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Capstone projects offer solutions to real-world problems: This year’s 55 projects included improving the help desk at a local Veterans Administration hospital, upgrading product forecasting for Mike’s Hard Lemonade, and improving software applications that run on smart phones.
National Champs! Men's Crew Sweeps Eights to Win 107th IRA Regatta: The Huskies pulled out a race for the ages in the varsity eight to sweep the eights, closing out an exceptional run that included four of five crews winning gold and all five crews medaling.
Huskies win first NCAA softball title: Washington’s three-week, 6,899-mile trek through Massachusetts, Georgia and Oklahoma in the NCAA softball tournament ended with a national championship Tuesday.
UW's Danielle Lawrie Is USA Softball Player of the Year: Danielle Lawrie, UW’s dominating one-woman pitching staff and the nation’s leader in strikeouts (472 in 308 innings), was named 2009 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year.
Husky in Space!: When the space shuttle blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., this week, the UW was well represented: Atlantis’ pilot is UW engineering graduate Gregory C. Johnson ‘77. It also carries a new Hubble camera that a team of scientists—including UW astronomy prof Bruce Balick—has been working on for 10 years.
UW students win prestigious national scholarships: It’s the time of year when major scholarships are announced and student futures are planned. Four UW students are winners of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater, Morris K. Udall, and Beinecke scholarships.
A Supreme Job for '02 Husky: The first time Noah Purcell met Supreme Court Justice David Souter, he “couldn’t believe he was sitting in the Supreme Court talking about the law with a Justice.” Now it’s all in a day’s work.
UW lands impressive finish in Putnam mathematics competition: A combination of raw talent and skilled coaching has landed UW undergraduates an unprecedented finish in the 2008 Putnam competition, sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America.
New Day, New Dawg: Follow the blog of Dubs, the UW’s new mascot.
No, Seattle isn't the rainiest city...: A new book from UW meteorologist Cliff Mass captures the drama of Northwest weather and explains it in layman’s terms — backed by up-to-date science.