uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 06/08/2026UW experts have shared practical guidance for navigating wildfire season, including how to track air quality, reduce smoke exposure, prepare for evacuations and manage stress. Follow the link to learn more. www.washington.edu/news/2026/08... 062 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 27/07/2026Delivering healthcare on the Moon may sound like science fiction, but it's become a reality for Alaska WWAMI first-year student Joren Bowling. Read his story at the link below: education.uwmedicine.org/blog/2026/06... 041 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 18/06/2026Equipped with her doctorate, recent grad Gizem Gökçe-Alpkılıç is using AI-powered tools to create proteins and solve global challenges, like drug-resistant infection. Read her story at the link below. www.washington.edu/boundless/gi... 010 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 18/06/2026Happy National Mascot Day! Name a more iconic duo. We'll wait. 😏 0104 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 12/06/2026Fifteen years after enrolling in college, taking one class at a time while raising her children, Mary-Elizabeth Merrill is graduating from the University of Washington with honors — a milestone that once felt impossible. www.washington.edu/boundless/a-... 061 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 04/06/2026THREE-PEAT NATIONAL CHAMPS 🏆🏆🏆 On Sunday, men’s rowing won the National Championship for the third year in a row and for the 22nd time in school history 0144 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 22/05/2026A Mars rover created by UW students. Husky Robotics unites 120 students from various fields to design NASA-style rovers for international competitions. Check out their latest work at the Unveiling Showcase on Saturday, May 23, at the HUB Lyceum. luma.com/qp405sgk 030 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 21/05/2026Nobel Prize-winning scientist and UW alumna Mary E. Brunkow will deliver the keynote address at the UW’s 151st Commencement ceremony. Her discoveries are helping advance therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases. www.washington.edu/news/2026/05... 1105 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 13/05/2026A new UW study found Washington’s initiative to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030 expanded access to testing and treatment while potentially lowering long-term healthcare costs. Costs initially rose as screening expanded, but have since declined. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04... 030 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 08/05/2026It may look like a dinosaur, but Sonselasuchus cedrus is actually an ancient crocodile cousin. 🐊🦖 UW doctoral student Elliott Armour Smith explains what the newly named species can teach us about life before dinosaurs dominated Earth. A replica is now on display at the @burkemuseum.bsky.social 010 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 29/04/2026Between college and "the real world," design alum and animator Vivian Cho finds herself on the University Bridge. magazine.washington.edu/feature/betw... 021 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 29/04/2026Plants have an internal clock just like we do AND they know when it’s time to bloom. As days get longer and temperatures rise, some plants follow the sunlight, while others rely on warmth to wake up. That’s how spring flowers know when to make their big entrance 🌸 031 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 23/04/2026It's Husky Giving Day, which means your gift can power the future! Give to the things you care about most — today is all about our community's collective action, so let's show everyone the power of the UW family! 💜💛 #HuskyGivingDay together.uw.edu/i/hgd/Collec... 030 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 22/04/2026Every day is Earth Day 🌎💚 At the UW, research is helping protect our planet. New findings show carefully thinning forests in the Cascades can boost snowpack by up to 30% — storing water and helping to reducing wildfire risk. bit.ly/3OmJxZ8 010 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 21/04/2026UW-powered discovery 🚀 Early data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has uncovered more than 11,000 new asteroids, including 33 near-Earth objects. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04... 042 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 20/04/2026It’s time to meet the newest members of the Husky 100: UW juniors, seniors and graduate and professional students on all three campuses who are making the most of their Husky Experience. To learn more about how these extraordinary students visit uw.edu/husky100. 000 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 17/04/2026What do drama majors and neurologists have in common? More than you’d expect. At UW, drama students are helping train future neurologists by acting as patients in high-pressure simulations. artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-05... 011 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 17/04/2026Inside this vacuum chamber at the UW, researchers can recreate key space conditions. They’re using it to study how magnetic fields and solar wind interactions could generate electricity — an idea that may help power future lunar missions. www.aa.washington.edu/news/article... 000 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 16/04/2026On Husky Giving Day, April 23, your gift to the University of Washington makes a lasting impact in just 24 hours. When you give, you power the UW's people, programs and possibilities. Join the community that's fueling the future! together.uw.edu/i/hgd/collec... 000 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 16/04/2026After more than two decades in prison, Benjamin Brockie begins again—as a student, a father and an advocate for education and Indigenous justice. magazine.washington.edu/feature/ben-... 000 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 15/04/2026This fridge is 100× colder than outer space ❄️ Inside it, UW scientists chill tiny particles to just above absolute zero, where quantum behavior becomes easier to study and control. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04... 041 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 13/04/2026From the habits and habitats of Nautilus and Allonautilus cephalopods to how green clay tennis courts can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, check out how UW researchers are advancing our understanding of issues shaping our world. www.washington.edu/news/2026/03... 053 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 10/04/2026A new UW study found a disease-causing tapeworm in 1/3 of coyotes surveyed in the Puget Sound region. Echinococcus multilocularis can spread to dogs and humans and has not been reported in a wild host in the Pacific Northwest until now. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04... 000 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 31/03/2026Cherry blossoms don’t last… but the art they inspire does 🌸 071 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 28/03/2026Astronomers at the University of Washington have uncovered rare evidence of two planets colliding 11,000 light-years away. The discovery could aid scientists in their search for worlds similar to our own. www.washington.edu/news/2026/03... 031 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 27/03/2026This past October at Snow Lake, in an alpine wilderness, Huskies from the Peaks and Professors student club trekked 7.2 miles amid continuous snowfall. Peaks’ aim is to break down traditional classroom barriers. www.washington.edu/boundless/co... 020 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 19/03/202612 remarkable UW works of art—check out these noteworthy artworks across the UW campus in Seattle, capturing the University’s spirit, cultures, location and history. www.washington.edu/boundless/12... 010 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 18/03/202612 straight wins 🤝 12 straight wins UW Softball (#17) and UW Women’s Tennis (#21) are dominating all season long. 060 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 17/03/2026@uwcse.bsky.social researchers developed DopFone, a smartphone app that uses only a phone’s speaker & mic to accurately estimate fetal heart rate, mimicking a Doppler ultrasound. This tool could expand accessible pregnancy monitoring. www.washington.edu/news/2026/02... 022 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 16/03/2026Despite limited practice due to one of the worst snow seasons in recent memory, the student-run Husky Ski Team at the University of Washington is heading to the USCSA National Championships. For the first time in team history, the men’s and women’s teams qualified in the same year. ⛷️ 011 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 11/03/2026The Burke Museum recently received 2,000+ butterfly specimens from the family of Michio “Mickey” Kimura—a Seattle native, WWII veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and dedicated collector who spent decades documenting Washington butterflies. 052 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 08/03/2026This International Women’s Day, we’re honoring Clara McCarty, the first graduate of the University of Washington in 1876. A trailblazer in education and public service, her legacy lives on at McCarty Hall. Here’s to the women who paved the way. 010 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 04/03/2026To 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! 041 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 03/03/2026UW engineers have developed a recyclable, flexible liquid-metal composite that could help reduce electronic waste by replacing traditional circuit boards. www.washington.edu/news/2025/10... 000 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 02/03/2026Big weekend for UW Track💜💛 The Dawgs brought home two Big Ten titles — Washington goes 🥇🥈 in the women’s pole vault then the women’s Distance Medley Relay squad — kept it rolling, winning the program’s first Big Ten Indoor DMR title in a meet & facility record 10:56.18. 080 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 27/02/2026Only one UW student was selected for the Schwarzman Scholars Class of 2026–27: Foster undergrad Parker Ritzmann. He’s heading to Tsinghua University for a fully funded master’s in global affairs. foster.uw.edu/news/parker-... 040 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 24/02/2026Today, UW and @microsoft.com expanded their partnership to increase access to advanced AI tools for researchers, grow internships for students, and launch AI learning opportunities for workers in our state. This builds on $165M in prior investments at UW. www.washington.edu/news/2026/02... 030 0
uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 23/02/2026Lydia 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. www.washington.edu/omad/2025/12... 021 0
