Support colleagues and stay connected during COVID-19
During this challenging time, The Whole U is here to help the University of Washington community stay healthy and connected as we continue to support one another and adjust to life and work during COVID-19. As we all strive to establish a new sense of order and organization in our lives, The Whole U’s list [...]
Resources for Wellness Wherever You Are
Spring is a season for change. But over these final few weeks of winter, things have been changing drastically for everyone in our community as the University of Washington responds to the COVID-19 outbreak. While critical staff continue to work tirelessly, courageously, and creatively on behalf of everyone’s health, many faculty and staff are now [...]
Spotlight: UW Recycling’s Trash Art Contest
Sometimes the most powerful act of conservation is an act of creation. That’s the driving idea behind UW Recycling’s Trash Art Contest, which invites current UW employees and students to make and share art pieces composed of a majority of recycled, salvaged or collected litter materials. “I think a lot of times people think of [...]
Staff Story: Sasha Nouri
Whether she is working in Seattle as an assistant director of philanthropy at UW Medicine or practicing the craft of woodturning in her free time, Sasha Nouri likes transforming abstract ideas into realities. Woodturning is the art of using a wood lathe together with hand-held tools to cut a shape that is symmetrical around an [...]
Faculty Friday: Genevieve Neal-Perry
This spring, Dr. Genevieve Neal-Perry will move across the country to begin a new chapter in her career as Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina. But she’ll leave the University of Washington a unique legacy—a number of modern family-building programs at University Reproductive Care and a family-building [...]
Faculty Friday: Saadia Pekkanen
Should there ever be war in outer space, Saadia Pekkanen says there would be no winners. “Nobody can win that war, because nobody knows what victory looks like in that scenario,” says Pekkanen, who since 2004 has served as Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Professor at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and [...]
Spotlight: UW Finance Transformation
Despite a penchant for high-speed canoe racing that he’s fostered since his days as an undergraduate at Western Washington University, Erick Winger is no daredevil. But when he talks about the University of Washington Finance Transformation (UWFT) initiative, Winger says it might best be compared to a high-flying feat. “A lot of folks would say [...]
Dare to Give: Volunteering Time, Talent, & Treasure
Welcome to the sixth and final week of The Whole U’s Dare to Do New Year’s challenge! This week, we are challenging ourselves to Dare to Give, exploring the many ways to be generous with time, talent, and treasure. Read on to learn about the many ways that giving can feel great with tips from Jolyn [...]
Faculty Friday: David Alexander Rahbee
The UW Symphony will perform this Friday at Meany Hall in a program titled, Re-Imagination featuring music by Claudio Monteverdi, Igor Stravinsky, and Bizet/Shchedrin. (Get tickets here for $15 or $10 for students/seniors) When David Rahbee began decorating his office after joining the UW School of Music as Director of Orchestral Activities and Chair of [...]
Faculty Friday: Patricia Ebrey
If you’re interested in taking a whirlwind journey through thousands of years of Chinese history, but not keen on sacrificing scholarly attention to detail or a sound sense of storytelling, you’ll want Patricia Ebrey to be your guide. A professor of history at the University of Washington, Ebrey has devoted more than four decades to [...]
Staff Story: UW Surplus
Every Tuesday, just before noon, a line begins to form outside the UW Surplus loading dock. People wait quietly, patiently anticipating the moment when the large purple garage door with a white ‘W’ will open to reveal the most intriguing inventory of items you are likely to find anywhere in the state. From noon to [...]
Faculty Friday: Malia Fullerton
Sometimes a strike can have the most unexpected, long-term implications. For Malia Fullerton, professor of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington School of Medicine, a strike by public school sanitation workers on the Big Island of Hawaii when she was in seventh grade, set her on the path to a career as a [...]