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Red and yellow tulips bloomed in the University District. Photo: Pamela Dore/University of Washington

🌷 How do plants know when it’s time to bloom? How has the warmer weather in December affected plants here in Washington? @uwbiology.bsky.social Professor Takato Imaizumi studies the genes that plants use to monitor seasonal changes. www.washington.edu/news/2026/02...

A drone shot of the University of Washington quad during cherry blossom season.

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!

Seagrass on the northeast side of Willapa Bay. Photo credit: Jennifer Ruesink/University of Washington

March 1 was #WorldSeagrassDay, which celebrates the flowering plants that look like blades of grass waving in our oceans. @uwbiology.bsky.social Professor Jennifer Ruesink shared insights on what seagrass is and what makes the seagrasses in Washington unique. www.washington.edu/news/2026/02...

Rubin Observatory at night with the Milky Way

@vrubinobs.bsky.social has issued its first real-time alerts of changes in the night sky. The ultrafast alerting system, developed at @uofwa.uw.edu will eventually detect up to seven million changes in the cosmos every night and notify scientists around the world.
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A smiling woman in a brown coat sits at a table in a library with shelves of books behind her. She has long, dark hair and wears two necklaces, one with a cross pendant. The background shows a multi-level library space.

Lydia Berhanu, the first in her family born in the U.S., is a dedicated student advocate and grassroots organizer who overcomes obstacles. She was named the UW and Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity's 2026 honoree for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Five UW faculty members have been awarded early-career fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. They are, from left to right, Maria “Masha” Baryakhtar, Matthew R. Golder, Vikram Iyer, Willem Laursen and Frankie Pavia. Photo: University of Washington

Congratulations to the @uofwa.uw.edu faculty members who have been awarded early-career fellowships from the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social! The new Fellows include #UWArtSci faculty members Maria “Masha” Baryakhtar, Matthew R. Golder, and Willem Laursen. www.washington.edu/news/2026/02...

Olympic rings

The Olympics aren’t just about medals. 🥇🌍 A new course taught by Kyle Haddad-Fonda, lecturer of history at @uofwa.uw.edu, explores how the Games have shaped global politics, identity and power for nearly 130 years.
www.washington.edu/news/2026/02...

Upclose of a bee specimen

Pinned bee specimens

Upclose of a bee specimen

Never bee-fore seen 🐝
UW researchers have identified eight bee species never before recorded in the state while studying how climate and wildfire affect native pollinators in Chelan County.
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People walking on a college campus

@uofwa.uw.edu was awarded $2.5 million from the @moorefound.bsky.social to fund 16 postdoctoral fellows in a number of fields across the @uwartsci.bsky.social, the College of Engineering and the @uwenvironment.bsky.social.
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A close-up of a smiling Alaskan Malamute dog with black and white fur and brown eyes, outdoors with a white flower between its ears. The dog's tongue is out, and there are trees with pink blossoms blurred in the background.

A cute Husky puppy stands on green grass, facing forward. It sports a purple bandana with a "W" logo. A chain-link fence and trees are visible in the background.

Happy 8th birthday to our favorite Capricorn, he's growing up so fast! 🎉 🎂

Season's greetings from #UWArtSci! 💜💛

For Prof. Ashleigh Theberge and her interdisciplinary research group, fundamental scientific observations become tools that improve everyday life. With support from @packardfdn.bsky.social, her team is able to take creative risks and translate basic research into real-world impact.

A "gesture" to jump-start careers | UW College of Arts & Sciences To prepare students for professional success, the UW College of Arts and Sciences offers “gesture,” a mock startup company where student interns gain skills that employers seek.

To prepare students for professional success, @uwartsci.bsky.social offers “gesture,” a mock startup company where student interns gain skills that employers seek. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-11...

Coast Salish Traditions are "Woven in Wool" at the Burke | UW College of Arts & Sciences A Burke Museum exhibit, co-curated by Coast Salish weavers and Burke curators, highlights the importance of weaving to Coast Salish communities.

An exhibition co-curated by Coast Salish weavers and Burke Museum curators showcases historical and contemporary woven items from Coast Salish communities, highlighting the importance of weaving to Coast Salish identity.
artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-11...

People walk on the Quad at the University of Washington Seattle campus, with the trees full of fall colors

Vibrant green and orange leaves on the ground and on trees along the walkway by Thomson Hall at the University of Washing Seattle campus

A person walks by colorful trees along a building by the Quad at the University of Washington Seattle campus

Autumn vibes on campus. 🤩🍂

Q&A: Insect pollinators need more higher-quality habitats to help farmers, new research says In a new study, a team of scientists determined the minimum natural habitat on agricultural land that will allow insect pollinators — including bumble bees, solitary bees, hoverflies and...

What is the amount of natural habitat on agricultural land that pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, need to thrive? A new study co-authored by Berry Brosi, @uwbiology.bsky.social, has an answer.

Q&A: What to know about the UW biology degree that launched Nobel Prize laureate Mary Brunkow The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow — an alum of the University of Washington — along with...

Mary Brunkow, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine yesterday, received her bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology from the @uofwa.bsky.social in 1983.

UW alum Mary Brunkow, ’83, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine this morning.
This photo was taken while she was on the phone with the Nobel Committee in Sweden. Mary said she initially missed the call because a strange number popped up on her phone — she thought it might be spam.
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Q&A: From TVs to the future of computing, UW professor explains what makes quantum dots shine Quantum dots, which are 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, are unique materials that generate very specific colors of light. Researchers, including Brandi Cossairt, UW professor of...

Quantum dots, which are 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, are unique materials that generate very specific colors of light. Researchers, including @brandicossairt.bsky.social, hope that quantum dots can one day be useful for more than just illuminating TV screens.

Capturing the Sounds of Campus | UW College of Arts & Sciences With "University of Washington Soundscape," ethnomusicology and international studies major Leo Freedman has created an audio experience of the UW campus.

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...

Dee Boersma and research team members Caroline Cappello and Sue Moore (shown with Aura Banda and other local collaborators in the Galápagos Islands) spent a week on Silver Origin, weighing and marking Galápagos penguins.

Leigh West spent time this summer at the Botswana field site of her supervisor, UW Biology professor Briana Abrahms, along with two other Abrahms Lab members.

After spending time in Norway through a Fulbright Arctic IV Initiative fellowship, Mia Bennett traveled to Greenland with other scholars from the program. Pictured: Mia on a snowmobile.

Liping Yu and Xi Ma led an intensive language program at the Beijing Language and Culture University, providing second- and third-year Chinese instruction for UW students. The group also took excursions to other parts of China, including a one-week cultural program in Xi'an.

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...

Deep beneath the French Alps, dark matter hunters narrow their search Physicists have floated numerous theories to explain what dark matter might be, but to date, no experiment has turned up compelling evidence to support any of them. An international team of...

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.

University of Washington Mascot Dubs in front of cherry blossom trees

Happy National DAWG Day! 🐾💜💛

#NationalDogDay
@dubsuw.bsky.social

Art Meets Technology at SPAM New Media Festival | UW College of Arts & Sciences Art meets technology at the SPAM New Media Festival, an exhibition of creative works that use technology in unexpected ways. The event will be held September 12-14.

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.
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New faculty books: Language instruction, the yoga of power, and more New faculty books from the University of Washington include those from Asian languages and literature, applied mathematics and the Jackson School of International Studies.

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.

A Netflix Film, Then a UW Degree | UW College of Arts & Sciences Before earning his UW degree in American Indian studies, Devin Sampson-Craig took a break to act in a Netflix film about basketball players on the Navajo Nation reservation.

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...

Find UW alumni at art exhibits across Seattle (and beyond) this fall UW Magazine | University of Washington

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...

Fresh fossil finds in Africa shed light on the era before Earth’s largest mass extinction An international team of paleontologists, led by researchers at the University of Washington and the Field Museum of Natural History, is identifying the animals that thrived in southern Pangea — the.....

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.

UW’s American Indian Studies department, one of the best in the nation, celebrates 55 years of relationships and learning UW Magazine | University of Washington

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-...