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  • Illustration showing a laptop on a table, with an angelic halo above it.

    Can Machines Learn Morality?

    UW researchers at the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences and in the Allen School are exploring the potential for training AI to value altruism.

    September 2025 Perspectives
  • Mia Bennett on a snowmobile with a vast snowy arctic landscape behind her.

    Where in the World is Arts & Sciences?

    Arts & Sciences faculty, staff, and students traveled the world this summer to pursue research, study abroad, present at conferences, and more. Check out some of their adventures. 

    September 2025 Perspectives
  • Leo Freedman sitting on a bench on campus, with a microphone in his hand.

    Capturing the Sounds of Campus

    With "University of Washington Soundscape," ethnomusicology and international studies major Leo Freedman has created an audio experience of the UW campus. 

    September 2025 Perspectives
  • A kinetic artwork with a mask-like face and a hand.

    Art Meets Technology at SPAM New Media Festival

    Art meets technology at the SPAM New Media Festival, an exhibition of creative works that use technology in unexpected ways. The event will be held September 12-14.

    August 2025 Perspectives
  • Two high school basketball players on the court

    A Netflix Film, Then a UW Degree

    Before earning his UW degree in American Indian studies, Devin Sampson-Craig took a break to act in a Netflix film about basketball players on the Navajo Nation reservation.

    August 2025 Perspectives
  • A gold University of Washington medal on a ribbon

    2025 UW Awards of Excellence

    Arts & Science faculty and staff were among the recipients of 2025 UW Awards of Excellence for their teaching, leadership, and innovation. 

    July 2025 Perspectives
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    Meet Our 2025 Graduate Medalists

    Meet the four graduating students selected by the College of Arts & Sciences as 2025 Graduate Medalists for their accomplishments. 

    July 2025 Perspectives
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    Honors for Impact, Innovation & More

    Recent awards celebrate Arts & Sciences faculty, staff, and students for their research, leadership, and more. 

    July 2025 Perspectives
  • purple bowl made of blown glass, with a gold-flecked base

    A Handcrafted Award for Medalists

    Each of the College's 2025 medalists received a special gift — a glass bowl, handblown in the UW School of Art + Art History + Design.

    July 2025 Perspectives
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    2025 Dean's Medalists, Energized & Inspiring

    Meet the four new graduates honored as College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Medalists for 2025. 

    July 2025 Perspectives