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February 5, 2025
Celebrating the 2023鈥�24 Undergraduate Medalists
Each year, the 天美影视传媒 awards the President鈥檚 Medalist Award to its top undergraduates. For 2023鈥�2024, Samuel Perkowski, Mia Grayson and Cher Zhang were chosen for their academic excellence, including high GPAs, rigorous coursework and Honors classes. All three biochemistry majors have pursued impactful research and embraced the Husky Experience through activities like lab work, music and studying abroad. They will be honored by President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Tricia Serio at a special reception, where they鈥檒l receive their medals in front of family, friends and mentors.
January 10, 2025
From mentorship to MBA
Alumnus Izaiha Ellis, 鈥�20, began his interdisciplinary journey at the 天美影视传媒 with the Honors Program course, 鈥淟eadership, Democracy and a More Thoughtful Public.鈥� Each week, he read essays by global politicians and writers, exploring how individual actions shape community dynamics. The course challenged students to consider how their choices impact the support or neglect of others.
December 7, 2024
Bridging science and humanity
Daniel Chen鈥檚 journey into research began with a fascination for ancient cultures and extinct creatures. As a middle schooler, he was captivated by archaeology and paleontology, dreaming of working at excavation sites, unearthing ancient bones and tracing the histories of lost civilizations.聽Over time, that early curiosity shifted toward biology, particularly as computational modeling emerged as a powerful tool.
October 16, 2024
Bridging histories in the American South
What if learning about the American South meant building bridges to both the past and the future? Instead of merely skimming the surface of history, what if you could dive deep, discovering the connections between place, community and the resilience born from oppression? What if history became personal, revealing the stories of beloved communities shaped…
September 27, 2024
The Robinson Center Husky Experience: A parent鈥檚 perspective
Nearly 50 years ago, UW professors Halbert and Nancy Robinson envisioned a school to serve academically talented students with accelerated needs. Today, the Robinson Center stands as a refuge, a long-awaited home for scholars eager to embark on journeys of intellectual and self-discovery. The Center鈥檚 focus, experience and infrastructure in nurturing gifted young scholars within the environment of a leading public university is a key factor in parents’ and their students鈥� decisions to drop out of high school and enroll in the program.
August 26, 2024
15 Seconds at a Time: Honors Program
In this video, Honors Program Director Stephanie Smallwood takes on the challenge of explaining the Honors Program in less than 15 seconds at a time. 15 Seconds at a Time is a series where we find out if various Undergraduate Academic Affairs departments can explain their work in only 15 Seconds at a Time.
June 28, 2024
The Path to UW and beyond
As a first-generation college student, Sarmiento, 鈥�24, had always aspired to pursue higher education. “With the assistance of my professors at Seattle Central College and the Path to UW program, my transition was smoother than I anticipated. I am grateful for the generous support I’ve received,鈥� she said. Sarmiento is one of the 20 undergraduates…
June 20, 2024
Finding my way
Hiking through the flower-covered rolling hills of the Methow Valley in 2022, my field cohort headed for beaver habitat. Our trail involved crawling under barbed wire in the midday heat, and by the time we finally arrived at the steep slope, I didn鈥檛 even attempt to continue.
May 28, 2024
Wen Eckelberg selected as scholar for China鈥檚 Yenching Academy
Wen Eckelberg, ’24, an undergraduate at the 天美影视传媒, was recently chosen for the competitive Yenching Academy Scholars program at Peking University.
Arts, humanities and sciences unite at 27th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
The 27th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium showcased a diverse array of more than 1,200 student presenters, including nearly 200 UW Honors Program students, representing an impressive spectrum of majors, research projects, fellowship and scholarship awardees.
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