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Connect, explore, get involved! Dawg Daze will take place from September 17 to 26, 2025. It is a great way to discover resources, familiarize yourself with important campus landmarks, and connect with UW staff and other UW students.

Featuring exhibitions at the University of Washington.

UW researchers at the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences and in the Allen School are exploring the potential for training AI to value altruism.

Scientists studied how ratfishes, also known as chimaeras or ghost sharks, ended up with one of evolutions most bizarre appendages. Research by Karly Cohen, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washingtons Friday Harbor Labs, is mentioned.

Three years into its mission, the James Webb Space Telescope has advanced the search for alien life more than any machine before it. What will it find next? Victoria Meadows, professor of astronomy at the UW, is quoted.

Researchers have finally traced the origin of the spotted ratfishs bizarre forehead teeth, which are used for mating. Karly Cohen, a UW postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washingtons Friday Harbor Labs, is quoted.

The male spotted ratfish a shark-like fish native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean sports rows of teeth outside of its mouth. Karly Cohen, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washingtons Friday Harbor Labs, is quoted.

Arts & Sciences faculty, staff, and students traveled the world this summer to pursue research, study abroad, present at conferences, and more. Check out some of their adventures. 

With "University of Washington Soundscape," ethnomusicology and international studies major Leo Freedman has created an audio experience of the UW campus. 

Technology is blurring the lines between civilian and military satellites. With countries testing anti-satellite weapons, how much of a threat is war in space? Saadia Pekkanen, professor of international studies at the UW, is interviewed.