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Biochemist David Baker receives Nobel Prize

David Baker, professor of biochemistry at the UW School of Medicine and director of the Institute for Protein Design, has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for computational protein design.

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Coming home

Therapist Nocona Abrams (B.A. ’19, M.S.W. ’23) returned to Washington’s Yakima Valley to improve mental health care for her community.

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Decoding the
universe

UW astronomy undergrads are using cutting-edge coding skills to help scientists make the most of discoveries from a revolutionary new telescope.

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Turning the tide

Chris Mantegna, ’21, is studying how pollutants affect shellfish in our food web — and training a new generation of marine scientists.

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News & Events

Tent poles installed during move-in, shown here from 2016.
UW and the Community

UW welcomes Tent City 3 back to campus

The University of Washington will welcome back Tent City 3 — an organized tent-city community — to its Seattle campus for 90 days during winter quarter 2025.

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News

A look back at an eventful 2024 at the University of Washington

Magical moments and memorable events — from baby sea stars getting their first taste of the ocean to cherry trees blooming — happen all year round at the UW, and our videos help people understand what it looked like, what happened and who was involved.

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Husky Football

Huskies’ comeback falls short in Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

Freshman Demond Williams Jr. threw his fourth touchdown to Giles Jackson late in the fourth quarter, but Washington’s two-point conversation was unsuccessful as the Huskies fell to Louisville 35-34.

Game recap

Fast Facts

Honors & Awards

8 uw faculty have won the nobel prize

Undergrad research

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

Rankings

The UW was named the most innovative public university in the world by Reuters in 2019.