People
May 2, 2025
Husky fever
David Torrell of Husky Fever Hall of Fame legend shares some of his fondest memories at the UW.
April 30, 2025
Lettuce [eaters] rejoice
UW Lettuce Eating Club’s 2025 competition was entertaining, stomach-filling, and inspiring all at once for an organization that takes climate justice very seriously.
April 22, 2025
Golden grad
Pamela Mitchell, who taught at the UW for half a century, earned the 2025 Golden Graduate Distinguished Alumna Award for her contributions to the UW and her innovative work in patient care.
March 25, 2025
Getting toasted
Jaafar Altameemi and Murat Akyüz created TOASTED. Bagels & Coffee as a home away from home.
March 19, 2025
Giving trees
UW Facilities' Salvage Wood Program provides new homes for felled trees on campus. A new grant creates even greater possibilities for students.
March 18, 2025
No kissing!
Smooching on the UW campus was outlawed back in 1929 when then-UW President Matthew Lyle Spencer saw the display of affection as an affront to the morals of the time.
David Bonderman, 1942–2024
David Bonderman’s all-expenses-paid travel fellowships enable UW students to broaden their cultural horizons.
March 17, 2025
Nurturing the whole child
Researchers at the UW Center for Child & Family Well-Being create practical tools to improve mental health for parents, caregivers and young people.
Hard science, soft skills
A new endowed faculty fellowship at UW Bothell empowers astrophysics professor Joey Shapiro Key to make STEM topics more appealing and accessible.
March 12, 2025
UW Law turns 125
Hugh Spitzer, a retired law professor from the UW School of Law, reflects on 125 years of the law school's commitment to diversity.
March 11, 2025
The next top Dawg
Dr. Robert Jones is "beyond excited" to join the UW as the 34th president in the school's 164-year history.
Facing down COVID-19
The UW's contributions to testing, vaccinations and research have been groundbreaking over the past five years.
The power of public universities
While some Americans have lost confidence in higher education, Provost Tricia Serio believes a Husky education is accessible and valuable.
Aquarist extraordinaire
Now a supervisor of birds and mammals with the Seattle Aquarium, Aubrey Theiss took an unconventional path to her dream career.
March 7, 2025
Running out of room
Jean Smart won her third Screen Actors Guild award, adding to an already impressive pile of trophies.
March 6, 2025
The life eclectic
Two "deep nerds" turned an old grocery building into a home where creativity, fandom and intellectual curiosity collide.
March 5, 2025
United vision
A new relationship between UW Medicine and Fred Hutch creates the UW’s nationally renowned adult cancer program.
March 3, 2025
The Northwest legacy of Jacob Lawrence
Twenty-five years after his death, Jacob Lawrence's impact as a chronicler of the Black experience lives on through the efforts of local arts institutions.
February 28, 2025
A sweet new read
Sujin Witherspoon, UW alumna and full-time author, describes her writing process and explores her identity in a Q&A.