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Sept. 2016 issue

The new age of dentistry

Going to the dentist has never been as unpleasant as it’s often made out to be. But new technology and a new teaching philosophy is about to dispel that myth for good. Say ahhh.

Sept. 2016 issue

Undersea observatory reveals seafloor secrets

In April 2015, the Axial Seamount, an active underwater volcano about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, erupted. For the first time ever, scientists, engineers and students from the UW and around the world could watch it in real time thanks to an elaborate array of sensors they installed a year earlier.

Sept. 2016 issue

Introducing Shwetak Patel

He's one of the brightest thinkers you'll ever meet. Writer Julie Garner pays him a house call and confirms that, yes, he puts his inventions and gadgets to work, but she finds out a whole lot more.

Sept. 2016 issue

A personal question for UW researcher: How does race affect birth weight?

Amelia Gavin’s great-grandmother lost two sets of twins in their infancies, a fact that haunts the social scientist as she studies the relationships of race, depression, stress and disparities in babies’ health at birth.

Sept. 2016 issue

The med student is in: UW Medicine emphasizes hands-on experience

While classroom instruction is crucial for learning the scientific foundations of medicine, there is no substitute for firsthand clinical experience. That’s why the UW School of Medicine launched a new curriculum last year that puts an earlier and greater emphasis on clinical training.

Sept. 2016 issue

The UW’s batwoman is a hero to her favorite mammal

Forget the silly myths about vampires. Sharlene Santana discovered that the role of bats in the environment is underrated. And most don't want to bite you.

Sept. 2016 issue

Ex-Marine, ’16, cultivates peace from the ground up

Christopher Brown, ’16, a Marine combat veteran, works alongside men and women veterans from all military branches. With them in mind, he co-founded Growing Veterans, a nonprofit farm that grows produce for farmers markets and food banks.

Sept. 2016 issue

How a UW-trained engineer exposed the Flint water crisis

A Michigan city’s drinking water was poisoned, and government officials refused to admit it. Desperate for answers, an ailing family didn’t know where to turn. Then they found Marc Edwards. Now they have a chance.

Sept. 2016 issue

6 ways to reconnect with the UW campus

Here we present six alumni who show us the different ways they keep connected, whether they graduated 40 years ago or just this spring.

Sept. 2016 issue

Growing up in Union Bay Village

How many of us Union Bay Village kids are left?

Sept. 2016 issue

Give Me 5: Kelsey Plum, star basketball player

The senior All-American from San Diego leads the Huskies in the Nov. 11 season opener at home against Eastern Washington — with her sights set on a return trip to the Final Four.

Sept. 2016 issue

Character: Dave Torrell, UW sports encyclopedia

Dave Torrell is the founding curator of the Husky Fever Hall of Fame, which opened in 2002. There are 500 pieces of memorabilia celebrating 21 sports, plus 200 Husky Hall of Fame inductees.

Sept. 2016 issue

Editor’s Eye: U District Food Bank nourishes the soul

In a world gone mad with terrorist attacks, mass shootings, racial profiling, police assassinations and baffling presidential election rhetoric, thank goodness there’s an oasis of sanity in the University District that will renew your faith in humankind. At least it does for me.

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