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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...

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...

Robert Jones sits in a chair

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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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.

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 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.

🌟 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...

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.

🌟 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 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.

🌟 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).

Husky grads at the Department of Biology graduation ceremony in the Alaska Airlines Arena on the University of Washington Seattle campus

Husky grads at the Jackson School of International Studies graduation ceremony in the Husky Union Building on the University of Washington Seattle campus

Husky grads at the School of Art + Art History + Design graduation ceremony at Meany Center on the University of Washington Seattle campus

Husky grads at the School of Music graduation ceremony at the Music Building on the University of Washington Seattle campus

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! 🎓💜💛 #UWGrad25 #UWArtSci

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...

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

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...

🌌 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...

Exploring the World — and Global Careers | UW College of Arts & Sciences Study abroad in Vietnam and Madrid. An internship with the State Department. International studies major Grace Kelly explored the world as a UW student.

🎓 #UWGrad25 feature: When Grace Kelly arrived as a first-year student, she was set on majoring in international studies. She has explored the world, including study abroad experiences in Vietnam and Madrid and an internship with the State Department. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-06...

Making Art, Making Connections | UW College of Arts & Sciences While at the UW, artist Kyra Wolfenbarger was a researcher, museum intern, and arts writer. What shaped her most were the people she met along the way.

🎓 #UWGrad25 feature: Kyra Wolfenbarger, B.A. Art: Interdisciplinary Visual Art, has been a researcher, museum intern and arts writer at the @uofwa.bsky.social. What has shaped her most are the people she’s met along the way. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-06...

A group of astronomers has revealed research showing that millions of new solar system objects will be detected by a facility, which is expected to come online later this year. @vrubinobs.bsky.social is set to revolutionize our knowledge of the solar system.
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More than 7,400 @uofwa.bsky.social graduates of the Class of 2025 participated in Saturday's commencement ceremony at Husky Stadium. Media assets: drive.google.com/file/d/1qXI3...

Tracking Comets, and Other Celestial Adventures | UW College of Arts & Sciences Using a powerful research telescope, astronomy and physics major Max Frissell identified a never-before-seen comet. Now he’s hooked.

🎓 #UWGrad25 feature: Maxwell Frissell, a double major in astronomy and physics, identified a never-before-seen comet using a powerful research telescope. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-06...

Balancing Sci-Fi and Scholarship | UW College of Arts & Sciences Speculative fiction author Anselma Prihandita (PhD, language and rhetoric, 2025), a Nebula Award winner, finds that her creative writing bolsters her scholarly work in unexpected ways.

🎓 #UWGrad25 feature: Anselma Prihandita, PhD, English (Language and Rhetoric), is immersed in both speculative fiction and the study of the English language. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-06...

A collage of 32 undergrad and graduate students who are 2025 Husky 100 Honorees this year with a purple background and Husky 100 logo at the bottom right corner.

Congratulations to the 2025 #Husky100! 💜💛 We are proud to feature students within #UWArtSci who were selected for this outstanding recognition! The Husky 100 recognizes 100 @uofwa.bsky.social undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their #HuskyExperience!

Finding Focus Behind the Camera | UW College of Arts & Sciences When UW junior Audrey Spurgeon is at Husky athletic events, she's usually part of the broadcast team, thanks to an internship through the Big Ten Network's StudentU program.

Through the Big Ten Network's StudentU program, UW junior Audrey Spurgeon, cinema & media studies and English, has served in many roles for Husky sports broadcasts. She shared how this experience has shaped her into a reliable teammate and adaptable storyteller. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-05...

Students from the University of Washington Textual Studies 402: Book Arts course sit at a rectangular table while listening to a speaker at Partners in Print.

Students from the University of Washington Textual Studies 402: Book Arts course watch a letterpress printing demonstration at Partners in Print.

Students from the University of Washington Textual Studies 402: Book Arts course working on letterpress printing with Professor Geoffrey Turnovsky at Partners in Print.

Students from the University of Washington Textual Studies 402: Book Arts course work on printing their own letterpress pages.

Students from the @uofwa.bsky.social Textual Studies course—TXTDS 402: Book Arts—recently visited Partners in Print, a Seattle-based letterpress printing nonprofit. With help from local letterpress printer Day Moon Press, they learned to set, proof, lock and print letterpress pages. #UWArtSci

We are hosting a day of science and invite you to join us! Families and science enthusiasts of all ages are welcome.

UW Biology Open House
UW Life Sciences Building
Saturday, May 17, 2025
10 AM to 2 PM

For more information, visit this link: tinyurl.com/UWBioOpenHou...

Q&A: UW researchers examine mental impact of Girl Scouts’ interactions with nature New research from the University of Washington, recently published in the Journal of Environmental Education, examined whether children’s interactions with nature that are embodied, rather than just...

New research from @uwpsychology.bsky.social examined whether children’s interactions with nature that are embodied, rather than just visual, are associated with being in the moment and feeling connected to something beyond the self.

Through Chemistry and 3D Printing, New Materials Emerge | UW College of Arts & Sciences Chemistry professor Alshakim Nelson and his research team use 3D-printing technology to develop new materials with potential real-world applications in medicine, engineering, and sustainability.

A research team led by Alshakim Nelson, @uwchemistry.bsky.social professor and Nist Faculty Fellow, uses 3D-printing to develop bioplastics with potential applications in medicine, engineering, and more. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-04...

Faculty/staff honors: Best paper, collaborative innovation, young investigator award Recent recognition of the University of Washington includes the Best Paper Award at NeurIPS Pluralistic Alignment Workshop, Scialog: Early Science with the LSST Collaborative Innovation Award and 2024...

Nora Shipp, #UWArtSci assistant professor of astronomy, was part of one of eight interdisciplinary teams awarded the Collaborative Innovation Award in the first year of Scialog: Early Science with the Legacy Survey of Space and Time! 🌌 www.washington.edu/news/2025/03...

Cherry blossoms in the University of Washington Quad

Cherry blossoms in the University of Washington Quad

Cherry blossoms in the University of Washington Quad

Cherry blossoms in the University of Washington Quad

Can't get enough of these views! 🤩🌸 Happy spring quarter, Huskies!

A Telescope Is Taking 12 Years To Build But Could Find Extraterrestrial Life In Hours The circumstances need to be right, but modeling suggests finding biosignatures in the atmospheres of planets orbiting nearby stars will be well within the Extremely Large Telescope’s capacity.

The circumstances need to be right, but modeling suggests finding biosignatures in the atmospheres of planets orbiting nearby stars will be well within the Extremely Large Telescope’s capacity.

Xiaosong Li, the Larry R. Dalton Endowed Chair in
@uwchemistry.bsky.social and associate dean for research
@uwartsci.bsky.social, has been named an @aaas.org Fellow!

The Evolution of the Book | UW College of Arts & Sciences As books evolve with new technologies, Geoffrey Turnovsky, professor of French, explores the history of texts — and the reading experience.

📚 As books evolve with new technologies, Geoffrey Turnovsky, professor of French in the Department of French and Italian Studies at #UWArtSci, explores the history of texts and the reading experience. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-03...

Cloaked in color: UW-led research finds some female hummingbirds evolve male plumage to dodge aggression Trickery by female white-necked jacobin hummingbirds results in reduced aggression from other hummingbirds and increased access to nectar resources.

Why do some female hummingbirds mimic males? New research from @uofwa.bsky.social and Carnegie Mellon University shows they do it to reduce aggression and access more nectar.
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UW School of Music students' pop-up concert at Seattle Children's in February 2025

UW School of Music students' pop-up concert at the Burke Museum during Admitted Student Day in Spring 2024

School of Music students are "popping up" in the community via an ongoing series of performances in community venues! In February, students from Michael Brockman's saxophone studio performed at Seattle Children's. Previous venues include the @burkemuseum.bsky.social and more!

Bronze W letter block on the University of Washington Seattle campus

Recent awards and honors celebrate #UWArtSci faculty, staff, students, and alumni, including a Husky women’s basketball legend. Learn more: artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-03...