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From Distinguished Teaching Awards to Graduate Medals, it's awards season at the UW.

Four medalists, four unique journeys. The Dean's Medal honors a top student in each of the College's four divisions.

“I’ve spent my time preparing for a career in telling stories like mine that are still untold,” says Lindsey Muszkiewicz, Dean's Medalist in the Humanities

Jarrett Johnson, Dean's Medalist in the Arts, discovered a love of acting after serving in the US Air Force, 

Irika Sinha received numerous awards for her stellar work as a UW undergraduate, including the Dean's Medal in the Natural Sciences.

Audi Brown is a scholar, mentor, event planner, and doula — and now the Dean's Medalist in the Social Sciences.

The 2021 Husky 100, a group of 100 students making the most of their time at the UW, have been announced.

For more than 50 years, the UW Awards of Excellence have celebrated outstanding faculty, staff, students and alumni whose achievements exemplify the University’s mission. This year, 20 people were honored with the new Together We Will award, which celebrates outstanding staff contributions made during the challenges of 2020.

Brandi Cossairt, synthetic chemist and UW professor of chemistry, is a finalist for the Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists.

Dianne Xiao, UW assistant professor of chemistry, has recieved an award from the U.S. Department of Energy and Charles Johnson, professor emeritus of English, has guest-edited and contributed to the Chicago Quarterly Review.