The University of Washington is proud to partner with the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), formally known as Be The Match. NMDP is a renowned education, research and advocacy organization that oversees the world’s largest marrow registry. This partnership plays a crucial role in linking individuals battling life-threatening blood diseases and cancers with potential life-saving [...]

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Lots of great things happened in 1984. You could go to the theater and watch the original Ghostbusters or Beverly Hills Cop. Madonna was making her way into the living rooms across America thanks to MTV. Bruce Springsteen released Born in the USA and the original Apple Macintosh went on sale. In Washington state, then [...]

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Every year, the UW Combined Fund Drive (CFD) spotlights a nonprofit organization doing amazing work to make our communities — locally, nationally and globally — healthier and more resilient.  We are excited to announce that the featured nonprofit for the 2024 UWCFD workplace giving campaign is Northwest Education Access.  Founded in 2002, Northwest Education Access [...]

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As the Paris Olympic Games commence on July 26, so will The Whole U’s UW Summer Olympics Challenge. While going for the gold by meeting daily wellness goals of exercise, nutrition, hydration, mindfulness, connection and kindness, UW Summer Olympians are also contributing financial support to a favorite nonprofit organization: Special Olympics Washington, which will mark [...]

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This June, Seattle Pride celebrates a massive milestone: the 50th anniversary of Pride festivities in Seattle, established in 1974 as a rallying cry for gay rights and queer visibility after the Stonewall uprising of 1969. At the University of Washington, organized support and celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community goes back even further. In 1967, UW [...]

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Summer is almost here! And it’s a great time to connect with your community through volunteering. Research has found that volunteering has many benefits to you and the communities you serve. We want to share a few of the many opportunities to give back through volunteering — either on your own, with your family or [...]

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May is National Asian American, Native Hawai’ian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, an opportunity to celebrate the diverse people, cultures and communities whose contributions have greatly enriched American history, society and culture. The United States first recognized AANHPI heritage in 1978. A week-long recognition was extended to a month-long celebration in 1992 commemorating the [...]

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The University of Washington is proud to partner with the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), formally known as Be The Match. NMDP is a renowned education, research and advocacy organization that oversees the world’s largest marrow registry. This partnership plays a crucial role in linking individuals battling life-threatening blood diseases and cancers with potential life-saving [...]

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April 22 is Earth Day, as it has been since 1970, when it was established just a few months after congress created the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA, whose mission is to protect human health and the environment, laid the path to the several important pieces of environmental legislation, among them the Clean Air Act, Clean [...]

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Volunteering is a fun way to support your favorite nonprofit organization – plus, research demonstrates that it’s good for you. Whether you are able to volunteer on a regular basis, or just have the occasional hour or two to spare, you can support a cause you are passionate about. Why volunteer? Volunteering is good for you. In study [...]

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The roots of Women’s* History Month as a national commemoration run all the way back to March 8, 1857, when women from various New York City factories staged a protest over poor working conditions. The first Women’s Day celebration in the United States was in 1909, also in NYC. In 1911, March 8 was designated [...]

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In 1958, a young photographer named Art Kane convened a dream ensemble of jazz legends for a photo that would become known as “A Great Day in Harlem.” This famous congregation of the most dynamic musicians on the planet—Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Mary Lou Williams, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, among them—stands as a [...]

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