Father’s Day is this Sunday! Hopefully that isn’t news to you, but if it is, we’re here to help. We went through all 150 discounts and pulled some of the ones we thought a dad might like best. Active Dad: If your dad likes to run, there’s a significant discount on registration for the Color [...]

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Do you work at Harborview? If so, join the Harborview Recognition Program for the second annual Harborview Week, a weeklong celebration of recognition and wellness. This year HMC week takes place from Monday, June 16 through Saturday, June 21. Please drop by the events listed below for prizes, wellness information, classes, and videos. MONDAY – OPENING [...]

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The Whole U offered a Mindful Parenting Seminar and a One Day Mindfulness Retreat, and spots for both quickly filled up. Based on that demand, we’re pleased to announce a new opportunity: a lunchtime series on Mindfulness at the HUB taught by Anil Coumar! Anil Coumar is a clinical instructor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences [...]

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June was chosen as LGBTQ Pride Month to commemorate the June 28, 1969 police riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. Though it was not the first time queer, trans*, and LGBTQ people fought back against the all too common police brutality, the riots would catalyze organized pride, visibility, and equality movements across [...]

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When I stepped onto campus for the first time four years ago, I knew I was about to become one of the many students in the class of 2014. However, my narrow view of UW consisted mainly of my sorority, my classes, and my limited interactions with professors. It wasn’t until I got my first [...]

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The University Marketing & Communications (UMAC) team decided it was time for a friendly competition. Since May was bike month, it made sense to roll our commute into a challenge! The challenge To utilize another method of transportation besides driving or busing. Each person would contribute to a team goal of 300 miles (the distance [...]

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From entertainment to enlightenment, stories have the capacity to not only take us to new worlds, but change the way we think about our own. This June at University Book Store, we’re excited to host several authors whose new works are doing just that. On Wednesday, June 11 at 7 p.m., Tom Rob Smith will [...]

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The older we get, the more stories our bodies have to tell. Pushing it hard at the gym, in a race, in a game, or even in our day to day activities, we collect tales of triumph, but also of injury. It is a combination of both that makes for the best and most unexpected [...]

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In April 2014, Seattle City Council passed a resolution that supports a national and statewide ban on the use of non-therapeutic antibiotics in animal agriculture. There are currently bills in the House and Senate that address this practice as well. But why is the use of antibiotics in agriculture a concern? The Use of Antibiotics [...]

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