March 17, 2025
Spring media
Books and podcasts to brighten your spring. Because reading is what? Fundamental.
March 7, 2025
Running out of room
Jean Smart won her third Screen Actors Guild award, adding to an already impressive pile of trophies.
January 21, 2025
John Jaech, 1929–2025
A legend in the world of nuclear materials safety, John Jaech was also a sports fan and watercolor enthusiast.
January 14, 2025
A snowy nod to Beverly Cleary
The renowned children's author and UW grad's name is in the running as Portland conducts a contest to name its snowplows.
December 23, 2024
Cozy up with UW alumni
Need a reason to stay inside this winter? Check out our media recommendations for books, games, music and TV by UW alumni.
December 9, 2024
High risk, high reward
After dreaming about it for years, Roger Fuiten hitchhiked to Alaska to begin a new career with high risks and high rewards.
Pure genius
One is developing technology to help intimate-violence survivors, the other investigates microbial lifeforms. Both are geniuses.
High five for '75
Twenty years ago, Linda Buck, '75, won the Nobel Prize. Meanwhile, Mark Emmert, '75, became president of the UW.
Economic powerhouse
The University of Washington generates almost $21 billion in annual economic impact for the state of Washington, according to a new report.
November 8, 2024
A slice of his story
You might recognize the UW in Dr. Wilson Reed's novel, "Junebug," partly inspired by his time in Seattle in the 1970s.
November 7, 2024
Frank Irigon, 1947–2024
Irigon, who has been a prominent activist since his time at the UW, is remembered for his passion for culture and community.
October 23, 2024
Rock & roll legend
Charles R. Cross, prolific author and legendary publisher, died in August. He was honored at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony this weekend.
October 15, 2024
Happy 100th, Don Coryell!
A UW Magazine reader asked us to dig up Don Coryell's 1951 thesis, so we did.
October 9, 2024
Game day greeter
John Clinton Cohn, who ran John’s Parking for many years, cheered with Husky fans as they passed the lot on game days—a tradition he upheld through his 94th year.
October 8, 2024
From the football field to the boardroom
After 13 years in the NFL, Jeff Jaeger—a star Husky placekicker—transitioned to a career in business. He explains how in this Q&A.
September 13, 2024
Ron Simons, 1960–2024
A Broadway actor and producer, Simons staged works by and about people of color.
September 12, 2024
In tune with babies
UW researchers note that music enhances the neural response to speech in infants. They also discover that families are not talking or singing directly to their children as much as they thought.
August 7, 2024
Odes to Washington
These authors write lavish fiction about the real Washington, thorns and all.
June 14, 2024
Summer reads (and more!)
Whether you need a book to dive into on your next plane ride, a podcast for a long walk or a TV show for a rainy day, UW alumni are ready to keep you company this summer.