Solutions

March 11, 2025

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Facing down COVID-19

The UW's contributions to testing, vaccinations and research have been groundbreaking over the past five years.

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Sensing solutions

A traffic sensor in Toppenish could help reduce car accidents at a dangerous highway intersection.

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Aquarist extraordinaire

Now a supervisor of birds and mammals with the Seattle Aquarium, Aubrey Theiss took an unconventional path to her dream career.

March 5, 2025

A woman in a beige sweater and red scarf stands confidently at the seaside

United vision

A new relationship between UW Medicine and Fred Hutch creates the UW’s nationally renowned adult cancer program.

January 30, 2025

A woman in a white tank top and green pants with braided hair leans against a workbench and smiles

True alchemy

UW Bioengineering grad Amanda Woodcock designs funky and functional glass and ceramics.

January 21, 2025

A man in a purple polo shirt and jeans swings on a swingset at a playground.

John Jaech, 1929–2025

A legend in the world of nuclear materials safety, John Jaech was also a sports fan and watercolor enthusiast.

January 16, 2025

Four researchers pose wearing heavy winter gear and holding shovels in an icy landscape

Ice spy

UW alum Peter Neff is no stranger to dangerous helicopter rides in the world's most remote and frigid landscape.

December 10, 2024

A woman wearing dentist gear works on a patient lying down

Filling a need

Oral health, which is key to well-being, is lacking in some of Washington's rural areas. This UW program aims to fix that.

December 9, 2024

A man wearing a shirt that says "I love the Duwamish River" points to something out of frame in front of the Duwamish River.

Water matters

The Duwamish River flooded the South Park neighborhood of Seattle in 2022. UW's Population Health Initiative is helping the community rebuild.

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Pure genius

One is developing technology to help intimate-violence survivors, the other investigates microbial lifeforms. Both are geniuses.

The right direction

Ryan Dakota Farris, an up-and-coming conductor, used the Campus Philharmonia Orchestras as a “training ground” for his conducting career.

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The civics generation

How do you inspire a new generation into public service? The Evans School and CELE Center are connecting students with seasoned leaders and local opportunities to do just that.

December 6, 2024

"Kind of a crazy idea"

David Baker, the UW's latest Nobel Prize winner, revolutionized protein design.

Access to justice

Tamara Lawson, dean of the UW's School of Law, lays out common barriers to justice—and how we can overcome them.

November 26, 2024

A taste of the UW

An internship program gives high school students an idea of what it looks like to attend the UW, especially if they don't have family experience to lean on.

November 14, 2024

Catching up

This fall, Viewpoint reaches 20 years of telling stories about people who make a difference. Catch up with those alumni and see how they've changed the world.

November 8, 2024

Big sister leads the way

Asha Warsame saw a lack of resources for immigrant and first-generation students in Seattle. Now equipped with her Ph.D., she's out to solve that problem.

November 1, 2024

MAP Scholars

UW's Multicultural Alumni Partnership awards scholarships to five promising students.

October 28, 2024

Distinguished veteran

The highly decorated veteran, surgeon and professor considers the DAVA among his greatest achievements.

October 22, 2024

Building better forests

Dr. Susan J. Prichard is a research scientist with a passion for forest ecology. She tells us about her work with wildfires.