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Ben Wiggins in discussion with students in BIO 180

Equity through Active Learning

Faculty in the Department of Biology are working to make STEM courses more equitable through innovative teaching.

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Teachers at the DIG Field School in Montana

Getting Schooled by T.Rex

Teachers at the Burke's DIG Field School in Montana had a close encounter with a long-buried T. rex.

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A Celebration of Female Poppers

Dance major Angel Langley celebrates women dancing in the hip hop style known as popping.

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The Impact of PrEP

A UW anthropologist explores the potential impact of making PrEP, an HIV prevention drug, more available to teens.

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A True Gift of Creativity

Grad students in diverse creative fields collaborated through a summer colloquium, Multiplying Mediums. Read more

USAID Announces Grand Prize Winners of the Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge

Dr. Sam Wasser and HJ Kim of UW's Center for Conservation Biology receive grand prize for development of a genetic analysis tool that reveals poaching hotspots for pangolins. Read More at

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Fast Facts The UW College of Arts & Sciences

More than 6,500 undergraduate courses offered annually. Learn more

7 MacArthur Fellows

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

Distinguished alumni: artist Dale Chihuly, author David Guterson, poet Tess Gallagher.

2 National Book Awards for faculty

1,115 academic and research faculty. Learn more

50+ languages taught. Learn more

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

14,800 undergraduate pre-majors (as of 2014).

2,700 graduate students.

UW Mathematics department ranked in Top 50 worldwide.

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280+ performances annually. Learn more