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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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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Now that we know how to start off our day right with a nutritious breakfast, let’s explore lunch. We asked Judy Simon, dietitian at the UW Medical Center Roosevelt Clinic, adjunct faculty member of the Nutritional Sciences program, and host of our Ask the Dietitian Wednesday Q&A on our Eating Well group, if she would give us [...]

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Do you have someone who is difficult to shop for? Consider giving them gift of healthy eating! Most people love fun kitchen gadgets that spice up the sometimes mundane nighttime ritual of cooking dinner. Below you’ll find a variety of fun gift ideas paired with foods, recipes, and recommendations. With a new year just around the corner, we couldn’t [...]

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It takes guts to live in this world. That’s why we have a GI tract, an essential but often overlooked system of digestive organs. “We take it for granted until it doesn’t work,” said Dr. Christina Surawicz, a clinical gastroenterologist at Harborview Medical Center. “If we have stomach pains or diarrhea, we start to pay attention.” [...]

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They make their appearance on many restaurant menus; they have their own TV show, and they’re celebrated on their own day on November 3…I’m talking about sandwiches! This versatile, portable, and easy-to-make lunch favorite can be a balanced meal, because on top of carbs they can include proteins, veggies, dairy, and sometimes even fruit. In [...]

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We now have 220 discounts for UW faculty and staff! Click on the categories hyperlinked below to find these deals for making the most out of summer. Sports and Being Active Let’s get outside and enjoy these long days! Showing your Husky card or badge gets you 22% off canoe and rowboat rentals at the [...]

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Are the feelings of “I have no time to cook” or “I am too tired to cook” preventing you from making home cooked meals during the week? Working parents especially find the thought of cooking dinner at the end of a long day to be overwhelming. The good news is that making home cooked, healthy [...]

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For the second week of the March Culinary Countdown, we asked UW Club’s Executive Chef Jon Maley to share some of his delicious recipes with us. We also asked him a few questions to keep us inspired throughout the rem­­aining 14 days of our homemade meals challenge. Tell us a little bit about yourself. How [...]

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This week, volunteers throughout America will donate their day off to honor the public service legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, on what would’ve been his 86th birthday, The Whole U takes a look at King’s legacy as it pertains to race relations. While spearheading a movement for equality in the 1960s, many people called the now-celebrated civil [...]

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UW Nutritional Sciences invites you to attend its autumn 2014 seminar series: Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security. Lectures occur weekly throughout the quarter on Thursday afternoons, 12:30-1:20 p.m., in Alder Commons Auditorium/104. All UW students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend!   What does the theme for the quarter actually mean? Sustainable food and [...]

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In April 2014, Seattle City Council passed a resolution that supports a national and statewide ban on the use of non-therapeutic antibiotics in animal agriculture. There are currently bills in the House and Senate that address this practice as well. But why is the use of antibiotics in agriculture a concern? The Use of Antibiotics [...]

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