Alumni

  • Biology Professor's Calling: Teach Deaf Students They Can Do Anything

    UW Biology graduate Caroline Solomon, now a faculty member Gallaudet University, inspires a new generation of biologists and students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
    05/20/2015
  • After 17 Years in Prison, Success in Life

    A radio documentary, produced by a UW team with Canadian colleagues, focuses on the potential for former prisoners to succeed post-incarceration.

    April 2015 Perspectives
  • A passion for global study

    A first-generation Latina student from Yakima, WA, Annabel Cholico, ’08, is an alumna of the Rome Academic Enrichment Program sponsored by the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity.

    washington.edu
  • Designer Michael Cepress finds the ‘fab’ in fabric

    School of Art adjunct professor Michael Cepress (MFA '06) makes his mark on the Seattle style scene.

    03/29/2015
  • Special place allows family to heal one year after Air 4 crash

    Nora Strothman talks about a bench placed at the University of Washington in honor of her husband Bill, a graduate of economics and communication who died in a helicopter crash.

    KOMO
  • David Horsey discusses Charlie Hebdo, editorial cartooning in volatile times

    David Horsey is a two-time Pulitzer prize-winning editorial cartoonist who graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in communication in 1975.

    UW Today
  • Grape Expectations

    "Each wine is a story of my life," says winemaker Angela Jacobs ('03, '10), owner of WineGirl Wines in Lake Chelan, Washington.

    January 2015 Perspectives
  • A Bitcoin Believer

    When she first heard about Bitcoin, Jinyoung Lee Englund ('06) was puzzled. Now she's a spokesperson for the Bitcoin Foundation.

    January 2015 Perspectives
  • Finding the Funny in (More Than) Money

    The economy's no laughing matter, unless you're watching comedian Yoram Bauman ('03), "the world's first and only stand-up economist."

    January 2015 Perspectives
  • Inspiration Through Improvisation

    As cofounder of Seattle's Jet City Improv, Andrew McMasters ('95) shares his passion for improvisational theater on stage and in workshops.

    January 2015 Perspectives
  • From Middle East Tours to Medical Missions

    Rita Zawaideh ('75), owner of a successful tour company, uses her talents and connections to organize medical missions in the Middle East.

    January 2015 Perspectives
  • Know Your Campus History?

    Think you know a lot about the University's history? Time to take our quiz.

    December 2014 Perspectives
  • Great Reads by A&S Alums

    Books make great gifts. Books by Arts & Sciences alumni? Even better. Here are some recent arrivals, from fiction to nonfiction to memoir to poetry.

    December 2014 Perspectives
  • An Unusual Collaboration Addresses Peer Review Bias

    A philosopher and a statistician won an NIH competition that addresses the problem of bias in academic peer review.

    October 2014 Perspectives
  • Bridging Language and Technology

    He's taught English in Russia and worked on messaging apps at Microsoft. Now Julian Chan ('07) is combining his two passions, language and technology.

    January 2014 Perspectives