Honors and Awards

  • Global Visionaries: Antonia Romana Zito

    The Office of Global Affairs features Antonia Romana Zito for the Global Visionaries series. Antonia is a senior double-majoring in International Studies and History in the College of Arts & Sciences. Antonia was recognized as a 2025 Husky 100 and is passionate about advocating for migrants and refugees, being trilingual, and making a global impact.

    05/07/2025 | Office of Global Affairs
  • Global Visionaries: Tony Lucero

    The Office of Global Affairs celebrates Tony Lucero for the Global Visionaries series. Dr. José Antonio (Tony) Lucero, is Professor and Chair of the Comparative History of Ideas Department and a Professor in the Jackson School of International Studies. He describes his experience centering reciprocity in his research and teaching, and leading study abroad programs to Peru and Ecuador.

    05/07/2025 | Office of Global Affairs
  • Adolph ranked #1 among political scientists for impact

    In a global ranking of research productivity of political scientists, UW Professor Christopher Adolph was ranked first globally for recent impact, thanks to his research on COVID-19 policies.

    04/23/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • UW Information School ties for 1st; other UW programs place highly in US News & World Report Best Graduate Schools ranking

    The University of Washingtons graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Reports 2026 Best Graduate Schools released late Monday.
    04/07/2025 | UW News
  • Greenwald Receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award

    Tony Greenwald, professor emeritus of psychology, is among those honored with a Frontiers of Knowledge Award for developing the Implicit Association Test, an online test that explores our implicit biases.

    04/04/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • Five UW researchers named AAAS Fellows

    Five University of Washington researchers have been named AAAS Fellows, according to a March 27 announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 471 newly elected fellows from around the world, who are recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements in science and engineering.
    03/27/2025 | UW News
  • Faculty/staff honors: Best paper, collaborative innovation, young investigator award

    Recent recognition of the University of Washington includes the Best Paper Award at NeurIPS Pluralistic Alignment Workshop, Scialog: Early Science with the LSST Collaborative Innovation Award and 2024 AVS Thin Film Young Investigator Award. Professor wins ‘best paper’ at NeurIPS Pluralistic Alignment Workshop Max Kleiman-Weiner, assistant professor in the UW Foster School of Business, received...
    03/19/2025 | UW News
  • A Bevy of Awards & a Retired Basketball Jersey

    Recent awards and appointments celebrate Arts & Sciences faculty, staff, students, and alumni for their research, leadership, and more. 

    March 2025 Perspectives
  • Three UW scientists named Sloan Fellows

    Three University of Washington faculty members have been awarded early-career fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The new Sloan Fellows, announced Feb. 18, are Amy L. Orsborn, the Clare Boothe Luce assistant professor of electrical & computer engineering and bioengineering, Dianne J. Xiao, an assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Amy X. Zhang, an assistant professor of computer science in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering.

    UW News
  • NAS awards for Xu, Vinzant, and Oveis Gharan

    UW professors Xiaodong Xu, Cynthia Vinzant, and Shayan Oveis Gharan have been honored by the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their research accomplishments.

    02/07/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • Bobby Wilson receives PECASE

    Dr. Bobby Wilson was awarded the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers. Dr. Wilson is a leading researcher in Harmonic Analysis, Dispersive PDE and Geometric Measure Theory, and has been at the UW since 2018.

    UW Department of Mathematics
  • NSF awards UW partners $13.6M to broaden access in the sciences

    The UW’s Molecular Engineering and Materials Center and Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand, in collaboration with partner institutions, have been selected for NSF Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) awards totaling $13.6 million to broaden participation and access to materials science resources, education, training, and career opportunities at minority-serving institutions.   

    UW Department of Chemistry
  • Eric Adelberger Awarded APS Einstein Prize

    Eric Adelberger, UW professor emeritus of physics, has been awarded the American Physical Society's Einstein Prize. 

    11/06/2024 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • A Nobel, an Inventor, a Polymath & More

    Recent awards and appointments celebrate Arts & Sciences faculty and staff for their research, leadership, and more. 

    November 2024 Perspectives
  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announces Andrew Laszo, Research Assistant Professor, as a 2024 Moore Inventor Fellow

    The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation selected five aspiring inventors as the ninth cohort of Moore Inventor Fellows. This fellowship champions scientist-inventors who design groundbreaking tools and technologies — creative people poised to make substantial strides in scientific discovery, environmental conservation and patient care.

    Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation