August 5, 2022
Once self-described as shy, the sociable Yvette Gunther, '45, now enjoys dance classes and public speaking. She recounts her time at the UW during World War II.
July 22, 2022
The 1998 drama graduate received the nation's highest honor in poetry.
July 21, 2022
Famed movie critic John Hartl had a thoughtful eye, an unusually high IQ and an encyclopedic knowledge of film.
June 15, 2022
They garden, they read, they cook and they dream of becoming dentists. Teachers: They're just like us! But these six are the cream of the crop.
May 30, 2022
A new nonprofit called the Husky Sailing Foundation aims to create a more stable future for a sports club that dates back to 1948.
School of Music Director JoAnn Taricani brought joy to her students and colleagues over more than four decades before her sudden death Feb. 1.
Linda Fagan will continue to put her UW master’s degree in marine affairs to good use in her new role leading the U.S. Coast Guard.
Wes Hurley has built a community of allies from his time at the UW, and it’s paying off.
NASA is going back to the moon and planning to land humans on Mars, thanks in part to Orion manager Howard Hu, ’91, ’94
Through public health crisis, nursing leader Pam Cipriano, ’81, has delivered doses of hope and advocacy. The 2022 Alumna Summa Laude Dignata award recognizes her service.
May 29, 2022
The story of the shocking theft, destruction and replacement of George Tsutakawa’s sculptural gates at the Washington Park Arboretum.
For the past 31 years, Jeff Bechthold has worked in sports information for the UW athletic department. He handles Husky football and crew.
Gary Lai, the lead architect of Blue Origin’s New Shepard program, heads to the heavens.
After 26 years leading Densho, a nonprofit organization committed to preserving and sharing Japanese American history, executive director Tom Ikeda, ’76, ’79, ’83, is retiring
The Scissor’s Edge has been a fixture in the HUB since 1949. Hairdresser and salon operator Jane Snell is reluctantly hanging up her shears.
For most people, camping season starts in early summer. For a few hardy UW students, it started in March.
May 25, 2022
Michael Verchot receives the 2022 UWAA Distinguished Service Award for his work on behalf of the UW Consulting and Business Development Center.
Ken Sirotnik's legacy remains strong nearly two decades after his death. The UWAA honors him with the 2022 Distinguished Teaching Legacy Award.
Jean Smart joins the growing list of UW legends whose names are engraved on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
For his dedication to the UW and Chicano/a/Latino/a communities, Erasmo Gamboa receives the 2022 Retiree Excellence in Community Service Award.
May 18, 2022
After the tragic and sudden loss of his friend, Adam Lang found a way to honor Daniel Phelps's memory.
May 17, 2022
A gifted actor and director—and one of "The Five Who Dared"—Harvy Blanks made history.
May 16, 2022
As the ECC celebrates 50 years of creating a space for diversity and inclusion, alumni share fond memories of the space.
Leonard Forsman, '87, is the UW's new regent. He tells Viewpoint his goals and priorities for his six-year term.
A new campus-wide effort led by Alexes Harris supports underrepresented groups and first-generation faculty.
May 5, 2022
UW-affiliated public radio stations KUOW and KEXP mark milestones in 2022.
May 4, 2022
College of Built Environments students help historically Black churches survive gentrification.
May 3, 2022
Frank Irigon, noted social and civil rights activist, will be honored with the 2022 Charles E. Odegaard award.
March 18, 2022
Tres Tracy Ballon, '01, is the master carpenter at the UW School of Drama. We talked to her about squirrels, big ideas and building sets (and boats).
March 11, 2022
Twenty years ago, the human rights leader delivered a message of hope to Seattle.
George Tramountanas, '93, turned personal tragedy to big-screen comedy in his new feature film about a unique incentive for weight loss.
March 5, 2022
Zeke Augustine, ’23, has sifted through soil for microscopic fossils and helped dig up a Triceratops. The Burke Museum has been at the heart of it all.
UW history professor Margaret O’Mara shares her perspective on the pandemic and its echoes from the past.
Ally Ang is a 2021 graduate of the UW Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing, with a focus on poetry.
The Northwest is the perfect place for a mushroom enthusiast; one digs into the Burke Museum’s collection.
Software developer Tom Love’s innovative programming language became the backbone of every Mac, iPhone and iPad.
While working on her doctorate, Monica De La Torre, ’16, studied the Yakima Valley's Radio Cadena. She shares their stories in “Feminista Frequencies."
March 4, 2022
Millie L.B. Russell, who passed away in November, helped generations of BIPOC students become medical professionals.
Actor Mickey Rowe's book chronicles his journey from a legally blind self-described outcast to the hero of his own story.
Evalynn Fae Taganna Romano, ’10, ’21, leads an effort recognize an often overlooked group in the pandemic: campus custodians.
Versatility has been Jean Smart’s strength since her UW days. Now, the Emmy-winning actor’s star is shining brighter than ever.
As a UW regent, Leonard Forsman plans to help represent Indigenous people.
March 3, 2022
Once a student activist’s dream, the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center celebrates five decades as a space for diversity and inclusion.
March 2, 2022
Mustapha Samateh, president of the ASUW, reflects on his journey from Gambia to the UW.
March 1, 2022
Judy Frater, '87, put her UW museology degree to good use by seeking out and empowering local Indian artisans.
In the span of seven days in November 1961, civil-rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy spoke on campus.
February 14, 2022
An El Paso native's journey to UW leads to a key position as the White House Deputy Cabinet Secretary — and a piece of political power.
January 31, 2022
Player-turned-agent Ryan Minkoff’s second book, “Nora’s Hockey Dream,” pays homage to his sister and all the girls who love hockey.
December 11, 2021
Marie Spiker is an assistant professor of epidemiology at the UW School of Public Health, registered dietitian and enthusiastic kayaker. We asked her about her various passions.
December 4, 2021
Marion Pepper of the School of Medicine helps us better understand the latest COVID-19 shot.
Fruit drinks are often disguised as nutritious alternatives to soda. Researchers try to counter that narrative.
‘Down the Ave,’ a card game developed by business students, is full of UW and Seattle references.
For a teacher in a time of COVID-19, the challenge is to bring the world to students.
Graduate education is more than a ticket to a better future; it’s an engine for the public good.
Students wade into Issaquah Creek to quantify the population and distribution of different fish species.
Junior Coffey, who passed away recently, overcame traumatic experiences to become a Husky football star and racehorse trainer.
Imogen Cunningham was an innovative and influential fine art photographer. A retrospective features nearly 200 of her works.
Associate Professor Wendy Barrington, '12, brings a passion for health equity to her role as director of the Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health.
As she curates an exhibit at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, doctoral student Brittney Frantece examines art through a critical lens.
A new book finally shines a spotlight on Paul Hayden Kirk, ’37, who set the standard for Northwest modernist architecture.
Longtime prisoners who received life and long sentences as minors benefit from a UW program that sends students and lawyers to help.
Twisted facts, fake news and social media spoofs can turn society upside down. One UW team is working to help us through the infodemic.
Twelve former student-athletes from five sports receive the highest honor in UW Athletics.
Alfredo Arreguin has painted the official portraits for three justices on the Washington State Supreme Court. At 86, the master of Mexican-American art remains a source of colorful ideas and vivid canvases.
November 19, 2021
Rickey Hall, UW vice president for minority affairs and diversity, on the latest issue of Viewpoint.
Thaddeus Spratlen and Lois Price-Spratlen were the UW’s academic power couple—excelling as scholars and opening up opportunities for others.
One of Seattle’s few Black nurses in the 1940s, Rachel Suggs Pitts helped create a network of support for her colleagues and nursing students.
Enoka Herat works with law enforcement leaders and the families of people who have died from police violence to change practices in Washington.
The most diverse generation in American history, they are engaged, informed, and not content with the status quo.
A Japanese American UW grad turned businessman, Harry Kawabe was a humanitarian who built economies in two U.S. cities and dedicated his life to building community.
Poet Jane Wong isn’t afraid to lay her emotions bare as she explores ways beyond the written page to reach audiences.
A walking tour of the UW campus highlights sites that are relevant to the Native American experience.
October 30, 2021
Dave Stone, ’68, is recognized for his lifetime of service—military, public and volunteer—with the Distinguished Alumni Veteran Award.
October 21, 2021
Margaret Towolawi, ’10, adopts a new model for health care that promotes closer doctor-patient relationships.
September 11, 2021
Dentistry professor Theresa Cheng leads a nonprofit organization that connects veterans with resources and employment opportunities.
Sociology Professor Alexes Harris, ’97, works closely with UW Athletics to help student-athletes succeed.
From the Bagley Hall attic to global outreach: The School of Dentistry celebrates 75 years.
“Fly Your Own Thing,” a celebration of the late Alden Mason, ’42, ’47, is on exhibit at the Bellevue Arts Museum.
September 8, 2021
Through the interplay of light with her creations, artist Barbara Earl Thomas creates ‘ordinary magic.’ Her extraordinary work explores childhood, race and religion.
September 4, 2021
A researcher combats cancer with the help of UW doctors and tools developed by his colleagues.
‘Boys in the Boat’ author Daniel James Brown’s new book depicts the heroism of World War II-era Japanese Americans.
Two decades after Tom Stockley and his wife, Peggy, perished in a plane crash, their daughters curate a new book of his eating pleasures.
James G. Anderson, '66, will receive the 2021 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences.
Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, ’78, was appointed to the Edward V. Fritzky Endowed Chair in Leadership for the 2021-2022 school year.
Kermit Jorgensen was part of a Husky team that notched back-to-back Rose Bowl victories.
Nin Truong brings creativity and sustainability to the world of public art, skateboarding and apparel.
August 31, 2021
Thaddeus Spratlen was a trailblazing business educator, a prolific scholar, a mentor and role model for generations of students.
Ernesto Alvarado will be the first to tell you: You can’t suppress all of a region’s fires when they’re as much a part of the ecology as its flora and fauna.
Stan Barer, recipient of the 2021 Gates Volunteer Service Award, used his UW Law degree to help make the world a better place.
Cassandra Amesley, ’77, ’81, made ‘Red Square’ catch on and etched her name in Husky history.
After his NFL career, Mark Pattison kept pursuing athletic feats. He recently climbed Mount Everest to complete the Seven Summits challenge, raising more than $56,000 for charity.
Two alumni who escaped the horror of Ground Zero bravely share their stories of trauma and hope.
August 12, 2021
Whether we’re together in person or using technology to bridge the distance, the UW Alumni Association is about making connections.
July 22, 2021
Through feature films, groundbreaking documentaries and shorts, a UW librarian creates a canon of meaningful representation in American cinema.
June 21, 2021
One year into remote learning, these seven distinguished scholars kept class as fresh and relevant as ever. Find a seat and meet your 2021 Distinguished Teachers of the Year.