Nobel prize
December 9, 2024
High five for '75
Twenty years ago, Linda Buck, '75, won the Nobel Prize. Meanwhile, Mark Emmert, '75, became president of the UW.
December 6, 2024
"Kind of a crazy idea"
David Baker, the UW's latest Nobel Prize winner, revolutionized protein design.
March 22, 2024
Highest achievers
The organization that honors Rosa Parks, Elie Wiesel and Jane Goodall has also celebrated three members of the UW community.
December 16, 2020
Nobel laureate’s UW ties
Harvey J. Alter, a UW resident in internal medicine from 1964-65, has received a Nobel Prize for his contributions to the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.
January 5, 2018
He's got rhythm
Discovering the molecular mechanisms that guide our circadian rhythm makes Jeffrey C. Hall the fifth alum to receive a Nobel Prize.
December 15, 2016
Thouless nabs Nobel
The highest honor in physics goes to Professor Emeritus David Thouless.
March 1, 2010
Edwin Krebs, 1918-2009
Edwin G. Krebs, a UW scientist who shared the 1992 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering a biological switch in cells, died Dec. 21. He was 91.
June 1, 2006
The right questions
It was a puzzle no one could solve: How does the nose detect and distinguish 10,000 different odors? But Linda Buck's curiosity—and tenacity—led her to the answer and ultimately to Stockholm.
Starting over
Education is not a manufacturing process. It can seem messy and wasteful, but it also transforms lives. The system forgives false starts and changes in direction.
December 1, 2002
Lasting legacies
From winning the Nobel Prize to inventing the Wave; from circling the moon to inventing the disposable diaper. We list 101 outstanding UW achievements.
June 1, 2002
Degree for Tutu
Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of Washington, the first time the UW has awarded an honorary degree since 1921.
December 1, 2001
Nobel Laureate
UW Genetics Professor Lee Hartwell won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Medicine/Physiology for his basic research on cell division.
June 1, 1998
George Hitchings dies
George Hitchings, '27, '28, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1988 for pharmaceutical research that led to the creation of drugs and eventually made organ transplants possible.
March 1, 1998
After the prize
Six UW Nobel laureates talk about the day they won, and what happened after.
June 1, 1996
The ‘G’ Man
Fate, fortitude and frustration were part of the path to a Nobel Prize for Alumnus of the Year Martin Rodbell.
December 1, 1994
Nobel laureate
Martin Rodbell was honored for research on G proteins, a key component of the communication system that regulates cellular activity.
December 1, 1992
Professors share Nobel
The discovery of a regulatory mechanism affecting almost all cells led to Nobel honors for two UW professors.
December 1, 1990
Ties to Nobel winners
The University of Washington has strong links to two 1990 Nobel Prize winners announced in October.