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December 2020 Issue
UW fights spread of COVID-19
Recent news in the battle against COVID-19 from the UW community.
December 2020 Issue
UW doctors, students tackle the other pandemic: racism
Members of the UW community join to fight “white supremacy as a lethal public health issue.”
December 2020 Issue
Artists honor Japanese Garden’s roots
In celebration of the Seattle Japanese Garden’s 60th birthday this summer, a number of local artists created works honoring the landscape and the people involved.
December 2020 Issue
10 things to feel good about
In the spirit of Swedish doctor Hans Rosling, we’ve assembled a sampling of good news findings and events with connections to the UW.
December 2020 Issue
Burke Museum reels in a whale
The skeleton of a 39-foot-long Baird’s beaked whale is now on permanent display in the Burke Museum lobby.
December 2020 Issue
Author revisits Whitman Massacre, a dark chapter in Northwest history
In “Unsettled Ground: The Whitman Massacre and Its Shifting Legacy in The American West,” historian Cassandra Tate, ’86, ’88, ’95, revisits a conflict that left 13 settlers dead.
December 2020 Issue
Researchers study public health effects of firearms on rural teens
The UW is researching handgun carrying among rural adolescents, in a three-year, $1.5 million study funded by the CDC.
December 2020 Issue
Renamed campus road honors Indigenous history
A campus road has been renamed sluʔwiɫ, a word in the Lushootseed language that loosely translates to “Little Canoe Channel.”
December 2020 Issue
Frazer Cook helped us bond with the Husky Marching Band
Frazer Cook called his time with the Husky Marching Band “an honor, a privilege and a pleasure.” Husky fans everywhere felt the same way about him.
December 2020 Issue
Academic adviser helps UW student-athletes make the grade
Liberty Bracken is a big reason the Husky football team earned an NCAA-record academic score.
December 2020 Issue
In new book, former mayor Norman Rice charts a path to healing
Norman B. Rice’s timing couldn’t have been better for his new book, “Gaining Public Trust: A Profile of Civic Engagement.”
December 2020 Issue
Bill Gates Sr. taught us how to care
The impact of Bill Gates Sr. will continue to be felt throughout Western Washington, and that is a tribute to his ambition to make this a better world.
December 2020 Issue
UW Medicine’s first Filipino American graduate opens doors and minds
The first Filipino American to graduate from UW medical school, Fernando Vega helped open the path to alternative medicine in the U.S.
December 2020 Issue
After the darkness of 2020, what have we learned that will light our way?
After a tumultuous 2020, what have we learned that can light our way forward?
December 2020 Issue
Judge Joseph Jerome Farris remembered as an inspiration
A titan of the law and a trailblazer on the bench, Judge Joseph Jerome Farris sat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for 41 years.
December 2020 Issue
After prison: 10 stories of second chances
Ten stories that show how the UW can help people take advantage of second chances.
December 2020 Issue
After prison: Amanda Henritze is building a future in urban design
After holding down a job at Mod Pizza, Amanda Henritze sees bigger things in her future in architecture.
December 2020 Issue
After prison: Kelly Olson takes control of the narrative
In describing her mindset, Kelly Olson quotes a favorite author: “You have to own your story if you want to change the ending.”
December 2020 Issue
After prison: Christopher Beasley is a scholar and a mentor
After earning his doctorate, Christopher Beasley established the Husky Post-Prison Research Lab.
