You’re standing in front of the waste receptacles with your hands full of trash. You want to avoid singlehandedly destroying the environment, but you’re also unsure of what to toss in the recycle, compost, or landfill-bound garbage bins. A group of people start to walk by you and seemingly sort their trash effortlessly. What? We [...]

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“The Ugly Duckling.” “The Little Mermaid.” “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” If you haven’t read one of Hans Christian Andersen’s stories, you likely have seen one adapted on film or heard one of the titles invoked in everyday conversation. Since they began appearing in the 1830s, Andersen’s tales quickly became known the world over–translated from their [...]

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Fill your fall quarter with yoga! Check out recurring class options below and be sure to register for Yoga Month–four weeks filled with free classes and inspiring events across campus and at partner yoga studios throughout the greater Seattle area. It all kicks off October 1! School, errands, sports practices, work projects. Who has time [...]

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What inspires you? The Whole U finds inspiration in many things: you—our fellow Huskies, UW’s incredible research, the paths we take to personal wellness, appreciation of culture and art, you name it! This October, for UW Yoga Month, we are excited to explore this question further through yoga. October 2019 will be the 6th Yoga [...]

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Growing up in Idaho Falls, Kevin O’Brien felt surrounded by science. With thousands of residents employed at the nearby Idaho National Laboratories, the high desert community cultivated an air of intellectualism and sophistication manifest in a community symphony and opera. Occupations ran the gamut. Whereas O’Brien’s paternal grandparents farmed potatoes and his maternal grandparents ran [...]

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The 2019 UW Benefits and Resource Fairs are brought to you by The Whole U and bring together a broad spectrum of benefit providers and UW resources, breakout sessions to learn more and pop-up yoga classes for those who want to invigorate their day while learning about benefits options in advance of November’s open enrollment. [...]

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And just like that, it’s fall again—the season of stepping on crispy leaves, drinking pumpkin spice beverages, and soaking in the last bits of sunshine. And while The Whole U has whipped up a new list of September events that provide plentiful opportunities to better your physical, mental, and financial health, we wanted to share [...]

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When UW Women’s Soccer hosted 100 University of Washington faculty, staff, friends, and families for their match against cross-town rival Seattle U on August 26, they ushered in the 2019 Fall Athletics Season and so far, it’s proven to be an electric one. The next day, head coach Lesle Gallimore thanked all who attended for their [...]

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September may be the month of colorful leaves, breezy fall weather, and pumpkin spice treats; however, it is also Prostate Health Awareness month! A fun, family-friendly way to learn more, support education, and increase awareness of prostate cancer is by joining patients and friends of the Men’s Health Center at UW Medicine in the Puget [...]

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Fall is coming and many of us are already busy with activities and commitments with little time to throw a meal together. When life gets busy, I am a big fan of sheet pan meals. When planning for a sheet pan meal, I think about a vegetable (or several), protein, and usually I like to add [...]

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A riot of blue and subtle umber, the painting on the wall of Thomas Hawn’s office might easily be mistaken for an abstract effort. But where some see abstract shapes, Hawn knows exactly what he’s looking at: a depiction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis approaching a macrophage white blood cell. In most cases, macrophage immune cells are [...]

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It’s still technically summer, but with Labor Day weekend in the rearview mirror, focus is shifting to making preparations for fall and the quarter ahead. After the greater UW community turned it up to 11 during our Raise the Bar summer wellness challenge, including raising more than 1,800 pounds of food and necessity items for [...]

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