Students
June 9, 2023
Blast off
Watch a video of a recent rocket launch in White Swan, WA with the Washington Space Grant team and Yakama Nation tribal members.
June 4, 2023
From the outside in
Mentorship, scholarship and compassion made Teresa Dennerlein’s journey to law school possible after an isolated childhood.
Bragging rites
Learn who’s behind those purple, white and gold slogans every rowing season on the Montlake Cut.
May 28, 2023
Will Parnassus return?
Students returning to campus after winter break this year found the doors to historic Parnassus closed indefinitely.
May 5, 2023
MAP Awardees 2022
The Multicultural Alumni Partnership announced its support of five promising scholars at the UW.
April 21, 2023
Better hustle
Over the past two years, MFA candidate Abdiel Jacobsen has brought their love of hustle to the UW.
A source of support
The Instructional Center helps more than 2,000 students a year succeed, even in their most challenging classes. More could use its resources.
February 26, 2023
Plant power
Doctoral student Natalia Guayazán Palacios works to understand how plants and microorganisms coexist.
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
Call of the wild
Samantha Zwicker works to rehabilitate and reintroduce wildlife in the Amazon rainforest.
January 24, 2023
Deep mud, both feet
UW student veterans and Vietnam veterans travel to Vietnam to experience the duality of war and find the path to peace.
November 27, 2022
Driving innovation
The UW team earned the EcoCAR Collaboration Award at last spring's Mobility Challenge.
November 26, 2022
Behind the data
When doctoral student Horacio Chacón Torrico looks at public-health data, he sees the ‘forgotten’ people he wants to help.
November 3, 2022
At home on campus
Studies show that students who feel a sense of belonging are more likely to thrive in college and experience better personal wellbeing.
A name for themselves
Vern Harner led the effort to change University policy for names on diplomas. Now, trans students' diplomas can reflect their chosen names.
Dynamic times, dynamic giving
Through the UW Fund and other unrestricted philanthropy, donors to the UW can make an immediate impact where it's needed most.
September 4, 2022
UW’s Brotherhood Initiative builds a community of success for men of color
As the UW’s Brotherhood Initiative grows—and welcomes a counterpart Sisterhood Initiative—students like senior Noah Stanigar continue to soar.
September 3, 2022
Ancient voices
Grace Funsten, ’17, ’22, studied ancient epitaphs in Rome as part of a select group of classics scholars.