Jump into January with Whole U Events!
This January, start moving to the beat of the New Year with a slate of Whole U events that will set you up to make positive, holistic improvements for body, mind, and soul! Our 8-week Dare to Do New...
View ArticleUW marks MLK Week with activities, events
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?” Beginning next week, the University of Washington community will join together in action to...
View ArticleStaff Story: Joyce Yen
In academia, many devote long stretches of their lives to preparing for a career they’ve aspired to since they were young. A few outliers find their way to faculty positions via the confluence of...
View ArticleHow to Create an Exercise Plan
Welcome to the second week of Dare to Do, the 8-week wellness challenge for making lasting, positive change in the New Year! This week, we’ll be encouraging you to Dare to Move—incorporating fitness...
View ArticleJanuary Books to Drive Good Habits
In “Furor Scribendi,” one of Octavia Butler’s essays on writing, she instructs writers to first forget inspiration, because it is fickle, fleeting, and unsustainable. Habit, she writes, is what drives...
View ArticleStaff Story: Kim Durand
Kim Durand never envisioned that one of the high points in her career in college athletics would come clutching a box full of hats. But that’s just where she found herself late last spring in...
View ArticleCoaches’ Corner: Jody Wynn
Crash the boards in support of Huskies Women’s Basketball and Gymnastics with select ticket discounts from UW Athletics! There’s an unforgettable scene in Frank Capra’s 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life...
View Article13 Ways to Be Better with a Budget
This week, as part of the ongoing 8-week Dare to Do challenge, we hone in on time management, organization, and financial wellness. Not surprisingly, all three of these concepts are closely related and...
View ArticleFulfill Your Goals with February Events
If the month of February is like a bridge between winter and spring, The Whole U has a range of activities planned that will help get you where you’re going—whatever your intended destination. This...
View ArticleUW to mark centennial of 1919 Seattle General Strike
The Labor Archives of Washington will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1919 Seattle General Strike with a series of events over the next week, as well as a new library exhibit on campus. There...
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