Profiles

Louis Maliyam, ’21, came to the U.S. for computer science — and along the way discovered dance.

Rainn Wilson, a UW School of Drama alumnus, discusses his life and career. 

As a kid growing up in Kennewick, Danielle Reed (BA, Psychology, 1984), was drawn to eating kale, dandelion and other sharp-flavored greens—but their bitter taste repelled most of her friends. That made her wonder why. When she was a student at the UW in the 1980s, she learned about the study of physiological psychology, or the biological explanations for how our minds work. Next came the opportunity to conduct research that examined animals’ food intake and what drove their approach to food.

She's spent little time in Latin America and her Spanish, by her own account, is just “mas o menos.” She’d never coaxed a deal out of proud, broke governments. Yet in a single week, Jennifer O’Neil (BS, Mathematical Biology, '02), helped seal the debt restructuring of Argentina and Ecuador, propelling her into prominence at BlackRock Inc. and in the clubby, male-dominated world of sovereign bond negotiations.

A love of languages and a long career with the CIA inspired Helen Louise Noyes (BA, 1969) to support UW students studying challenging languages. 

As a UW undergrad, Amanda Doxtater fell in love with the Swedish book Kris (Crisis). As a UW professor, she completed its first translation into English. 

Stephen Bader (UW IxD BDes 2014) and Alanna MacGowan (UW MFA 2010) work at Microsoft Envisioning and explore how people will live, work, and play five to seven years in the future. 

The College honors four exceptional graduates representing eight Arts & Sciences majors.

This article discusses the college life of Bruce Lee, who studied philosophy at the UW.

NBC News profiles Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, who has emerged as one of the nation’s top experts during the coronavirus pandemic.

Nicole Stankovic plans to go to medical school. Her UW major? Piano.

French and oceanography major Anna Sulc has traveled the world for her humanities and biology research. 

U.S. Navy veteran DiShawnn Newell found community as a transfer student majoring in psychology and neuroscience.  

Law, societies & justice major Samantha Fredman focused on societal inequities through courses and work at a local shelter.

As a triple major in astronomy, physics, and dance, Zakkir Rahman has decided his future is in the arts.