Donghui Park at his computer.

Waging War in Cyberspace

A doctoral student explains how one online hacker can be more powerful than 10,000 soldiers.

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A soldier crosses a rice paddy in Vietnam/ flickr photo by manhhai

A Vet Looks Back at Vietnam

For years, alumnus Bill Lord suppressed memories of fighting in Vietnam. Now he explores that period of his life in...

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Illustration of man in boxers holding up devil costume

The Trouble with Sympathy

A Germanics course explores how sympathy can be used for good but can also serve a darker purpose.

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Etienne Cakpo. Photo Credit: Erik Stuhaug

Kawasaki Guest Artist Announced for...

Kawasaki gift enters its second year of impact, welcoming award-winning West African director and choreographer to...

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Left to right, Jamie Walker, Director of the UW School of Art + Art History + Design; Dorothy Dunn, Special Trustee of the Sara Little Turnbull Foundation; Bruce R. Moen, Trustee of the Sara Little Turnbull Foundation.

The Sara Little Turnbull Foundation awards $200,000 to benefit University of Washington Design Students

The University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences and the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) announced that the Sara Little Turnbull Foundation...Read more
Patricia Kramer

Study reconstructs Neandertal ribcage, offers new clues to ancient human anatomy

An international team of scientists, including some from the UW, have virtually reconstructed a Neandertal skeleton–shedding new light on the posture of ancient humans. Read More at UW News
Sonny Assu, The Paradise Syndrome, Voyage #11 and #12, 2017. Archival pigment print. 50 in. x 36 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Sonny Assu: Études for the Settler

Oct 23

Exhibition October 23 – November 17, 2018 Reception: Wednesday, October 24, 5–7pm This exhibition brings together a new body of work by Sonny Assu, Territorial... View Event Details
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Undergraduate pre-majors

9,348 undergraduate pre-majors (as of 2017).

English Ranks 3rd in US

UW English department ranked as the 3rd best place in the country to study.

MacArthur Fellows

7 MacArthur Fellows

Undergraduate courses

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National Book Awards

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Research Faculty

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Math Top 50

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Grad Students

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Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

Distinguished alumni: former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, former Governor Christine Gregoire.

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