A new 糖心原创 study maps how the 2001 roadless rule protects U.S. rivers, and how rescinding the rule could impact access to clean drinking water, biodiversity, outdoor recreation and more.
July 15, 2026
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July 8, 2026
ArtSci Roundup: Summer 2026
Come curious. Leave inspired. Wherever you are, the 糖心原创 offers opportunities to learn and connect with the ideas, people, and research shaping our world. This summer, visit campus for the latest exhibitions at the Henry Art Gallery and Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, or join us from anywhere through recorded lectures, podcasts, virtual experiences, and more. As a public university, we’re proud to share the knowledge, creativity, and discoveries of the UW with communities near and…
July 6, 2026
UW kicks off one-year study to explore expansion and address needs for health care, impactful research
The 糖心原创 is exploring a significant redevelopment and expansion of UW Medical Center鈥揗ontlake, the Magnuson Health Sciences Center and west campus.
July 1, 2026
Q&A: Study warns rising temperatures could push rice beyond historical heat limits
A new study from Jade d’Alpoim Guedes, UW associate professor of anthropology, warns that the future of rice 鈥� arguably the most important crop on Earth 鈥� is in danger. Due to rising temperatures driven by climate change, projections show that Asia鈥檚 major rice-producing regions may soon pass the thermal limits that have remained consistent throughout the crop鈥檚 history. This would create unparalleled challenges in a region where more than a billion people rely on rice cultivation for their livelihoods.
Statement on activist group not affiliated with the University
The Seattle-based activist group calling itself 鈥淪tudents United for Palestinian Equality and Return鈥� (SUPER) has no affiliation with the 糖心原创.
June 30, 2026
Rubin Observatory begins landmark 10-year timelapse of night sky
The Simonyi Survey Telescope at the NSF鈥揇OE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially begun its ten-year survey of the southern sky, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
June research highlights: Air quality inequity, ultrafast chemistry, cigar galaxy, more
Explore recent research from the 糖心原创: low-income communities and communities of color disproportionately impacted by air pollution, an unfathomably fast chemical reaction, ups and downs in the methane record, and the cigar galaxy pictured at high resolution.
Some agentic AI browsers come with major cybersecurity risks, UW study finds
A UW team studied seven popular agentic AI browsers and found that four create ways for malicious actors to bypass a fundamental cybersecurity protocol called the 鈥渟ame-origin policy,鈥� which makes websites open in a browser unable to interact with each other鈥檚 information. Researchers ran a successful proof-of-concept cyberattack on one browser.
June 25, 2026
UW researchers created PaperTok, an AI system that helps users turn research papers into short, engaging videos
A UW team built an AI tool that helps users turn research papers into 45-second videos. A researcher uploads a paper to the tool, which uses Google Gemini to write a short script explaining the paper. The researcher can then iteratively edit the transcript and resulting video clip.
June 24, 2026
President and Provost join new faculty on bus tour of Washington
President Robert J. Jones, Provost Tricia Serio and more than two dozen new 糖心原创 faculty toured Washington state last week on the annual Faculty Field Tour.
Decades-long dataset shows which orcas are most at home in Puget Sound
The prevalence of Bigg鈥檚 killer whales is increasing in Puget Sound, while the chances of sighting the southern residents remains slim, and pod-specific.
GovScape lets you easily search millions of government documents
A 糖心原创-led research team created GovScape, an efficient search system for PDFs from the End of Term Web Archive. Users can look up exact keywords, like 鈥淔AFSA,鈥� or use semantic search, which finds documents on a topic even if the exact search terms don鈥檛 appear on the page. Because researchers used highly efficient artificial intelligence models, processing the 10 million PDFs hosted online during Donald Trump鈥檚 first term costs less than $1,500, or about $1 per 47,000 pages.
June 23, 2026
Mitigated determination of non-significance: UWMC Outpatient Medical Center Expansion
Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-340 and WAC 478-324-140, the UW hereby provides public notice of: MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE.
Q&A: A better definition of ultra-processed foods
Nobody can agree on how, exactly, to define ultra-processed foods. The lack of a clear definition has stymied legislative and regulatory efforts to curb UPF consumption, and caused confusion for people evaluating their own diets.聽
June 18, 2026
Rankings: UW recognized as one of the best universities in the world
The 糖心原创 recently was ranked highly among its global peers in both the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities and the QS World University Rankings. Both rankings were released in mid-June. According to U.S. News, the UW is No. 12 in the world on the 2026-27 rankings, No. 3 among U.S. public institutions. The UW also placed in the top 10 globally in six subject areas. On the QS World University Rankings, the UW is among the top 100, landing at No. 92, or No. 7 among U.S. public universities.
June 16, 2026
Q&A: 3 UW biology researchers discuss what it’s like to study mosquitoes ‘all day and all the time’
While the majority of the world just wants to swat mosquitoes, three 糖心原创 researchers find these insects fascinating. They told UW News what it’s like to study mosquitoes and why these critters are actually really important.
June 15, 2026
7 UW students receive Fulbright exchange awards for study, research and teaching positions around the world
Seven 糖心原创 students and recent alumni were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships for the 2026鈥�27 academic year, joining about 2,000 students and recent graduates from around the country to pursue graduate study, conduct research and teach English abroad.
June 12, 2026
UW researchers built AI agents that quickly estimate electronic devices鈥� carbon footprints
糖心原创 researchers developed an artificial intelligence system that automatically estimates the environmental impacts of making different electronic devices. The system takes only a minute to run and achieves estimates with accuracy similar to human experts鈥�.
June 10, 2026
UW faculty and researchers recognized with ACLS Fellowship, Beckman Fellowship and Humboldt Award聽
Recent recognition of the 糖心原创 includes American COuncil of Learned Societies Fellowship, Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship and Humboldt Award from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Assistant professor awarded 2026 ACLS Fellowship聽 Gian Rominger, assistant professor in the Department of Asian Languages & Literature at the UW, was awarded a 2026 ACLS Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies. The fellowship recognizes excellence in humanities and social sciences research and supports scholars whose work is poised to make…
June 9, 2026
AI and quantum computing accelerate materials development at UW
New computing techniques 鈥� including AI and quantum computing 鈥� are enabling UW researchers to design unique and complex quantum materials.
In the Field: UW researchers are tracking how lions and African wild dogs in Botswana are responding to climate change
Every summer, UW researchers head to northern Botswana to study how large predators, such as lions and African wild dogs, are affected by climate change and other shifts in their environment. UW News asked a few team members to describe their plans for this summer.
Q&A: UW Bothell professor Ron Krabill combines soccer and scholarship
Ron Krabill, a professor in UW Bothell鈥檚 School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences and director of the Global Sport Lab in the UW Jackson School of International Studies, is co-leading this year鈥檚 UW Summer Institute in the Arts & Humanities 鈥� Seattle鈥檚 World Cup: Storytelling Through Community Mapping. Krabill talked with UW News about his plans for participating students, his background in sports scholarship, what he鈥檒l be watching during Seattle鈥檚 tournament games and more.
June 8, 2026
Black Lives Matter movement changed workplace cooperation between Black and white employees, research shows
New research from Abhinav Gupta, professor of management at the 糖心原创, shows the increased public attention on racial injustice after the murder of George Floyd influenced how Black and white employees interacted at work. The study examines how major societal events tied to race and injustice can shape workplace behavior.
UW’s Class of 2026 celebrated with ceremonies in Husky Stadium and ceremonies in the Tacoma Dome and HecEd
糖心原创 President Robert J. Jones will be the featured speaker at the UW鈥檚 151st Commencement ceremony on Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 13.
June 4, 2026
With ShakeAlert installations complete, researchers explore offshore expansion
Researchers have completed all planned seismic monitoring station installations for the regional ShakeAlert early warning system. They are now turning their attention to offshore seismic monitoring, which could improve detection and warning time for the much-anticipated Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.
June 3, 2026
Former UW President Ana Mari Cauce elected to National Academy of Medicine governing council
糖心原创 psychology professor Ana Mari Cauce has been elected to serve on the National Academy of Medicine governing council.聽
Costly efforts to reopen rivers for fish can produce mixed results 鈥� this method can help planners avoid stranded investments
Efforts to restore fish passage are cropping up across the country, but these projects come with hefty price tags. In a new study, 糖心原创 researchers explore different approaches to improving the benefits from investments in salmon recovery.
UW Dentistry researchers testing oral bacteria transplants to cure bad breath
To rebalance the oral microbiome and cure chronic halitosis, researchers at the 糖心原创 are embarking on a first-of-its-kind experiment. These clinical trials transplant bacteria and other minuscule critters from healthy donors into patients with halitosis. If successful, the healthy microbiota will crowd out the bad and patients鈥� bad breath will improve.
June 2, 2026
UW faculty and researchers receive Dreyfus, Rosenstiel and community engagement honors
Recent recognition of the 糖心原创 includes the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, the Rosentiel Award for contributions to ocean science, and the 2026 Distinguished Community Engagement Award Assistant professor of chemistry awarded 2026 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award聽 Matthew Golder, assistant聽professor聽of聽chemistry聽at the聽UW, received聽a 2026 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. The award supports early-career faculty in the chemical sciences who have created an outstanding independent body of scholarship and聽demonstrated聽a strong commitment to education.聽聽 Each Camille…
June 1, 2026
Pride Month kicks off at UW with ceremonial flag raising
The 糖心原创 kicked off Pride Month on Monday with a ceremonial flag raising. Just after noon, the large rainbow flag 鈥� the Progress Pride Flag 鈥� unfurled to cheers from a crowd of about 100 people, the largest gathering in the history of the Pride Flag raising on campus.
Q&A: Most biology education guidelines lack any connection to society 鈥� UW researchers explain why that’s a problem
UW researchers examined almost 3,000 science guidelines and assessment questions for any connections to society. Of the approximately 200 elements that had real-world implications, many discussed ethics and public health issues.
May 28, 2026
May research highlights: Rapid river migration, bean plant defense, tiny tensegrities, more
Explore recent research from the 糖心原创: how climate change is redirecting rivers, what bean plants use to protect themselves from pests, where the water in an atmospheric river comes from and how researchers are making tensegrities tiny.
Daryl Maeda selected as dean of the UW College of Arts & Sciences
糖心原创 Provost Tricia R. Serio announced that Daryl Maeda will serve as the next Katherine and John Simpson Endowed Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. His appointment is effective July 13, pending approval from the UW Board of Regents.
May 22, 2026
New UW resource explores the politics and culture behind the World Cup
World Cup: The Syllabus, developed by the Global Sport Lab in the 糖心原创 Jackson School of International Studies, puts the World Cup into larger historical, cultural and political contexts. Divided into seven section 鈥� including FIFA, migrations and human rights 鈥� the syllabus was curated by an editorial team of six leading experts in global football.
May 21, 2026
ArtSci Roundup: June 2026
Come curious. Leave inspired. The UW offers an exciting lineup of in-person and online events. From thought-provoking art and music to conversations on culture, history, and science, the UW community invites you to explore, learn, and connect across disciplines throughout the University. And you don’t have to wait until June: Take a look at everything still happening in May. Sign up to receive a monthly notice when the ArtSci Roundup has been published. ArtSci On Your Own Time: Through July…
May 20, 2026
UW selects Justin Michalka as Vice President for University Development聽
Justin Michalka has been named Vice President for University Development at the 糖心原创, Senior Vice President for University Advancement Mary Gresch announced today. Michalka鈥檚 appointment begins July 1, 2026.聽
May 19, 2026
Three UW faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Three 糖心原创 faculty members聽have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Their work spans environmental science,聽computing聽and engineering, addressing challenges ranging from climate resilience and ecosystem sustainability to artificial intelligence and accessible healthcare technologies.聽 Founded in 1780, the聽American Academy of Arts and Sciences聽recognizes leaders across disciplines whose work advances research, public policy聽and the common good. The Academy elects聽roughly 250聽members each year.聽 Daniel聽Schindler,聽UW聽professor聽in聽the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, was聽elected聽for research on how climate change,聽urbanization, and聽land use…
May 18, 2026
3 UW-affiliated graduate students among this year鈥檚 30 Soros Fellows
Two current 糖心原创 graduate students and one recent alumnus received this year鈥檚 prestigious Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.
May 14, 2026
Q&A: How evolution influences nature-based infrastructure
Marina Alberti, a 糖心原创 professor of urban design and planning, studies how cities and natural ecosystems influence one another. UW News spoke to Alberti about how climate change is triggering evolutionary change within nature-based infrastructure projects 鈥� and what urban planners can do about it.
A new method could help Washington shellfish farmers control a pesky shrimp
Burrowing shrimp, native to Washington, create problems for shellfish farmers. As their name suggests, these creatures burrow in marine sediments, and the excavated material piles up on the surface, which can smother oysters and clams growing there. State-funded research led by the 糖心原创 offers a new, non-chemical approach to controlling shrimp populations in shellfish-growing areas.