uw history
March 1, 2015
Editor's Eye: Jim
I first met Jim Long five years ago after he'd celebrated his birthday—his 100th. He wanted to touch base with the person who holds the same job he once held. Ever since that day, Jim became a mentor to me.
September 1, 2014
Architecture at 100
The UW’s internationally-known architecture department enters its second century with bold designs on the future.
March 1, 2014
Editor's Eye: Conviction
One hundred twenty-five years ago, the stuff of history books and museum displays happened: Washington was admitted to the union as the 42nd state and the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 destroyed most of downtown. That was also the year the UW Alumni Association was formed.
September 1, 2013
Whole new ballgame
After a $261 million privately funded renovation, Husky Stadium reopens Aug. 31, welcoming a fired-up Husky nation mad for football and excited about the prospects for the future.
Brewster Denny, 1924-2013
Brewster C. Denny, who died June 22 at age 88, held several key roles in the federal government before honoring the call from UW President Charles Odegaard to return home to Seattle to create an academic program in public affairs.
March 1, 2013
UW's first race
The first intercollegiate race for University of Washington crew – a program with some of the school’s most amazing athletic feats and that’s produced more Olympic medalists than any other Husky sport – came one Wednesday evening on Lake Washington.
Soviets in Seattle
When Washington hosted the inaugural Windermere Cup in 1987, it was the first competition for Soviet rowers in the United States in 25 years.
May magic
Every year, Huskies say the Windermere Cup creates a greatest moment for someone: a student athlete, a coach, alum, a band member, or family members watching with sack lunches along the cut.
September 1, 2012
Reel history
A collection of 3,100 film reels and 4,200 videotapes, featuring games and training and recruitment films dating back to 1928, is being preserved by UW Libraries.
June 1, 2012
More than Hope
Hope Solo will be in goal this summer when the U.S. defends its gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.
Country care
The UW School of Medicine’s multi-regional medical program, WWAMI, is celebrating 40 years—and some serious accomplishments.
September 1, 2011
Stadium memories
Venerable Husky Stadium is in need of updating, so after the Nov. 5 game against Oregon, it will close for a year while it undergoes a much-needed makeover.
Denny's legacy
Many Husky families have UW roots that go back generations, but no one has deeper roots than Brewster Denny.
Wonder years
As the UW turns 150 years old, we take a moment to reflect and celebrate the accomplishments and existence of our neighbor that has meant so much to us—even if we never realized it before.
December 1, 2010
Special collection
The Henry Art Gallery, UW Libraries and UW Press are teaming up to bring the beauty of the Seattle Camera Club to the public.
March 1, 2010
Life-saving loophole
Fifty years ago, UW doctors developed the Scribner shunt, a simple device that created a literal loophole in the death sentence doled out to those suffering with end-stage kidney disease.
June 1, 2009
A fair to remember
One hundred years ago this summer, a young University of Washington campus hosted the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE), a world’s fair showcasing the best of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
March 1, 2009
A very odd year
In the early 1970s, while earning my master’s degree in political science from the UW, I lived in a halfway house for psychiatric outpatients. I was not a psychiatric outpatient myself, but it was the only place I could find that had rooms for rent.