University of Washington

Trying to wait patiently for peak bloom…🫣🌸

12 remarkable UW works of art—check out these noteworthy artworks across the UW campus in Seattle, capturing the University’s spirit, cultures, location and history.   washington.edu/boundless/12-w…

12 straight wins 🤝 12 straight wins   UW Softball (#17) and UW Women’s Tennis (#21) are dominating all season long.

.@uwcse researchers developed DopFone, a smartphone app that uses only phone’s speaker & mic to accurately estimate fetal heart rate, mimicking a Doppler ultrasound. This tool could expand accessible pregnancy monitoring. washington.edu/news/2026/02/2…

Named one of the 30 most beautiful college campuses in the U.S. (Soon-to-be) Cherry blossoms in the Quad.🌸Mount Rainier in the distance. 🏔️Seattle skyline within reach. 🏙️ That’s the University of Washington. 🐾💜| bit.ly/4rtx433

Despite limited practice due to one of the worst snow seasons in recent memory, the student-run Husky Ski Team at the UW is heading to the USCSA National Championships. For the first time in team history, the men’s and women’s teams qualified in the same year. ⛷️

I guess we got snow after all ☃️

Irene Peden broke barriers from Seattle to Antarctica. In 1962, she was the first female professor hired by the UW College of Engineering. In 1970, she became the first American woman engineer or scientist to lead field research in Antarctica’s interior. ece.uw.edu/spotlight/iren…

The Burke Museum recently received 2,000+ butterfly specimens from the family of Michio “Mickey” Kimura—a Seattle native, WWII veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and dedicated collector who spent decades documenting Washington butterflies.

Researchers from the University of Washington and @OhioState analyzed nearly 500,000 cancer deaths across 400+ occupations, providing one of the most detailed looks at how cancer mortality varies by line of work. See the findings → sph.washington.edu/news-events/sp… #cancer #research

This International Women’s Day, we’re honoring Clara McCarty, the first graduate of the University of Washington in 1876. A trailblazer in education and public service, her legacy lives on at McCarty Hall.   Here’s to the women who paved the way.

When Hurricane Georges hit Puerto Rico, it set Ángel Adames-Corraliza on a path to study tropical storms.   Now the two-time University of Washington alum is a MacArthur recipient, advancing climate science and improving weather forecasts worldwide.   magazine.washington.edu/feature/angel-……

Nicole Zaino found adaptive sports while pursuing her Ph.D. at the University of Washington. What started as a way to find balance outside the lab became something much bigger, a path to competing as a world-class Para Nordic skier at the Paralympics.   washington.edu/boundless/nico…

Reactions like these remind you why we do what we do! See you soon, new Huskies! 🐾💜⬇️

To all of our future Huskies receiving their acceptance letters: CONGRATULATIONS! You were chosen because you embody what it means to be a Husky. We can’t wait to see what you do next. 💜💛 Welcome to the pack!

UW engineers have developed a recyclable, flexible liquid-metal composite that could help reduce electronic waste by replacing traditional circuit boards. washington.edu/news/2025/10/2…

Big weekend for @UWTrack 💜💛   The Dawgs brought home two Big Ten titles — Washington goes 🥇🥈 in the women’s pole vault then the women’s Distance Medley Relay squad — kept it rolling, winning the program’s first Big Ten Indoor DMR title in a meet & facility record 10:56.18.

Counting down the days… @uwcherryblossom

Only one UW student was selected for the Schwarzman Scholars Class of 2026–27: Foster undergrad Parker Ritzmann. He’s heading to Tsinghua University for a fully funded master’s in global affairs. foster.uw.edu/news/parker-ri…

Today, UW and @Microsoft @BradSmi expanded their partnership to increase access to advanced AI tools for researchers, grow internships for students, and launch AI learning opportunities for workers in WA. This builds on $165M in prior investments at UW. washington.edu/news/2026/02/2…