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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.
June 4, 2023
From the outside in
Mentorship, scholarship and compassion made Teresa Dennerlein’s journey to law school possible after an isolated childhood.
February 26, 2023
Plant power
Doctoral student Natalia Guayazán Palacios works to understand how plants and microorganisms coexist.
Liftoff
When Raymond Haug got out of prison, he was determined to end the cycle of crime and addiction. With the help of scholarships, he has transformed his life.
November 27, 2022
She’s fly
An 18-year-old UW biology major is a legend in the world of fly casting.
November 26, 2022
Behind the data
When doctoral student Horacio Chacón Torrico looks at public-health data, he sees the ‘forgotten’ people he wants to help.
September 4, 2022
UW’s Brotherhood Initiative builds a community of success for men of color
As the UW’s Brotherhood Initiative grows—and welcomes a counterpart Sisterhood Initiative—students like senior Noah Stanigar continue to soar.
September 3, 2022
Ancient voices
Grace Funsten, ’17, ’22, studied ancient epitaphs in Rome as part of a select group of classics scholars.
December 4, 2021
The art of curiosity
As she curates an exhibit at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, doctoral student Brittney Frantece examines art through a critical lens.
August 31, 2021
A name that stuck
Cassandra Amesley, ’77, ’81, made ‘Red Square’ catch on and etched her name in Husky history.
July 6, 2021
Seeing myself in a 125-year-old photograph
I'm a computer science major, but it was an art history class that shaped how I understand our complex and broken world, and also allowed me to better know myself as an Asian American.
September 1, 1989
Chinese students anxious
Students from China studying at the UW were living in limbo long before the Chinese government's June 4 crackdown in Beijing. Now they live in fear as well.
Husky Stadium seating switch
UW officials have blown the whistle on the traditional scramble for seats in the student sections of Husky Stadium, where “Husky Fever” was reaching the boiling point in the last few years. While some rowdy behavior has always been present, starting in 1986, seat-saving fights, alcohol use, body-passing, and other dangerous behavior began to escalate....