The University of Puget Sound celebrated Logger Day Challenge on March 3, a day of pride and philanthropy. Together, 1,226 Loggers around the world rallied to raise $343,160 to support the next generation of change-makers and ensure that students can access a life-changing liberal arts education.
Inside the University of Puget Sound’s Ann Wilson On-site Teaching Clinic, doctoral students gain real-world experience, working side-by-side with practicing occupational therapists to provide vital care.
“It’s a very awesome resource that I feel like a lot of people don’t take advantage of,” said Lucas Willers, whose daughter, Isla, is a pediatric client.
The University of Puget Sound’s Theatre Arts and Music departments will bring the popular graphic memoir Fun Home to the stage this spring. The Tony Award-winning musical is based on the life of cartoonist Alison Bechdel and follows her at three different ages as she examines her childhood, her experience coming out in college, and her complicated relationship with her father.
The University of Puget Sound will host its first DataFest, a weekend-long data analysis competition, from March 27–29, 2026, in Trimble Hall. Students are invited to solve a real-world puzzle using a secret dataset that will be revealed at the kickoff event.
DataFest is a nationwide event organized by the American Statistical Association, bringing together undergraduate students to analyze a curated, real-world dataset. Students compete in teams of two to five and use the tools they know best to uncover insights and present their findings.
Faculty at the University of Puget Sound have published a paper in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, one of the field’s top journals, showcasing a novel climate model designed not for advanced researchers, but for undergraduate students. The paper, published on Jan. 1, 2026, identifies a major gap in climate education, and presents "Cambio," a simplified yet robust climate model that fills that gap.
University of Puget Sound Associate Professor Hajung Lee, an expert in religion and bioethics, recently participated in a prestigious Harvard Medical School bioethics delegation to Asia. A key insight from her trip is that building a global bioethics framework requires bridging deep cultural and religious divides through conversation, not by imposing Western standards.
The single most important piece of equipment in the world’s most popular game is less than nine inches wide and weighs just under a pound, yet its flight has brought euphoria to entire nations while plunging others into anguish. Such a crucial ingredient in soccer had better fly true. I am a physicist whose main research domain is sports, and investigating the aerodynamics of soccer balls, particularly those used in the World Cup, has been a true delight.
