Solutions

September 11, 2024

Small town, big dreams

UW's Livable City Year program worked with the city of Snohomish to support their economic development. Next up: Granite Falls and Mukilteo.


September 9, 2024

Leading (and feeding) her community

Claire Sumadiwirya serves coffee and connections with Bellden Ventures, a social enterprise.


July 24, 2024

Tech for all, all for tech

Emily Lago Anderson is bridging the tech gap by empowering tomorrow's STEM leaders.


June 10, 2024

Educational opportunities for all

Meet Emily Yim, a trailblazer in education who is shaping futures and bridging gaps in access and exposure.


June 7, 2024

Sketches: Dana Robertson-Halter

Dana Robertson-Halter tells us about her seal encounter last summer near Decatur Island.


June 6, 2024

Remote learning

UW field biologists flock to Tetiaroa, a bird lover's dream.


Coming home

Every time she returned to her home in White Swan, Nocona Abrams missed her community. So she decided to stay and make it even better.


May 31, 2024

Homing in on smart solutions

Student housing is—and always has been—a hot topic for UW students and leaders. Smart solutions are in the works.


Finding new horizons

Anu Taranath, author and teaching professor in the departments of English and Comparative History of Ideas, shares an eye-opening experience from her recent travels.


May 30, 2024

A dose of advice

A pediatrician weighs in on the recent spike in melatonin use for kids who can't sleep.


Hero in crisis

Bobbi Campbell, who attended the UW in the 1970s, put a face to the AIDS epidemic.


May 13, 2024

Backyard bliss

Kris Myllenbeck couldn't find a stylish wading pool on the market, so she took the plunge and made her own.


February 24, 2024

A man with a beard stares with determination in front of laboratory equipment

Clean energy urgency

The UW’s Clean Energy Institute is speeding the development of next-generation technology and supporting the experts who will create it.


February 23, 2024

A student wearing a hard hat and safety goggles smiles

Mix masters

At the Concrete Materials Lab, UW students are testing ways to bring concrete into a sustainable future.


Four men in construction uniforms walk near a large stadium construction site

Studying modern slavery

Professor Anita Ramasastry is part of a global commission investigating the rise of forced labor.


A medical bag with fluid is labeled "lecanemab" with patient information

Alzheimer’s ‘milestone’

Doctors describe a new drug as a first step toward revolutionizing the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.


Collage of images featuring David Plunkert smiling, a green grassy field, a seascape, and a grid of animals and plants, including a bear, a goose, a bee and a tree.

The nature of nature

It’s no surprise that the federal government turned to the UW to head up an assessment of America's lands, waters and wildlife.


Several men stand fishing on a busy pier

Hope against peril

A team of University of Washington researchers and scientists is helping coastal communities prepare for a tsunami and other associated risks. 


November 26, 2023

A culture of learning

A new cohort of Indigenous students in the College of Education is ushering in an early-learning program that puts language and culture first.


Hometown health care

Raised on a dairy farm, Wyatt Bowles dreamed of becoming a hometown doctor. Thanks to scholarship support at the UW, that dream can come true.