People
August 30, 2023
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.
Fraud finder
Josh Crabtree runs a Seattle-based office of special agents and investigative specialists conducting passport and visa fraud investigations.
Down to earth
Blending her own story with tales of climate crisis negotiations, Brianna Craft shows us the world in her memoir.
A KKK ‘monster’ story
Timothy Egan’s latest book, “A Fever in the Heartland," centers on the rise and undoing of D.C. Stephenson, a grand dragon of the KKK
May 29, 2023
Distinguished Service Award
The Desert Scholarship Patrons Committee is this year's recipient of the UWAA Distinguished Service Award.
Distinguished Teaching Legacy Award
John C. Berg was named the recipient of the UW’s 2023 Distinguished Teaching Legacy Award.
Smooth sip of success
Pals Manny Chao and Roger Bialous have made Georgetown Brewing a Seattle favorite.
Teachers of the year
From inspiration to impact, this year’s Distinguished Teaching Award recipients mentor and nurture students from all disciplines.