Healthy eats from the food bank: Iritani (‘78) article highlights humanitarian efforts of Clarke (’58) and Evans
By Erica Thompson – Evelyn Iritani (B.A., 1978) wrote an article for ZesterDaily, an online destination for food, wine and travel enthusiasts, about two University of Southern California professors trying to make healthy eating easier for food bank visitors. The…
Bilingual North American Post to be digitized at UW libraries
By Kirsten Johnson – In the next few years, 54 years of the bilingual North American Post or “Hokubei Hochi newspaper,” will be digitized, with keyword-searchable metadata available to access at UW libraries. “The history of the entire Japanese American…
Suzanne Selfors (’90) publishes Smells Like Pirates
On Nov. 11 at 3 p.m. join author Suzanne Selfors (’90) for a launch party for her new book, Smells Like Pirates. Selfors will be at Eagle Harbor Books on Bainbridge Island. The book is the third in the series,…
In Memoriam: James B. King (’48), retired Seattle Times editor
James (Jim) B. King (B.A., 1948), retired Seattle Times executive editor and senior vice president, died Oct. 17, a few days after suffering a stroke. He was 89. King was a Pulitzer Prize winner and a member of the UW…
Five esteemed alumni join Hall of Fame
By Erica Thompson – Katherine King, Douglas Ramsey, Elaine Ikoma Ko, Ann Darling and Lorraine Howell each stood behind the podium as new additions to the UW Department of Communication Alumni Hall of Fame last Tuesday. The ceremony was complete…
Alumna awarded $30,000 for promising writing career
By Erica Thompson – Nonfiction writer and University of Washington Communication alumna Inara Verzemnieks (BA, 1996) received a 2012 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Award for $30,000, along with five other women writers. Born in 1973, Verzemnieks is currently working on…
Ann Darling (’87): Teaching is probably in my DNA
By Kirsten Johnson – Ann Darling (PhD, 1987) has racked up an impressive list of accomplishments over the years, but one of her lesser-known achievements isn’t anywhere to be found on paper. “I have a second-degree black belt in karate,”…
