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  • UW helps bring the cosmos into focus as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils a new glimpse into the solar system

    UW helps bring the cosmos into focus as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils a new glimpse into the solar system

    A new era of astronomy and astrophysics began Monday when the first images captured by the NSFDOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory were released, demonstrating the extraordinary capabilities of the new telescope and the worlds largest digital camera.

    06/23/2025 | UW News
  • Mount Rainiers glaciers are melting whats at stake?

    Once an eight-mile network of caves with an entrance in the lower part of Paradise Glacier, the Paradise ice caves were the most-visited tourist spot for decades before glacial melting caused large chunks of ice to begin to fall from the ceiling, endangering visitors and pushing officials to close access. Now, the caves are gone. Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, affiliate professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

    06/23/2025 | Tacoma News Tribune
  • The man who invented the modern zoo tested out his ideas on people first

    Carl Hagenbeck believed that animals should be housed in habitats that mimicked their natural environment. Earlier, hed followed the same guiding philosophy when exhibiting Indigenous people in human zoos. Karen S. Emmerman, affiliate instructor of philosophy at the UW, is quoted.
    06/20/2025 | Smithsonian Magazine
  • Satellite streaks: Can the huge new Vera Rubin Observatory function in the megaconstellation age?

    When astronomers first dreamt up the Vera Rubin Observatory in the 1990s, the sky above the Chilean Cerro Pachn, where the star-observing machine was to be located, looked different than it does today. Meredith Rawls, a research scientist of astronomy at the UW, is quoted.
    06/18/2025 | Space
  • “Ways of Knowing” Episode 8: Ethics of Technology

    Ways of Knowing Episode 8: Ethics of Technology

    Brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs, can help people with severe injuries or impairments regain the ability to communicate or move their arms and legs through robotic substitutes. The devices, which are about the size of a dime and are implanted on the surface of a persons brain, serve as a communication link between the brains neural...
    06/17/2025 | UW News
  • ArtSci Roundup: June 2025

    ArtSci People & Research in the Media: Spring Quarter Roundup

    The College of Arts & Sciences is home to many distinguished researchers, faculty, and students. Their work and contributions have been featured in media outside of the UW and across the country. Take a look at some ArtSci features from this past Spring Quarter. From AI to nature's poets, ArtSci in the Media has something for everyone!

    06/13/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • College of Arts & Sciences Students Recognized in the 2025 Husky 100

    The College of Arts & Sciences celebrates undergraduate and graduate students from across all four divisions, who are recognized for making the most of their time at the UW. 

    06/12/2025 | 2025 Husky 100
  • “Ways of Knowing” Episode 7: Glitches

    Ways of Knowing Episode 7: Glitches

    Imagine sitting in a movie theater watching a film youve been anticipating for months. Suddenly, the screen goes blank. It only lasts a second, but thats long enough to disrupt the experience. Its also long enough, says Mal Ahern, to remind you of the physical infrastructure behind what we so often see as an immaterial...
    06/12/2025 | UW News
  • Cells, microscopes and scientists: Chemistry professor’s coloring book makes science accessible

    New faculty books: Artificial intelligence, 1990s Russia, song interpretation, and more

    Recent faculty books from the University of Washington include those from linguistics, Slavic languages and literature and French. UW News spoke with the authors of four publications to learn more about their work. Scrutinizing and confronting AI hype Emily M. Bender, UW professor of linguistics, co-authored The AI Con: How to Fight Big Techs Hype...
    06/11/2025 | UW News
  • ArtSci Roundup: Summer 2025

    ArtSci Roundup: Summer 2025

    From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this Summer.

    06/11/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences