Faculty & Staff

October 20, 2026

Appointments and awardees

Celebrate professors stepping into new leadership appointments and award-winning faculty pursuing international research projects.


October 16, 2026

Art criticism for the masses

“Anybody can write about art,” says Kemi Adeyemi, founder of The Black Embodiments Studio, an arts organization rooted in bolstering the critical conversation around Black contemporary art.


Fighting conscious erasure

Former UW professor Scott Kurashige spotlights history and community organizing in "American Peril."


October 15, 2026

Beyond the frame

A UW Tacoma assistant professor shows her work at SUNY Binghamton this fall.


October 5, 2026

Media roundup

From the science of regenerative farming, to a mystery novel set in the 1960s, to the middle-grade debut of "We Still Belong" author Christine Day, there might just be something for everyone on this list.


September 4, 2026

News and research: Fall 2026

From bad breath to artificial intelligence, catch up on research and news from the UW this summer.


September 2, 2026

Better breathing indoors

An expert on pollutants and professor of atmospheric sciences, Dan Jaffe weighs in on lüften, the German practice of removing stale air from the home.


Sleuthing specialists

UW's online certificate program in private investigation introduces students to the skills of the profession.


August 5, 2026

A beautiful group of letters

Karen Cheng, who authored one of the most important typography books of the last 50 years, teaches her students about the beauty of designing typefaces.


June 8, 2026

Portraits of each of the teachers of the year standing outside on the UW campus

2026 Teachers of the Year

The UW's teachers of the year excel at providing instruction. But their influence as mentors and advisers makes an even greater impact.


June 5, 2026

Dino discovery

Fossil experts dig into a duck-billed dinosaur in their Fossil Prep Lab, which can be seen up-close at the Burke Museum on the UW campus.


Trusting your gut

Do weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic provide us with a healthier metabolism? Or should we focus on feeding our gut microbiome?


Sex edified

Nicole McNichols' new book, "You Could Be Having Better Sex," explains that sexual well-being is essential to overall health.


June 4, 2026

Summer news from the UW

Tracking ravens, protecting rare bats, using hypnosis for chronic pain...UW researchers are at the cutting edge of discovery.


June 2, 2026

Earthquake evidence

Brian Atwater and David Yamaguchi led participants on a field trip to examine evidence of an earthquake that happened more than 300 years ago.


May 20, 2026

Decades of dedication

For more than five decades, Ed Lazowska has shaped generations of computer scientists at the University of Washington.


April 24, 2026

The long arc of leadership

Ana Mari Cauce receives recognition after concluding a decade of presidential service at the UW.


April 14, 2026

Bulletins in bloom

We traveled across campus with a camera on a quest for the UW's bulletin boards.


March 9, 2026

Out of scope

UW Libraries’ Special Collections department is a trove of treasures that tell the story of the UW and the Pacific Northwest.


March 6, 2026

The plastics around us

Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana, ’07, offers practical advice on reducing exposure to plastic particles, which can affect our health.


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