Honors and Awards

The national award recognizes outstanding research in the preparation, reactions, properties, or structure of organometallic substances.

The world has been horrified but also puzzled by the rise of ISIS. How does one comprehend its brutality and success? What is its likely path?

Prof. P. Dee Boersma is nominated for the 2016 Indianapolis Prize, the biggest award in the field.

UW Biology Professor Dee Boersma named a finalist in recognition of her work documenting the impacts of climate change on penguins.

BlackPast.org, an online reference center for African-American history and African ancestry created by UW history professor Quintard Taylor, has been honored by the National Education Association.

A ceremony will be held to honor them on Thursday, October 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the University of Washington Club.

The UW-based Conservation magazine has won a gold award in a national competition sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Four students who earned graduate degrees this year have been named A&S Graduate Medalists for 2015.

Former UW golfer C.T. Pan survived the cut and is still among the field competing for the U.S. Open this weekend.

A new video looks back on the outstanding work of our students, faculty, and alumni in 2015.

"Scary-smart" is how one professor describes David Jekel, who majored in math and classics.

The Library of Congress announced on Wednesday that Juan Felipe Herrera is the next U.S. poet laureate.

Juan Felipe Herrera, visiting professor of ethnic studies at the University of Washington, was named the 21st United States Poet Laureate on Wednesday.

A violist, an economist, a poet, and a mathematician share the College of Arts & Sciences’ highest undergraduate honor, the Dean's Medal.

The UW announced this year's Awards of Excellence recipients including several from the College of Arts and Sciences.