Profiles

Students and professors show the diverse research, opportunities, and learning at the UW through this photoset.

Alum Jill Higson (BA, 1996, Communication) discusses the human touch handwriting can bring to communication.

A biology professor encouraged Jacob Ball to push beyond "comfortable" teaching. Now Ball is doing that halfway around the world.

An unusual bequest to the University will enable scholars to immerse themselves in research in Paris. 

Law, Societies, and Justice major Auston Jimmicum is profiled on his journey towards the UW and his time here.

Alumni Melissa Arias (BA, 1997, Political Science) and Trina Cottingham (BS, 1996, Psychology) discuss how their education at UW impacts their careers on the Make-a-Wish leadership team.

English Professor Shawn Wong has long worked to protect the rights of the family of the author of "No-No Boy," a classic piece of Asian-American literature.

English Professor Chadwick Allen discusses the contemporary relevance of Native American mound building.

Francis Abugbilla, graduate student in the Jackson School, has donated four solar panels to schools in Ghana, aiding education in Information and Communication Technology.

In the late '60s, a couple of UC Berkeley students, including UW English Professor Shawn Wong, were in search of Asian-American writers, when they learned about the work of John Okada.

Kate Fernandez wants you to see all research happening at the Burke Museum. She’s made it easy to know where to look.

UW senior Racquel West has always loved museums. Now she spends nearly every day in one.  

Co-owners of Off the Rez, Cecilia Rikard (BA, Laws, Society and Justice, 2006)and Mark McConnell, open their cafe at the new Burke Museum,

Janet Kavandi (PhD, Chemistry, 1990), who recently retired from a senior NASA post, went to space three times and added fairness to the astronaut selection process.

Biology doctoral student Lyda Harris studies the environmental dangers of microplastics and advocates for reducing our use of plastics.