Dec. 2015 issue
She wants to serve the world’s best steak. That’s why chef Renee Erickson, ’95, is now in the ranch business.
Dec. 2015 issue
The parking lot known as E-1 holds a lot of memories in its pavement.
Dec. 2015 issue
She is the first woman, first Latina and the first in a long while to be promoted from within to lead the University of Washington.
Dec. 2015 issue
For more than a century, scientists and students the world over have come to Friday Harbor to learn about the future of our oceans.
Dec. 2015 issue
She played tennis at Alabama, then on the pro tennis tour, then coached in the South. She's now in her second year as women's tennis coach.
Dec. 2015 issue
Grethe Cammermeyer, ’76, ’91, challenged the ban on gays in the military and, eventually, she won.
Dec. 2015 issue
She had a rough time at the Olympics, but she recovered to help young athletes succeed.
Dec. 2015 issue
A team of scientists has identified a new species of “pre-mammal” based on fossils unearthed in Zambia’s Luangwa Basin in 2009. Its discoverers include Christian Sidor, UW professor of biology and curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Burke Museum.
Dec. 2015 issue
Gratitude is universally considered a social good—the warm feeling that results from a kindness received. But it can have a dark side: It can impel us to eat more sweets, according to new research by Ann Schlosser, professor of marketing at the Foster School of Business.
Dec. 2015 issue
Geomorphologist David Montgomery finds the dirt is full of friendly germs.
Dec. 2015 issue
A new wearable technology developed at the UW called MagnifiSense can detect what devices and vehicles the user interacts with.
Dec. 2015 issue
Author Langdon Cook infuses his writing with a message of caring for the environment he calls home.
Dec. 2015 issue
UW fisheries expert puts a number on Bristol Bay's annual sockeye salmon run.
Dec. 2015 issue
If a stroke should occur, the unparalleled care at UW Medicine's Harborview Medical Center will give you your best shot.
Dec. 2015 issue
The first time I visited the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, I was swept with grief. It was the first point during our UW-led Civil Rights pilgrimage where we faced the reality that the price of being black had been paid with innocent lives.