Remembering ‘the Mia way.’ Family, teammates honor UW goalie Mia Hamant The legacy of UW goalie Mia Hamant’s time on and off the field was on display Tuesday night during a celebration of life at Alaska Airlines Arena on the UW’s campus. Noel Gasca
UW sees fewer students from China, India after federal immigration restrictions The University of Washington had a 9% decrease in students from China and India this fall, the home countries for about two-thirds of the university’s 7,900 international students. Ann Dornfeld
'There's no silver bullet.' Seattle researchers say autism answers lie in early diagnosis, interventions Autism has become a lightning rod issue at the federal level, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announcing what he believes are a cause and cure for the condition. But autism researchers in Seattle say what’s needed are early diagnoses and early interventions. Eilís O'Neill
UW loses federal funding for migrant students A federal program that helps young people from migrant families attend colleges, including the University of Washington, is not operating this year after the Trump administration eliminated funding for migrant education. Ann Dornfeld
A life-saving machine developed in the 1970s is finding renewed purpose post-pandemic Heart and lung bypass machines have been around for more than 50 years. For much of that time they were used primarily to help patients survive while they waited for an organ transplant. But in the last 10-15 years, and especially since Covid, they are being used as a last-ditch effort to stabilize patients whose lungs or hearts are failing. Stephen Howie
Abortion by mail is on the rise, even in states like Washington where it remains legal In Washington and 17 other states where abortion is still legal, telehealth orders for abortion medication have doubled since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Eilís O'Neill
Remembering Quintard Taylor: Historian of the Black West and beyond Dr. Quintard Taylor taught history at the University of Washington and created BlackPast.org, an online collection of global Black history. He died Sept. 21, 2025, at the age of 76. Angela King
UW investigating after intruder disrupts a class with slurs, apparent Nazi salute University of Washington police are investigating an incident where a man interrupted a human sexuality lecture. A viral video of the incident shows the intruder shouting gay and ableist slurs and appearing to make a Nazi salute as the class jeered him. Ann Dornfeld
The home of ‘The Boys in the Boat' at UW gets a major update The University of Washington has broken ground on a multimillion dollar renovation project of a historic campus landmark. Noel Gasca
