received her bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology from the @uofwa.bsky.social in 1983.
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UW alum Mary Brunkow, ’83, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine this morning.
This photo was taken while she was on the phone with the Nobel Committee in Sweden. Mary said she initially missed the call because a strange number popped up on her phone — she thought it might be spam.
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This photo was taken while she was on the phone with the Nobel Committee in Sweden. Mary said she initially missed the call because a strange number popped up on her phone — she thought it might be spam.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
UW alum Mary Brunkow, ’83, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine this morning.
This photo was taken while she was on the phone with the Nobel Committee in Sweden. Mary said she initially missed the call because a strange number popped up on her phone — she thought it might be spam.
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This photo was taken while she was on the phone with the Nobel Committee in Sweden. Mary said she initially missed the call because a strange number popped up on her phone — she thought it might be spam.
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Quantum dots, which are 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, are unique materials that generate very specific colors of light. Researchers, including @brandicossairt.bsky.social, hope that quantum dots can one day be useful for more than just illuminating TV screens.
Q&A: From TVs to the future of computing, UW professor explains what makes quantum dots shine
Quantum dots, which are 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, are unique materials that generate very specific colors of light. Researchers, including Brandi Cossairt, UW professor of...
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October 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Quantum dots, which are 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, are unique materials that generate very specific colors of light. Researchers, including @brandicossairt.bsky.social, hope that quantum dots can one day be useful for more than just illuminating TV screens.
With "University of Washington Soundscape," ethnomusicology and international studies major Leo Freedman has created an audio experience of the @uofwa.bsky.social campus. The project was inspired by a musical genre known as “musique concrète.” artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-08...
Capturing the Sounds of Campus | UW College of Arts & Sciences
With "University of Washington Soundscape," ethnomusicology and international studies major Leo Freedman has created an audio experience of the UW campus.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
With "University of Washington Soundscape," ethnomusicology and international studies major Leo Freedman has created an audio experience of the @uofwa.bsky.social campus. The project was inspired by a musical genre known as “musique concrète.” artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-08...
It's been a busy summer! #UWArtSci faculty, students, and staff have traveled abroad for courses, conferences, field research, and more. From volunteering on a farm in Ecuador to spending time on a field site in Botswana, check out what they've been up to: artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-08...
September 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
It's been a busy summer! #UWArtSci faculty, students, and staff have traveled abroad for courses, conferences, field research, and more. From volunteering on a farm in Ecuador to spending time on a field site in Botswana, check out what they've been up to: artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-08...
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There are numerous theories to explain what dark matter might be, but no experiment has turned up evidence to support them. An international team of physicists is now working on a dark matter detector with the goal of capturing the first direct observation of the puzzling material.
Deep beneath the French Alps, dark matter hunters narrow their search
Physicists have floated numerous theories to explain what dark matter might be, but to date, no experiment has turned up compelling evidence to support any of them. An international team of...
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September 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There are numerous theories to explain what dark matter might be, but no experiment has turned up evidence to support them. An international team of physicists is now working on a dark matter detector with the goal of capturing the first direct observation of the puzzling material.
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The UW Anthropology department installed a story pole today outside Denny Hall. The story pole, titled skʷatač dxʷʔal x̌ʷəlč, was made by local Coast Salish carvers. An official celebration is scheduled for Sept. 18.
August 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The UW Anthropology department installed a story pole today outside Denny Hall. The story pole, titled skʷatač dxʷʔal x̌ʷəlč, was made by local Coast Salish carvers. An official celebration is scheduled for Sept. 18.
August 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Explore creative works in the field of digital arts and experimental media at the SPAM New Media Festival! Presented by @uofwa.bsky.social DXARTS graduate students and collaborators, this event will be held September 12–14 at Seattle’s Georgetown Steam Plant.
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Art Meets Technology at SPAM New Media Festival | UW College of Arts & Sciences
Art meets technology at the SPAM New Media Festival, an exhibition of creative works that use technology in unexpected ways. The event will be held September 12-14.
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August 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Explore creative works in the field of digital arts and experimental media at the SPAM New Media Festival! Presented by @uofwa.bsky.social DXARTS graduate students and collaborators, this event will be held September 12–14 at Seattle’s Georgetown Steam Plant.
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Are you looking for a new book to read? Check out these faculty books from the University of Washington including those from Asian languages and literature, applied mathematics and the Jackson School of International Studies.
New faculty books: Language instruction, the yoga of power, and more
New faculty books from the University of Washington include those from Asian languages and literature, applied mathematics and the Jackson School of International Studies.
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August 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Are you looking for a new book to read? Check out these faculty books from the University of Washington including those from Asian languages and literature, applied mathematics and the Jackson School of International Studies.
Before earning his @uofwa.bsky.social degree in American Indian Studies, Devin Sampson-Craig took a break to act in a Netflix film, "Rez Ball," about basketball players on the Navajo Nation reservation. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-08...
A Netflix Film, Then a UW Degree | UW College of Arts & Sciences
Before earning his UW degree in American Indian studies, Devin Sampson-Craig took a break to act in a Netflix film about basketball players on the Navajo Nation reservation.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Before earning his @uofwa.bsky.social degree in American Indian Studies, Devin Sampson-Craig took a break to act in a Netflix film, "Rez Ball," about basketball players on the Navajo Nation reservation. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-08...
Looking for art exhibits to visit? You can find art by @uofwa.bsky.social alumni and faculty at solo exhibitions, group shows, and art fairs across Seattle and beyond. Check them out: magazine.washington.edu/find-uw-alum...
Find UW alumni at art exhibits across Seattle (and beyond) this fall
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August 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Looking for art exhibits to visit? You can find art by @uofwa.bsky.social alumni and faculty at solo exhibitions, group shows, and art fairs across Seattle and beyond. Check them out: magazine.washington.edu/find-uw-alum...
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A team lead by researchers at @uofwa.bsky.social and the Field Museum of Natural History is identifying the animals that thrived in southern Pangea just before the so-called “Great Dying," including saber-toothed predators, burrowing foragers and a large, salamander-like creature.
Fresh fossil finds in Africa shed light on the era before Earth’s largest mass extinction
An international team of paleontologists, led by researchers at the University of Washington and the Field Museum of Natural History, is identifying the animals that thrived in southern Pangea — the.....
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August 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A team lead by researchers at @uofwa.bsky.social and the Field Museum of Natural History is identifying the animals that thrived in southern Pangea just before the so-called “Great Dying," including saber-toothed predators, burrowing foragers and a large, salamander-like creature.
This year marks 55 years of relationships and learning for the
@uofwa.bsky.social American Indian Studies department—one of the largest and most comprehensive programs of its kind in the world! magazine.washington.edu/feature/uws-...
@uofwa.bsky.social American Indian Studies department—one of the largest and most comprehensive programs of its kind in the world! magazine.washington.edu/feature/uws-...
UW’s American Indian Studies department, one of the best in the nation, celebrates 55 years of relationships and learning
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August 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This year marks 55 years of relationships and learning for the
@uofwa.bsky.social American Indian Studies department—one of the largest and most comprehensive programs of its kind in the world! magazine.washington.edu/feature/uws-...
@uofwa.bsky.social American Indian Studies department—one of the largest and most comprehensive programs of its kind in the world! magazine.washington.edu/feature/uws-...
A new @uofwa.bsky.social Communication Leadership course—"Communications & Design for the Environment"—teaches students how to examine the climate crisis and environmental problems from a communications and design perspective. www.washington.edu/news/2025/07...
New UW course connects the climate crisis to communications and design
“Communications & Design for the Environment,” a Communication Leadership course held for the first time this spring, University of Washington professors Adrienne Russell and Dominic Muren...
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August 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A new @uofwa.bsky.social Communication Leadership course—"Communications & Design for the Environment"—teaches students how to examine the climate crisis and environmental problems from a communications and design perspective. www.washington.edu/news/2025/07...
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Let's give a warm Husky welcome to the UW's 34th President, Robert J. Jones!
President Jones will hold a faculty appointment in the Department of Biology in @uwartsci.bsky.social, and is a distinguished scholar whose research focuses on crop physiology.
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President Jones will hold a faculty appointment in the Department of Biology in @uwartsci.bsky.social, and is a distinguished scholar whose research focuses on crop physiology.
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August 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Let's give a warm Husky welcome to the UW's 34th President, Robert J. Jones!
President Jones will hold a faculty appointment in the Department of Biology in @uwartsci.bsky.social, and is a distinguished scholar whose research focuses on crop physiology.
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President Jones will hold a faculty appointment in the Department of Biology in @uwartsci.bsky.social, and is a distinguished scholar whose research focuses on crop physiology.
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When the 2025 Arts & Sciences Dean's Medalists and Graduate Medalists graduated in June, each received a special gift: a purple and gold glass bowl hand-blown in the School of Art + Art History + Design's glass shop in the Ceramic + Metal Arts Building. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-07...
A Handcrafted Award for Medalists | UW College of Arts & Sciences
Each of the College's 2025 medalists received a special gift — a glass bowl, handblown in the UW School of Art + Art History + Design.
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July 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
When the 2025 Arts & Sciences Dean's Medalists and Graduate Medalists graduated in June, each received a special gift: a purple and gold glass bowl hand-blown in the School of Art + Art History + Design's glass shop in the Ceramic + Metal Arts Building. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-07...
🌟 Meet our 2025 Arts & Sciences Graduate Medalists! Contributing to landmark research discoveries and innovating in the classroom, our Graduate Medalists are scholars to watch. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-07...
Meet Our 2025 Graduate Medalists | UW College of Arts & Sciences
Meet the four graduating students selected by the College of Arts & Sciences as 2025 Graduate Medalists for their accomplishments.
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July 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
🌟 Meet our 2025 Arts & Sciences Graduate Medalists! Contributing to landmark research discoveries and innovating in the classroom, our Graduate Medalists are scholars to watch. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-07...
🌟 Meet our 2025 Arts & Sciences Dean’s Medalists! They worked in research labs, held leadership roles, volunteered in the community, and mentored fellow students. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-06...
2025 Dean's Medalists, Energized & Inspiring | UW College of Arts & Sciences
Meet the four new graduates honored as College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Medalists for 2025.
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July 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🌟 Meet our 2025 Arts & Sciences Dean’s Medalists! They worked in research labs, held leadership roles, volunteered in the community, and mentored fellow students. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-06...
🌟 Congratulations to the 2025 @uofwa.bsky.social Awards of Excellence recipients! Each year, the UW presents these awards to recognize exceptional contributions to the UW and the community. Learn about the #UWArtSci faculty and staff recipients: artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-07...
2025 UW Awards of Excellence | UW College of Arts & Sciences
Arts & Science faculty and staff were among the recipients of 2025 UW Awards of Excellence for their teaching, leadership, and innovation.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🌟 Congratulations to the 2025 @uofwa.bsky.social Awards of Excellence recipients! Each year, the UW presents these awards to recognize exceptional contributions to the UW and the community. Learn about the #UWArtSci faculty and staff recipients: artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-07...
🌟 Congratulations to this year's Fulbright exchange awardees! #UWArtSci honorees include Jack Regala (2024 graduate; Global & Regional Studies, Jackson School of International Studies) and Elana Skeers (2025 graduate; Dance major, Applied Math & Data Science minor).
Seven @uofwa.bsky.social students and recent alumni were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships for the 2025–2026 academic year.
Seven UW students receive Fulbright exchange awards for study, research and teaching positions around the world
Seven UW students and recent alumni were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships for the 2025–2026 academic year, joining about 2,000 students and recent graduates from around the...
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July 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
🌟 Congratulations to this year's Fulbright exchange awardees! #UWArtSci honorees include Jack Regala (2024 graduate; Global & Regional Studies, Jackson School of International Studies) and Elana Skeers (2025 graduate; Dance major, Applied Math & Data Science minor).
July 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Recent faculty books from the University of Washington include those from linguistics, Slavic languages and literature and French. UW News spoke with the authors of four publications to learn more about their work. @emilymbender.bsky.social
New faculty books: Artificial intelligence, 1990s Russia, song interpretation, and more
Recent faculty books from the University of Washington include those from linguistics, Slavic languages and literature and French. UW News spoke with the authors of four publications to learn more...
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June 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Recent faculty books from the University of Washington include those from linguistics, Slavic languages and literature and French. UW News spoke with the authors of four publications to learn more about their work. @emilymbender.bsky.social
🌌 Take a first look at the most comprehensive census of the solar system scientists have ever conducted! Software created at the @uofwa.bsky.social will be pivotal as scientists advance understanding of the cosmos and the origins of the solar system. www.washington.edu/news/2025/06...
UW helps bring the cosmos into focus as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils a new glimpse into the solar system
A new era of astronomy and astrophysics began Monday when the first images captured by the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory were released, demonstrating the extraordinary capabilities of the new...
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June 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
🌌 Take a first look at the most comprehensive census of the solar system scientists have ever conducted! Software created at the @uofwa.bsky.social will be pivotal as scientists advance understanding of the cosmos and the origins of the solar system. www.washington.edu/news/2025/06...