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Education
Middle schoolers in central Washington benefit from a science mentorship and college pathway program created by Husky alums.
UW alum awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
Alumni
University of Washington alum Mary Brunkow has received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that transformed our understanding of the immune system.
Building for community
Community
Meet the double Dawg who’s also Seattle’s first Indigenous planning strategist, and the first to hold that role in any major American city.
Third-grade dreamer to UW Tacoma graduate
Student Experience
Noemi Duncan’s lifelong dream of teaching becomes reality.
Life goals
Alumni
He was a soccer-loving kid from Wapato, Washington — and now Luis Carmona, ’17, ’22, works with the Seattle Sounders’ and Seattle Reign’s RAVE Foundation to give kids better access to play.
Carrying strength forward
Student Experience
Inspired by her family’s journey, Kimberly Il found her voice — and her future in the field of law — at the University of Washington.
From Puyallup to M.D.-Ph.D.
Healthcare
Forged in research, rooted in care: How Ryan Carlson became a physician-scientist.
Pitch purple
Student Experience
Fresh off a championship run, the UW’s Furmata a cappella student organization reflects on being named one of the best collegiate singing groups in the world.
Giving trees
Environment
In an innovative partnership between UW Facilities and the College of Built Environments, furniture-design students can create projects using reclaimed wood from campus.
Turning the tide
Environment
Chris Mantegna, ’21, is studying how pollutants affect shellfish in our food web — and training a new generation of marine scientists.
10 things to know about the University of Washington as we join the Big Ten
Athletics
The University of Washington officially joined the Big Ten Conference on Aug. 2, and we’re excited to introduce ourselves to fans across the nation.
Inspiring paths of three University of Washington graduates
Alumni
Perspectives from UW Tacoma, Seattle and Bothell
Hometown health care
Healthcare
Raised on a dairy farm in Idaho, Wyatt Bowles is harnessing unique UW programs to learn rural medicine and become a hometown doctor.
Achieving liftoff: From incarceration to graduation
Student Experience
Breaking a cycle of addiction, homelessness and prison, Raymond Haug transformed his life and found a calling in mechanical engineering.
Ever forward
Philanthropy
Pulling together to preserve the historic ASUW Shell House, once home to the famed ‘Boys in the Boat.’
Dinosaur dreams
Discovery & Explorations
Zeke Augustine, ’23, has sifted through soil for microscopic fossils and helped dig up a Triceratops. The Burke Museum has been at the heart of it all.
Planet protectors
Environment
How five UW alums’ diverse career paths are helping improve our environment.
A call to action
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Associate Professor Wendy Barrington is bringing a passion for health equity to her new role as the inaugural director of the UW’s Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health.
Building better health care
Healthcare
By learning together, students across the UW’s health sciences schools are preparing to work together for better patient care.
Learning the business
Business
Nicole Bryant, ’21, is getting a real-world business education and helping a women-owned startup — thanks to the Foster School’s Consulting and Business Development Center.
Speeding up the science
Philanthropy
Johanna Trueblood, a semiprofessional cyclist, lost her life to an uncommon form of cancer. Now, through her parents’ philanthropy, there’s new hope for patients and their families.
Standing tall
Student Experience
His journey took him from the UW to professional basketball and back. But it’s in the special education classroom that Anthony Washington, ’16, ’19, is making a lasting difference.
State of the arts
Arts
Behind the scenes at 4Culture, three UW alumni are helping artists and cultural organizations across King County to thrive — with racial equity as their North Star.