People

April 11, 2023

Mouth-watering news

Look out for Lioness in Phinney Ridge this summer. Renee Erickson's latest restaurant will focus on shared plates and Italian wine.


March 23, 2023

Anna learns things (and sells them, too)

Anna Dong, '21, uses her UW degree in neuroscience to create products that make people happier.


March 1, 2023

A heartfelt award for Jean Smart

The star of the HBO series “Hacks” scores yet another honor for playing acerbic Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance – but couldn’t attend the show due to a heart issue.


February 26, 2023

Plant power

Doctoral student Natalia Guayazán Palacios works to understand how plants and microorganisms coexist.


A sense of purpose

With scholarship support, Tony Nabors found a calling and a lifelong commitment to racial equity.


Liftoff

When Raymond Haug got out of prison, he was determined to end the cycle of crime and addiction. With the help of scholarships, he has transformed his life.


February 25, 2023

Remembering John Pariseau

John Pariseau worked at the UW for more than 50 years and served as director of intramural sports.


Nuggets of history

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering was once the College of Mines. The name changed, but advancing technologies and research is stronger than ever.


Call of the wild

Samantha Zwicker works to rehabilitate and reintroduce wildlife in the Amazon rainforest.


Drawn to love stories

New Yorker cartoonist Olivia de Recat captures relationships in her book ‘Drawn Together.’


An unlikely knight

When Spain decided to allow Sephardic Jews to reclaim their citizenship, Doreen Alhadeff, ’72, jumped at the chance. She recently earned a knighthood for helping others do the same.


Opioid game-changer

Vaccines show promise for treating addiction to oxycodone, heroin and other addictive substances.


Foster library turns back time

The Foster School library put a time capsule from the 1990s on display to mark its anniversary.


Body language

“Body Language: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing of the Northwest,” submerses visitors in traditional tattooing practices and their modern expressions.


The aging cathedral

Landmark status will aid the drive to restore the ASUW Shell House.


February 23, 2023

Another side of the city

Peter Bacho wrote a love letter to Seattle with “Uncle Rico's Encore,” a book he says he “had to write.”


February 15, 2023

Huskies in the Super Bowl

Magical avocados, an (alleged) $1.5 million hairstyle and two Huskies-turned-Chiefs took over our TVs this weekend.


February 13, 2023

Hall of famer

It took 36 years, but Don Coryell, the former Husky defensive back-turned-offensive genius in the NFL, gets the glory he long deserved.


January 27, 2023

Fond farewell to Fennema

Former New York Giants player Carl Fennema attended Husky football games for decades; his love for his alma mater never flagged despite age and injury.


Captain Fantastic

The late Jerry Thornton was a great ballplayer and a real family man.


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