People

May 4, 2020

Grant backs Indigenous vision

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation granted $1.8 million to the center to support students and research.


A brush with depth

Jake Prendez, ’00, knows what it's like to feel like an outsider. Now he offers fellow Latinx artists a place to showcase their work.


April 14, 2020

Out of print

Pike Place Market's last newsstand goes out of print as UW alumnus closes shop.


April 2, 2020

Impact personified

Alum and former UW regent Jim Ellis was driven to serve the public good.


March 30, 2020

Bonjour, Paris

Meredith Clausen, an architectural historian, shares her Paris apartments with UW scholars.


March 24, 2020

Hummingbird man

What makes hummingbirds so fascinating? We asked UW expert Alejandro Rico-Guevara.


March 19, 2020

How UW’s startup culture nurtures a growing number of student businesses

UW’s startup culture nurtures a growing number of students, proving that an idea, some energy and valuable mentoring can bring business success.


March 17, 2020

‘Whenever you get, give back’

Jim McCurdy’s mantra spurred support of higher education.


From campus activist to city council

Varisha Khan becomes one of the first Muslim women to hold public office in Washington State.


March 13, 2020

A life study

A devastating fire makes painter Grace Flott struggle for control of her body—and her life.


A legacy of caring

For a life dedicated to students of color, the UW honors Emile Pitre with the 2020 Charles E. Odegaard Award.


March 10, 2020

Off and running

Darhian Mills didn't always love running, but she eventually ran the 400-meter hurdles faster than any woman in UW history.


After the ashes

Scientists knew Mount St. Helens would come back to life after the 1980 eruption, but as a new book shows, its resilience still blew them away.


For an informed public

The UW's Center for an Informed Public is a response to the rise in disinformation and erosion of trust in our most basic societal institutions.


A serving of support

As CEO of FareStart, Angela Dunleavy Stowell gives people a path from poverty to success in the culinary world.


March 5, 2020

Wonder of Warashina

The Smithsonian honors Patti Warashina, ’62, ’64, whose humor and innovative perspectives on the human condition put a new face on ceramics.


January 9, 2020

Remembering Rocky Yeh

He was the ultimate party host, a self-described bon vivant and a Husky superfan.


December 27, 2019

Born in rhythm

We asked percussionist Paul Hansen, ’83, about his life on the drums. Here's what he had to say.


December 26, 2019

Inside the peace

No one else could have written "Surviving the Peace," a new book by Peter Lippman, ’95, after decades of grassroots connections to the people of the Balkans.


December 9, 2019

Human touch

Jill Higson ’86, gives people a chance to communicate through the written word.


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