A giant clam named Chowder is making waves at the Burke Museum

September 11, 2025

Remarkable relic

"Here's a bag of clam. Go find out where the pieces go."

September 9, 2025

Uncommon grounds

Check out the cornucopia of the UW’s uncommon classrooms, on campus, all over the Evergreen State and around the world.

Entry fees are out

By going free, the Henry Art Gallery renews its mission to serve artists and audiences.

September 2, 2025

Gen Z and the job market

They've experienced flexibility after the COVID-19 pandemic and remote learning, but now Gen Z is encountering an unyielding job market.

August 27, 2025

The journey here

From land-grant roots to national leadership, Robert J. Jones is shaping the future of public education.

June 20, 2025

Collage of photos of American Indian Studies from the past 55 years

Cheers to 55 years

Five faculty from the American Indian Studies department share their thoughts on 55 years of Native knowledge at the UW.

May 8, 2025

Two young Indigenous students smile in front of the Intellectual House

As wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House marks its first decade as a cultural home for the Indigenous students at the UW and as a resource for the Native community, the longhouse-style center prepares for Phase 2—adding dedicated spaces, expanded services and deeper support for Native student success.

April 30, 2025

A man with a crown reading "Sultan of Salad" chomps on a head of lettuce

Lettuce [eaters] rejoice

UW Lettuce Eating Club’s 2025 competition was entertaining, stomach-filling, and inspiring all at once for an organization that takes climate justice very seriously.

March 19, 2025

A robot boy dressed in a tuxedo sits on a swing

Swing shift

Glenn Kaino's "Not Afraid of Falling" was commissioned for the Gates Center as part of the expansive UW Public Art Collections.

January 27, 2025

The iconic neon buffalo sign above Burgermaster

A very cheesy goodbye

Burgermaster fans have until Feb. 23 to enjoy this campus institution for the last time.

December 6, 2024

Animal magnetism

UW Magazine pays homage to everyone's favorite four-legged friend on his seventh birthday.

Winged things

The Burke Museum exhibit shares beautiful and endangered flighted species through art and interactive experiences.

November 26, 2024

A taste of the UW

An internship program gives high school students an idea of what it looks like to attend the UW, especially if they don't have family experience to lean on.

November 1, 2024

Cultivating community

The UW's Native Garden was created to "honor, acknowledge and make space for the traditional peoples" who once built longhouses and a fishing weir in the area.