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This is our place to tell you about who we are as a campus, a city, a region. Come here for the latest news and the oldest U-Dub traditions. Speaking of traditions, did you know this is UW’s 150th year? How many American universities can say that?

If you live down the street, you know all about Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Just as likely, though, you’re looking at this page from another state or across the ocean and would like to learn more. Thank you for looking in.

Quick Facts

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The UW Tradition

This year, we're celebrating 150 years of educating and innovating. Come read our stories and help us look forward.  MORE »

Seattle & the Pacific Northwest

It's not just a city; it's a state of mind. Explore this quirky, innovative place you may call home.  MORE »

News

  • Rob Munn and the Husky varsity eight outpaced the competition to win Washington's fifth conference title in six years.
    Huskies Are Kings Of Pac-12 ConferenceMore
  • Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership
    Spring Celebration of Service and LeadershipMore
  • Law, Societies, and Justice students and alumni gather for a photo before volunteering at the Downtown Emergency Services Center in Seattle's Pioneer Square.
    Encouraging Connections Through ServiceMore
  • Husky QB Keith Price gets tackled by a handful of preschool students at the Experimental Education Unit
    Pint-Sized Pups Play with the Big DawgsMore
  • After Nick Hanauer visited Christopher Parker's  Patriotism seminar as a guest speaker, student  Anna Ogi asked him to sign a copy of his book.  Photo by Jacob Lambert.
    Whose Patriotism is This, Anyway?More
  • Designing a Faster MousetrapMore
  • Zev Handel. Photo by Jacob Lambert.
    Word Sleuth for a Dictionary RevisionMore
  • Members of the team and other interested observers take a look at the University of Washington's 2012 Formula motorsports car at Kane Hall on campus on Thursday, April 19, 2012.
    48 Students + 15,000 Hours = 1 Formula Motorsports RacecarMore
  • Craft Spells, and indie-pop band out of California, performs during HuskyFest
    HuskyFest & Discovery Days: A Weekend in PhotosMore
  • Sylvan Grove at the UW Seattle Campus by Gabriel Campanario
    Seattle Sketcher Illustrates CampusMore
  • Thirty students traveled to Black Rock, Nevada to launch rockets over spring break
    Student-Built Rockets Fly Faster, HigherMore
  • High-tech kiosks are monitored remotely and compact contents, meaning fewer trips to check and empty them.
    Dirty to Digital: UW Introduces ‘Intelligent’ Waste KiosksMore
  • Marvin and handler Chris Zieminski wade through deep snow in search  of moose, caribou, and wolf scat in the Alberta Oil Sands.
    Conservation Goes to the DogsMore
  • UW College of Engineering Discovery Days
    Engineering Discovery Days: Open House April 21stMore
  • HuskyFest April 19-21, 2012
    Get Your HuskyFest on Saturday, April 21stMore
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