Brewing success
With support from the Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, four co-founders are turning a UW classroom project into a budding beverage company.
The heart of research
For help with her senior thesis on Korean dramas, Kristy Kwon reached out to the UW’s East Asia Library. What she found there opened up her world.
A week in the wild: Field lessons
Students and professors from the College of the Environment made a classroom out of one of the world’s most closely monitored ecosystems: Yellowstone National Park.
A promise fulfilled
In the last decade, the Husky Promise program has helped more than 39,000 Washington students attend the UW — including these three alums.
A commitment to community
Thanks to our Be Boundless campaign sponsors, the UW is strengthening its efforts to serve others and create opportunities across the state.
A healthy future after kidney failure
Following a successful kidney transplant, Wade Washington resolved to become a transplant surgeon himself. Now he’s pursuing that dream at the UW.
Creating communities that care
Across Seattle, UW School of Social Work students and community leaders are working together to encourage healthy behaviors in young people — and set them up for success.
A pocket-size research revolution
A breakthrough device called kidney-on-a-chip is giving new hope to patients suffering from kidney disease. Meet the team behind the project — and find out why the chip is heading to outer space.
Changing the game
When she came to the UW, Havana McElvaine, ’17, thought of herself as an athlete first. She graduated as a student-athlete-activist — and now she’s getting ready to explore the world.
Socially responsible design
At the UW’s College of Built Environments, students like David de la Cruz, ’17, are partnering with some of the world’s most vulnerable communities in the fight for environmental justice.
Where will meets way
For Yakima-born Yesenia Velasquez, the Young Executives of Color program at the Foster School of Business has opened the door to a promising future she never knew existed.
Creating safer, smarter homes
Older adults are living more independently thanks to modern technology. See how the UW School of Nursing is turning houses into smart homes, allowing residents and caregivers to catch warning signs of illnesses earlier.
Wandering and wondering
A handful of UW students are selected as Bonderman Fellows every year. For eight months, they get to travel the world for an experience that’s eye-opening, unstructured and transformative.