Alumna Ellen Ferguson ’72 will deliver the 2026 Commencement address and will receive an honorary degree alongside Trustee Emeritus William T. Weyerhaeuser.
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The Puget Sound Symposium on AI & Privacy on April 16 will bring experts together to confront the ethical and legal challenges posed by the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence.
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3. Sustainable Transportation
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Puget Sound was named a 2025 Best Commuter Business, recognizing the university’s commitment to reducing traffic congestion, fuel consumption, and environmental impact.
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Improving Quality of Life
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The American Occupational Therapy Foundation has named University of Puget Sound Professor Renee Watling as the recipient of the 2026 Virginia Scardina Award of Excellence. The award recognizes clinicians who advance theory in brain-behavior relationships.
Watling, professor and chair of the School of Occupational Therapy, will be honored on April 25 during the AOTF/AOTA Awards Ceremony in Anaheim, Calif. For the past 30 years, Watling’s work has focused on sensory processing in autistic children. Her research examines the connection between internal neurophysiological processes and external behaviors, and how sensory integration intervention can improve function. The primary focus of her work is on autistic children with self-regulation challenges.
"While it’s rewarding to have my work recognized, I am most delighted that receiving the award provides another opportunity to tell people about occupational therapy and the crucial role that our profession has in helping people improve their health, wellness, and quality of life," Watling said.
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Asst. Prof. of Public Health Alexandria Drake co-authored an op-ed in The Tacoma News Tribune with University of Washington-Tacoma Prof. of Nursing Robin Evans-Agnew arguing against federal attacks on the field of public health.
"Information about health inequities and social justice has been altered or removed from federal websites. Public health funding cuts have shrunk the job market, leaving fewer positions for the workers our communities need," write Drake and Evans-Agnew. "Yet the fundamentals for disease prevention and health promotion remain; we will need educators, advocates, and mobilizers for the protection of our health in the months and years ahead."
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Sprint for the Finish Line
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Logger Track and Field scholar-athlete Avery Keith ’27 has been named the Northwest Conference Men's Track Student-Athlete of the Week following a standout performance at the Peyton-Shotwell Invitational.
Keith took first place in the 40-meter dash with a time of 48.41, a mark that currently ranks No. 17 in the nation for NCAA Division III. Competing in a mixed field, Keith was the top finisher, outrunning several athletes from Division I programs. While he has long been a force in the conference, this Top 20 ranking further solidifies his status as one of the top sprinters in the country.
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On April 8, 1954, classes were canceled so students, faculty, staff, and alumni could focus on moving 45,000 books from Jones Hall into the newly completed Collins Memorial Library. To prepare for the move, book carts were borrowed from libraries around the region, and a tent tunnel was built to protect the books from rain damage. Here, President R. Franklin Thompson is seen pushing a book cart up a specially constructed ramp in Jones Hall, with Ralph Mackey ’54 pulling. Explore A Sound Past, Puget Sound's digital archive of historic photographs.
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