Alumni
September 14, 2026
Hacking history
An actor who can be “sweet as pie and lethal when necessary,” this UW School of Drama alum achieves the pinnacle of her long, lauded career.
Rolled with love
Angela Ly's handmade cinnamon rolls regularly sell out, but she's still focused on quality over quantity at Rolled Flour.
Behind the dams
Go behind the scenes of our September issue cover photo shoot with UW Magazine Art Director Jason Clark.
September 10, 2026
Jolts to the system
A UW adjunct professor is reviving a legendary Pioneer Square coffee business while fighting cancer.
Superlative students
Get to know three outstanding graduates—and the passions that drive them—from this year's Husky 100.
September 9, 2026
Pioneering producer and documentarian
Jean Walkinshaw pushed boundaries throughout her 60-year career in television, letting people "tell their own stories in their own words."
The rest of the story
In her newest novel, Donna Miscolta, ’80, ’90, turns her creative gaze back to an earlier work of her own making.
September 8, 2026
Around the sound
Kara Patajo, ’19, is a travel blogger and author of “52 Weekends in the Pacific Northwest,” a collection of year-round travel destinations.
September 3, 2026
Leviathan rising
Photographer Eirik Johnson took to the Duwamish River on a small kayak to photograph the hulls of freight ships.
Poetry in public
Mateo Quispe, who was the Seattle Youth Poet Laureate from 2023–2024, is spreading their love of poetry with book nooks created by Muckleshoot Tribe carvers.
August 31, 2026
A new era for WAC
Suzana Sakay, ’10, ’13, now stewards one of Seattle’s most renowned gathering places—a city institution with deep Husky ties.
August 13, 2026
Fire up the grill
Reginald Jacob Howell and Denzel Johnson represent Tacoma as they bring the heat in a new reality cooking show.
August 10, 2026
Calling the shots
Elise Woodward, the first woman to do play-by-play for the Huskies, has been a sports broadcaster for more than 30 years.
August 6, 2026
Two top poets
UW alumni and renowned poets Derek Sheffield and Erin Malone have been recognized for their work in poetry.
August 5, 2026
The Big Pig's big 4-0
Pike Place Market’s famous Rachel the Pig, a creation by Georgia Gerber, ’82, still enthralls visitors and raises money for the Market.
July 27, 2026
For the love of Kauaʻi
Burned out by her finance job, and inspired by the Kahelelani shells she saw in Hawaii, Stephanie Deng started a new career as a jewelry designer.
July 15, 2026
Jean Smart hacks it again
As "Hacks" ends its five-year run this year, this Seattle native and UW alum is in line to win her fifth consecutive Emmy.
July 14, 2026
Summer reads (and more)
Check out a few of our favorite new releases from the UW community (and fill out your summer book bingo while you're at it!).
June 30, 2026
Band leader
After a career spent in educational leadership, “double Husky” Stephan Blanford landed his dream job guiding Earshot Jazz.