UW requiring COVID vaccines for all employees, students by the fall

The University of Washington is requiring all employees to have the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to school in the fall semester.

As US schools resume testing, large numbers are opting out

Standardized tests are returning to the nation’s schools this spring, but millions of students will face shorter exams that carry lower stakes, and most families are being given the option to forgo testing entirely.

University of Washington to require COVID-19 vaccinations for students before fall semester

The University of Washington, the state's largest university, has joined at least three other Washington colleges in requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for students before the start of school this fall.

Seattle police want 'clarity' from UW after confusion over domestic violence case

The Seattle Police Department is seeking to clarify its relationship with the University of Washington after asking campus police to help locate a woman accused of making violent, racist threats against her former boyfriend.

New IHME study says COVID-19 has caused over 905,000 deaths in U.S., 6.9 million deaths globally

Updated analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington School of Medicine found that COVID-19 deaths are significantly underreported in almost every country.

Amid pandemic, UW still sees increase in admissions applications

If you thought college applications would be down during the pandemic, that is not the case at the University of Washington.

Jury awards $1.4 million to UW students injured in bus crash heading to Apple Cup

A jury has awarded over $1.4 million to four University of Washington marching band students injured in a bus crash in 2018 as the group was headed to Pullman to perform at the Apple Cup. 

UW scientists tap into potential for maple syrup industry in Washington

Farmers and the University of Washington scientists are tapping into the potential for a maple syrup industry in Western Washington.

Washington hires Tina Langley as new women’s hoops coach

Washington hired Tina Langley as its new women’s basketball coach Monday, giving one of the top coaches in Conference USA over the past six seasons her first shot at leading a Power Five program.

UW moves cherry blossom viewing online again due to pandemic

The iconic cherry blossoms on the University of Washington campus will have to be viewed online again this year. 

Administrators says hundreds of UW students were reckless during maskless party

The University of Washington has launched an investigation into a massive party involving hundreds of maskless students last Saturday in an off-campus alleyway.

UW to study ancient coins seized at US-Canada border

Dozens of ancient coins seized in 2017 at the U.S.-Canada border in Blaine have been transferred to the University of Washington to be studied, authorities said.

UK coronavirus variant confirmed at UW

Weeks after the United Kingdom coronavirus variant was found in King and Snohomish Counties, the University of Washington confirmed that a student has tested positive for the new variant.

UW nursing school creates first-of-its-kind Center for Antiracism

More than six months after health departments in King and Pierce counties declared racism a public health crisis, the University of Washington School of Nursing is launching a Center for Antiracism to combat racial discrimination in health care.

Deck the dorms: How university students are spending the holidays

The coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed how we can connect with people in person, especially for college students wanting to spend time with family during the holidays.

Former Washington player accused twice of sexual assault

Nahziah Carter left the Washington basketball program this week after being suspended by the university following investigation of two sexual assault allegations against him.