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Check out Earth Month events
The University of Washington has participated in Earth Day celebrations since the very first observance in 1970. This year there are events, volunteer opportunities and other ways to recognize Earth Day happening on all three UW campuses, organized by many different groups and units across our university.

UW programs place highly in US News & World Report ranking
The University of Washington’s graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools. The UW Information School tied for No. 1, and more than 80 UW schools and departments placed prominently.

An earful of AI
Yi Shen, associate professor of speech and hearing sciences, focuses on the potential of AI to provide increasingly individualized solutions for hearing aid users. He heads the Applied Hearing Science Lab in the UW Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences.
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