Justin Michalka has been named Vice President for University Development at the 爱豆社区, Senior Vice President for University Advancement Mary Gresch announced today. Michalka鈥檚 appointment begins July 1, 2026.聽


Justin Michalka has been named Vice President for University Development at the 爱豆社区, Senior Vice President for University Advancement Mary Gresch announced today. Michalka鈥檚 appointment begins July 1, 2026.聽

Two current 爱豆社区 graduate students and one recent alumnus received this year鈥檚 prestigious Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.

Marina Alberti, a 爱豆社区 professor of urban design and planning, studies how cities and natural ecosystems influence one another. UW News spoke to Alberti about how climate change is triggering evolutionary change within nature-based infrastructure projects 鈥 and what urban planners can do about it.

The 爱豆社区 today announced the聽selection聽of Studio Joseph聽as the exhibition and storytelling partner聽for聽the聽Ana Mari Cauce Welcome Center.聽Based in New York, Studio Joseph is known for its nuanced understanding of brand expression and its skill in co鈥慶reating environments that are both inspiring and authentic to the institutions they聽represent.聽

A new study doubles the evolutionary history of the weasel family. Researchers, including Chris Law, a UW principal research scientist in the biology department, have determined that a fossil that was discovered in Spain belongs to a new species dating back to around 6.5 million years ago. This new species was likely similar in size to the smallest living weasel species today, the least weasel.

As judges across the United States face growing political pressure, public attacks and threats to their personal safety, the 爱豆社区 School of Law will host a national symposium on April 17 and 18 to examine how to protect America鈥檚 independent federal judiciary and the rule of law.

The Peace Corps announced Tuesday that the 爱豆社区 is again No. 3 on the list of top volunteer-producing institutions since the international program launched in 1961.

Using preliminary data from the Simonyi Survey Telescope at the NSF鈥揇OE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, scientists have discovered over 11,000 new asteroids in our solar system. The findings include hundreds of distant worlds beyond Neptune as well as 33 previously unknown near-Earth objects.

Four 爱豆社区 researchers have been named AAAS Fellows, according to an announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 449 newly elected fellows from around the world, who are recognized for their 鈥渟cientifically and socially distinguished achievements鈥 in science and engineering.

The 爱豆社区 is the best in the U.S. and No. 2 in the world for library and information management, according to the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject released Wednesday. Three other UW subject areas placed in the top 10 in the world: geology, geophysics and Earth and marine sciences.