People

September 2, 2023

Passion for public health

Throughout his career, George Counts has addressed health and health-care inequities.


Shaping the future

Five industrial designers, five decades of influence and one message for tomorrow’s designers.


He can dig it

David R. Montgomery has a MacArthur “genius grant,” a handful of popular science books, and six albums with the local band Big Dirt under his belt.


UW alum succeeds Fauci

Jeanne Marrazzo has become the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.


Cities at your fingertips

Two graduate students seeking a better transit experience invented an app that is used by millions across the U.S.


September 1, 2023

Smart students, clever tech

Information from fitness trackers and smartphones helps Anind Dey's team learn about student success.


Community classroom

UW Bothell public health students gained a new understanding of rural health care in the developing world.


August 30, 2023

Tribe and timber

By listening to land stewards within the Yakama Nation, Tom Hinckley learned to see the forest for the trees.


Staying tuned

Actor Garret Dillahunt joined the UW Symphony orchestra for an end-of-year performance. An audience of more than 500 were treated to his narration of ‘l'Histoire de Babar, le Petit Éléphant.’


August 29, 2023

Everyone belongs here

As the first UW graduate not from the Seattle campus to serve as president of the UWAA Board of Trustees, Joe Davis took a path less traveled.


August 25, 2023

Legacy of leadership

Cary Bozeman overcame a childhood full of obstacles to become the mayor of Bellevue and then Bremerton.


August 9, 2023

The business of brilliance

Like her fine jewelry, Valerie Madison built a career to last a lifetime.


July 10, 2023

Ordinary to extraordinary

Nathan Vass slows down time with his photography and writing.


June 25, 2023

Honoring our veterans

Stories of members of the UW community who have served in the armed forces.


June 20, 2023

Historian, tour guide, archive enthusiast

Let Antoinette Wills show you around the UW's campus.


June 10, 2023

Robinson’s words

Marilynne Robinson's remarks upon receiving the University of Washington's Alumna Summa Laude Dignata Award


June 9, 2023

Blast off

Watch a video of a recent rocket launch in White Swan, WA with the Washington Space Grant team and Yakama Nation tribal members.


High flyers

Four Huskies have joined the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Read about their achievements in space and beyond.


June 4, 2023

From the outside in

Mentorship, scholarship and compassion made Teresa Dennerlein’s journey to law school possible after an isolated childhood.


Bragging rites

Learn who’s behind those purple, white and gold slogans every rowing season on the Montlake Cut.