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March 2022 Issue
One historic week: King, Kennedy thrilled UW with visits in 1961
In the span of seven days in November 1961, civil-rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy spoke on campus.
March 2022 Issue
No matter our backgrounds or identities, students want to be heard
Mustapha Samateh, president of the ASUW, reflects on his journey from Gambia to the UW.
March 2022 Issue
Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center celebrates 50 years of inclusion
Once a student activist’s dream, the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center celebrates five decades as a space for diversity and inclusion.
March 2022 Issue
Burke Museum exhibit explores biodiversity in a box
Nature photographer David Liittschwager captures biodiversity in one cubic foot of space.
March 2022 Issue
Native leader Leonard Forsman, ’87, joins UW Board of Regents
As a UW regent, Leonard Forsman plans to help represent Indigenous people.
March 2022 Issue
From the UW to Emmy-winning roles, Jean Smart won’t let herself be typecast
Versatility has been Jean Smart’s strength since her UW days. Now, the Emmy-winning actor’s star is shining brighter than ever.
March 2022 Issue
At remote observatory, UW looks to the cosmos
The Manastash Ridge, a basalt plateau that runs between Ellensburg and Yakima, is home to the UW’s 50-year-old observatory.
March 2022 Issue
Decades after diabetes diagnosis, baseball standout Carlton Olson, ’61, ‘still going strong’
Carlton Olson, ’61, overcame Type 1 diabetes to play 4 years of Husky baseball.
March 2022 Issue
UW custodians’ daughter leads effort to recognize forgotten set of workers
Evalynn Fae Taganna Romano, ’10, ’21, leads an effort recognize an often overlooked group in the pandemic: campus custodians.
March 2022 Issue
Actor Mickey Rowe, ’11, puts autism in the spotlight
Actor Mickey Rowe's book chronicles his journey from a legally blind self-described outcast to the hero of his own story.
March 2022 Issue
Millie Russell blazed a trail in medicine and became a mentor to many
Millie L.B. Russell, who passed away in November, helped generations of BIPOC students become medical professionals.
March 2022 Issue
We want your ASUW Shell House photos
Efforts to preserve and renovate the historic ASUW Shell House on the Montlake Cut continue full speed ahead.
March 2022 Issue
Book details rise of public radio as a lifeline for Yakima Valley farmworkers
While working on her doctorate, Monica De La Torre, ’16, studied the Yakima Valley's Radio Cadena. She shares their stories in “Feminista Frequencies."
March 2022 Issue
Millions of Apple devices speak UW alum’s programming language
Software developer Tom Love’s innovative programming language became the backbone of every Mac, iPhone and iPad.
March 2022 Issue
Huskies aim for Pac-12 Baseball Tournament
Innovation will meet the crack of the bat this spring when the inaugural Pac-12 Baseball Tournament is held May 25-29 in Arizona.
March 2022 Issue
Frenchman boosts UW men’s tennis team’s hopes
The Husky men’s tennis team has high hopes this spring, thanks in part to the play of junior Clement Chidekh of Lyon, France.
March 2022 Issue
Gymnast Amara Cunningham is a force on the floor for the Dawgs
Amara Cunningham leads the UW gymnastics team after being named All-Pac-12 Floor First Team as a junior.
March 2022 Issue
Simple steps to improve young people’s mental health
The pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of young people. A UW and Harvard University study found that adequate sleep, a daily routine and limited screen time could help.
March 2022 Issue
Clinic will help navigate ethical, legal and equity implications of technology
A pilot project will establish a public-interest technology clinic to serve local community organizations and governments.
March 2022 Issue
Washington marks 50 years of equality for women under the law
In 1972, Washington became one of the earlier states to ratify a gender equity amendment.
