Solutions
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.
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
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
Mix masters
At the Concrete Materials Lab, UW students are testing ways to bring concrete into a sustainable future.
Studying modern slavery
Professor Anita Ramasastry is part of a global commission investigating the rise of forced labor.
Alzheimer’s ‘milestone’
Doctors describe a new drug as a first step toward revolutionizing the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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.
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.
Delivering hope
A UW program works to improve maternal health outcomes for Black women and other underserved community members.
November 25, 2023
Probing a mystery
A UW center takes an innovative approach to solving one of medicine’s vexing problems: when organ transplants mysteriously lead to cancer.
1,100 years ago, double earthquake hit Seattle region, researchers prove
Solving a seismic mystery, researchers prove the Northwest was once hit with a double whammy.
November 24, 2023
Rousing research
UW leaders thought having students do research would prepare them to take on the future. It became a national model.
October 24, 2023
Reaching all learners
The Disabilities, Opportunities, Internet-working and Technology Center (DO-IT for short) provides support, advocacy and mentoring to students with disabilities.