Alumni
June 4, 2026
Summer news from the UW
Tracking ravens, protecting rare bats, using hypnosis for chronic pain...UW researchers are at the cutting edge of discovery.
Stitched with love
Five years ago, Nikki Lorenzo bought a small embroidery machine. Now, she runs an embroidery studio where joy and community are stitched into every piece.
June 2, 2026
Earthquake evidence
Brian Atwater and David Yamaguchi led participants on a field trip to examine evidence of an earthquake that happened more than 300 years ago.
May 28, 2026
Out of Sequence
From fruit flies to the UW to the Nobel stage in Stockholm, Mary Brunkow followed her curiosity wherever it led.
May 20, 2026
A cherished leader
Gregg Blodgett, ’76, a retired finance executive and dedicated volunteer leader, has been recognized with the 2026 UWAA Distinguished Service Award.
May 12, 2026
Honoring a mental health advocate
UW Medicine honors the late Frank Chopp, who helped bring their first-of-its-kind inpatient care and teaching facility to life.
May 1, 2026
Returning to Tule Lake
Author Tamiko Nimura traveled into the past to recover her family’s history and her father’s childhood.
April 24, 2026
Verna Hill, 1927-2026; Ruby Luke, 1934-2026
We remember Verna Hill, who paved the way for Black nurses, and Ruby Luke, who brought light to her community.
April 23, 2026
Designing equity
Julia Jannon-Shields is reshaping planning to center community, access and belonging.
Fifty years, one floor
Ruby Navarro tells about her first days on Lander Hall’s ‘Chicano floor,' where dormmates turned into lifelong friends.
April 15, 2026
Clearly a legend
The UW grad who penned some of the most popular children's books is honored by the Portland library in her neighborhood.
April 7, 2026
From feud to fervor
Sujin Witherspoon ties her love for "Survivor" and the Pacific Northwest into her second novel, "Seyoon and Dean, Unscripted."
March 31, 2026
Roads of recognition
Alumni who contributed to our way of life have been honored when governments named roads after them.
March 26, 2026
Sweet treat
Emily Kim, '08, serves up baked goods and social impact at The Pastry Project, a community bakeshop committed to accessible education.
March 25, 2026
A walk in the neighborhood
New art by Barbara Earl Thomas makes the Judkins Park light rail station a destination of its own.
March 18, 2026
Stamp of approval
Cultural icon and former UW student Bruce Lee will be seen by even more people on envelopes carrying their mail.
March 12, 2026
Where the bridge draws back
Design alum Vivian Cho spent the last few months of 2025 as the Artist in Residence at the University Bridge.
Carolyn Dimmick, 1929–2025
Carolyn R. Dimmick was the first woman appointed to the Washington state Supreme Court and the second woman appointed to the federal bench in the Evergreen State.
Problem solver
Gabriela Núñez Whitemarsh, a bilingual educator with 18 years of experience at both the college level and in K–12 public schools, is Washington's 2026 State Teacher of the Year.
A taste for tours
For Annie Sim, who gives culinary tours in Seattle and around the world, food is better when shared.