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Awards, Honors, and Professorships
Recent honors to College of Arts & Sciences faculty and staff.
March 2016 Perspectives -
Rebecca Thorpe’s book ‘American Warfare State’ honored
UW political scientist Rebecca Thorpe’s book “The American Warfare State: The Domestic Politics of Military Spending,” has been honored by the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation.03/22/2016 | UW Today -
University of Washington named a ‘top producer’ of Fulbright students
Almost all of the UW Fulbright scholar are majors with the College of Arts & Sciences.02/23/2016 -
Four UW scientists awarded Sloan Fellowships for early-career research
The group includes three Arts & Sciences professors: Bingni Brunton, Matthew McQuinn, and Christopher Laumann.02/23/2016 -
Three UW professors win Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
David Masiello is an assistant professor of chemistry and adjunct assistant professor of applied mathematics.02/18/2016 -
UW professor’s website becomes go-to resource for African-American history
When Professor Quintard Taylor got an email from New Zealand, he realized he was onto something big.02/17/2016 | KPLU -
UW biology professor is a finalist for top conservation prize
Dee Boersma is the first UW faculty member nominated for the Indianapolis Prize thanks to her lifetime work studying and advocating for penguins in South America.02/08/2016 | UW Today -
Sam Wasser named Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge winner
Dr. Wasser, a faculty member in UW Biology, is also a finalist for a $500,000 grand prize thanks to his work in DNA tracking.01/20/2016 -
Bellevue physics teacher wins $25,000 national award
Ryan Lafferty, a physics teacher at Bellevue’s International School and UW alumnus, scores $25,000 Milken Educator Award.01/13/2016 -
UW astronomer Eric Agol honored by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Eric Agol, professor of astronomy, will receive the 2016 Lecar Prize from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.12/30/2015