People
Dino discovery
Fossil experts dig into a duck-billed dinosaur in their Fossil Prep Lab, which can be seen up-close at the Burke Museum on the UW campus.
Trusting your gut
Do weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic provide us with a healthier metabolism? Or should we focus on feeding our gut microbiome?
Sex edified
Nicole McNichols' new book, "You Could Be Having Better Sex," explains that sexual well-being is essential to overall health.
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
More than a game
Professor Ron Krabill and UW students Maggie Keenan and Sam Hurst study how sports shape Seattle—and vice versa.
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
Decades of dedication
For more than five decades, Ed Lazowska has shaped generations of computer scientists at the University of Washington.
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.
Going beyond
All three UW campuses have been recognized for getting their hands dirty and collaborating with their communities. UW student Callie Murakami gets into the thick of it at Padilla Bay.
April 24, 2026
Many stories, one land
‘This Is Native Land’ is a new permanent exhibition at The Washington State History Museum honoring Indigenous voices, knowledge and living traditions.
A poet in bloom
As Auburn’s poet laureate, Mateo Quispe is bringing his Canoe Poetry Nooks Project to libraries in the Auburn area and Muckleshoot Reservation.
The long arc of leadership
Ana Mari Cauce receives recognition after concluding a decade of presidential service at the UW.
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.