Covid Findings — With Some Controversy
Statistics professor Jon Wakefield led a team estimating excess deaths due to COVID. The findings caused a stir.
In Ukraine, Language is Political
Ukraine's national language is Ukrainian, but many citizens grew up speaking Russian. Does that matter? Anthropology professor Laada Bilaniuk studies language and Ukrainian identity.
Unmasking the Activism of Community Theater
Drama professor Valerie Curtis-Newton (MFA, 1996) has been stirring up "good trouble" and courageously unmasking uncomfortable truths for decades.
Immigrant Stories, Shared Through Poetry
As a UW senior, Ricardo Ruiz (2020) met English professor Frances McCue. Their connection led to his first book of poetry, published this year.
At the Intersection of STEM & Feminism
With a double major in computer science and gender, women & sexuality studies, Simona Liao is lifting women in STEM in the U.S. and China.
Ancient Languages, New Technology
His knowledge of ancient languages led Andrew Glass (2006) to a specialized technology job at Microsoft.
Henry Art Liaisons Find Their Voice
Through the Henry Art Liaisons program, UW students explore Henry Art Gallery exhibitions with museum visitors.
Lessons from Bollywodd
History professor Anand Yang grew up on Bollywood films. Now he uses this popular entertainment to teach colonial Indian history.
In Classics, A Different Take on Race
A new Classics course looks at conceptions of race in antiquity and how ancient racial categories “put the arbitrariness of race as we know it into relief.”
A Passion Takes Root
During her time at the UW, Ava Kloss-Schmidt (2022) surrounded herself with plants — in a lab, in a greenhouse, and on mountaintops.