A fresh lens on QTPOC life
Through feature films, groundbreaking documentaries and shorts, a UW librarian creates a canon of meaningful representation in American cinema.
UW Magazine Online
Seeing myself in a 125-year-old photograph
I'm a computer science major, but it was an art history class that shaped how I understand our complex and broken world, and also allowed me to better know myself as an Asian American.
UW Magazine Online
The death dodger
Taking risks was second nature for Albert Scott Crossfield. That’s how he became the first man to fly at twice the speed of sound and laid the groundwork to go into space.
June 2021 issue
Hub
Curiosity and clay
From the start, Seattle artist George Rodriguez explored identity, culture and community in his work.
Faculty & Staff | Features | June 21, 2021
Professors nonpareil
One year into remote learning, these seven distinguished scholars kept class as fresh and relevant as ever. Find a seat and meet your 2021 Distinguished Teachers of the Year.
Art | June 10, 2021
The B-Side
“The B-Side,” on display at the Henry Art Gallery, is a large-scale wall painting, is one of Gary Simmons’ “erasure drawings.”
Campus News | Faculty & Staff | June 10, 2021
Bridging the distance
UW faculty members used innovative approaches to teaching hands-on courses during the pandemic.
Faculty & Staff | Letters | June 10, 2021
A shot at better care
To get vaccines into arms in underserved communities, we need to meet people where they are, Pharmacy Professor Don Downing writes.
Frontline photographer
Photographer David Ryder, ’06, ’11, was recently recognized as UW Bothell's Alumni of the Year recipient.
Art | May 11, 2021
‘Guests’ at the Burke
Artists Tony Johnson (naschio) and Adam McIsaac installed their sculpture, “Guests From the Great River,” just outside the Burke Museum.
Obituaries | June 7, 2021
RIP, Dubs I
Dubs I, an Alaskan Malamute who was the Huskies’ cheerful and beloved mascot for a decade, died on April 3. He was 12.
Sports | March 4, 2021
A dream come true
Jimmy Lake took a long and winding road through colleges and the NFL before becoming head coach of Husky football.
March 10, 2021
Cash with flush
Ryan Fritsch, ’12, is the co-founder of Cloudpaper, a Seattle company that sells toilet paper made from bamboo grass. The sustainable grass survives harvesting, regrows quickly and releases more oxygen than trees.
Alumni | March 4, 2021
Dick’s dynasty
Jim Spady never expected to preside over the family business of burgers and fries.
Faculty & Staff | March 4, 2021
Our climate future is now
Scientists spent decades warning us about what would happen during the 2020s and 2030s. Now we see it.
March 4, 2021
Awake with the moon
In the days leading up to a full moon, people go to sleep later and sleep for shorter periods of time.
Campus Life | Campus News | March 9, 2021
Sign of the times
A campus road has been renamed sluʔwiɫ, a word in the Lushootseed language that loosely translates to “Little Canoe Channel.”
Community | Letters | December 8, 2020
Learning from darkness
After a tumultuous 2020, what have we learned that can light our way forward?
Alumni | Features | December 7, 2020
After prison
Ten stories that show how the UW can help people take advantage of second chances.
Art | Community | December 16, 2020
Honoring our roots
In celebration of the Seattle Japanese Garden’s 60th birthday this summer, a number of local artists created works honoring the landscape and the people involved.
Art | Faculty & Staff | November 12, 2020
A new face teaches American portraiture
Assistant Professor Juliet Sperling, pictured here, began teaching American art history at the University of Washington this fall. She took us on a tour of U.S. history by looking at 18 portraits over four centuries.
Sports | December 16, 2020
Whitcomb’s year
Not only did Sami Whitcomb help the Seattle Storm capture its fourth WNBA championship, but she and her wife Kate welcomed their first child.
Features | Husky History | Sports | September 11, 2020
Grand stand
The first football game at the iconic stadium came on Nov. 27, 1920.
Art | Faculty & Staff | August 21, 2020
Make fine art with a UW professor, from his kitchen to yours
The chair of UW’s Printmaking Program designed a popular new class during the pandemic, stamping out doubt about how effective remote learning can be.
Campus Life | Faculty & Staff | Obituaries | September 11, 2020
Beauty by all accounts
To experience the true beauty of the University of Washington’s Seattle campus, look no further than the photographs of Loyd Heath.
Solutions | August 14, 2020
Camping during COVID-19
We ask an infectious disease expert for advice about how to explore the great outdoors.
News | People | August 14, 2020
The queen of the skies goes quiet
The majestic Boeing 747, designed by Joseph Sutter, ’43, will no longer be flying for one of the world's biggest airlines.
Art | September 21, 2020
Future facing
A sculpture by Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu will move to its new home at the UW in front of the plaza of the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health.
Art | Faculty & Staff | Features | March 13, 2021
Surveying the Native art of the Pacific Northwest
Here's what it's like to be a student in the University of Washington's class about Indigenous art.
Art | Students | March 11, 2021
Bracing artistry
Residents in the School of Dentistry’s orthodontics program crafted wire sculptures using the materials of their profession.
Community | September 21, 2020
Making people count
Underrepresented minority communities often view government with mistrust. The ECC is working with those communities to build trust in the U.S. Census.
Sports | July 16, 2020
Sports talk hosts with the most
710 ESPN’s Stacy Jo Rost, ’11, and KJR’s Dick Fain, ’96, earn national acclaim for the way they talk the talk.
Features | Medicine | June 10, 2021
Pandemic parallels
Long lines for vaccines are nothing new to Darrell Salk, whose father created the polio vaccine.
Alumni | June 10, 2021
A dog-gone great idea
Bill Perkins' nonprofit organization employs people in prisons to train service dogs for veterans.
In Print
Fond farewells
As we celebrate 12,000 new University of Washington graduates, we also have the special opportunity to honor three academic leaders who are retiring.
June 2021 issue
Going the distance
Junior Haley Herberg was named the Pac-12 women’s cross-country athlete of the year.
June 2021 issue
Boost for softball
The 5,500-square-foot Softball Performance Center is slated to be completed in August 2021.
June 2021 issue
Promoting preservation
Elizabeth Bell was honored for more than 42 years of “tireless effort in preserving the city and promoting understanding of the heritage” of Antigua, Guatemala.
June 2021 issue
Calling the shots
For Golf Channel analyst Paige Mackenzie, ’06, the only thing more thrilling than scoring a hole-in-one is calling the golf play-by-play at the Olympic Games.
June 2021 issue
Less can be more
Compared to changes that add, those that subtract are harder to think of. The removal of a bridge in the Bay Area illustrates how sometimes, less is more.
June 2021 issue
New law of physics
UW researchers have discovered a new law of fluid mechanics, a branch of physics, that will affect the future of aircraft design.
June 2021 issue
Forward momentum
Erin O'Connell, '96, is back at the UW as the Deputy Athletics Director and the Senior Woman Administrator.
June 2021 issue
A Husky to the core
W. Thomas Porter, ’59, served in the army, earned his MBA from the Foster School of Business, taught at the UW, and loved Husky athletics with all his might.
June 2021 issue
A Coast Guard first
Linda Fagan, '00, was nominated to become the highest-ranking woman in Coast Guard history.
June 2021 issue
Learning the business
At the Foster School, Nicole Bryant, ’21, is getting a real-world business education and helping a women-owned startup.
June 2021 issue
Reliving ’91
The story of the greatest coach in Husky football history and how he led the 1991 team to the national championship is the subject of a new book.
June 2021 issue
‘A child’s eye view’
By the time of her death at the age of 104, Beverly Cleary’s books had sold more than 85 million copies.
June 2021 issue
Archives to stay
When the federal government announced it would be closing its national archives at Sand Point, a UW community of alumni and faculty sprang into action to halt the plan.
June 2021 issue
Humanity and impact
Anthony Ishisaka’s impact on legions of University of Washington students as well as all of Western Washington shines as bright as ever.
June 2021 issue
Passion for the UW
Colleen Fukui-Sketchley’s commitment to serving the UW Alumni Association, the University of Washington and higher education has been nothing short of amazing.
June 2021 issue
People
High-flying professor
Cecilia Aragon’s memoir, “Flying Free,” is for “anybody who has been discouraged all their life,” she says.
Viewpoint Magazine
Remembering Bryan Monroe
Brian Monroe, ’87, headed a Pulitzer-prize winning newspaper team and being the first print journalist to interview the country’s first Black president-elect.
Viewpoint Magazine
Retiree honored
One of the Foster School’s most prolific researchers in organizational behavior, Terence Mitchell has not slowed down since retiring.
June 2021 issue
Golden Graduates 2021: David and Marcie Stone
This UWAA recognition honors alumni who have demonstrated sustained, long-term and meaningful engagement with the UW.
UW Magazine Online
Joy Plein, 1925-2021
Joy B. Plein, ’51, ’57, dedicated her long life to researching, teaching and sponsoring pharmaceutical research at the University of Washington.
June 2021 issue
Q&A with designer Shu Jones
Shu Jones, ’17, has dabbled in earth-conscious furniture making, 3D printing, illustration, origami and footwear with brands like Reebok.
UW Magazine Online
Solutions
Green goblins
The invasive European green crab is spreading, and Washington fisheries are in danger.
June 2021 issue
Vaccine equity
Nationwide, we’re falling short on distributing vaccines to the communities that need it most.
Viewpoint Magazine
Speeding up the science
Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson lost their daughter to an uncommon form of cancer. Their philanthropy aims to expand research and bring hope to patients and their families.
June 2021 issue