Solutions
June 15, 2026
Good neighbor
Sandy Moy helps seniors and adults with disabilities through Northwest Neighbors Network, expanding the organization and building relationships along the way.
Grief and gratitude
Using fabric, oil paint, glycerin and wax, Victoria Mackender explores the way humans and animals share the experience of grief.
The titan behind "Toy Story"
Loren Carpenter’s genius as a pioneer in computer graphics gave the world the dazzling world of classic Pixar movies we love.
June 9, 2026
Beyond a shadow of a debt
By combining scholarships, campus jobs and careful planning, UW students work their way to an affordable college education.
June 8, 2026
Make-A-Wish's Husky connection
The local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation has had only had three CEOs in its 40 years. All three share an alma mater.
Dino discovery
Fossil experts dig into a duck-billed dinosaur in their Fossil Prep Lab, which can be seen up-close at the Burke Museum on the UW campus.
Aiming high with the UW
NASA has turned to the UW to lead satellite space-science missions to better understand natural disasters.
Trusting your gut
Do weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic provide us with a healthier metabolism? Or should we focus on feeding our gut microbiome?
June 4, 2026
Summer news from the UW
Tracking ravens, protecting rare bats, using hypnosis for chronic pain...UW researchers are at the cutting edge of discovery.
June 2, 2026
Earthquake evidence
Brian Atwater and David Yamaguchi led participants on a field trip to examine evidence of an earthquake that happened more than 300 years ago.
May 28, 2026
More than a game
Professor Ron Krabill and UW students Maggie Keenan and Sam Hurst study how sports shape Seattle—and vice versa.
Out of Sequence
From fruit flies to the UW to the Nobel stage in Stockholm, Mary Brunkow followed her curiosity wherever it led.
May 12, 2026
Honoring a mental health advocate
UW Medicine honors the late Frank Chopp, who helped bring their first-of-its-kind inpatient care and teaching facility to life.
May 1, 2026
Going beyond
All three UW campuses have been recognized for getting their hands dirty and collaborating with their communities. UW student Callie Murakami gets into the thick of it at Padilla Bay.
April 24, 2026
A poet in bloom
As Auburn’s poet laureate, Mateo Quispe is bringing his Canoe Poetry Nooks Project to libraries in the Auburn area and Muckleshoot Reservation.
March 26, 2026
Sweet treat
Emily Kim, '08, serves up baked goods and social impact at The Pastry Project, a community bakeshop committed to accessible education.
March 13, 2026
Center of attention
Franck Kepnang feels a debt of gratitude to NBA star Detlef Schrempf, whose endowed basketball scholarship made Kepnang's Husky experience possible.
Making sense of science
Larissa Robinson-Cooper is researching the connection between Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy while making science accessible for young people.
March 9, 2026
Research excellence
We've compiled a few updates from the UW's world-class researchers.