Faculty Friday: Karin Frey
Karin Frey says she gets all her best ideas from teenagers. A research associate professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Washington’s College of Education and primary investigator at its Sociomoral Action and Identity Lab (SAIL), Frey says talking to teens is one of the aspects of her work she likes best. “When I [...]
Why we love to walk in winter
Ever since moving to the Pacific Northwest from the icy East Coast, I’ve taken up walking as one of my favorite wintertime activities. Why, you ask? Isn’t it much nicer to walk when it isn’t so wet and dark out? That might be true, but making a 30-minute walk an integral part of your winter [...]
January events to take the 2020s by storm
The new decade is just a day away. 2020 offers a fresh slate on which we can all mark new beginnings and Dare to Do what we might previously have been putting off or hesitating to begin. In the spirit of new beginnings, The Whole U is excited to present a host of events this [...]
The Whole U Toolkit for Keeping Your Resolutions
If you’re like me, you’ve made a few New Year’s resolutions you’d really like to transform into lasting, long-term habits in 2020. As a start, I’ve registered to participate in The Whole U’s 6-week Dare to Do challenge—a great way to help anyone (yes, anyone!) stay true to those resolutions with support and fun activities [...]
Spotlight 2019—Year in Review
Before we begin a new decade, let’s look back on a year of learning, growth, and achievement by way of our Spotlight series. Published on Fridays, the weekly Spotlight feature takes the form of a Faculty Friday, a Staff Story, or a Coaches’ Corner—promising readers an informative view into the lives, research, interests, and achievements [...]
Faculty Friday: Helen Chu
While most people spend the winter trying to avoid catching the flu, Helen Chu is actively chasing it. An associate professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Chu serves as lead clinician for The Seattle Flu Study (SFS), a first-of-its-kind collaborative effort by the Brotman [...]
Dare to Do and start the 2020s strong!
Last weekend, when UW Volleyball swept South Carolina at Alaska Airlines Arena to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, it was the latest triumph in a season that started back in August with six consecutive weeks competing on the road. Head Coach Keegan Cook said one reason for the team’s sustained success [...]
Staff Story: Misty Shock Rule
For Misty Shock Rule, the oft-repeated phrase, “you are what you eat,” might well be scrambled up to read: “you eat where you are.” In July 2016, six months into a new job as communications and media editor for the UW Alumni Association, Shock Rule began writing a blog about food in the University District. [...]
Discover UW’s archive of world music recordings
As part of the University of Washington’s celebration of UW Global Month this November, we decided to dive into the UW Ethnomusicology Archives to explore the Garfias Film Collection, a treasure trove of recordings made by ethnomusicologist Robert Garfias at the University of Washington during the 1960s and ’70s featuring performances from musicians from around [...]
Faculty Friday: Chadwick Allen
When Chadwick Allen delivers his lecture, “Earthworks Rising: Mound Building in Native Art & Literature,” in Kane Hall on December 3, he’ll do so with an underlying message: the network of earthworks that dot the eastern half of North America not only hold knowledge from the Indigenous past, but also provide inspiration for Indigenous futures. [...]
Quitting smoking is possible—start here
We’ve known for the greater part of a century that commercial tobacco is lethal; cigarette smoking exacts a toll of approximately 480,000 lives each year in the United States, leading all causes of preventable death and cancer mortality. The vast majority of people who smoke in the US – about 70% who do – want [...]
Coaches’ Corner: Keegan Cook
In college, Keegan Cook knew he wanted to do two things in life: teach and compete. A math major at St. Mary’s College in his home state of California, Cook planned to teach math and coach high school volleyball after getting his degree, but the closer he came to graduation day, the more wary he [...]