Graduate Education

Dean Robert Stacey celebrates the central role of graduate students in the College of Arts & Sciences.  

Doctoral student Emily Rabe loves puzzles, and finds plenty in her chemistry research on solar energy.

Students and professors show the diverse research, opportunities, and learning at the UW through this photoset.

The University of Washington's graduate school will be getting a new Indigenous studies program, housed within the College of Arts and Sciences.

Dominic Sivitilli, psychology graduate student, discusses research into giant Pacific octopi.

Associate Professor of ceramics + glass + sculpture Doug Jeck discusses his artist residency at Pilchuck Glass School.

Francis Abugbilla, graduate student in the Jackson School, has donated four solar panels to schools in Ghana, aiding education in Information and Communication Technology.

Curators at the Burke Museum are also academic faculty, which translates to unparalleled opportunities for UW students.

When they met as UW graduate students in 1958, neither Matthew Proser nor Maria Augenblick knew that it would be the beginning of a 60-year love story — and inspire a graduate fellowship in the Department of English.

Biology doctoral student Lyda Harris studies the environmental dangers of microplastics and advocates for reducing our use of plastics.

Linguistics professor Emily Bender explores the challenges involved when computers handle human language, and the ethical issues that can arise.

This film, four years in the making, was produced by Frances McCue, a senior lecturer in English, and directed by Ryan K. Adams, a filmmaker with Continuum College. 

'Butterfly Lovers' is presented by American Asian Performing Arts Theater, a local nonprofit founded by dancer/choreographer Li Hengda, a UW MFA graduate.

Faculty Jessica Beyer speaks about “Decoding Disinformation” in a recent panel discussion moderated by CNN Anchor Kate Bolduan.

Analysis from UW anthropology graduate student, Graham Pruss.