People
June 11, 2025
Finish your thoughts
A UW professor and organizational management expert explains why bouncing from task to task takes a toll on your brain.
June 10, 2025
When impact really matters
In trying times, UW Impact leads the way with grassroots support for higher education.
June 9, 2025
The producer
From promoting punk bands to designing light festivals, Terry Morgan has shaped Seattle’s cultural landscape for over 50 years.
June 5, 2025
Teachers of the year
With more than a century of teaching experience between them, these seven faculty stars shine bright for their students.
June 4, 2025
Take the plunge
Members of the Golden Gardens Swim Club, many of them UW alumni, enjoy the thrills and chills of open water swimming in Puget Sound.
Thinking outside the bot
AI expert Brian Christian explores the tricky dynamics between human behavior and artificial intelligence.
A very Grimm tale
From riches to rags to riches, Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm led a fairy tale life, UW alumna Ann Schmiesing finds.
May 30, 2025
Leading on the fly
Ana Mari Cauce, the UW's 33rd president, pushed the University to new heights by advancing public health, championing social justice and expanding innovation.
May 23, 2025
Honoring three generous giants
Two of the UW's newest student residences will soon be renamed to honor artist and teacher Marvin Oliver and professors Lois Price Spratlen and Thaddeus Spratlen.
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.