Breaking barriers
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Professor Cecilia Aragon vanquished fear to become the first Latina pilot on the U.S. Aerobatic Team 鈥� and the first Latina full professor in the UW College of Engineering.
Dinosaur dreams
Discovery & Explorations
Zeke Augustine, 鈥�23, has sifted through soil for microscopic fossils and helped dig up a Triceratops. The Burke Museum has been at the heart of it all.
Chasing the cretaceous
Discovery & Explorations
Kelsie Abrams and the UW鈥檚 Burke Museum hunt for dinosaur fossils and solve mysteries in the Hell Creek Formation.
Discoveries in dino country
Discovery & Explorations
On a pivotal excavation in Montana, UW paleontologists, students and volunteers uncovered clues that shine light on the age of the dinosaurs.
A call to action
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Associate Professor Wendy Barrington is bringing a passion for health equity to her new role as the inaugural director of the UW鈥檚 Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health.
Speeding up the science
Philanthropy
Johanna Trueblood, a semiprofessional cyclist, lost her life to an uncommon form of cancer. Now, through her parents鈥� philanthropy, there鈥檚 new hope for patients and their families.
Unleashing the superpower of dogs
Science
The UW鈥檚 Conservation Canines sniff out answers to pressing environmental questions.
Bridging the distance
Education
When the UW returns to in-person learning this fall, faculty will bring with them the creative methods developed while teaching remotely 鈥� even in courses that are typically hands-on.
A new age of fires
Environment
As wildfires grow in severity, UW researchers are helping our region create a path forward 鈥� for the health of our forests and all who live here.
Racing against a pandemic
Community
Last winter, King County became the nation鈥檚 COVID-19 epicenter. The UW鈥檚 quick response was months, even years, in the making.
Putting health care in your hands
Technology
UW faculty and students are developing smartphone apps to improve health and save lives.
Tracking a global hurricane
Population Health
Experts at an independent population health research center are helping policymakers navigate the COVID-19 pandemic 鈥� and prepare for an uncharted future.
Between humanity and technology
Artificial Intelligence
What makes us human? The UW Center for Neurotechnology examines the ethics of tomorrow鈥檚 technology.
UW fights viral misinformation
Research
From debunking myths on social media to investigating how users react to fake content, UW researchers hope to slow the viral spread of the COVID-19 'infodemic.'