Summer is about bringing out your best. Whether it’s attending a seminar on the science of learning happiness or shaking loose at a Bollywood-inspired dance workout, get the most from August at UW with a host of Whole U events tailored to your health, fitness, and personal interests! This month, we are once more proud [...]

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Reinvigorate your fitness routine this month by joining the University Y for August in Action, a 4-week outdoor fitness series designed to increase activity at work! The series will run August 9 – August 30, every Thursday from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. starting at the Steps of the Prairie Line Trail. Each week will [...]

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At the ruins of Persepolis, the ancient capital of the Persian Empire, archaeologists found stone tablets that date back to 515 B.C. with the ingredients to one of the most iconic Persian dishes still eaten to this day – fesenjoon.* From weddings to nightly dinners, fesenjoon belongs on any table and to any occasion. Made [...]

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Whether it’s staying active, eating well, or building stronger team relationships, the UW community continues to share the ways they’re cultivating a culture of wellness in the workplace as part of our ongoing Raise the Bar summer challenge. Every Wednesday through August, we’re featuring your stories of developing healthier, more positive work environments in our weekly Summer [...]

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School may be out, but that doesn’t mean the learning has to stop! Prevent summer slide and encourage a love of books this summer with the University Book Store’s free summer literacy program: 20,000 Reads Under the Sea. Getting started is easy: just visit the U District, Mill Creek, or Tacoma store to sign up. [...]

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On Friday afternoon, 36 high school students and their families will gather at Intellectual House for a graduation ceremony celebrating their completion of UW Nurse Camp—a program that lasts only five days, but which will likely alter the course of many their lives. Co-founded* in 2009 by Carolyn Chow, director of admissions and student diversity [...]

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Join the Whole U for a rare opportunity to try something new and switch up your fitness routine! There will be three chances to participate in this Bollywood-inspired workout that will have you dancing through lower and higher intensity pieces that follows the HIIT format: August 16, at the HUB in the Lyceum, from 5:15 [...]

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We’re just 10 days into the Raise the Bar summer challenge, but have already heard from so many participants about how they’ve been working to build stronger cultures of health and wellness in their workplaces. Betty Lanman of UW Radiology perhaps said it best: “I think it’s important to incorporate wellness at work because I [...]

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As co-director of the University of Washington Tribal Court Public Defense Clinic, Brenda Williams’ work bridges two worlds. “When folks hear what I do, they’ll often think that University of Washington law students enter the Tulalip Tribal Court space and provide a service, but it’s actually the reverse,” she says. “What our students gain from [...]

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Looking for the perfect family portrait, your new headshot, or next holiday card? The Whole U has you covered. On Sunday, August 12, from 10 – 1 p.m., The Whole U invites you to join some of Seattle’s best photographers on the Seattle campus for UW Photo Day, a FREE event offering you the chance [...]

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Earlier in 2018, UW Resilience Lab announced the creation of Resilience and Compassion Initiatives Seed Grants to support resilience and compassion building initiatives that foster connection and community across the University of Washington. Students, staff and faculty—inclusive of administrative and academic units—were encouraged to apply to help fund workshops, activities, and events tailored for students, faculty [...]

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For Angélica Cházaro, great tumult comes with even greater opportunity. An assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law, Cházaro specializes in immigration and refugee law. Over the past two years, her expertise has been called on more than ever as US immigration policy dominates the national political conversation. “Teaching immigration law has [...]

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