Features
May 29, 2023
Teachers of the year
From inspiration to impact, this year’s Distinguished Teaching Award recipients mentor and nurture students from all disciplines.
Coastal meets celestial
While some universities boast of their land grants, the UW is where you’ll find cutting-edge research and education on sea and space.
Lifesaving ideas
Dr. Leonard Cobb, a UW professor in the 1960s, devoted his career to lifesaving initiatives like Seattle’s Medic One paramedic program.
Powerful prose
Her Northwest connections played a big part in Marilynne Robinson’s path to becoming one of the most important authors of our time.
April 27, 2023
Not quite by the book
Preston Wadley explores new truths in old objects through "Abstract Truth" at the Bellevue Arts Museum.
February 26, 2023
Liftoff
When Raymond Haug got out of prison, he was determined to end the cycle of crime and addiction. With the help of scholarships, he has transformed his life.
February 25, 2023
Comeback trail
One athlete journeys from injury to recovery with the help of sports medicine experts at the UW.
An unlikely knight
When Spain decided to allow Sephardic Jews to reclaim their citizenship, Doreen Alhadeff, ’72, jumped at the chance. She recently earned a knighthood for helping others do the same.
How the UW does NIL
Student-athletes can now benefit from revenue generated by use of their name, image and likeness. The UW does it differently than the rest.
The way ahead for higher ed
In a time of eroding public trust in institutions, the UW works to show how it benefits individual lives, communities and society.
November 27, 2022
A medical emergency
The UW struggles to enroll Black medical students—a trend that is playing out across the nation.
Star power
On the 20th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy, we remember astronaut Michael Anderson, ’81.
November 26, 2022
The hows of housing
Two UW alumni lead separate projects to address some of the biggest social issues of our time.
On the scene of change
In data and in the field, professor Briana Abrahms seeks ways for humans and wildlife to coexist as the climate changes.
October 2, 2022
Turning the tide
Seattle’s waterfront is getting a major makeover — with a little help from the UW.
September 2, 2022
Hollywood Husky
Collaborating with Will Smith and Dave Chappelle is all in a day’s work for one of TV’s leading women directors.
August 31, 2022
Touch Down
There's a new head coach in town: Kalen DeBoer shares his insights on the upcoming season with editor Jon Marmor.
May 30, 2022
The heart of health care
Through public health crisis, nursing leader Pam Cipriano, ’81, has delivered doses of hope and advocacy. The 2022 Alumna Summa Laude Dignata award recognizes her service.
May 29, 2022
Stolen beauty
The story of the shocking theft, destruction and replacement of George Tsutakawa’s sculptural gates at the Washington Park Arboretum.
Why we walk
We were bipedal before we were human. But science still has much to explore about how we evolved—body and brain—to be walkers.