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‘The body is the ultimate machine’

Doctoral student Alyssa Spomer is passionate about accessibility — and is exploring how a robotic exoskeleton, paired with real-time biofeedback, can help children with cerebral palsy.

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#HuskyExperience

Dubs Up for W Day!

The world showed its Purple Pride on Oct. 14 for W Day — an annual celebration of the University of Washington and all things Husky.

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FROM UW TO U.S. POET LAUREATE

How the ‘sense of wonder’ that Ada Limón, ’98, developed as a UW drama major has sustained her on the journey to becoming our country’s national poet.

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What leadership
looks like

As the UW’s Brotherhood Initiative grows — and now welcomes a counterpart Sisterhood Initiative — students of color like senior Noah Stanigar continue to soar.

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News & Events

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Rankings

UW is No. 6 in the world

The University of Washington rose from No. 7 to No. 6 on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings. The UW maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions. U.S. News also ranked several subjects, and the UW placed in the top 10 in 10 subject areas.

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Alexes Harris
Board of Regents

Sociology Professor Alexes Harris appointed UW’s first Faculty Regent

Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Alexes Harris, professor of sociology, to the Board of Regents, effective Oct. 21, 2022. Harris becomes the first to hold the new Faculty Regent position on the Board.

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Yejin Choi portrait
Honors and Awards

UW professor wins MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’

Yejin Choi, a UW professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, uses natural language processing to develop artificial intelligence systems that have the ability to reason and can understand the implied meanings in human language.

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Fast Facts

Student debt

66% of UW students have no student loan debt at graduation

Did you know?

There are nearly 300 specialized research centers at the UW.