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June 2020 issue
Professor David Baker’s audacious approach to creating new proteins
Professor David Baker’s audacious approach to creating new proteins may offer new options for stopping disease—including COVID-19.
June 2020 issue
Forestry alum helps design Barbie dolls focused on science
Ecologist Nalini Nadkarni, ’83, joined a project between National Geographic and Mattel to create a new line of Barbie dolls centered around science and exploration.
June 2020 issue
Uneven evictions
Who gets evicted in Washington? It depends on gender and race, a UW study reveals.
June 2020 issue
COVID-19 puts UW’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in the spotlight
As the pandemic expanded across the country, IHME projections became a resource for local, regional and national leaders as they responded.
June 2020 issue
UW students volunteer time and expertise to fight COVID-19
Students from across the university have volunteered to assist in a variety of support efforts.
June 2020 issue
For students, coronavirus tossed all plans aside
A graduating student reflects on the coronavirus outbreak that disrupted the last half of her senior year.
June 2020 issue
Faculty keep creating impact while they flatten the curve
The UW faculty are impactful even when they find themselves having to venture into uncomfortable territory. They “flatten the curve” while still producing and disseminating knowledge.
June 2020 issue
Unearthed and retooled: the unlikely story of 2 tribal canoes
The unlikely story of two carved canoes, divided by decades, linked in tribal tradition.
June 2020 issue
Meet 2020’s top teachers, via Zoom
Sheltering in place against the novel coronavirus prevented us from photographing our Teachers of the Year as we always do—in person. So we captured them the way students saw them during spring quarter.
June 2020 issue
For debut novelist, timing of virus is stranger than fiction
A writer faces frustration with the release of her first work of fiction during a pandemic.
June 2020 issue
In chemistry lab, clean energy offers Ph.D. student the ultimate puzzle
Doctoral student Emily Rabe loves puzzles. Now she's working on one with high stakes—one that could have a significant impact on our planet’s health.
June 2020 issue
After 16 years of inclusion, UW’s Q Center is just getting started
After 16 years of inclusion, UW’s Q Center is just getting started.
June 2020 issue
New generation learns the Puget Sound region’s Native language, Southern Lushootseed
Southern Lushootseed, the language spoken for generations in the Puget Sound area, is being preserved and passed on to students, thanks to Tami Hohn’s work and the Department of American Indian Studies.
June 2020 issue
Meet the photographer: Jackie Russo
A portrait photographer in Mexico City photographed eight UW teachers for our June 2020 issue.
June 2020 issue
Hiking book author Craig Romano shares urban hikes that are off the beaten path
Hiking book author Craig Romano, ’94, ’97, slowed down long enough to tell us about his passion for nature.
June 2020 issue
Seafaring sisters team up for a feast of stories and recipes
In "Salmon Sisters," Emma Teal Laukitis, ’18, and Claire Neaton share stories from their father's fishing vessel and their clean, elegant approach to food.
June 2020 issue
UW Athletics counts on Craig Heyamoto’s stats crew
Craig Heyamoto, ’75, ’78, has compiled stats for UW football and basketball since the 1970s. Today, he is in charge of the UW stats crew.
June 2020 issue
Rereading a favorite book is like catching up with an old friend
Like a good friendship, your relationship with a book can become richer as you get to know it better.
