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March 3, 2026

Evelyn Iritani wearing a colorful scarf in a library

Telling an untold story

Pulitzer-winning reporter Evelyn Iritani uncovers the diplomatic exchange of American and Japanese civilians while the two countries were at war.


March 2, 2026

Lucy Kong and Krystal Graylin sit on the counter at Offline Coffee

Let's take this offline

Lucy Kong and Krystal Graylin followed their passions to create Offline Coffee Co., a Chinese-inspired café that feels like a cozy living room.


February 26, 2026

Collage of images of Olin Kreutz and Marques Tuiasosopo playing football

Polynesian legends

The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame, which honors coaches and athletes of Polynesian descent, boasts two Huskies alongside legends like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Manti Te'o.


February 17, 2026

David Horsey sits in a leather chair wearing a leather vest holding his novel

Fiction foray

Pulitzer-Prize winning editorial cartoonist David Horsey tells stories in long hand with his novel “Beach of Stars.”


February 6, 2026

A football player wearing purple and gold

Heated rivalry

Husky alum and New England Patriots fullback Jack Westover knows a thing or two about his Super Bowl rival team.


February 5, 2026

A cup of coffee with condensed milk at the bottom

People before profit

Bảo Nguyễn, ’08, wants Phin to be a coffee shop that demonstrates his values as a community builder.


January 21, 2026

Larry Owings, now in his 70s, holds a trophy

Grappling with immortality

Larry Owings scored the biggest upset in NCAA wrestling history, and he’s spent the rest of his life coming to terms with it.


January 12, 2026

David Guterson smiling in front of a bookshelf

Reincarnated through fiction

The Bainbridge Island-based author of "Snow Falling on Cedars" discusses life as a teacher and memories from the UW.


January 9, 2026

A smiling woman in fishing gear holds up a large salmon

Small business, big heart

Emma Teal Laukitis, ’18, and her sister Claire not only catch and sell Alaska’s most famous fish, they help feed hundreds of thousands Alaskans through their donations.


December 26, 2025

Wooden cabinets on pallets in a wooded area

Sting operation

UW alumna Annie Reading approached an unlikely collaborator for her honeybee apiary.


December 24, 2025

Bobby Jones speaks into a microphone on a sunny day

From Seattle to Compton

Former Husky basketball star and NBA player Bobby Jones is a big hit in Compton and beyond with his community-oriented organizations.


December 23, 2025

A woman wears a homemade bag in front of a flower bush

Made with love

Jenna Okazaki created Kauʻi’s Studio with sustainability in mind.


December 19, 2025

Football game at Husky stadium on a cloudy day

December sports fast facts

We're bringing you a few December Husky sports briefs from both on and off the field.


December 16, 2025

Christina Savvides

From "science fiction" to science reality

Better treatments are on the horizon thanks to the philanthropy-powered work of the UW Institute for Protein Design.


December 12, 2025

Three people gesturing to a statue of Edvard Grieg without a shiny nose

Garden of the mountain king

Alcohol, a Viking ship and Scandinavian support led to a Norwegian composer’s bust on the UW’s campus.


December 7, 2025

Tireless advocate

A fierce advocate for women and children in the Spokane community, Mari Clack was also a devoted UW alumna.


December 6, 2025

Caring for an aging America

Recent nursing graduate Antonia Ca brings her whole self to her career.


Pack to the future

Did you know the first JanSport backpack was called the "University Bookstore Rucksack"? Learn more about JanSport's UW origins.


December 5, 2025

Backwoods dreamer

Patrick Hutchison went from the UW to Argentina to the Cascades, where he bought and restored a primitive cabin, inspiring a best-selling book.


Leisure is not a luxury

What if time for leisure isn’t the reward for a good life—but the foundation of one?


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