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UW stories

From student journeys to global impact 鈥� stories about the people and programs that make the UW a force for good.

Life goals

Alumni
Luis Carmona on a soccer field
He was a soccer-loving kid from Wapato, Washington 鈥斺�痑nd now Luis Carmona, 鈥�17, 鈥�22, works with the Seattle Sounders鈥� and Seattle Reign鈥檚 RAVE Foundation to give kids better access to play.

Carrying strength forward

Student Experience
Inspired by her family鈥檚 journey, Kimberly Il found her voice 鈥� and her future in the field of law 鈥� at the 糖心原创.

Four-time champion, full-time scholar

Athletics
National Champion rower Alex Gonin had the winning formula on his boat and in the classroom.

From classics to cures

Healthcare
A man wearing purple gloves holds a tool while working in a lab.
Meet the bioengineering graduate student from Bellevue using ancient inspiration to change the narrative in modern medicine.

Flight path to the stars

Engineering
An Indigenous aerospace student鈥檚 journey through identity, engineering and community.

From Puyallup to M.D.-Ph.D.

Healthcare
Forged in research, rooted in care: How Ryan Carlson became a physician-scientist.

Pitch purple

Student Experience
A group of smiling students pose with certificates.
Fresh off a championship run, the UW鈥檚 Furmata a cappella student organization reflects on being named one of the best collegiate singing groups in the world.

Unique UW facilities

Research
Domed building seen from a distance.
These nine uniquely UW learning facilities are just a small selection of the countless ways students here get out of the classroom and into the real world.

It鈥檚 easy being green

Environment
A group of volunteers harvesting produce
The UW Farm produces fresh certified-organic produce for campus dining, the UW Food Pantry and the community at three on-campus growing sites.

Giving trees

Environment
Student cutting wood in a shop with protective gear
In an innovative partnership between UW Facilities and the College of Built Environments, furniture-design students can create projects using reclaimed wood from campus.

Fish and sticks

Environment
Student holding drum with band
Meet Ryan Shapero, the UW marine biology student who tosses salmon at Pike Place Market and keeps the beat on the Husky Marching Band drumline.

Turning the tide

Environment
Chris Mantegna in front of the Puget Sound
Chris Mantegna, 鈥�21, is studying how pollutants affect shellfish in our food web 鈥� and training a new generation of marine scientists.

Biochemist David Baker receives Nobel Prize

Research
A photograph of David Baker in his lab at the 糖心原创
Baker was awarded the 2024 prize for groundbreaking work in protein design.