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  • Awards, Honors, and Professorships

    From UW Innovation Awards to NSF CAREER Awards to a nod from Fast Company magazine, dozens of Arts & Sciences accomplishments have been recognized in recent months.

    March 2015 Perspectives
  • Big Win for Title VI Centers, and Other Award News

    News and award announcements from the UW College of Arts & Sciences.

    October 2014 Perspectives
  • Jackson School centers receive $16 million for international education

    The University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies has received funding from the U.S. Department of Education.
    10/08/2014 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • A Solar Solution, on the Dot

    Professor Brandi Cossairt's efforts to develop affordable solar energy using quantum dots earned her a UW Innovation Award.

    August 2014 Perspectives
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    An Ambassador for Language Learning

    "Learning another language is discovering another avenue for self-expression," says Joy Maa (Spanish, Japanese, 2014), who is fluent in four languages.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • Top Grad Students Honored

    Four recent PhD grads, with research ranging from human rights to ultrafast X-ray science, received the A&S Graduate Medal this spring.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • Brilliant at Any Age

    Soon after arriving at the UW at 15, Reid Dale (Mathematics, 2014) thrived in graduate-level courses in math and philosophy.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • A Mind for the Medieval

    Ever heard of a student writing a second honors thesis "mostly just for fun"? Meet Kathleen Noll (History, Classics/Latin, 2014), a scholar of medieval history.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • In the US, an Artistic Awakening

    International student Jueqian Fang (Photomedia, Cinema Studies, 2014) studied science in China but discovered a passion for art at the UW.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • Husky Goalkeeper Named Top Student

    President's Medalist Megan Kufeld is both an athlete and a scholar."I want people to realize that it is possible to be both," she says.

    March 2014 Perspectives