Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology Receives $2.9 Million

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10/09/2017

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A Healing Heart Returns

In February, the UW Symphony will perform a symphony that Coast Salish elder Vi Hilbert commissioned years ago to heal the world after the heartbreak of 9/11. The symphony was first performed by the Seattle Symphony in 2006.

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A Transformative Gift for Arts & Sciences

To honor his wife and support the college that has meant so much to both of them, former Arts & Sciences dean John Simpson created the Katherine and John Simpson Endowed Deanship. 

A woven shawl with a decorative band at the neck.

Coast Salish Traditions are "Woven in Wool" at the Burke

A Burke Museum exhibit, co-curated by Coast Salish weavers and Burke curators, highlights the importance of weaving to Coast Salish communities.