University of Washington Graduate School

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.

07/23/2026

Nothing beats a summer sunset.

07/06/2026

Ph.D. alum Xuhai Orson Xu was recently selected for this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in the health care and sciences category. Now a Columbia University assistant professor Xu also leads the school's SEA Lab, which studies how AI and machine learning can advance human well-being. He has examined how large language models (LLMs) can predict mental health problems and other health issues. Xu's research has been cited over 5,000 times to date.

Read more about this achievement on Forbes.

Xu Xuhai is on Forbes' 2026 30 Under 30 - Asia - Healthcare & Science list. Read more about Xu Xuhai, their experience, their asset summary, and more here.

07/04/2026

Happy Fourth of July everyone! Please remember to celebrate responsibly!

06/19/2026

Today we celebrate Juneteenth. On this day, enslaved Texans learned that they were free — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

This began a celebration that begain in Texas and spread nationwide, becoming a federal holiday in 2021.