Each fall, the UW Combined Fund Drive – our workplace giving program for faculty, staff and retirees – spotlights a nonprofit organization doing amazing work to make our communities healthier and more resilient.  The 2022 featured nonprofit is Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). MSF is an independent and neutral organization offering medical humanitarian assistance around [...]

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Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the history, diverse cultures, achievements, and contributions of Hispanic Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. Hispanic Heritage Month is also referred to as Latinx Heritage Month (the x indicating nonbinary gender inclusivity) but they are not the same thing: Hispanic refers to people [...]

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UW Yoga Month is back for its ninth year in a row! Yoga Month is an opportunity for UW faculty, staff, and students to experience movement, support mind-body awareness, and build greater connection. This year’s celebration will include virtual and in-person opportunities to support community and well-being – whether you’re new to yoga or have [...]

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Kristin Jones’s childhood dream of working in the field of pediatrics took a couple of hard right turns on its way to fruition, courtesy of an unplanned teenage pregnancy and an 18-year stint in the telecommunications industry. “I always wanted to be a pediatrician and work with kids—well, until I took a good look at [...]

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Art has power. It has the power to stir the imagination, provoke thought, share beauty, and connect communities. The UW Arts and Creativity Initiative (ArtsUW) aims to bring together students, artists, scholars and audiences in state-of-the-art facilities to catalyze creative discovery. “Art is too important not to share.” -Brazilian painter Romero Britto From the growing [...]

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September is national suicide prevention month. Suicide prevention is important every day of the year, but for the many organizations doing crucial and often unsung work all year long, September provides unique opportunities to raise awareness of risk factors, provide help for those who are struggling, and give support to those affected by the suicide [...]

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For several generations, especially for those we know today as the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers, the American Dream included not just gainful employment and climbing the property ladder, but also a retirement filled with frequent travel, enjoying the grandkids, pursuing hobbies and otherwise finding fulfillment. This has, of course, never been a realistic view [...]

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Open Enrollment for benefits-eligible UW employees begins on November 1 and there are many benefits options for you to consider. Take advantage of in-person or virtual opportunities to make informed choices. The UW Benefits Fairs are returning in-person and are expanding to bring information to employees across our campuses and medical centers. Brought to you [...]

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Most people are at least nominally interested in neuroscience. It’s cool to be able to talk to someone at a party about your recent dendrite growth, or the impact of a boost of serotonin on your personal cocktail of neurotransmitters, or the latest causal approaches to changing cognitive function. Actually, that would be a party [...]

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As we prepare for autumn, there is the realization that our routines and schedules are about to change. From time spent commuting to carpool lines and drop-offs, we may find ourselves wondering where and how we can fit in movement. The key is to get started where you are. Take a moment to pause and [...]

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The Whole U is partnering with the Seattle Visiting Nurse Association to offer flu shot clinics across our campuses this October. Everyone attending a clinic must register for an appointment with SVNA. Faculty and staff: Those enrolled in UW-provided PEBB health plans (Uniform Medical and Kaiser), plus graduate students enrolled in the Graduate Appointee Insurance [...]

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Like many first-year college students, Yasmin Ahmed, who uses they/them pronouns, suffered from a bit of imposter syndrome when they arrived at UW in 2014. Although Yasmin was born in Seattle, they hadn’t been in the Pacific Northwest since they were a small child. Their family lived first in Muscat, Oman—where they recall playing in [...]

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