Brett Kolb ’23 in the pool.
Alumni, Arches, Students

His Toughest Challenge

Brett Kolb’s breakout freshman swim season came with an odd aftermath: He couldn’t keep hydrated.…
Bella Rodriguez ’24
Arches, Students

An Untold Story

Growing up in Portland, Ore., Bella Rodriguez ’24 was struck by the absence of Latino stories in…
Megan Mooney ’23 and Prof. Joel Elliot.
Faculty, Arches, Students

Getting Slimy for Research

Megan Mooney ’23 stepped onto campus in 2019 a declared biology major—unusual, since students…
Jones Hall as seen from above campus.
Campus, Students

Nine University of Puget Sound Students Named Fulbright Finalists and Semi-Finalists

Every year, University of Puget Sound students are selected to receive highly competitive grants,…
Kaylynn O'Curran ’23
Campus, Students

University of Puget Sound Student Takes Action for the Environment

Long before she had heard the term “sustainability,” Kaylynn O’Curran ’23 was obsessed with…
The Duomo in Milan, Italy. Photo courtesy of Leonardo Hall ’23.
Campus, Students

University of Puget Sound Student Wins Competitive Study Abroad Scholarship

Traveling to Europe for a study abroad program has always been on Leonardo Hall ’23’s bucket list.…
Ronit Mathur
Arches, Students

Summer in the Cities

Every year, Puget Sound students turn their academic interests into summer internships, learning…
Jones Hall with Curious Minds lamp post banner in forefront
Campus, Students

University of Puget Sound Named a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students in 2022-23

TACOMA, Wash. – University of Puget Sound has once again been named among the colleges and…
Austin Glock and Visiting Asst. Prof. Tanaka look up past the telescope into the starry sky outside the observatory dome.
Students

University of Puget Sound Student Searches for Planets Around Distant Stars

It’s a cold, clear night in the pitch-black dome of the observatory at University of Puget Sound.…
A student in a white shirt and swim trunks sits next to a translucent tub of water and breathes into a tube to measure his oxygen levels.
Students

University of Puget Sound Students Take a Plunge for Science

Chris Nicol ’24 was freediving for lobsters off the coast of San Diego, Calif., when he realized…
Najhan Bell
Campus, Students

Five Questions With University of Puget Sound Student Success Advisor Najhan Bell

The first year of college is hard. It’s even harder when you’re the only person from your family—…
Matelich Scholars Alex Bude ’26 and Mecer Stauch ’26
Students

Matelich Scholarships Awarded to Outstanding Boulder and Boise Students

TACOMA, Wash. – Incoming first-year students Mercer Stauch of Niwot, Colo., and Alex Bude of Boise…