Undergraduate Education

The UW's Integrated Social Sciences degree program allows students to take courses anywhere--including active-duty military stationed abroad.

Jane Yang, a UW sophomore who grew up in Shanghai, is teaching the UW men’s basketball team about her language and culture. Now, she’s looking at her home — and herself — with fresh eyes.

This is the topic of the NASA Astrobiology Debates, where elite college teams from across the country grapple with ethical, political and scientific questions.

Chris Johnson, more uniquely known as The Name Inspector, is bringing his applied knowledge to the classroom as the first Professor of Practice within the UW Department of Communication.

For 20 years, UW students have participated in field research on a tropical island that's home to more than a thousand monkeys.

UW Biology's Scott Freeman discusses how the traditional college instructional style -- think large halls with lots of students -- isn't the best method for teaching students.

With a passion for equity, sophomore Joshua Dawson is advocating for — and empowering — underrepresented pre-med students.

A grant from the National Science Foundation to bring six Native American undergraduate students to their first scientific meeting

The commercial life sciences industry in the Seattle area isn't the only part of the sector that's booming.

Dean Robert Stacey's thoughts on how an improved budget could lead students to explore the College's tremendous breadth.

After scoliosis surgery, Annie Morro, ’15, is pursuing her passion for performing as a member of the UW musical theater program’s inaugural graduating class.

Seattle is home to one of the most vibrant Sephardic Jewish communities in the country, and UW professor Devin Naar is working to keep its dying language, Ladino, alive.

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

What’s the single thing you liked best about the UW? For Hongzhe (Benji) Liang, ’15, the answer is easy: the small computer lab used by photomedia students.

Anthropology major Alina Aleaga developed curricula that encourage Pacific Islander students to explore their heritage—and the Burke Museum.