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Grace Kelly in UW's East Asia Library, sitting in chair with bookshelves in the background

Exploring the World — and Global Careers

International studies major Grace Kelly has explored the world, including study abroad experiences in Vietnam and Madrid and an internship with the State Department.

Kyra Wolfenbarger standing and painting in an art studio.

Making Art, Making Connections

Art major Kyra Wolfenbarger has been a researcher, museum intern, and arts writer at the UW. What’s shaped her most are the people she’s met along the way.

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The Challenge of Peer-Produced Websites

Professor Benjamin Mako Hill studies why successful peer-produced websites like Wikipedia eventually struggle to maintain their openness to new contributors.

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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
  • Vera Rubin telescope quickly found 1,200 new asteroids

    The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a mysterious Planet Nine. Mario Juric, professor of astronomy at the UW, is quoted.

    06/23/2025 | The New York Times
  • 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
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Black and lime yellow artwork for UW Design Show

2025 Design Show

06/11/2025 - 06/27/2025
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