People
May 22, 2025
Advocacy ace
Jill McKinstry, retired director of Odegaard Undergraduate Library, still takes on leadership roles in her community.
Decades of distinction
The UW Alumni Association proudly presents Dr. Brad McDavid with the 2025 Distinguished Service Award.
Legacy of leadership
J'May Rivara has nearly 50 years of experience teaching graduate students and inspiring the next generation of social workers.
May 15, 2025
Of field and fabric
Crescent Calimpong combines art and ecology with wildcrafting, a process of collecting plants for use in food, medicine and craft.
Ash and thunder
Guillermo Castaneda, an important figure in health care in the Yakima Valley area, recalls the day Mount St Helens "blew her head."
May 14, 2025
Culture on canvas
Kyler Pahang celebrates Filipino culture, decolonization and empowerment in his art, which can be found at local galleries this spring.
Recognizing a young alum
Diana Betancourt Macias received the second Spark Award from OMA&D for her leadership toward equity, diversity and opportunity as a student and in her early career.
Martha Silano, 1961–2025
Martha Silano, who died May 5 after living with A.L.S. for two years, delighted in the natural world.
May 12, 2025
Ron Chew heads Washington AARP
Ron Chew, a lifelong Seattle resident and community advocate, will lead activities on behalf of 870,000 Washington AARP members.
AI bias and benefit
Graduate student Kate Glazko explores generative technology and its impact on people with disabilities.
May 9, 2025
Light the way
Shanise Kemp combined her experience in supply chain logistics with her husband's newfound love for candles into her own small business.
May 8, 2025
10 years of belonging
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.
The kuleana of cloth
Artist Malia Peoples uses kapa clothmaking to reconnect with her heritage and share Hawaiian culture in the Pacific Northwest.
An outspoken approach
UW Tacoma professor Carolyn West, a leading authority on relationship violence, is savvy about discussing domestic violence in her media appearances.
May 5, 2025
Hall of a guy
Dave Torrell's volunteer duties have included running a museum, acting as Don James and collecting one-of-a-kind memorabilia.
May 2, 2025
Husky fever
David Torrell of Husky Fever Hall of Fame legend shares some of his fondest memories at the UW.
April 30, 2025
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.
April 22, 2025
Golden grad
Pamela Mitchell, who taught at the UW for half a century, earned the 2025 Golden Graduate Distinguished Alumna Award for her contributions to the UW and her innovative work in patient care.
March 25, 2025
Getting toasted
Jaafar Altameemi and Murat Akyüz created TOASTED. Bagels & Coffee as a home away from home.
March 19, 2025
Giving trees
UW Facilities' Salvage Wood Program provides new homes for felled trees on campus. A new grant creates even greater possibilities for students.
March 18, 2025
No kissing!
Smooching on the UW campus was outlawed back in 1929 when then-UW President Matthew Lyle Spencer saw the display of affection as an affront to the morals of the time.
David Bonderman, 1942–2024
David Bonderman’s all-expenses-paid travel fellowships enable UW students to broaden their cultural horizons.
March 17, 2025
Nurturing the whole child
Researchers at the UW Center for Child & Family Well-Being create practical tools to improve mental health for parents, caregivers and young people.
Hard science, soft skills
A new endowed faculty fellowship at UW Bothell empowers astrophysics professor Joey Shapiro Key to make STEM topics more appealing and accessible.
March 12, 2025
UW Law turns 125
Hugh Spitzer, a retired law professor from the UW School of Law, reflects on 125 years of the law school's commitment to diversity.
March 11, 2025
The next top Dawg
Dr. Robert Jones is "beyond excited" to join the UW as the 34th president in the school's 164-year history.
Facing down COVID-19
The UW's contributions to testing, vaccinations and research have been groundbreaking over the past five years.
The power of public universities
While some Americans have lost confidence in higher education, Provost Tricia Serio believes a Husky education is accessible and valuable.
Aquarist extraordinaire
Now a supervisor of birds and mammals with the Seattle Aquarium, Aubrey Theiss took an unconventional path to her dream career.
March 7, 2025
Running out of room
Jean Smart won her third Screen Actors Guild award, adding to an already impressive pile of trophies.
March 6, 2025
The life eclectic
Two "deep nerds" turned an old grocery building into a home where creativity, fandom and intellectual curiosity collide.
March 5, 2025
United vision
A new relationship between UW Medicine and Fred Hutch creates the UW’s nationally renowned adult cancer program.
March 3, 2025
The Northwest legacy of Jacob Lawrence
Twenty-five years after his death, Jacob Lawrence's impact as a chronicler of the Black experience lives on through the efforts of local arts institutions.
February 28, 2025
A sweet new read
Sujin Witherspoon, UW alumna and full-time author, describes her writing process and explores her identity in a Q&A.
February 5, 2025
Top hits and perfect 10s
Former Husky gymnast and current Bruins choreographer BJ Das has danced with Beyoncé—now she coaches Olympians.
January 30, 2025
True alchemy
UW Bioengineering grad Amanda Woodcock designs funky and functional glass and ceramics.
January 27, 2025
A very cheesy goodbye
Burgermaster fans have until Feb. 23 to enjoy this campus institution for the last time.
January 21, 2025
John Jaech, 1929–2025
A legend in the world of nuclear materials safety, John Jaech was also a sports fan and watercolor enthusiast.
January 17, 2025
Saturday night's alright for a fight
Each year, the UW's boxing club participates in a collegiate bout at the Washington Athletic Club.
Club experience
For former UW Driving Range instructor Scott Ashworth, living in paradise and teaching golf isn't a bad gig.
January 16, 2025
Ice spy
UW alum Peter Neff is no stranger to dangerous helicopter rides in the world's most remote and frigid landscape.
January 14, 2025
A snowy nod to Beverly Cleary
The renowned children's author and UW grad's name is in the running as Portland conducts a contest to name its snowplows.
January 13, 2025
Jeanette's bridge
Though we know it by its colloquial name, the West Seattle Bridge is steeped in Jeanette Williams' legacy.
January 9, 2025
Lakes, links, legend
Catch up with Seattle Seahawks legend and UW grad Jermaine Kearse, who spends his days golfing and supporting youth in military families.
January 7, 2025
Poet of resistance
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha writes with balance: violence and liberation, bias and truth, destruction and possibilities.
December 31, 2024
Words and music
Wes Weddell, who works with the Bushwick Book Club, has a creative way of writing music that doesn't center himself or his feelings.
December 23, 2024
Cozy up with UW alumni
Need a reason to stay inside this winter? Check out our media recommendations for books, games, music and TV by UW alumni.
December 10, 2024
Hotel history
The Fairmont Olympic Hotel in downtown Seattle is celebrating its 100th birthday as well as well as a priceless century-old connection to the University of Washington.
Filling a need
Oral health, which is key to well-being, is lacking in some of Washington's rural areas. This UW program aims to fix that.
Read all about it
Assunta Ng, entrepreneur and journalist, has dedicated her career to serving the Asian American community. Now, she passes the torch.
December 9, 2024
Water matters
The Duwamish River flooded the South Park neighborhood of Seattle in 2022. UW's Population Health Initiative is helping the community rebuild.
High risk, high reward
After dreaming about it for years, Roger Fuiten hitchhiked to Alaska to begin a new career with high risks and high rewards.
Pure genius
One is developing technology to help intimate-violence survivors, the other investigates microbial lifeforms. Both are geniuses.
The right direction
Ryan Dakota Farris, an up-and-coming conductor, used the Campus Philharmonia Orchestras as a “training ground” for his conducting career.
Books and beyond
In January 2025, University Book Store, a bastion for UW students and community, celebrates its 125th anniversary.
The civics generation
How do you inspire a new generation into public service? The Evans School and CELE Center are connecting students with seasoned leaders and local opportunities to do just that.
High five for '75
Twenty years ago, Linda Buck, '75, won the Nobel Prize. Meanwhile, Mark Emmert, '75, became president of the UW.
Sprinkle of success
Formerly of Utah State, Husky basketball coach Danny Sprinkle brings a winning record (and memories of Montlake) to the UW.
Economic powerhouse
The University of Washington generates almost $21 billion in annual economic impact for the state of Washington, according to a new report.
December 6, 2024
The life and times of Dan Evans
A rare pragmatist who never compromised his values, Evans bettered the world as a senator, governor, community-college builder and champion of the environment.
Animal magnetism
UW Magazine pays homage to everyone's favorite four-legged friend on his seventh birthday.
"Kind of a crazy idea"
David Baker, the UW's latest Nobel Prize winner, revolutionized protein design.
Ruth Gerberding, 1931–2024
Ruth Gerberding was well-known by the UW community for her wit and style.
Access to justice
Tamara Lawson, dean of the UW's School of Law, lays out common barriers to justice—and how we can overcome them.
Former tennis phenom Max Manthou is now pickleball’s patron saint of purple
Max Manthou contains multitudes: tennis player, pickleball champion, Purple Jesus, author, scholar.
Ode to a ferry terminal
Mette Greenshields, ’95, ’97, oversaw construction of the Mukilteo ferry terminal, a splendor of culture and architecture.
November 27, 2024
Writing at red lights
When poet Martha Silano was diagnosed with A.L.S., she turned to writing to make sense of her experience, the way that she’s always turned towards her art.
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 14, 2024
Catching up
This fall, Viewpoint reaches 20 years of telling stories about people who make a difference. Catch up with those alumni and see how they've changed the world.
November 8, 2024
Big sister leads the way
Asha Warsame saw a lack of resources for immigrant and first-generation students in Seattle. Now equipped with her Ph.D., she's out to solve that problem.
A slice of his story
You might recognize the UW in Dr. Wilson Reed's novel, "Junebug," partly inspired by his time in Seattle in the 1970s.
November 7, 2024
Frank Irigon, 1947–2024
Irigon, who has been a prominent activist since his time at the UW, is remembered for his passion for culture and community.
November 1, 2024
MAP Scholars
UW's Multicultural Alumni Partnership awards scholarships to five promising students.
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.
Miss Peoples in their corner
The founding director of the country's first academic support office for student athletes, Gertrude Peoples is a beloved UW figure.
October 30, 2024
Natural wonder
Ada Limón, the U.S. Poet Laureate, returned to Washington for her new project, which she hopes will "remind us of our love for the earth."
October 29, 2024
Mike Katell, 1965–2024
Katell left his mark on Seattle's arts community and fought for ethics in artificial intelligence.
October 28, 2024
Distinguished veteran
The highly decorated veteran, surgeon and professor considers the DAVA among his greatest achievements.
October 23, 2024
Rock & roll legend
Charles R. Cross, prolific author and legendary publisher, died in August. He was honored at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony this weekend.
October 22, 2024
Building better forests
Dr. Susan J. Prichard is a research scientist with a passion for forest ecology. She tells us about her work with wildfires.
October 18, 2024
Entrepreneur, artist and event planner Jireh Reduque is always creating for a cause
Jireh Reduque molds clay and community with her small business, Ji Designs.
October 15, 2024
Happy 100th, Don Coryell!
A UW Magazine reader asked us to dig up Don Coryell's 1951 thesis, so we did.
October 8, 2024
From the football field to the boardroom
After 13 years in the NFL, Jeff Jaeger—a star Husky placekicker—transitioned to a career in business. He explains how in this Q&A.
September 18, 2024
Turning the tide
A UW mentorship program created in partnership with Black in Marine Science and The Nature Conservancy expands access to marine biology for underrepresented communities.
A powerful pair
The Walkers are being recognized for their lifetime of philanthropy, volunteerism and impact.
Bridging the gap
Thanks to support from the Costco Scholarship Fund, Carlos Estrada Alamo, '11, was able to pursue a dream career in healthcare.
September 13, 2024
Ron Simons, 1960–2024
A Broadway actor and producer, Simons staged works by and about people of color.
The comeback kid
Eason Yang, a designer and social innovator, is creating ways for cancer survivors to overcome bias and get back to work.
Novel approach
With new support of private equity, CoMotion is helping a UW professor's quest to diagnose Alzheimer's earlier.
Making history
Historians and activists who studied at the UW made HistoryLink.org into a community resource that has proven successful and popular over its 25 years.
September 12, 2024
In tune with babies
UW researchers note that music enhances the neural response to speech in infants. They also discover that families are not talking or singing directly to their children as much as they thought.
Care for all
UW Medicine opens a new center for behavioral health care and for training the next generation of mental health professionals.
September 11, 2024
Art meets tech
College of Arts & Sciences grad Laura Brodax uses ceramic tile to uncover nature in unexpected places.
Learning across difference
Outgoing UW President Ana Mari Cauce shares what she's learned after nearly four decades at the University.
Small town, big dreams
UW's Livable City Year program worked with the city of Snohomish to support their economic development. Next up: Granite Falls and Mukilteo.