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June 19, 2017

Johnnetta Betsch Cole, uw graduation

Commencement speaker: Johnnetta Betsch Cole

She's a national leader in education, anthropology and activism.


June 14, 2017

starbucks uw suzzalo

Brewing a new hangout

A Venti-sized coffee shop opens in Suzzallo this fall.


May 8, 2017

joe lott, brotherhood initiative, uw

Brothers, mentors, friends

Inside the new program advocating for black and brown students on campus.


May 6, 2017

BOB FERGUSON, UWHRC, UW, ANA MARI CAUCE, TRUMP, TRAVEL BAN, ANA MARIE CAUCE

Talking Trump

Attorney General Bob Ferguson, '89, returned to campus.


March 30, 2017

calling bs 500

Busting BS

Inside the class that's training students to catch—and call out—fake news and falsehoods.


March 24, 2017

A legacy of access

Celebrating 50 years of the 1967 Community College Act.


March 4, 2017

logrolling, UW, IMA

A log lost sport

Thanks to a group of adventurous students and staff, log rolling has returned to UW.


February 28, 2017

iNTERREUPTING PRIVILEGE

Interrupting privilege

Students and alumni come together for 10-week workshop about race relations.


February 24, 2017

John Lewis, civil rights

Luminary Lewis

Rep. John Lewis, a giant of the Civil Rights movement, comes to campus.


December 29, 2016

$210 million gift gates foundation uw

Healthy people, healthy planet

With a $210 million gift, the UW moves forward to become a global hub for human health.


What'd I miss?

UW News compiles a list of the most memorable moments of 2016.


December 19, 2016

jansport, uw, backpacks

Backpacks to the masses

The rise of the modern book bag can be traced to the UW campus.


December 16, 2016

The Not-So-Daily

The student newspaper formerly known as The Daily is still known as The Daily… despite only coming out two days a week.


Mission-first towels

UW-branded towels support higher education.


The Swedish House

Ballard isn’t Seattle’s only Scandinavian headquarters. Fifty years ago, McMahon Hall was home to Swedish House.


December 15, 2016

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Thouless nabs Nobel

The highest honor in physics goes to Professor Emeritus David Thouless.


Breaking records

UW welcomes most diverse class in 155-year history.


March 1, 2016

KEXP rocks its new digs

KEXP and its predecessor KCMU have been a staple of the Seattle music community for four decades. With new digs at the Seattle Center and a 30-year cooperative agreement with the UW, the station enters its next phase as an independent nonprofit.


December 1, 2015

Editor's Eye: Montlake memories

The parking lot known as E-1 holds a lot of memories in its pavement.


September 1, 2015

High fliers

“Let’s flap.” The 20 adults in the room obediently flapped their arms and when nothing happened, in the face of their leader’s enthusiasm for winged flight and all things avian, began flapping even harder in the vain hope of soaring.