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June 2013 issue
The immense impact of Bill Gates Sr.
Even at 87, the 2013 Alumnus Sigma Laude Dignatus recipient continues to serve his alma mater while leading the fight for social justice.
June 2013 issue
Essay: ‘Encore years’ can be full of possibility, and UW can help
With close to 10,000 women and men a day crossing the midlife divide, it’s high time to accelerate the social invention I call the “encore years.”
June 2013 issue
2013 teachers of the year
The 2013 recipients of the UW’s teaching awards are from fields ranging from philosophy to fisheries, but they all know how to inspire their students.
June 2013 issue
Public Health alumnus is on a global mission to stop suicide
The multidisciplinary training Michael Phillips received at the UW made him an ideal person to pioneer research on the nature of suicide in China.
March 2013 issue
Research could bring relief to people with Down Syndrome
Certain medical problems experienced by people with Down Syndrome may eventually be helped because of a research breakthrough at the UW.
March 2013 issue
Essay: Houseboat on Lake Union was a way of life
Living on a houseboat was a way of life that brought about a great deal of companionship, sharing and good humor.
March 2013 issue
Researchers try to get to the bottom of IBS
The cause and treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome are complex problems that researchers at the UW School of Nursing are systematically addressing.
March 2013 issue
UW biochemists developing the next generation of virus fighters
The answer to developing a quick fix for a virus? (Or the answers to a whole host of other medical issues?) It might be found in proteins.
March 2013 issue
Flavorful writing unearthed a flair for food and cocktails
The blog Molly Wizenberg started for fun in the year she spent finishing her M.A. in cultural anthropology has propelled a career as an acclaimed food writer and owner of a bustling restaurant and, most recently, a cocktail bar.
March 2013 issue
Professor helps soldiers become storytellers
A W.B. Yeats quote greets soldiers as they enter the classroom of Shawn Wong at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on a frosty, fall morning: “Write about yourself when you are most like yourself.”
March 2013 issue
UW cardiologist implants a quicker, safer defibrillator
Sixty minutes was all it took for Jordan Prutkin, a UW cardiologist, to implant a new, improved kind of defibrillator in Merle Yoney’s chest.
March 2013 issue
Husky rowing was a crowd-pleaser from the start
The first intercollegiate race for University of Washington crew – a program with some of the school’s most amazing athletic feats and that’s produced more Olympic medalists than any other Husky sport – came one Wednesday evening on Lake Washington.
March 2013 issue
The first Windermere Cup: When the Soviets came to Seattle
When Washington hosted the inaugural Windermere Cup in 1987, it was the first competition for Soviet rowers in the United States in 25 years.
March 2013 issue
Professor works to keep a step ahead of hackers
Tadayoshi Kohno’s efforts to stop hackers are the stuff of science fiction movies.
March 2013 issue
Windermere Cup brings magic to Montlake every May
Every year, Huskies say the Windermere Cup creates a greatest moment for someone: a student athlete, a coach, alum, a band member, or family members watching with sack lunches along the cut.
March 2013 issue
Editor’s Eye: Everyday Huskies make our lives richer
What amazes me is how many times a day my life is made better by what I call Everyday Huskies.
March 2013 issue
A UW history professor’s little-known story of heroism at war
W. Stull Holt secretly rescued thousands caught behind enemy lines.
March 2013 issue
Husky golf teams aim to meet great expectations
The Husky golf teams find themselves in a similar position: perched high in team and individual rankings. So high, in fact, that the phrase “national champion” can’t help but creep into conversation.
March 2013 issue
Journalist Robert Merry went from The Daily to the Oval Office
Catching up with Robert Merry, ’68, political journalist, former CEO of Congressional Quarterly and author of "Where They Stand: The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters and Historians."
March 2013 issue
Rowing at UW helped shape Seattle’s interim police chief
Jim Pugel, ’81, keeps mementos from the sometimes-grueling adventures he completes each year with his former University of Washington crew teammates.
