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Sept. 2015 issue
Examples of innovation in action at the UW
Innovation at the UW occurs across disciplines, as well as in how the institution is run and how students are educated. Here are a few examples of innovation in action.
Sept. 2015 issue
Nurturing innovation is the CoMotion commitment
While the UW is known for its groundbreaking research, it has not been perceived as spry or supportive in leveraging the expertise of its faculty. Vikram Jandhyala has set out to change that.
Sept. 2015 issue
Dan O’Neill, ’72, is a fearless humanitarian
When disaster strikes, Mercy Corps co-founder Dan O'Neill, ’72, dives in to help.
Sept. 2015 issue
Underwater microphones capture the din of melting glaciers
Recordings by current and former UW researchers in fjords show that melting at glacier edges in the narrow rock-edged canyons are some of the noisiest places in the sea.
Sept. 2015 issue
Transgender students find safe, welcoming atmosphere at UW
As Terra Hoy and others in the UW community know, changing genders is fraught with challenges -- emotional, physical and societal.
Sept. 2015 issue
High fliers at the UW Botanic Garden
“Let’s flap.” The 20 adults in the room obediently flapped their arms and when nothing happened, in the face of their leader’s enthusiasm for winged flight and all things avian, began flapping even harder in the vain hope of soaring.
Sept. 2015 issue
Allen endowment continues to transform UW Libraries
UW Libraries is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Kenneth S. and Faye G. Allen Library Endowment.
Sept. 2015 issue
Character: Band is more than a hobby to Carlo Torrella
Senior physics major Carlo Torrella joined the UW’s 240-member marching band in 2011. It has been one of the most demanding experiences of his life. But “I’m so glad I did it,” he says.
Sept. 2015 issue
Editor’s Eye: U-District’s much-needed innovation has a cost
This is not a fuddy-duddy column about how great the old days were in the U District. It’s just that with every passing week, the area becomes a bit more unrecognizable.
Sept. 2015 issue
Cellphone guilt among parents is real, UW study finds
A new UW study finds that cellphone use at playgrounds is a significant source of parental guilt, as well as a powerful distraction when children try to get caregivers’ attention.
Sept. 2015 issue
Scientists try to mimic fish’s suction power
Scooting around in the shallow, coastal waters of Puget Sound is one of the world’s best suction cups. It’s called the Northern clingfish, and its small, finger-sized body uses suction forces to hold up to 150 times its own body weight.
Sept. 2015 issue
UW astronomers ride a wave of discovery
Fifty years is no time at all for a universe that dates back 13.8 billion. But for those who study the sky, the past five decades have changed everything.
Sept. 2015 issue
A century of stories from UW Press
The University of Washington's press dates back to Edmond Meany's 1915 book on the governors of the state and territory.
Sept. 2015 issue
To genetic ethicist Wylie Burke, relationships come first
Genetic ethicist Wylie Burke keeps people in mind as she studies advances in medicine and public health.
Sept. 2015 issue
UW’s innovation mindset: Turning research into better living
Turning research into better living is the goal of UW's innovation imperative.
June 2015 issue
Blood stancher could aid soldiers and trauma patients
An injectable polymer could keep soldiers and trauma patients from bleeding to death.
June 2015 issue
UW researchers explore benefits of mindfulness
Whether it’s coping with college or taming an addiction, mindfulness has real medical and practical benefits, and it’s something UW researchers have been exploring for decades.
June 2015 issue
Rising from hallowed ground
wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – the Intellectual House – is a place the UW Native American community can call home.
June 2015 issue
Norm Dicks, retired? You must be joking.
His 36-year career as a Democratic Congressman for Washington’s 6th District may have ended in 2012, but he’s still on the case protecting wildlife and fighting to bolster the economy in his native region.
June 2015 issue
Ivan Doig, 1939-2015
Whenever I wander by Smith Hall, I reflect about the home of the UW’s esteemed History Department, as well as the place where, in 1969, a doctoral student wrote a memoir about losing his mother at age 6 and being raised by his father and grandma in hardscrabble Montana. Of course, I am referring to Ivan Doig’s first book.
