Alumni
June 9, 2026
Eagle-eyed photographer
Craig Goodwin, ’91, goes down in postal history with his photo of an eagle family on the selvage of a new stamp sheet.
June 8, 2026
Make-A-Wish's Husky connection
The local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation has had only had three CEOs in its 40 years. All three share an alma mater.
Putting pickleball on the plate
As the official state sport of Washington, it was only a matter of time before pickleball got its own vanity license plate.
Magic marker
Tattooist, comics artist and cooperative gallery founder Seth Goodkind tells us how he got his start, beginning in small-town New Mexico.
June 5, 2026
Family swim
The Colella siblings realized they had a serious gift for swimming, which would propel the two oldest to Olympic podiums and the youngest pair to All-American honors at the UW.
June 4, 2026
Summer news from the UW
Tracking ravens, protecting rare bats, using hypnosis for chronic pain...UW researchers are at the cutting edge of discovery.
Stitched with love
Five years ago, Nikki Lorenzo bought a small embroidery machine. Now, she runs an embroidery studio where joy and community are stitched into every piece.
June 2, 2026
Earthquake evidence
Brian Atwater and David Yamaguchi led participants on a field trip to examine evidence of an earthquake that happened more than 300 years ago.
May 28, 2026
Out of Sequence
From fruit flies to the UW to the Nobel stage in Stockholm, Mary Brunkow followed her curiosity wherever it led.
May 20, 2026
A cherished leader
Gregg Blodgett, ’76, a retired finance executive and dedicated volunteer leader, has been recognized with the 2026 UWAA Distinguished Service Award.
May 12, 2026
Honoring a mental health advocate
UW Medicine honors the late Frank Chopp, who helped bring their first-of-its-kind inpatient care and teaching facility to life.
May 1, 2026
Returning to Tule Lake
Author Tamiko Nimura traveled into the past to recover her family’s history and her father’s childhood.
April 24, 2026
Verna Hill, 1927-2026; Ruby Luke, 1934-2026
We remember Verna Hill, who paved the way for Black nurses, and Ruby Luke, who brought light to her community.
April 23, 2026
Designing equity
Julia Jannon-Shields is reshaping planning to center community, access and belonging.
Fifty years, one floor
Ruby Navarro tells about her first days on Lander Hall’s ‘Chicano floor,' where dormmates turned into lifelong friends.
April 15, 2026
Clearly a legend
The UW grad who penned some of the most popular children's books is honored by the Portland library in her neighborhood.
April 7, 2026
From feud to fervor
Sujin Witherspoon ties her love for "Survivor" and the Pacific Northwest into her second novel, "Seyoon and Dean, Unscripted."
March 31, 2026
Roads of recognition
Alumni who contributed to our way of life have been honored when governments named roads after them.
March 26, 2026
Sweet treat
Emily Kim, '08, serves up baked goods and social impact at The Pastry Project, a community bakeshop committed to accessible education.
March 25, 2026
A walk in the neighborhood
New art by Barbara Earl Thomas makes the Judkins Park light rail station a destination of its own.