I invite you to enjoy our year-end video, which celebrates 150 years of innovation and creativity and demonstrates our spirit of hope for the future. That spirit drives the work UW students, faculty, staff and alumni are doing every day to make our world a better place.
On behalf of the entire UW community, best wishes for a New Year full of discovery, wonder and joy.

President
We extend special thanks to the following UW faculty and friends who helped make this holiday message possible:
- Dr. Kenyon S. Chan, Chancellor, UW Bothell
- Dr. Mary "Nora" Disis, Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology
- Dr. Debra Friedman, Chancellor, UW Tacoma
- Lori Matsukawa, KING 5 TV news anchor and UW alumna
- Professor Peggy Odegard, Bridge Endowed Professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy
- Assistant Professor Shwetak Patel, Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering, 2011 MacArthur Foundation Fellow
- Steve Sarkisian, Husky Football Head Coach
- Jocelyn Maher, student, School of Drama
- The many faculty, students and friends interviewed at the UW’s Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses