UW and the Community

"These are not abstract debates. They cut to the marrow of how we live in a city where the Black share of the population has dwindled, where rising housing costs shove families south to Tukwila and Federal Way, where wealth gaps mean our elders have fewer cushions and our kids fewer chances. Representation matters, yes. But what does it mean when symbolic victories don't lead to material change?" writes columnist Marcus Harrison Green. LaShawnDa Pittman, associate professor of American ethnic studies at the UW, is quoted.

"Alternative undergraduate physics courses expand access to students and address socioeconomic barriers that prevent many of them from entering physics and engineering fields," write Suzanne White Brahmia, associate professor of physics at the UW, and Geraldine L. Cochran.

Mary Brunkow, a Seattle scientist who earned a bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW, is one of three scientists awarded this years Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis, for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit. Clarke, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, collaborates with the Axion Dark Matter Experiment at the University of Washington.

The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow an alum of the University of Washington along with Frederick J. Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi "for groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body."

The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow an alum of the University of Washington along with Frederick J. Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the...

Quintard Taylor, a professor emeritus of history at the UW, was a legendary scholar of Black history in Seattle and the American West. He passed away last month at 76 years old.

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists on Monday for their research on the human immune system, including Mary E. Brunkow, who earned bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW.

Mary Brunkow of the Seattle-based Institute for Systems Biology was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research on the immune cells that prevent the human body from attacking itself. Brunkow earned a bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW.

Mary Brunkow, a Seattle scientist who earned a bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday. Her work, alongside two other scientists, led to a new branch of immunology research that has already led to new developments in treatment for cancers and autoimmune diseases.

Three scientists including Mary E. Brunkow, who earned bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Monday for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies.

Quintard Taylor, a professor emeritus of history at the UW, died Sept. 21 after devoting his life to teaching history and educating people across the globe about Black history, particularly the history of the American West.

When something dies, a telltale radioactive signal ticks like a natural clock. Discovering it helped us solve all sorts of natural mysteries. Samuel Wasser, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

The College of Arts & Sciences welcomes students and their families to connect with faculty and staff, learn about a variety of topics, and explore our spaces throughout UW Family Weekend.

For a 2024 exhibition in Mumbai (for which I wrote a catalog essay), Sangram Majumdar explored the contrast between visceral presence and memorys shadow, as well as the double state of consciousness that is inherent in having to constantly realign here and there. The work of Sangram Majumdar, associate professor of painting and drawing, is featured.