Impact
Summer 2020
Welcome, new Huskies! One thing we all have in common this year: none of us know what to expect. None of us have ever experienced the UW in quite this format — socially distanced, masked up, and with a triple helping of Zoom classes. But let’s be honest, your college experience was bound to have a few curveballs. Plus, the fact that you are pursuing higher education during a global pandemic, a civil rights movement, and a recession, will be a great story to tell the grandkids (or anyone who gets on your case about your grades). This is truly one of the defining moments of our generation. It’s also a great opportunity to “zoom” (sorry) out and reexamine our priorities as a campus, as a community. How are we going to keep each other safe? How are we going to support each other from afar? What really matters to us? What we are doing in our virtual classrooms is as important as ever, but the world around us is there to provide us with a healthy dose of perspective as well. When you get tired of pondering the big questions, turn here. These pages are packed with tips to enrich your UW experience, venues for late-night shenanigans, and heartfelt well-wishes from current and past Huskies. We at The Daily are nervous but boundlessly excited to embark on this next year alongside you.
Mac Murray, Editor-in-Chief
As we engage with the Black Lives Matter movement at a city-wide and national level, we also need to start thinking about how to engage on campus, especially as fall quarter approaches and some of us choose to live on or near campus. Namely, it is important that we acknowledge and engage wit…
In a recent study, UW researchers found that general chemistry classes are a barrier to underrepresented minorities who aspire to be in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors.
The UW Resilience Lab is a wellness resource for UW students, faculty, and staff that strives to create a culture of resilience, not just resilient individuals.
Going from 1080p to 144p is a common occurrence for the 40% of Americans who suffer from myopia, more commonly known as nearsightedness. In the battle to combat myopia in children, UW researchers have developed glasses that claim to slow the progression of nearsightedness.
Earth Day 2020
The UW is expected to hit its 2020 goal of reducing carbon emissions to 15% below 2005 levels, according to officials at the UW Sustainability office.
Standing up and speaking out are central pillars to activism, and throughout crucial moments in America’s history, students and young people have been at the front of each march. The activist heart and history of the UW could rival that of any other college. Sweeping city, state, and even na…
