Letters
September 11, 2024
Learning from disaster
Along with Oregon State, Virginia Tech and the University of Florida, researchers from the UW are studying natural disaster data to better respond to these hazards.
Learning across difference
Outgoing UW President Ana Mari Cauce shares what she's learned after nearly four decades at the University.
May 31, 2024
Homing in on smart solutions
Student housing is—and always has been—a hot topic for UW students and leaders. Smart solutions are in the works.
May 9, 2024
Claiming the narrative
Welcome to the spring 2024 issue of Viewpoint. As long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by the power of language. I was the shy kid who never spoke up in class, the weird kid pulled out of class to attend speech therapy, the lone Black kid afraid to open my mouth because...
February 23, 2024
The nature of nature
It’s no surprise that the federal government turned to the UW to head up an assessment of America's lands, waters and wildlife.
Beware the hollow horse
Words of caution from 2,000 years ago are relevant today as our country experiences an alarming escalation in efforts to censor books.
November 24, 2023
Rousing research
UW leaders thought having students do research would prepare them to take on the future. It became a national model.
October 24, 2023
Elavie Ndura and UW Tacoma “walk the talk” when pursuing equity and inclusion
Elavie Ndura, Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion at UW Tacoma, explains her connection to the University and her passion for equity and inclusion.
September 2, 2023
Better building blocks
Founders Hall is the only University building fully constructed of mass timber, which has the promise of reducing the costs of construction while increasing a building’s sustainability.
August 28, 2023
Welcome to campus
UW President Ana Mari Cauce provides an update on the University and its surrounding community.
May 28, 2023
A gleaming partnership
The UW School of Dentistry partnered with Shoreline Community College to increase the number of dental hygienists.
February 25, 2023
Reaching rural communities
The School of Dentistry gets amazing results from a program bringing health care to rural areas.
February 13, 2023
Hall of famer
It took 36 years, but Don Coryell, the former Husky defensive back-turned-offensive genius in the NFL, gets the glory he long deserved.
January 27, 2023
Fond farewell to Fennema
Former New York Giants player Carl Fennema attended Husky football games for decades; his love for his alma mater never flagged despite age and injury.
November 27, 2022
Unleash the power
We need collective action to realize the potential for higher education to be a force for good.
Driving innovation
The UW team earned the EcoCAR Collaboration Award at last spring's Mobility Challenge.
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.
September 3, 2022
Equity in education
For the past 2½ years, nothing was turned more upside down by the pandemic than education.
September 2, 2022
Reunited at the UW
UW President Ana Mari Cauce writes that we can work to rebuild trust, grace and shared ambition for a more equitable, vibrant and thriving world.
August 31, 2022
A Husky family legacy
Kris Lambright, '86, is the UW Alumni Association's newest board president. She shares her Husky story.
May 29, 2022
Commencement countdown
The UW’s newest class of alumni will have their day. And so will those from the two years prior.
Global realities
As we emerge from a global pandemic that profoundly unsettled University life, we now turn to face multiple, often intersecting, global challenges.
March 5, 2022
Power of innovation
A new UW facility will bring together scientists, engineers and students to develop clean-energy solutions for a healthy planet and a sustainable future.
March 2, 2022
Where our voices are heard
Mustapha Samateh, president of the ASUW, reflects on his journey from Gambia to the UW.
December 4, 2021
All in alignment
The impact of the University of Washington was never more clearly on display than when the Legislature turned to it to tackle the state’s mental health crisis.
Why grad school works
Graduate education is more than a ticket to a better future; it’s an engine for the public good.
September 11, 2021
The you district
When the University of Washington community makes its jubilant return, we are returning to a U District that has been forever changed.
Reframing what matters
Every autumn, the new academic year offers a fresh start. This year, many of us return with a new perspective shaped by the pandemic.
June 14, 2021
Fond farewells
As we celebrate 12,000 new University of Washington graduates, we also have the special opportunity to honor three academic leaders who are retiring.
June 10, 2021
A shot at better care
To get vaccines into arms in underserved communities, we need to meet people where they are, Pharmacy Professor Don Downing writes.
March 11, 2021
Is normal near?
A year after COVID-19 arrived, there are promising signs that we’ll be back on campus soon.
December 9, 2020
He taught us how to care
The impact of Bill Gates Sr. will continue to be felt throughout Western Washington, and that is a tribute to his ambition to make this a better world.
December 8, 2020
Learning from darkness
After a tumultuous 2020, what have we learned that can light our way forward?
September 16, 2020
Unbreakable bonds
Gifts to the UW’s Be Boundless campaign reflect the character and spirit that unites us.
The power of community
With the world turned upside-down, the bond between the University of Washington and its community has never been stronger.
June 24, 2020
Stories of resilience
In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, our June 2020 issue tells stories of hope and resilience that are at the core of our UW community.
June 4, 2020
Ahead of the curve
Fast, accurate COVID-19 testing quickly went into effect here, thanks to the heroic efforts of UW Medicine faculty and staff.
March 10, 2020
For an informed public
The UW's Center for an Informed Public is a response to the rise in disinformation and erosion of trust in our most basic societal institutions.
September 8, 2019
Alchemy of collaboration
The fantastic alchemy of collaboration between faculty and students is at the heart of many discoveries.
September 6, 2019
The agony of September 12
Our editor reflects on the lives lost on 9/12/2001, the day a sightseeing plane full of Husky football fans crashed in Mexico.
August 26, 2019
Letters: ‘A painful reminder’
A 1972 grad and lifelong journalist was prompted to share his experience with racism after reading a story in our magazine.
August 21, 2019
25 years of Columns
As our publication evolves into University of Washington Magazine, our editor looks back on a quarter century with Columns.
June 3, 2019
President’s letter
This year, our state Legislature approved a budget that reinvests in public higher education.
Change is afoot
The name Columns will soon be retired and the magazine's look will be completely refreshed.
March 7, 2019
Editor’s Eye: Unease
I fear that part of the University is in peril—the humanities, arts, social sciences, museums, libraries.
President's Letter
A spirit of unity—the awareness that we’re all in this together—is our greatest strength, both as a state and as a community of Huskies everywhere.
December 1, 2018
President's letter
Public education requires public support—help us sound the alarm.
October 4, 2018
President’s Letter: September 2018
This year we welcome our largest-ever incoming class, which includes the most students from Washington state in our University’s history.
October 3, 2018
Editor’s Eye: Moonshot
More than 8,000 first year and transfer students starting at the University this fall. How in the world will they decide what to do?
June 6, 2018
The story of Thomas Peter Lantos
Lantos, the first and only Holocaust survivor ever elected to Congress, was perhaps the unlikeliest UW graduate of them all.
President's Letter: June 2018
The great power of our University and its public mission is that it touches every person in Washington, through education, research and service.
March 7, 2018
A Rather uplifting experience
Our editor reflects on meeting one of his journalism heroes, Dan Rather, during the legendary newsman's visit to the UW.
March 6, 2018
President's Letter: March 2018
During Women’s History Month the UW can be proud of our legacy in educating and empowering women.
December 14, 2017
Farewell to the Boeing 747
The Boeing 747, once the Queen of the Skies, is a winged monument to the University of Washington.
September 14, 2017
A love affair with libraries
Last year, the UW Libraries were visited 6 million times in person.
September 13, 2017
President’s Letter: September 2017
Welcoming the class of 2021 and saying goodbye to an old friend.
June 7, 2017
President's Letter: June 2017
Thanking those who have helped make this a momentous year.
President’s Letter: March 2017
At times like these of uncertainty and rapid change, our university’s role has never been more critical.
December 29, 2016
Editor's Eye: Officer Friendly
The Seattle cop who impacted thousands of Washington's elementary school kids.
December 15, 2016
President’s Letter: December 2016
Our ideals, passions and dreams can change the world.
September 1, 2016
Nourish
In a world gone mad with terrorist attacks, mass shootings, racial profiling, police assassinations and baffling presidential election rhetoric, thank goodness there’s an oasis of sanity in the University District that will renew your faith in humankind. At least it does for me.
June 1, 2016
Editor's Eye: Quandary
When quitting school was the easiest path, it wasn't the right one.
March 1, 2016
Editot's Eye: Grateful
Each name on the UW's World War II memorial tells a story of sacrifice.
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
A new U-District
This is not a fuddy-duddy column about how great the old days were in the U District. It’s just that with every passing week, the area becomes a bit more unrecognizable.
June 1, 2015
Editor's Eye: Aha
The best teachers get under our skin, in a good way. They get us up in the morning when we would rather linger in bed after a late night because who would want to miss that infectious enthusiasm? Our favorite teachers make us think and grow and smile. And they push us.
March 1, 2015
Editor's Eye: Jim
I first met Jim Long five years ago after he'd celebrated his birthday—his 100th. He wanted to touch base with the person who holds the same job he once held. Ever since that day, Jim became a mentor to me.
December 1, 2014
125 years together
November saw two major milestones—the 125th anniversary of Washington’s statehood for Washington (with a celebration in Olympia run by one of our alums, Gov. Jay Inslee, ’73), as well as the 125th birthday for the UW Alumni Association. Coincidence?
September 1, 2014
Editor's Eye: Quake
A lot of Husky fans feel something new is in the air, something we haven’t really felt in a long time: hope.
June 1, 2014
Editor's Eye: Commencing
You have to be bold to be an innovator. You have to have confidence. You have to take a chance. And who better to face that head-on than the thousands of students who will be marching into Husky Stadium on June 14 for Commencement.
March 1, 2014
Editor's Eye: Conviction
One hundred twenty-five years ago, the stuff of history books and museum displays happened: Washington was admitted to the union as the 42nd state and the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 destroyed most of downtown. That was also the year the UW Alumni Association was formed.
December 1, 2013
Editor's Eye: Reimagining
It should come as no surprise that a 2009 CHID graduate makes up half of one of the hottest names in hip-hop music today: the local tandem of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
September 1, 2013
Homecoming
In a few short days, we get to come home to our spiffed up Husky Stadium, and boy, will that feel amazing.
June 1, 2013
Positive power
For me, positive thinking happens more in June than just about any other time of year. That’s because we get to honor our new graduates and recognize those people who make the UW what it is today: a shining star of a public university that serves our citizens in so many ways it’s hard to count.
March 1, 2013
Everyday Huskies
What amazes me is how many times a day my life is made better by what I call Everyday Huskies.
September 1, 2012
Making change
By educating our state's citizens, searching for solutions to overcome the vexing problems of our time, and creating art and culture that uplifts and challenges us, the University of Washington serves us in many ways.
March 1, 2012
Magic in our midst
The University of Washington is a place that nourishes us with its stunning, gorgeous physical space as well as the mind-expanding challenges we get in the classroom.
December 1, 2011
Purple, gold and green
In August, the Sierra Club named the UW as the nation’s most environmentally friendly university in its ranking of the nation’s “Cool Schools.”
June 1, 2011
Editor's Eye: Celebration
Michael Young’s selection as president-designate of the University of Washington (he starts July 1) turned a glum spring into one of celebration.
March 1, 2011
Husky pride
One of the most disappointing aspects of the terrible state budget cuts isn’t just that the University of Washington will take a big hit. It’s how easily the state Legislature aimed its budget-cutting ax at the University.
December 1, 2010
Under the radar
A question we hear a lot at the University of Washington is: What does the state get in return for its investment in the UW? The answer: more than you know.
September 1, 2010
Learning without end
When you hear questions posed by people outside our campus about the UW, you realize just what an impact this institution has. It fuels the economy, helps us get jobs, provides health care.
June 1, 2010
UW endures
The President is leaving, the state government doled out yet another discouraging budget cut, and there’s a bit of uncertainty in the air at the University of Washington. But the truth is, that’s only part of the story.
March 1, 2010
Ingenuity reigns
The UW I find myself returning to is innovative, entrepreneurial, alive. I am lucky to be here, helping tell its stories.
December 1, 2009
Editor's Eye: Everyday heroes
Devotion to making this world a better place seems to be in the DNA of alumni, staff and faculty at the UW.
September 1, 2009
Words touch our hearts
One of the things I particularly admire about a place as big and complex as the University of Washington is how it can touch us on an intimate manner: through the written word.
June 1, 2009
Genius abounds
Working at the UW, particularly, it's easy to forget how much of the day one spends surrounded by geniuses.