University of Washington Graduate School

09/30/2026

Welcome back, graduate students, and welcome to a new academic year!

Visit our website to hear from Dean Joy Williamson-Lott and learn more about the many resources on campus and within the Graduate School.

Welcome to a new academic year!

09/22/2026

Today marks the first day of fall! Which means we are one step closer to welcoming everyone back on campus!

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09/14/2026

Congratulations to University of Washington College of Education doctoral candidate Malcom King and University of Washington Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. candidate Mackenzie Pitts as the newest Gatzert Child Welfare Fellows! The Gatzert Child Welfare Fellowship is a one-quarter fellowship awarded to UW Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations that contribute to the lives of children with disabilities.

Read more about this scholarship and the work of these two fellows on our website!

In what ways do Black disabled preschool-aged children assert agency in relation to and beyond normative developmental expectations?

09/08/2026

Two Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering Ph.D. graduates receive William Chan Memorial Dissertation Awards. Congratulations to Miranda Wei and Chenzhi Zhu! Each year, Allen School faculty honor two recent Ph.D. graduates who produced outstanding doctoral dissertations with the award in memory of the late graduate student William Chan.

Read more about their work and this prestigious award.

The Allen School has recognized alumni Miranda Wei (Ph.D., ‘25) and Chenzhi Zhu (Ph.D., ‘25) with 2025 William Chan Memorial Dissertation Awards, which honors outstanding doctoral dissertations...

08/21/2026

What does graduate research sound like? 🎶🎵🎧

To celebrate the UW Graduate School’s partnership with the KEXP BBQ, we invited graduate students to connect their research with music. We wanted to know what songs capture the questions they’re asking, the ideas that inspire them, or the work they’re doing?

Their answers are as diverse as their fields—from landslides and prosthetic design to digital archives and healthy aging. Explore their research, listen to their selections, and discover the many ways graduate scholarship at the UW finds its rhythm.

Check out the playlist on our website!
https://grad.uw.edu/the-sound-of-research/

08/20/2026

HCDE master's student Selah Key presented her independent research project, Ordinary Days, at the United Nations' AI for Good Global Summit, where it received a Best Use Case award. Key developed a context-aware, multimodal AI system that helps people recognize physiological signs of chronic stress....

08/12/2026

Only seven weeks until campus comes alive again! 💜

We can’t wait to welcome our new and returning graduate students back to campus. Here’s to a year filled with big ideas, bold questions, meaningful connections and even better research.

See you soon, Huskies! 🐺✨

08/05/2026

Our hearts are with the people of Spokane and communities across Washington facing devastating wildfires, evacuations and profound loss.

We are deeply grateful to the firefighters, emergency personnel, volunteers and neighbors working tirelessly to protect lives and care for those affected.

Click here for more info on how you can stay safe during smoke and heat: https://emergency.uw.edu/

08/05/2026

07/27/2026

Eight University of Washington faculty and staff members have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for the 2026–2027 academic year. Representing diverse disciplines such as oceanography, business, bioengineering and human-centered AI, the cohort will conduct research and build international partnerships around the world. Upon completing their projects, the scholars will share their global insights with students and colleagues.

Read more on our website.

Eight University of Washington researchers have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for 2026-2027 and will pursue studies around the world.