University Of Washington

Tokyo Olympics were a gold, silver and bronze bonanza for athletes with Pacific NW ties

Athletes from the Pacific Northwest will practically need an ore cart to push their haul of precious metal to the airport after the final weekend of action at the Tokyo Olympics. Professional basketball and baseball players from Portland, Tacoma and Seattle accounted for most of the gold and silver medals as the delayed 2020 Summer Games came to a close.Olympians with strong connections to Oregon and Washington state mined 39 total medals at the Tokyo Games.

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Black UW police officers file claims against the university, alleging a racist work environment

"In some ways, they feel like it's worse here in Seattle than it is in places like the South where they've been before."

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What UW is doing to confront racism in health care

Inequities have been forced into the light - if not exacerbated - by the coronavirus pandemic. Now, there's a new effort to combat racism within the healthcare system.

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How a UW course captured the impact of an unprecedented year

Reflections on 2020 help point to bridges forward

'We're All Tired Of This': Health Care Workers In Seattle Prepare For Another Surge

Harborview Medical Center faced the country's initial swell of coronavirus cases. Now, health care workers there are offering advice to people facing the latest surge in COVID-19 patients.

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UW's new population health center aims to prevent the next pandemic

The University of Washington is hoping to improve the public health response to future pandemics by bringing many different kinds of academics together under one roof. But some say racial diversity — and not just diversity of expertise — among the center's specialists will be key to its success.

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Behind the coronavirus outbreak on Greek Row at the University of Washington

Nick Baldini is a senior at the University of Washington. This past summer, there were no internships or jobs to speak of, so he decided to enroll in classes and stay at his fraternity house.