Dangerous cells
Professor Dan Berger says incarcerated people must be freed to halt virus spread.
June 2020 Issue
A brush with depth
Jake Prendez, ’00, knows what it's like to feel like an outsider. Now he offers fellow Latinx artists a place to showcase their work.
Viewpoint Magazine
The lost spring
Just as all schools and colleges have closed down this year from late March because of COVID-19, my senior year ended early in 1980.
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Hub
Alumni | March 17, 2020
From campus activist to city council
Varisha Khan becomes one of the first Muslim women to hold public office in Washington State.
Arts & Entertainment | April 21, 2020
Julia Sweeney’s next act
After more than a decade away from showbiz, the actress and SNL alum is back and more brilliant than ever.
Medicine | May 15, 2020
Hands off the soap, briefly
Hot water and soap is keeping us healthy, but it can wear down our skin. We ask a UW Medicine dermatologist for help.
Alumni | Features | March 19, 2020
How UW’s startup culture nurtures a growing number of student businesses
UW’s startup culture nurtures a growing number of students, proving that an idea, some energy and valuable mentoring can bring business success.
Faculty & Staff | Hub | March 24, 2020
Hummingbird man
What makes hummingbirds so fascinating? We asked UW expert Alejandro Rico-Guevara.
Sports | Students | March 10, 2020
Off and running
Darhian Mills didn't always love running, but she eventually ran the 400-meter hurdles faster than any woman in UW history.
Research | Social Sciences | November 24, 2019
Calling all dogs
A UW-led study is recruiting 10,000 canines and their companions for a study of dogs’ health as they age.
Alumni | December 27, 2019
Born in rhythm
We asked percussionist Paul Hansen, ’83, about his life on the drums. Here's what he had to say.
Faculty & Staff | Social Sciences | December 3, 2019
Happy hints
Recommendations from social psychologist Tabitha Kirkland, whose research explores strategies that nurture our happiness.
Alumni | September 23, 2019
What it’s like to have dinner with Seattle chef Melissa Miranda
An intimate conversation with the chef behind Beacon Hill's most anticipated new restaurant.
Campus News | December 9, 2019
Building pays tribute
The Hans Rosling Center for Population Health is a key part of the University’s public health mission.
Alumni | December 9, 2019
Human touch
Jill Higson ’86, gives people a chance to communicate through the written word.
Alumni | Features | November 29, 2019
Serving up success
The Foster School's Consulting and Business Development Center boosts entrepreneurs from underserved communities.
Features | August 25, 2019
The Burke, unwrapped
In an exciting new building designed by renowned architect Tom Kundig, the Burke Museum's work all comes out into the open.
Arts & Entertainment | September 3, 2019
Where to find Filipino food in Seattle
From homestyle cooking to pop-ups with fusion flavors, here’s what our city’s Filipino food looks like, tastes like and means to the people who eat it.
Books | Hub | September 28, 2019
Bedtime reading
Charles Johnson rounded up 11 of his “Bedtime Stories” from more than a decade—and added a new one—for a collection titled “Night Hawks: Stories.”
Alumni | Husky History | March 13, 2020
A legacy of caring
For a life dedicated to students of color, the UW honors Emile Pitre with the 2020 Charles E. Odegaard Award.
September 2, 2019
Smoke season
In the last five years, wildfires have grown larger and lasted longer, making summers uncomfortable and unhealthy in the Methow Valley.
Alumni | Hub | September 19, 2019
Call her ‘Grammar Girl’
Is it who or whom? Affect or effect? Mignon Fogarty, '90, became internet famous for answering such questions.
March 13, 2019
In the Club: Lacrosse
We step onto the turf with seniors Maike Wells and Clara Van Landingham.
Alumni | Local News | March 7, 2019
Keep it Moovn
Foster grad wants to change how Seattle moves with a homegrown ride-sharing app.
Alumni | March 7, 2019
‘One foot at a time’
Billy Price, ’02, made his mark as an inventor of innovative footwear.
Alumni | Arts & Entertainment | March 12, 2019
A tip of the toque is in order
Renee Erickson, ’95, is short-listed for Outstanding Chef at 2019 James Beard Awards.
Social Sciences | November 30, 2018
Safe travels
Author and traveler Chris Sanford shares 10 bits of wisdom from his book, “Staying Healthy Abroad: A Global Traveler’s Guide.”
Faculty & Staff | People | June 3, 2019
House Party
We partied like students with the winners of the 2019 Distinguished Teaching Awards.
June 3, 2019
Character: Howie Echo-Hawk
"I describe my comedy as punishment for white people, not comedy for white people."
Arts & Entertainment | December 8, 2018
The language of dance
Contorting the imagination with choreographer Alice Gosti, ’08.
Alumni | Features | August 30, 2018
‘Yes, I am a boy’
Nonconformist and social media star Kevin Ninh shares his story of self-discovery.
Faculty & Staff | Local News | Social Sciences | March 12, 2019
Abolished
How UW research convinced our state's highest court to toss out the death penalty.
Alumni | Arts & Entertainment | Film & TV | March 5, 2019
Welcome to Noir Town
Greg Olson, film curator at the Seattle Art Museum, has been lurking in the shadows of the city's cinema scene for decades.
Alumni | Sports | August 30, 2018
Basketball Jones
From Compton to MontIake to Rome, Bobby Jones is Iiving the dream.
Campus Life | Faculty & Staff | People | December 7, 2018
Thanks, Professor Banks
‘The Father of Multicultural Education’ is retiring after 50 years.
Arts & Entertainment | Hub | December 13, 2018
Hoaxes, humbug and lies
An interview about race and identity with poet and scholar Kevin Young.
People | September 3, 2019
The third annual Latinx Pride in Seattle
Founded by a UW alum, the celebration focuses on diverse faces in the LGBTQ community.
October 3, 2018
Straight outta sci-fi…
RoboFly, the first wireless flying robot insect took to the air at the UW last spring.
Alumni | Sports | June 4, 2018
Running man
Junior Coffey went from the NFL to training racehorses. He's been one of the most successful trainers at Emerald Downs.
In Print
Wonder of Warashina
The Smithsonian honors Patti Warashina, ’62, ’64, whose humor and innovative perspectives on the human condition put a new face on ceramics.
March 2020 Issue
Impact personified
Alum and former UW regent Jim Ellis was driven to serve the public good.
March 2020 Issue
Out of print
Pike Place Market's last newsstand goes out of print as UW alumnus closes shop.
March 2020 Issue
‘Whenever you get, give back’
Jim McCurdy’s mantra spurred support of higher education.
March 2020 Issue
A whale of a problem
Frank Erickson created a synthetic sperm whale oil that saved millions of automatic transmissions worldwide.
UW Magazine Online
Fishing for arsenic
Researchers study the movement of water and heavy metals’ impact on aquatic life in lakes near Tacoma.
March 2020 Issue
Bonjour, Paris
Meredith Clausen, an architectural historian, shares her Paris apartments with UW scholars.
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Small-business booster
A UW program to help Washington small businesses owned by people of color, women and veterans has expanded to 13 cities across the country.
March 2020 Issue
Eye on baby's breath
A UW team has used hardware similar to an Amazon Echo to create a smart speaker that detects the breathing motions of an infant’s chest.
March 2020 Issue
People
Justice arrives
Raquel Montoya-Lewis, '95, '96, is the second Native American to ever serve on any state’s supreme court.
Viewpoint Magazine
Vision for indigenizing
Charlotte Coté, this year’s Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, offers her thoughts on weaving Native understanding into the fabric of the UW.
Viewpoint Magazine
A life study
A devastating fire makes painter Grace Flott struggle for control of her body—and her life.
March 2020 Issue
Solutions
For an informed public
The UW's Center for an Informed Public is a response to the rise in disinformation and erosion of trust in our most basic societal institutions.
March 2020 Issue
Under the influence
What effect does a parent's marijuana use have on kids? We asked a UW researcher.
March 2020 Issue
We need to talk about vehicle residency
Criminalizing a form of shelter causes undue and disproportionate harm to vulnerable people.
March 2020 Issue