UW Prepares to Install World's Largest Underwater Observatory

“This concept of a real-time observatory will change what we do as ocean engineers, what we will learn how to do, and what ocean scientists can do with these systems now and in the future,” says project lead Gary Harkins.

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John Timu

UW Starting Linebacker Earns Scholarship, Tackles Stereotypes, and Makes History

"Being a football player, people just see us for the physical aspects of it," says John Timu. "They don't get the behind-the-scenes intelligence it takes to succeed in football, to balance being both a student and an athlete at a school like Washington."

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Student Musicians Collaborate with Masters

“Just being with other great artists and watching them work and knowing that you’re contributing to their work, puts you in a different frame of mind as a young anything—young artist, young scholar, young scientist,” says School of Music Director Richard Karpen.

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UW Students Awarded Grand Prize in Environmental Innovation Challenge

Ideas to create a coating that improves conductivity of carbon fiber in the transportation industries wins UW students $10,000.

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UW Students Participate in Hackathon Against Human Trafficking

“We thought...why not have it be like a fashion, lifestyle, celebrity gossip app, but with a real, actual purpose underneath?” says Computer Science student Laura McFarlane.

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Paws-On Science: Husky Weekend at the Pacific Science Center

Check out your own brain waves, control an underwater fish robot, create your own earthquake, and much more. Huskies of all ages welcome. Discounts available with your Husky Card or UW Alumni Association Member Card.

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Students Collaborate to Build Most Energy-Efficient, Plug-In Hybrid Possible

“It’s very multidisciplinary,” says Mitchell Loeppky, a junior in computer engineering. “We’re solving real-world problems here, focusing on all aspects of the project. We get to work with real companies and professionals.”

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UW Students Searching for Future in Fog

Experiments to create a sustainable fog catcher could net the answer to water scarcity challenges, as well as up to $90,000 to implement the final design.

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Genevieve Gebhart

UW Senior One of 18 to Explore Asia on Scholarship

“My education at UW has made me more open to different fields and ways of doing things, and it’s made me more perceptive of unexpected connections among all those fields,” says senior Honors student Genevieve Gebhart. 

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UW Students Find Success in Socks

“If you have an idea that you believe in, take the first step and do it,” says co-founder Jake Directo, 22. “You’ll be amazed at the doors that will open up for you along the way with hard work and perseverance if you just take the first step.”

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