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Q&A: What to know about the UW biology degree that launched Nobel Prize laureate Mary Brunkow
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow an alum of the University of Washington along with Frederick J. Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the...
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UW alum Mary E. Brunkow awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow an alum of the University of Washington along with Frederick J. Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi "for groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body."
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Chu Selected as Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
UW physics professor Jiun-Haw Chu is among 22 scientists selected for as 2025 Experimental Physics Investigators, a distinguished group of mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of experimental physics.
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Arts & Sciences Guide to UW Family Weekend
The College of Arts & Sciences welcomes students and their families to connect with faculty and staff, learn about a variety of topics, and explore our spaces throughout UW Family Weekend.
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The natural clocks that can pinpoint someone's time of death
When something dies, a telltale radioactive signal ticks like a natural clock. Discovering it helped us solve all sorts of natural mysteries. Samuel Wasser, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.
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An Indian-American artists self in pieces
For a 2024 exhibition in Mumbai (for which I wrote a catalog essay), Sangram Majumdar explored the contrast between visceral presence and memorys shadow, as well as the double state of consciousness that is inherent in having to constantly realign here and there. The work of Sangram Majumdar, associate professor of painting and drawing, is featured.
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2025 College of Arts & Sciences Welcome Event
Watch the recording of the 2025 College of Arts & Sciences Welcome Event.
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US Arctic research consortium shuts down
The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States will shut down this month after having its funding slashed earlier this year. The closure reflects the Trump Administration's move toward securitizing U.S. Arctic research, according to Arctic researchers. Mia Bennett, associate professor of geography at the UW, is quoted.
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Would you work 996? The hustle culture trend is taking hold in Silicon Valley
Working 9 to 5 is a way to make a living. But in Silicon Valley, amid the competitive artificial intelligence craze, grinding 996 is the way to get ahead. Or at least to signal to those around you that youre taking work seriously. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.
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Quintard Taylor, scholar of Black history, dies at 76
Quintard Taylor died Sunday in Houston. He was 76 years old. A professor emeritus of history at the UW, Taylor started the research website BlackPast. This story includes excerpts from a prior interview with Taylor.