1/3/2023 - A check in, and introduction to the newest members of the Resilience Lab. The Resilience Lab Welcomes New Team Members The University of Washington is happy to announce the arrival of four new team members for the 2022-2023 Academic Year! Our team spans a wide range of disciplines, interests, and expertise, and we’re excited to learn with and about them as they begin their journey with the Resilience Lab. Learn more about our new staff members below!       Aaron Davis Graduate Student Assistant Pronouns: she/they     Aaron is a second year MPH epidemiolo ..read more

10/17/2022 – Resilience Lab Staff Member Victoria Robinson sits down with Astronomy Department HR Manager Tyneshia Valdez to learn more about her involvement with the Lab’s Be REAL program and her wishes for wellness at UW. Valdez is a graduate of UW with a BA in Intercultural Communication from the Communications Department and a BA in International Studies from the Jackson School. She currently sits on the Black Graduation committee, the PSO DEI Committee, and, in addition to facilitating staff Be REAL groups, leads the DEI committee in the Astronomy Department. She has a strong commitm ..read more

9/15/2022 – Victoria Robinson What are the challenges facing your organization, classroom, or workplace right now? Is your printer on the fritz? The coffee machine broken? An endless stack of paperwork that, despite your best efforts, never seems to abate?   Or maybe you’re facing a more complicated issue, fueled by a challenging history and an even more challenging future? As Marty Linsky and Ronald Heifetz put it in their introduction to The Practice of Adaptive Leadership:   “To build a sustainable world in an era of profound economic and environmental interdependence, e ..read more

9/1/2022 – Victoria Robinson As campus begins preparing for the arrival of Fall quarter, the UW Resilience Lab is excited to announce that we have a tall stack of Well-Being for Life and Learning Guidebooks, fresh off the press! Spurred by a continuing interest from the UW community, the WBLL’s second printing run means that there are plenty of copies to go around. Meeting the 2022-2023 Academic Year with an informed and equitable perspective requires instructors and educators to think critically about UW’s commitment to our students, as well as the people and programs that support their learn ..read more

7/16/2022 – Third-year psychology undergraduate Grace Kolb sits down with long-time Resilience Lab member and recent MSW graduate Sasha Duttchoudhury to discuss their journey with the Lab and how it has affected their experience at the University of Washington. Sasha Duttchoudhury, MSW Graduate Student Assistant Sasha Duttchoudhury has a long history of working at the intersection of equity and well-being. From their private therapy practice working with people o­f color and gender-expansive individuals, to organizing around racial and gender justice, Duttchoudhury continues to push for the ..read more

7/2/2022 – In collaboration with the Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) We’re excited to announce the awardees of the fifth annual Resilience and Compassion Seed Grant cycle! In partnership with the Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF), the Resilience Lab has selected seven projects that cultivate resilience, compassion, and sustainability at the UW. Read below to find out more about this upcoming year’s exciting projects. Addressing Career Anxiety for School of Urban Studies Students Dr. Lisa Hoffman, Professor Candy Acosta, Program Coordinator School of Urban Studies, Tacoma The School for Urban ..read more

5/31/2022 – In collaboration with Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity  On May 18th, 2022, we launched our capstone event for this year’s Resistance through Resilience series, a collaboration with the UW Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity that focuses on the application of mindfulness and compassion-based practices to interrupt racism and its intersections. For this two-day event, consisting of two radical listening sessions and a spotlight speaker panel, we showcased dialogues alongside participatory practices to deepen our understanding of the personal impacts ..read more

5/6/2022 – Victoria Robinson This article is a recap of the Teaching & Learning Symposium Keynote presentation, hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning. For more information on the full week of symposium presentation, as well as the full recording of the keynote lecture, visit the Teaching & Learning Symposium Event page. Ariana Cantu, MSW, lecturer in the UW School of Social Work (and longtime friend of the Resilience Lab), offers us a five-part guide for incorporating well-being into our work at the University of Washington. These strategies, cultivated through the c ..read more

4/22/2022 – Victoria Robinson In the Winter Quarter of 2022, the UW Office of Public Lectures hosted a series of presentations focused on defining and applying Critical Race Theory (CRT). These lectures featured the research and experience of three UW staff/faculty members, each highlighting the importance of using a CRT lens in the work we do at the University, as well as the interconnection between anti-racist practice and other forms of justice.   Watch all three lectures from featured speakers below:    Part I: THE ORIGINS OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND ITS RELEVANCE TODA ..read more

4/7/2022 – Victoria Robinson Do you have idea that could revolutionize the way we think about resilience, compassion, or sustainability at the UW? Every year, the Resilience Lab partners with the Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) to offer grants of up to $5,000 to students, staff, and faculty – including administrative and academic units – who are developing the beginning stages of projects that support community, well-being, and sustainability. To date, over $118,000 has been disbursed to fund community-led projects across all three UW campuses. Projects range widely in purpose and scope, from ..read more