Graduate Education

His knowledge of ancient languages led Andrew Glass (2006) to a specialized technology job at Microsoft. 

Through testimonios, graduate student Olivia Orosco explored the COVID experience of Latinx caregivers. 

A new graduate fellowship in memory of anthropology professor Sam Dubal reflects his commitment to building an anti-racist society. 

Through the Math Alliance, UW departments and programs provide mentoring and networking to encourage diversity in STEM fields.

Biology PhD student Ashely Paynter has created a podcast/organization that reflects her interests in science and activism. 

Applied Mathematics PhD student Alanna Sholokhova sees parallels between evolutionary biology and adapting to grad school. 

As many as 60% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have gone unreported, and the coronavirus has infected nearly 1 in 5 Americans, according to a new model out of the University of Washington. The UW's Nicholas Irons, a doctoral student in statistics, and Adrian Raftery, professor of statistics and of sociology, are quoted.

Two UW scientists have developed a statistical approach to model how common COVID-19 is in the United States.

"A GoFundMe campaign is a poor — and unfair — substitute for functional social programs. The crowdfunding business, to which hundreds of thousands of people turned for help with rent and other basic needs during the pandemic, may well be a platform for 'inspiring acts of kindness,' but every donation also dictates who is being left behind," write Nora Kenworthy, associate professor of nursing and health studies at UW Bothell, and Mark Igra, a graduate student in sociology at the UW.

The Henry Art Gallery hosted an exhibit showing the final projects of talented graduate students from the School of Art + Art History + Design.

The odds of living past age 110 are becoming more likely, according to a new study from the UW, which used mathematical modeling to predict the probability of people becoming “supercentenarians” in the years 2020 through 2100. Michael Pearce, a doctoral student in statistics at the UW, is quoted.

Dianne Harris, currently a senior program officer in the Mellon Foundation's Higher Learning program, has been appointed to be the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.

The UW Songwriters Circle, composed entirely of student musicians, has released a new club album.

UW Professors discuss their innovative adaptations to the challenges that remote learning has presented this past year.

Three years after Walid Salem was plucked off a Cairo street by plainclothes police officers, blindfolded and then imprisoned, the University of Washington doctoral student remains stuck in Egypt, unable to visit his young daughter or finish his dissertation in Seattle. Michael McCann, professor of political science at the UW, and UW President Ana Mari Cauce are quoted.