editor’s eye
February 23, 2024
The nature of nature
It’s no surprise that the federal government turned to the UW to head up an assessment of America's lands, waters and wildlife.
November 24, 2023
Rousing research
UW leaders thought having students do research would prepare them to take on the future. It became a national model.
September 2, 2023
Better building blocks
Founders Hall is the only University building fully constructed of mass timber, which has the promise of reducing the costs of construction while increasing a building’s sustainability.
May 28, 2023
A gleaming partnership
The UW School of Dentistry partnered with Shoreline Community College to increase the number of dental hygienists.
February 25, 2023
Reaching rural communities
The School of Dentistry gets amazing results from a program bringing health care to rural areas.
November 27, 2022
Driving innovation
The UW team earned the EcoCAR Collaboration Award at last spring's Mobility Challenge.
September 3, 2022
Equity in education
For the past 2½ years, nothing was turned more upside down by the pandemic than education.
May 29, 2022
Commencement countdown
The UW’s newest class of alumni will have their day. And so will those from the two years prior.
March 5, 2022
Power of innovation
A new UW facility will bring together scientists, engineers and students to develop clean-energy solutions for a healthy planet and a sustainable future.
December 4, 2021
All in alignment
The impact of the University of Washington was never more clearly on display than when the Legislature turned to it to tackle the state’s mental health crisis.
September 11, 2021
The you district
When the University of Washington community makes its jubilant return, we are returning to a U District that has been forever changed.
June 14, 2021
Fond farewells
As we celebrate 12,000 new University of Washington graduates, we also have the special opportunity to honor three academic leaders who are retiring.
March 11, 2021
Is normal near?
A year after COVID-19 arrived, there are promising signs that we’ll be back on campus soon.
December 9, 2020
He 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.
September 16, 2020
The power of community
With the world turned upside-down, the bond between the University of Washington and its community has never been stronger.
June 24, 2020
Stories of resilience
In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, our June 2020 issue tells stories of hope and resilience that are at the core of our UW community.
June 3, 2019
Change is afoot
The name Columns will soon be retired and the magazine's look will be completely refreshed.
March 7, 2019
Editor’s Eye: Unease
I fear that part of the University is in peril—the humanities, arts, social sciences, museums, libraries.