Husky History
June 9, 2023
High flyers
Four Huskies have joined the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Read about their achievements in space and beyond.
June 4, 2023
Pulling together
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, the UW crew made history and set a legacy in motion.
May 28, 2023
Will Parnassus return?
Students returning to campus after winter break this year found the doors to historic Parnassus closed indefinitely.
Creative flow
The Chihuly Workshop has produced a photo-rich book, “The Boathouse: The Artist’s Studio of Dale Chihuly,” to tell the story of a building with UW ties.
February 25, 2023
Nuggets of history
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering was once the College of Mines. The name changed, but advancing technologies and research is stronger than ever.
February 23, 2023
Revolution to evolution
Emile Pitre captures the story of decades of activism at the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity in his new book.
November 27, 2022
Solidarity forever
After three decades, the UW Bridges Center continues to grow, as does union membership nationwide.
A Husky who did it all
Rick Redman was a star on both sides of the ball for the UW football team, playing guard and linebacker, and he shined on special teams as a punter.
November 23, 2022
Our first astronaut
In 1969, NASA launched Apollo 12, which took Richard F. Gordon, '51, to the moon and back.
September 28, 2022
Test your UW smarts
Most of us know the school colors, mascot and maybe a few building names...but how deep does your UW knowledge go? Take our quiz to find out.
September 20, 2022
Making history
History professor Margaret O'Mara explains how prior generations handled a pandemic and what we can learn from their mistakes.
September 16, 2022
Hall of famer
The former Husky defensive back turned football upside down with his unstoppable “Air Coryell” passing attack.
September 11, 2022
Huskies in our hearts
On a tragic anniversary in UW history, editor Jon Marmor pays tribute to the 17 Huskies who lost their lives on 9/11 and 9/12.
September 8, 2022
Farewell, Queen Elizabeth
Nearly 40 years ago, when Jon Marmor was a newspaper editor, he met the queen during an assignment in the Bahamas. No kidding.
March 11, 2022
Remembering Desmond Tutu
Twenty years ago, the human rights leader delivered a message of hope to Seattle.
March 4, 2022
Show us the Shell House
Efforts to preserve and renovate the historic ASUW Shell House on the Montlake Cut continue full speed ahead.
March 3, 2022
The Kelly ECC at 50
Once a student activist’s dream, the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center celebrates five decades as a space for diversity and inclusion.
March 1, 2022
One momentous week
In the span of seven days in November 1961, civil-rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy spoke on campus.
December 4, 2021
Imogen exposed
Imogen Cunningham was an innovative and influential fine art photographer. A retrospective features nearly 200 of her works.