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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · 1d

She shares the award with Fred Ramsdell & Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries on how the human immune system fights disease without mistakenly attacking the body’s own cells. Their research is helping scientists develop new therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases.

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · 1d

Mary graduated from the UW with a bachelor’s degree in Molecular & Cellular Biology and currently works at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle. Congratulations to Mary on this huge achievement! 🎉

Photography by AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson
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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · 1d

UW alum Mary Brunkow, ’83, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine this morning.
This photo was taken while she was on the phone with the Nobel Committee in Sweden. Mary said she initially missed the call because a strange number popped up on her phone — she thought it might be spam.
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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · 4d

And baby, that's dawg business for you.

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · 13d

Hey Mariners, nice Dub.
#SeizeTheMoment

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UW News @uwnews.uw.edu · 13d

Welcome back to class today, Huskies!

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · 25d

Whether you're coming to campus for the first time or have been a Husky for decades, these eight gems on campus are worth a visit: www.washington.edu/boundless/uw...
Did we miss your favorite? Let us know! 💎

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UW News @uwnews.uw.edu · 25d

This week, researchers at Friday Harbor Labs released 29 lab grown sunflower sea stars into an urchin hot spot near San Juan Island with the hope that they will help keep the urchin population in check.
@uwenvironment.bsky.social

More on the project: www.washington.edu/news/2024/02...

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Jul 22

Cement is the 2nd most-used material on Earth after water and is one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.

Could Seaweed-infused cement help reduce concrete’s carbon footprint?
bit.ly/4lGOR4U

Items on table including samples of seaweed in petri dishes and blocks of concrete.

A researcher presses cement into one of three metal molds. Three petri dishes containing seaweed samples sit on the table next to the molds.

A researcher in safety glasses observes a small cement cube sandwiched between two metal discs in an industrial-looking machine.

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Jul 11

“What we have seen in the past 15 years is the supersizing of the tech sector, and certain companies like Microsoft have been at the forefront. The bottom line is, how many people do these companies really need?" @margaretomara.bsky.social told @alexhalverson.bsky.social.

Behind Microsoft’s layoffs: A new attitude shaped by AI

More tech workers feel the pain as Microsoft pivots. Suddenly, the world's most valuable company is going on without them.

www.seattletimes.com

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Jun 20

From Olympia to Spokane, the North Cascades to Grand Coulee Dam, and many more stops in between, new UW faculty spent the past week getting to better know the state and the people from Washington communities that they'll teach.
Read more: www.washington.edu/externalaffa...

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Jun 14

Proud of our grads! 🎓
#UWgrad25

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Jun 14

It's a packed house today! Congratulations to all of our graduates! 👨‍🎓 👩‍🎓
#UWgrad25

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UW News @uwnews.uw.edu · Jun 12

More than 7,400 @uofwa.bsky.social graduates of the Class of 2025 — the most ever to pre-register — plan to participate in the June 14 ceremony.
More: www.washington.edu/news/2025/06...

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Jun 10

Next week, 33 new UW professors will embark on the Faculty Field Tour — a week-long 1,100-mile bus journey along the Columbia River, where they'll gain an understanding of our state’s history and cultures, as well as the communities where they will teach and serve.
www.washington.edu/externalaffa...

A group of new UW Faculty pictured together at Washington Pass

New UW faculty being shown farming equipment

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Jun 3

CONGRATS TO OUR NATIONAL CHAMPS! 🏆
Washington Men's Rowing won the IRA National Championship for the second year in a row, and 21st time overall!
The Huskies held off Harvard in the varsity eight, completing their title defense in epic fashion. 💪
📸: Red Box Pictures

UW Men's Rowing Team celebrating their championship win in the varisty eight

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · May 26

Today and every day, we recognize those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. These monuments on the UW campus in Seattle, many of which are located along Memorial Way, honor their memory.
#MemorialDay
www.washington.edu/boundless/remembering-those-who-sacrificed/

Remembering those who sacrificed

On Memorial Day, we recognize those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. These monuments on the UW campus in Seattle honor their memory.

www.washington.edu

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Apr 22

Thanks to the College of Built Environments and UW Facilities' Salvage Wood Program, students are making use of lumber from felled campus trees and creating furniture.
#EarthDay
www.washington.edu/boundless/salvage-wood-program/

Giving Trees – Be Boundless

UW Facilities' Salvage Wood program partners with the College of Built Environments to bring reclaimed wood to furniture design students.

www.washington.edu

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UW News @uwnews.uw.edu · Apr 22

New research from @uwpsychology.bsky.social examined whether children’s interactions with nature that are embodied, rather than just visual, are associated with being in the moment and feeling connected to something beyond the self.

Q&A: UW researchers examine mental impact of Girl Scouts’ interactions with nature

New research from the University of Washington, recently published in the Journal of Environmental Education, examined whether children’s interactions with nature that are embodied, rather than just...

www.washington.edu

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Mar 31

Welcome back, Huskies! This spring is gonna be the best quarter yet. 🌸

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Mar 13

In the 1970s, @microsoft.com co-founders Paul Allen & Bill Gates snuck into UW's computer science lab. Today, their partnership with the university has led to $165M+ in contributions that have helped make our state, country and world a better place to live.
www.microsoft.com/en-us/puget-...

Exterior of the Allen Building on University of Washington campus

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Mar 7

Each year, more than 1 billion pounds of coffee grounds are tossed into landfills & compost bins. A UW doctoral student has brewed up a way to make an alternative to plastics with those used coffee grounds.
https://www.washington.edu/news/2025/02/18/plastic-alternative-mushrooms-coffee-3d-printing/

A series of photos showing how coffee grounds can be used to make a vase.

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Mar 5

Update: Amanda Moll is making it seriously hard to keep up with her record-breaking! 😅
Just hours after our previous post, Amanda broke her record AGAIN (that's now the fourth time she's broken her own record, for those counting), this time clearing 16-1.25 (4.91-meters). 🤯

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Mar 1

UW athlete Amanda Moll made NCAA history! She’s the first college athlete ever to clear 16 feet (4.88m) in pole vault. She joins an elite group — only three other American women have ever gone this high, and those other athletes are all Olympic medalists.

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uofwa.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social · Feb 26

The UW is, once again, one of America’s top producers of prestigious Fulbright scholars. Thirteen Huskies were selected to represent the U.S. across the globe as part of the world’s largest educational exchange program.
www.washington.edu/news/2025/02...

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