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It turns out interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was almost called 3I/Rubin, after researchers found that the giant survey telescope coincidentally spotted this visitor from the stars over a week before it was officially discovered. Colin Orion Chandler, project scientist at UW's DIRAC Institute, is referenced.

Graduation isn't the end of your Husky journey — here's how to keep the connections going wherever life takes you.

Members of the UW Math AI Lab traveled to Rio de Janeiro for ICLR 2026, where undergraduates Luke Alexander, Evan Wang, Rohan Pandey, and Simon Chess joined Vasily Ilin, Math PhD student and Math AI Lab Director, to present five papers on AI for Math. The lab is also celebrating Vasily’s paper being accepted as an ICML 2026 main-conference spotlight paper (top 2.2%).

This year’s Neddy Artist Award Recipient in Painting is UW Associate Professor of Painting + Drawing Sangram Majumdar.

The Neddy Artist Award is one of the most generous and longest-running awards for visual artists in the state of Washington. This year's eight Neddy Awards finalists included alums Dana Blume (MFA 2023) and ralph salazar (MFA 2025). 

Christie Tirado's (BA 2013) solo exhibition Cosechando Historias at Milwaukee’s Latino Arts gallery explores themes of migration and generational memory.

Come curious. Leave inspired. The UW offers an exciting lineup of in-person and online events. From thought-provoking art and music to conversations on culture, history, and science, the UW community invites you to explore, learn, and connect across disciplines throughout the University. 

Access, care, and community are at the center of Chave Pichardo's practice. Read how the graduating MFA student has connected their role at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery to their research and studio practice. 

It's time to think about summer quarter course registration! Check out these cool Arts & Sciences courses to be offered Summer Quarter 2026.

An essay focusing on a pedagogical experimental model called the Curiosity Clinic.  

The University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) has announced two new leadership appointments. Candice Rai, UW professor of English and faculty coordinator of the UW in the High School writing program, has been appointed to serve as CAS Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education. Anis Bawarshi, the Thomas L. & Margo G. Wyckoff Endowed Professor of English, has been appointed to serve as Director of the C21 Program.