Editor’s Eye

June 10, 2025

When impact really matters

In trying times, UW Impact leads the way with grassroots support for higher education.


March 11, 2025

Illustration of a doctor wearing a mask and studying diseases

Facing down COVID-19

The UW's contributions to testing, vaccinations and research have been groundbreaking over the past five years.


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.


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.


February 23, 2024

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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.


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.


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.


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.


Captain Fantastic

The late Jerry Thornton was a great ballplayer and a real family man.


November 27, 2022

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.


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.


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.


December 4, 2021

Illustration of a person's head with the top removed, exposing a metal foundation like that of a large building.

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.


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.