Features
December 1, 2011
Major milestone
The College of Arts and Sciences celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, providing an opportunity to acknowledge the achievements of faculty, staff, and students—past and present.
September 1, 2011
Hidden cost of war
Gen. Peter Chiarelli, a Seattle native and Evans School alum, was in town as part of a national effort “to begin a conversation about veterans and what we can do to connect communities to veterans.”
Wonder years
As the UW turns 150 years old, we take a moment to reflect and celebrate the accomplishments and existence of our neighbor that has meant so much to us—even if we never realized it before.
Out in the open
Rick Welts broke new ground as the first executive in major professional sports to declare that he is gay.
June 1, 2011
Space out
For Janet Kavandi, '90, and her colleagues, it’s a bittersweet time to be an American astronaut.
Up to the challenge
With an adventurer’s spirit, Michael Young plans to make the UW a leader in solving the public higher education funding model.
The natural
Jane Lubchenco’s ability to bring real-world approaches to scientific inquiry led her to become the first woman director of NOAA. The 1971 alumna is the recipient of the UW's highest alumni honor.
2011's top teachers
The seven recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Award and the one recipient of the Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award cover the spectrum of subject matter.
March 1, 2011
The pedagogy of gaming
The growing suspicion that video games are culturally and artistically relevant is attracting attention from an unlikely source—the academic world.
The business of gaming
If you still think video games are for teens in the rec room, it might be time for a closer look at what’s become the biggest entertainment phenomenon since television.
The science of gaming
UW faculty, students and alumni are using computer-game technology to solve some of humankind's most vexing problems.
December 1, 2010
Medicine for the masses
Using business, medical and engineering smarts, UW alumni are solving medical problems in Washington and beyond.
Special collection
The Henry Art Gallery, UW Libraries and UW Press are teaming up to bring the beauty of the Seattle Camera Club to the public.
Teaching moment
Two UW instructors are using a $200,000 grant to study teaching methods regarding the Elwha River and the upcoming removal of its two dams.
Bay keeper
Half of the West Coast’s oyster supply and roughly one in 10 oysters harvested in the U.S. comes from Willapa Bay. Ensuring the bay will remain productive, without compromising its overall health, has become the mission of Jennifer Ruesink, ’96, an associate professor with UW Department of Biology.
Rick Steves' worldview
Rick Steves, ’78, is an idealist. He doesn’t expect you to agree with him. But he’s not speaking his mind or advocating controversial legal reform to be popular.
September 1, 2010
Healthy smiles
There’s a war going on, with UW pediatric dentists on one side and childhood tooth decay and its related troubles—such as pain, speech and learning problems, and nutritional issues—on the other.
Beyond the gridiron
There is more to Jake Locker than just football. As he enters his final year at the UW and readies for a potentially lucrative career in the NFL, he remains a college student at heart.
Zen UW
Three UW alumni live at Shasta Abbey, home to nearly 30 monks, all westerners who entered monastic life as adults.