As we continue to navigate the overwhelming effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on our lives, many of us are facing additional stressors and deepened challenges to our mental health. Events like the pandemic can result in what’s called collective trauma, and it’s normal to experience changes to how we process information, communicate, and care for [...]

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It takes time to find care you care trust, especially when you have children of different ages. UW employees and students benefit from several programs and services to help it easier to identify options that work for your family. Prefer another way to access this information? Check out the recording Programs and Resources for School-Age [...]

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As we leap into the heart of summer, the Whole U is here to move, educate, inspire, and connect you to a month full of summer fun. Building on to last months Raise the Bar Summer Wellness Challenge, we will continue in to August with events and programming that will move our bodies and connect [...]

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Gather your favorite people and strike a pose for some of Seattle’s top portrait photographers from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 28. UW employees are welcome to bring their family, friends, and pets to the Seattle campus for UW Photo Day. Register here!  Dress up, go casual, or wear your Husky gear. These [...]

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Art has the power to stir the imagination, provoke thought, share beauty, and connect communities. Here at the University of Washington, our community serves as a hub to unite our neighbors and our students and faculty in discovery, curiosity, and creativity. From the growing collection of public arts across our campuses, to the programming and [...]

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Summer is bursting with events and activities from The Whole U to get you moving and engage in fun! It’s the perfect time of the year to prioritize your well-being and take a moment to enjoy the weather. Our Raise the Bar Summer Wellness Challenge kicks off July 11, offering teams and departments across the [...]

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With summer just around the corner, the Whole U has your back with a whole season full of local fun. The Whole U Partner Discount Program combines savings and adventure for UW faculty, staff, and students. With our partnerships of over 300 local and national businesses, what could be better than experiencing a summer full [...]

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Summer is just around the corner.  The sun is out, the produce is fresh and the activities are available so it’s time to get outside and have some fun together at UW. Summer also means that the UW Summer Wellness Challenge returns! We invite you to join us and take a moment to slow down [...]

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Jump into June with a wide variety of events to kick off the summer! The Whole U is thrilled to bring back UW Walk Week this June, among other activities to engage your personal interests, prioritize your well-being, and build community together. Read on to learn more about opportunities to get involved this June! UW [...]

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How do you like to move? Whether it’s planks, pushups, squats, sit-ups, burpees, yoga, jumping jacks, tai chi, Zumba, high interval cardio bursts – or all the above – UW’s first in-person Fitness Day since 2019 had something for everyone. An annual event held in May in recognition of global health and fitness month (suspended [...]

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The Whole U is excited to announce that our annual UW Fitness Day will be returning as an in-person event on May 23. Fitness Day is a one-of-a-kind, campus-wide workout to celebrate movement. This will be the Whole U’s first live event in over two years, and we are thrilled to offer the UW community [...]

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The long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of kids and teens – the pandemic generation, or Generation Covid (already truncated to “Gen C”) – is not yet known or fully understood. One secondary effect of the pandemic is already clear, however: after more than two years of remote learning, quarantining and [...]

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