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Advocating for Better Health Care
As director of government relations for the Catholic Health Association, Paulo G. Pontemayor (BA, 2005) is dedicated to increasing equity and access to health care in the United States.
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From Dancer to Doctor
Alumna Tessa Olmstead, now completing a medical residency, shares how her dance major has helped her succeed as a medical student.
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Helping Kids — and Teachers — Succeed
Throughout her journey from preschool teacher to speech and language pathologist to a special education administrator, Sara Jerger (BS, MS, Speech & Hearing Sciences) has helped students thrive.
January 2025 Perspectives -
An Award-winning Photojournalist, in Focus
David Ryder's photographs have been published in major US publications, including TIME magazine and The New York Times. He got his start as a photojournalist as UW undergrad working at The Daily.
January 2025 Perspectives -
The Quantum Quest
Quantum science is poised to tackle problems of mind-boggling complexity, with UW faculty and students in Arts & Sciences and Computer Science & Engineering playing a key role in quantum research.
December 2024 Perspectives -
Artistic Partners Bring New Voices to Meany
Through its Artistic Partner program, Meany Center for the Performing Arts is introducing new voices and fresh perspectives to its programming.
December 2024 Perspectives -
Learning While Playing in the Great Outdoors
Combining classroom time and outdoors experiences, a Disability Studies course explores what it means to provide access and disability justice for community members in recreation spaces.
December 2024 Perspectives -
Is This Presidential Campaign Different?
UW History professor Margaret O'Mara provides historical context for this moment in US presidential politics.
November 2024 Perspectives -
A Nobel, an Inventor, a Polymath & More
Recent awards and appointments celebrate Arts & Sciences faculty and staff for their research, leadership, and more.
November 2024 Perspectives -
Democracy by the Numbers
Mathematics and Democracy, an undergraduate mathematics course, explores the role of math in many aspects of democracy, from elections to proportional representation.
November 2024 Perspectives