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'Kind of a crazy idea'

UW Professor David Baker was awarded a Nobel Prize for his success with ‘the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins.’

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Cosmic 'conveyor belt'

UW astronomers are part of an international team documenting how elements forged in stars — and found in humans — get circulated beyond our galaxy and back home again.

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Blazing a trail with wildfire research

A national increase in wildfires has sparked UW researchers to respond in many ways — from developing safety technology to uncovering long-term hazards.

Wildfire research

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FASTER SCIENCE

CoMotion, the UW’s innovation hub, is helping accelerate bioengineering professor Valerie Daggett’s quest to detect and treat Alzheimer’s earlier.

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UW and the Community

The growing struggle to afford groceries

Washington State Food Security Survey shows high food insecurity, with grocery prices a top concern. Groceries were the most common expense reported as hard to afford in the past month, followed by housing, according to a recent survey.

Key findings

Honors and Awards

UW leads as a top Fulbright producer

The University of Washington is a top producer of Fulbright students and scholars for 2024-25, with 13 students and six faculty members earning awards in the prestigious international exchange program.

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Honors and Awards

Celebrating the 2023–24 Undergraduate Medalists

From the thousands of undergraduate students at the UW, three are selected each year for the prestigious President’s Medalist Award. Samuel Perkowski, Mia Grayson and Cher Zhang were selected by a committee for their high GPAs, rigor of classes and number of Honors courses.

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