People
June 7, 2017
A youthful voice
At 26, State Rep. Melanie Stambaugh is the youngest member of the Washington Legislature.
Flowers of power
Laura Dowling, ’81, ’91, served as the Chief Floral Designer in the Obama White House.
May 30, 2017
Plum gets picked first
Kelsey Plum, '17, is the first UW player to be picked first in a professional basketball draft.
May 29, 2017
Man of the city
In his five decades of public service, Norman Rice has helped build a community we are all proud of.
May 23, 2017
World of difference
From mentoring students to training allies, faculty of color can measure their success in many ways.
May 10, 2017
A life of Joy
Joy Plein received this year's UW-UWRA Distinguished Retiree
Excellence in Community Service Award.
May 1, 2017
Golden Grad
It's almost like Gary Ausman, ’63, ’74, has never left campus. Because he hasn't.
Memorials: March 2017 Issue
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March 1, 2017
Character: Conor Casey
Conor Casey tells Columns about his work in the Labor Archives of Washington.
Two giants, one legacy
Willis Konick and Al Sugiyama committed their lives to education and social justice.
Akio Takamori (1950-2017)
The sculptor was a master of making people smile with his beautiful and sometimes cartoonish works.
Esther M. Wilkins (1916-2016)
The founder of the School of Dentistry’s dental hygiene program, known as the godmother of modern dental hygiene, died Dec. 12 in Boston.
Young alum takes on role of parent after mother passes away
Overnight, 25-year-old Jenya Dokukina, '14, became the parent of her 11-year-old sister.
