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From hosting student movies nights to supporting public events to studying the skies, we talked to two faculty members about how these discretionary funds raised on Husky Giving Day will impact their communities.

Connect, explore, get involved! Dawg Daze will take place from September 23 to October 2, 2026. It is a great way to discover resources, familiarize yourself with important campus landmarks, and connect with staff and other students at the University of Washington.

A UW-led research team has discovered the best-preserved fossil feathers from the Mesozoic era in fossilized dinosaur poop. Some of these feathers have features that look like modern birds feathers. This finding can help researchers better understand why and how some birds survived the catastrophic event 66 million years ago that killed 75% of life on the planet.

A UW adjunct professor of taxation is reviving a legendary Pioneer Square coffee business while fighting cancer.

This summer, undergraduate students participating in the Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities had the opportunity to experience the World Cup firsthand, from conducting fieldwork in downtown Seattle to playing pickup soccer games. Arts & Sciences students take us through their research projects and explain some of the broader political and cultural questions that swirled around the tournament.

Professor Emerita Merrill Hille (Dept of Biology) played an instrumental role in establishing the Burke-Gilman Trail, which connects so many of us to the UW community. It’s remarkable that this resource began as a grassroots effort led in part by a UW professor.

Pike Place Market’s famous Rachel the Pig, a creation by Georgia Gerber, ’82, turns 40 on August 17.

UW Regent Dow Constantine, who has three UW degrees, was Washington's longest-serving King County Executive and now leads Sound Transit as CEO.

Astronomy professor Arianna Long studies some of the most massive and extreme early galaxies and mentors future generations of scientists. 

At the UW's Friday Harbor Labs, scientists learn great lessons from armored and obscure life under the sea.