Pictured above—Front row, left to right—Joya Clark, Thongnee Foosaeng, Leilani Uehara; Back row, left to right: Julius Ordonez, Ken Sawicki, Angelina Quintero; not pictured: Keith Sterling, Kong Yeung Every morning before five o’clock, a surfer, a mother, a gardener, and a rugby referee arrive on the University of Washington’s Seattle campus. Along with four other [...]

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With fireworks set to fly for the Fourth of July next week, The Whole U wants to help send you soaring this month with a host of activities and events geared to making this summer one of goals, growth, and good feeling. Whether you’re looking to stretch yourself creatively, get involved locally, or are striving [...]

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For social work professor Karen Fredriksen Goldsen, the celebration of LGBTQ Pride is a matter of public health. “Invisibility creates vulnerability and tends to lead to very poor health outcomes,” says Fredriksen Goldsen, professor and director of Healthy Generations Hartford Center of Excellence at the University of Washington. She’d know, having served as lead on [...]

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I personally cannot believe that Spring Quarter is coming to an end! What a year it’s been at UW. However, even in looking back on all of the wonderful events and moments of 2019 we’ve shared as a program in the past year, I am most excited for this summer. Why? Because summer means it’s [...]

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The UW Pantry is part of UW’s Any Hungry Husky program which aims to mitigate the social and academic effects of campus food insecurity. By providing students, staff, and faculty with access to shelf-stable, non-perishable goods and community resources at no cost, the program aims to lessen the financial burden of purchasing food and supplement [...]

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Established in 1997 to honor outstanding University of Washington staff, the Distinguished Staff Award is presented at the UW Awards of Excellence ceremony each June. Of the many nominations drawn from the diverse and indispensable contributions of its 24,000 classified and professional staff, five individuals or teams are selected as award recipients based on their [...]

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Summer is a great time to learn how to cook with an abundance of seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables! Local farmers’ markets and backyard gardens are bursting with gorgeous fruits and vegetables: sweet corn, juicy tomatoes, jewel-like berries, and many more. Sustaining a healthy diet by increasing the amount of produce on your plate can [...]

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While commencement ceremonies begin to pop up all around our three campuses and faculty and staff prepare to put the finishing touches on the academic year, there’s still plenty of activities to help you kickoff the summer on the right foot! Join the Whole U for Pride Month, financially fit workshops, volunteer opportunities, and other [...]

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