Feedback loop
Education
Middle schoolers in central Washington benefit from a science mentorship and college pathway program created by Husky alums.
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.
It’s easy being green
Environment
The UW Farm produces fresh certified-organic produce for campus dining, the UW Food Pantry and the community at three on-campus growing sites.
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.
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.
Sea change
Community
Seattle is reimagining and creating a living urban waterfront — building a healthy future for the city’s people, sea life, culture and economy. The UW has been part of the project from the start.
What leadership looks like
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
As the UW’s Brotherhood Initiative grows — and now welcomes a counterpart Sisterhood Initiative — students of color like senior Noah Stanigar continue to soar.
Ever forward
Philanthropy
Pulling together to preserve the historic ASUW Shell House, once home to the famed ‘Boys in the Boat.’
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.
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.
Unleashing the superpower of dogs
Science
The UW’s Conservation Canines sniff out answers to pressing environmental questions.
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.
Bringing health care home
Danyelle Thomas, ’07, became a doctor to help improve the health outcomes of underserved communities — starting with her own.
Portraits of the frontline
Healthcare
With courage, compassion and commitment, workers at UW Medicine care for our communities in the time of COVID-19.
The language of the land
Culture
UW Lecturer Tami Hohn is bringing Southern Lushootseed to a new generation across the University and the Puget Sound — where the language has always lived.
Who you are is enough
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
For years, the Q Center has been advocating for the queer community at the UW — and it has made all the difference in students’ lives.
Filling the gaps
Community
Low-income veterans are getting life-changing dental care and more, thanks to Everyone for Veterans — a nonprofit founded by UW assistant clinical professor Theresa Cheng.
Rising to the challenge
Engineering
In the UW’s Grand Challenges Impact Lab, students like Cristina Lopez, ’19, worked in Bangalore, India, to address real-world problems — like the city’s urgent groundwater shortage — and increase their own cultural awareness.
Caring for every child
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
The Sunderlands were changed forever by the UW's groundbreaking support for children with autism. Now they want to help other families access the same opportunities.
Policy in action
Education
Through the Task Force program, students in the Jackson School of International Studies tackle critical policy challenges — with accomplished experts as their guides.
Strength in community
Community
Hayden Campbell, a graduate student in urban planning, is building on his UW education to help create more equitable spaces on campus — and in the city.
The path to healing
Alumni
Srinya Julie Sukrachan overcame many hurdles on her way to becoming a nurse. Now she’s using her UW degree to serve others.
A road to recovery
Community
Struck by the number of nonviolent offenders imprisoned on drug charges, the Tulalip Tribes partnered with UW School of Law alumni to offer second chances through treatment.