Profiles

Former chair of the UW Department of Political Science takes on new role.

“As a boy, the first predominantly black cast I saw was in the musical version of ‘Raisin in the Sun.’ Suddenly I could imagine myself up there.” 

Sociology major, Havana McElvaine, graduated as a student-athlete activist–and now she's getting ready to explore the world. 

Meet Jessica Ramirez: The UW alum fighting for human rights and social justice alongside the first indigenous-led farm worker union in WA State. 

Anthropology professor, Janelle Taylor, started researching dementia about 10 years ago, after her own mother's diagnosis of dementia.

Four exceptional graduating seniors have been selected as Dean's Medalists by the College of Arts & Sciences.

Lupita Tovar never expected to go to a four-year college. Now she's a UW graduate pursuing a PhD in astronomy and astrophysics.

Victoria Braun joined the UW Debate Union during her senior year at the UW — and won the national tournament in her category.

For Martin Horst, with majors in French and linguistics, language is a bridge to other cultures.

Laura Dowling, ’81, ’91, served as the nation’s Chief Floral Designer from 2009 to 2015.

UW student portrays Bellevue women in photo project

Four graduate students are receiving the A&S Graduate Medal along with their PhDs.

With degrees in music and speech & hearing sciences, Addison Francis wants to help singers and others protect their voices.

Ernest Mark Henley, a celebrated nuclear physicist and University of Washington administrator, died on March 27, 2017, at age 92.

Marcos Llobera brings landscapes of the past to life through cutting-edge computational methods and digital archeology