With "University of Washington Soundscape," ethnomusicology and international studies major Leo Freedman has created an audio experience of the @uofwa.bsky.social campus. The project was inspired by a musical genre known as “musique concrète.” artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-08...

It's been a busy summer! #UWArtSci faculty, students, and staff have traveled abroad for courses, conferences, field research, and more. From volunteering on a farm in Ecuador to spending time on a field site in Botswana, check out what they've been up to: artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-08...

There are numerous theories to explain what dark matter might be, but no experiment has turned up evidence to support them. An international team of physicists is now working on a dark matter detector with the goal of capturing the first direct observation of the puzzling material.

The UW Anthropology department installed a story pole today outside Denny Hall. The story pole, titled skʷatač dxʷʔal x̌ʷəlč, was made by local Coast Salish carvers. An official celebration is scheduled for Sept. 18.

Happy National DAWG Day! 🐾💜💛 #NationalDogDay @dubsuw.bsky.social

Explore creative works in the field of digital arts and experimental media at the SPAM New Media Festival! Presented by @uofwa.bsky.social DXARTS graduate students and collaborators, this event will be held September 12–14 at Seattle’s Georgetown Steam Plant. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-08...

Are you looking for a new book to read? Check out these faculty books from the University of Washington including those from Asian languages and literature, applied mathematics and the Jackson School of International Studies.

Before earning his @uofwa.bsky.social degree in American Indian Studies, Devin Sampson-Craig took a break to act in a Netflix film, "Rez Ball," about basketball players on the Navajo Nation reservation. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-08...

Looking for art exhibits to visit? You can find art by @uofwa.bsky.social alumni and faculty at solo exhibitions, group shows, and art fairs across Seattle and beyond. Check them out: magazine.washington.edu/find-uw-alum...

A team lead by researchers at @uofwa.bsky.social and the Field Museum of Natural History is identifying the animals that thrived in southern Pangea just before the so-called “Great Dying," including saber-toothed predators, burrowing foragers and a large, salamander-like creature.

This year marks 55 years of relationships and learning for the @uofwa.bsky.social American Indian Studies department—one of the largest and most comprehensive programs of its kind in the world! magazine.washington.edu/feature/uws-...

A new @uofwa.bsky.social Communication Leadership course—"Communications & Design for the Environment"—teaches students how to examine the climate crisis and environmental problems from a communications and design perspective. www.washington.edu/news/2025/07...

Let's give a warm Husky welcome to the UW's 34th President, Robert J. Jones! President Jones will hold a faculty appointment in the Department of Biology in @uwartsci.bsky.social, and is a distinguished scholar whose research focuses on crop physiology. www.washington.edu/president/bi...

When the 2025 Arts & Sciences Dean's Medalists and Graduate Medalists graduated in June, each received a special gift: a purple and gold glass bowl hand-blown in the School of Art + Art History + Design's glass shop in the Ceramic + Metal Arts Building. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-07...

🌟 Meet our 2025 Arts & Sciences Graduate Medalists! Contributing to landmark research discoveries and innovating in the classroom, our Graduate Medalists are scholars to watch. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-07...

🌟 Meet our 2025 Arts & Sciences Dean’s Medalists! They worked in research labs, held leadership roles, volunteered in the community, and mentored fellow students. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-06...

🌟 Congratulations to the 2025 @uofwa.bsky.social Awards of Excellence recipients! Each year, the UW presents these awards to recognize exceptional contributions to the UW and the community. Learn about the #UWArtSci faculty and staff recipients: artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-07...

🌟 Congratulations to this year's Fulbright exchange awardees! #UWArtSci honorees include Jack Regala (2024 graduate; Global & Regional Studies, Jackson School of International Studies) and Elana Skeers (2025 graduate; Dance major, Applied Math & Data Science minor).

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! 🎓💜💛 #UWGrad25 #UWArtSci

Recent faculty books from the University of Washington include those from linguistics, Slavic languages and literature and French. UW News spoke with the authors of four publications to learn more about their work. @emilymbender.bsky.social

🌌 Take a first look at the most comprehensive census of the solar system scientists have ever conducted! Software created at the @uofwa.bsky.social will be pivotal as scientists advance understanding of the cosmos and the origins of the solar system. www.washington.edu/news/2025/06...

🎓 #UWGrad25 feature: When Grace Kelly arrived as a first-year student, she was set on majoring in international studies. She has explored the world, including study abroad experiences in Vietnam and Madrid and an internship with the State Department. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-06...

🎓 #UWGrad25 feature: Kyra Wolfenbarger, B.A. Art: Interdisciplinary Visual Art, has been a researcher, museum intern and arts writer at the @uofwa.bsky.social. What has shaped her most are the people she’s met along the way. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-06...

A group of astronomers has revealed research showing that millions of new solar system objects will be detected by a facility, which is expected to come online later this year. @vrubinobs.bsky.social is set to revolutionize our knowledge of the solar system. www.washington.edu/news/2025/06...

More than 7,400 @uofwa.bsky.social graduates of the Class of 2025 participated in Saturday's commencement ceremony at Husky Stadium. Media assets: drive.google.com/file/d/1qXI3...

🎓 #UWGrad25 feature: Maxwell Frissell, a double major in astronomy and physics, identified a never-before-seen comet using a powerful research telescope. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-06...

🎓 #UWGrad25 feature: Anselma Prihandita, PhD, English (Language and Rhetoric), is immersed in both speculative fiction and the study of the English language. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-06...

Congratulations to the 2025 #Husky100! 💜💛 We are proud to feature students within #UWArtSci who were selected for this outstanding recognition! The Husky 100 recognizes 100 @uofwa.bsky.social undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their #HuskyExperience!

Through the Big Ten Network's StudentU program, UW junior Audrey Spurgeon, cinema & media studies and English, has served in many roles for Husky sports broadcasts. She shared how this experience has shaped her into a reliable teammate and adaptable storyteller. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-05...

Students from the @uofwa.bsky.social Textual Studies course—TXTDS 402: Book Arts—recently visited Partners in Print, a Seattle-based letterpress printing nonprofit. With help from local letterpress printer Day Moon Press, they learned to set, proof, lock and print letterpress pages. #UWArtSci

We are hosting a day of science and invite you to join us! Families and science enthusiasts of all ages are welcome. UW Biology Open House UW Life Sciences Building Saturday, May 17, 2025 10 AM to 2 PM For more information, visit this link: tinyurl.com/UWBioOpenHou...

New research from @uwpsychology.bsky.social examined whether children’s interactions with nature that are embodied, rather than just visual, are associated with being in the moment and feeling connected to something beyond the self.

A research team led by Alshakim Nelson, @uwchemistry.bsky.social professor and Nist Faculty Fellow, uses 3D-printing to develop bioplastics with potential applications in medicine, engineering, and more. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-04...

Nora Shipp, #UWArtSci assistant professor of astronomy, was part of one of eight interdisciplinary teams awarded the Collaborative Innovation Award in the first year of Scialog: Early Science with the Legacy Survey of Space and Time! 🌌 www.washington.edu/news/2025/03...

Can't get enough of these views! 🤩🌸 Happy spring quarter, Huskies!

The circumstances need to be right, but modeling suggests finding biosignatures in the atmospheres of planets orbiting nearby stars will be well within the Extremely Large Telescope’s capacity.

Xiaosong Li, the Larry R. Dalton Endowed Chair in @uwchemistry.bsky.social and associate dean for research @uwartsci.bsky.social, has been named an @aaas.org Fellow!

📚 As books evolve with new technologies, Geoffrey Turnovsky, professor of French in the Department of French and Italian Studies at #UWArtSci, explores the history of texts and the reading experience. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-03...

Why do some female hummingbirds mimic males? New research from @uofwa.bsky.social and Carnegie Mellon University shows they do it to reduce aggression and access more nectar. @carlbergstrom.com @uwbiology.bsky.social @burkemuseum.bsky.social

School of Music students are "popping up" in the community via an ongoing series of performances in community venues! In February, students from Michael Brockman's saxophone studio performed at Seattle Children's. Previous venues include the @burkemuseum.bsky.social and more!

Recent awards and honors celebrate #UWArtSci faculty, staff, students, and alumni, including a Husky women’s basketball legend. Learn more: artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-03...

Hearing aid technology is improving all the time with the help of AI and researchers like Yi Shen, professor of speech and hearing sciences @uwartsci.bsky.social. His goal is to empower people with hearing devices so they have more control on their own. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-03...

Design students engage in collaborative projects through valuable partnerships with peers, alumni and businesses. The Division of Design in the @uofwa.bsky.social School of Art + Art History + Design prepares students to thrive and lead in a world of rapid technological and cultural change.

Ted Poor, a professor of jazz studies at @uwartsci.bsky.social, has previously collaborated with artists such as Paul Simon and Marcus Mumford. More recently, he went on a global tour with the Andrew Bird Trio that culminated with two nights at the Hollywood Bowl. www.washington.edu/news/2025/02...

A growing number of people use surveillance cameras inside their homes. Interaction design professor James Pierce explores how others spending time in the home are affected. Learn more in our #UWArtSci Perspectives: artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-02...

⚽ An international studies course called “Sports and Global Affairs” highlights soccer's impact beyond the playing field, in areas ranging from economics to nationalism to human rights. Learn more: artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-02...

🌿 @uwbiology.bsky.social students recently visited the University of Washington Biology Greenhouse to learn about variations of pollination. They learned about many pollination interactions that benefit both the plants and pollinators (mutualistic interactions) and examples of wild exceptions.

Three @uofwa.bsky.social faculty members — including Dianne Xiao, a @uwchemistry.bsky.social assistant professor — have been awarded early-career fellowships from the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social! www.washington.edu/news/2025/02...

@uofwa.bsky.social astronomy undergrads are testing their cutting-edge coding skills in the classroom and the cosmos. Working with faculty, the students analyze data to interpret what a revolutionary new telescope will discover in the night sky. For small steps. For big discoveries. BE BOUNDLESS.

For Valentine's Day, researchers at #UWArtSci shared their love stories: What made them decide to pursue their career paths? 💜 Learn about their research in a Q&A with @uwnews.bsky.social: www.washington.edu/news/2025/02...