A Mars rover created by UW students.   Husky Robotics unites 120 students from various fields to design NASA-style rovers for international competitions.   Check out their latest work at the Unveiling Showcase on Saturday, May 23, at the HUB Lyceum.   luma.com/qp405sgk

Nobel Prize-winning scientist and UW alumna Mary E. Brunkow will deliver the keynote address at the UW’s 151st Commencement ceremony. Her discoveries are helping advance therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases. www.washington.edu/news/2026/05...

A new UW study found Washington’s initiative to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030 expanded access to testing and treatment while potentially lowering long-term healthcare costs. Costs initially rose as screening expanded, but have since declined. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...

It may look like a dinosaur, but Sonselasuchus cedrus is actually an ancient crocodile cousin. 🐊🦖 UW doctoral student Elliott Armour Smith explains what the newly named species can teach us about life before dinosaurs dominated Earth. A replica is now on display at the @burkemuseum.bsky.social

What do women’s basketball, TikTok, and math have in common? Madeline (Maddy) Brown. Her TikTok content even inspired a new UW course focused on making math accessible through sports data. artsci.washington.edu/news/2026-03...

Between college and "the real world," design alum and animator Vivian Cho finds herself on the University Bridge. magazine.washington.edu/feature/betw...

Plants have an internal clock just like we do AND they know when it’s time to bloom. As days get longer and temperatures rise, some plants follow the sunlight, while others rely on warmth to wake up. That’s how spring flowers know when to make their big entrance 🌸

Scientists at the @uofwa.uw.edu have discovered a new ancient rodent-like species 🐭🌿 Named Cimolodon desosai, it was about the size of a golden hamster, lived both on the ground and in trees, and likely feasted on fruits and insects. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...

It's Husky Giving Day, which means your gift can power the future! Give to the things you care about most — today is all about our community's collective action, so let's show everyone the power of the UW family! 💜💛 #HuskyGivingDay together.uw.edu/i/hgd/Collec...

HAPPY EARTH DAY 🌱🌎🫶🏼

Every day is Earth Day 🌎💚 At the UW, research is helping protect our planet. New findings show carefully thinning forests in the Cascades can boost snowpack by up to 30% — storing water and helping to reducing wildfire risk. bit.ly/3OmJxZ8

@uofwa.uw.edu physicists David Hertzog and Peter Kammel helped an international team win the 2026 Breakthrough Prize for Fundamental Physics for decades of research on the muon, a particle with unusual properties that could point to new physics. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...

Unfortunately for science fiction fans, desert worlds outside our solar system are unlikely to host life, according to new research from @uofwa.uw.edu. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...

UW-powered discovery 🚀 Early data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has uncovered more than 11,000 new asteroids, including 33 near-Earth objects. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...

It’s time to meet the newest members of the Husky 100: UW juniors, seniors and graduate and professional students on all three campuses who are making the most of their Husky Experience.     To learn more about how these extraordinary students visit uw.edu/husky100.

What do drama majors and neurologists have in common?   More than you’d expect.   At UW, drama students are helping train future neurologists by acting as patients in high-pressure simulations. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-05...

Inside this vacuum chamber at the UW, researchers can recreate key space conditions. They’re using it to study how magnetic fields and solar wind interactions could generate electricity — an idea that may help power future lunar missions. www.aa.washington.edu/news/article...

On Husky Giving Day, April 23, your gift to the University of Washington makes a lasting impact in just 24 hours. When you give, you power the UW's people, programs and possibilities. Join the community that's fueling the future! together.uw.edu/i/hgd/collec...

After more than two decades in prison, Benjamin Brockie begins again—as a student, a father and an advocate for education and Indigenous justice.   magazine.washington.edu/feature/ben-...

This fridge is 100× colder than outer space ❄️ Inside it, UW scientists chill tiny particles to just above absolute zero, where quantum behavior becomes easier to study and control. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...

Spring’s supporting cast deserves a little love 💐🫶🏼

From the habits and habitats of Nautilus and Allonautilus cephalopods to how green clay tennis courts can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, check out how UW researchers are advancing our understanding of issues shaping our world. www.washington.edu/news/2026/03...

A new UW study found a disease-causing tapeworm in 1/3 of coyotes surveyed in the Puget Sound region. Echinococcus multilocularis can spread to dogs and humans and has not been reported in a wild host in the Pacific Northwest until now. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...

Ending the season on a perfect note🌸

The @uofwa.uw.edu graduate and professional degree programs again were recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools released late Monday. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...

Your photos make us feel famous! We’ll be back to steal the spotlight next year...😘🌸   Thanks for sharing the love, see you next spring👋🫶🏼

Something big is coming to Suzzallo. 🐾

Cherry blossoms don’t last… but the art they inspire does 🌸

No one does cherry blossom season like Dubs! 🌸

Astronomers at the University of Washington have uncovered rare evidence of two planets colliding 11,000 light-years away. The discovery could aid scientists in their search for worlds similar to our own. www.washington.edu/news/2026/03...

This past October at Snow Lake, in an alpine wilderness, Huskies from the Peaks and Professors student club trekked 7.2 miles amid continuous snowfall. Peaks’ aim is to break down traditional classroom barriers. www.washington.edu/boundless/co...

If cherry blossoms were a movie 🌸

Main character energy? That’s me. 🌸

Peak bloom, with a view 🌸

Trying to wait patiently for peak bloom…🫣🌸

12 remarkable UW works of art—check out these noteworthy artworks across the UW campus in Seattle, capturing the University’s spirit, cultures, location and history.   www.washington.edu/boundless/12...

Some things never change 🫶🏼🌸

12 straight wins 🤝 12 straight wins   UW Softball (#17) and UW Women’s Tennis (#21) are dominating all season long.

@uwcse.bsky.social researchers developed DopFone, a smartphone app that uses only a phone’s speaker & mic to accurately estimate fetal heart rate, mimicking a Doppler ultrasound. This tool could expand accessible pregnancy monitoring. www.washington.edu/news/2026/02...

Despite limited practice due to one of the worst snow seasons in recent memory, the student-run Husky Ski Team at the University of Washington is heading to the USCSA National Championships. For the first time in team history, the men’s and women’s teams qualified in the same year. ⛷️

I guess we got snow after all ☃️

The Burke Museum recently received 2,000+ butterfly specimens from the family of Michio “Mickey” Kimura—a Seattle native, WWII veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and dedicated collector who spent decades documenting Washington butterflies.

This International Women’s Day, we’re honoring Clara McCarty, the first graduate of the University of Washington in 1876. A trailblazer in education and public service, her legacy lives on at McCarty Hall.   Here’s to the women who paved the way.

When Hurricane Georges hit Puerto Rico, it set Ángel Adames-Corraliza on a path to study tropical storms.   Now the two-time University of Washington alum is a MacArthur award recipient, advancing climate science and improving weather forecasts worldwide.   magazine.washington.edu/feature/ange...

Nicole Zaino found adaptive sports while pursuing her Ph.D. at the University of Washington. What started as a way to find balance outside the lab became something much bigger, a path to competing as a world-class Para Nordic skier at the Paralympics.   www.washington.edu/boundless/ni...

To all of our future Huskies receiving their acceptance letters: CONGRATULATIONS!   You were chosen because you embody what it means to be a Husky. We can’t wait to see what you do next. 💜💛   Welcome to the pack!

UW engineers have developed a recyclable, flexible liquid-metal composite that could help reduce electronic waste by replacing traditional circuit boards. www.washington.edu/news/2025/10...

Big weekend for UW Track💜💛   The Dawgs brought home two Big Ten titles — Washington goes 🥇🥈 in the women’s pole vault then the women’s Distance Medley Relay squad — kept it rolling, winning the program’s first Big Ten Indoor DMR title in a meet & facility record 10:56.18.

Counting down the days… @uwcherryblossom.bsky.social

Only one UW student was selected for the Schwarzman Scholars Class of 2026–27: Foster undergrad Parker Ritzmann. He’s heading to Tsinghua University for a fully funded master’s in global affairs. foster.uw.edu/news/parker-...