In Week 3 of our 60-day Raise the Bar challenge for wellness in the workplace, we saw groups push through to new heights (quite literally, in some cases) as well as double down on successful strategies and activities implemented during Weeks 1 and 2. Whether you were baking healthy snacks, blasting tunes at a group [...]

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From wall-sits and destress sessions to pushups and potlucks, Week 2 of our Raise the Bar challenge for wellness in the workplace held a range of sunny surprises. In addition to all your work to emphasize a culture of team wellness, we’ve been floored by your humor, hard work, and incredibly clever team names. As [...]

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We’re well into Week 2 of our 60-day Raise the Bar challenge and one thing is clear: the consistent level of creativity and commitment across the University of Washington as groups work together to promote wellness in the workplace. Just like wellness, your strategies have taken many forms: “wellness walls” that promote healthful office environments; [...]

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As humans, we leave little room for tragedy in our lives. When tragic events do occur—invading the idyll of the everyday and shattering our confidence in common bonds—we all too often attempt to cope by burying associated memories deep beyond reach: suffering stifled, pain pent up, and the confusion sown by death, disease, and mental [...]

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This month, explode into summer like a Fourth of July firework with a slate of Whole U events that are sure to help you relax, have fun, and advance your wellness goals. If you haven’t already registered to lead your team, work group, or department in our Raise the Bar 60-day challenge for wellness in [...]

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Think of a place where you can exercise, where you can find something healthy to eat, where you can have a bit of fun, and where you always feel supported. Was it your work place? If it wasn’t, what if it was? And how could we make it so? That’s exactly what our 60-day Raise [...]

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Every week, The Whole U spotlights the life and work of a UW faculty member in our recurring profile feature, Faculty Friday, with the aim of telling the “story behind the story” of that faculty member’s path to the University of Washington, while also sharing their research with a wider audience. The depth and breadth of talent at [...]

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Last week, you met Olympians, kickboxing kings, and yoga experts. This week, get acquainted with the Zumba instructors, cardio experts, runners, and rowers who form a fraction of the 40 coaches from UW Athletics, UW Recreation, and our fitness discount partners who  to you pumped for fitness on May 24 for UW Fitness Day. Whether you’re looking to take it [...]

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We live in a world of high expectations. It often seems like there’s an unspoken requirement to constantly stay at the top of our game at work, at home, and anywhere else we frequent during our weekly routine. With this pressure, many are attempting to do too much with the decidedly finite amount of time [...]

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Upon earning her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University, what Wadiya Udell wanted most was to give back to first-generation students in a small liberal arts college atmosphere like the one she had experienced as an undergraduate at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. She had her eye on just the place. Perched high atop [...]

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Will DePaolo studies bacteria, but his science goes viral. The associate professor of medicine’s videos exploring the bacterial science behind everyday objects have amassed millions of hits on BuzzFeed and led to appearances on The Today Show, but DePaolo, the director of the University of Washington’s new Center for Microbiome Sciences and Therapeutics (CMiST), says he [...]

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On February 21 and 22, The Whole U surprised doctors, nurses, and staff with free chair massages at pop-up locations at Harborview and UW Medical Centers. In four sessions across two days at eight separate locations, 12 licensed massage therapists volunteered their time and mastery of the musculoskeletal system to provide more than 400 staff members with [...]

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