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  • The Great Depression—On the Web, On the Stage

    The current financial crisis has renewed interest in the Great Depression, so a UW history professor has created a website about the period and the School of Drama has scheduled staged readings of two Depression-era plays.

    December 2009 Perspectives
  • Big Decisions, Little Data

    Accurate predictions for the spread of AIDS are hard to come by in countries where health data is limited. An A&S professor's new statistical model has improved accuracy of AIDS projections and is now being adopted by many African countries. 

    December 2009 Perspectives
  • A Chirp-less Guam Becomes Living Laboratory

    Over the past half century, the Brown Treesnake has decimated bird populations in Guam, leading to the extinction of nearly all native birds. Now researchers are studying the impact of bird extinctions on the island's remaining flora and fauna. 

    December 2009 Perspectives
  • Anthropologist's School of Rock

    December 2009 Perspectives
  • Dance as Social Commentary

    The Chamber Dance Company performs works from the 1930s that were driven by the social issues of the time.

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • 100 Years, 8 Trees, and Thousands of Meatballs

    The Department of Scandinavian Studies celebrates its centennial on September 26 with a tree-planting ceremony, live performances, and lots and lots of meatballs.

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • Jones Playhouse: A History Filled with Drama

    The School of Drama’s Playhouse Theatre, now the Jones Playhouse, has a long history that includes housing one of the few Negro Theatre Units of the WPA’s Federal Theatre Project in the 1930s.

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • Gift Celebrates a Passion for Theatre

    Floyd Jones honored his wife’s love of theater with a generous gift that made the School of Drama Playhouse Theatre renovation possible.

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • Archaeology Field School's a Gem—Literally

    The UW's field school at Tel Dor, Israel, took center stage recently when a student unearthed a very rare gemstone, carved with a portrait of Alexander the Great, that dates back to about 230 BCE. 

    September 2009 Perspectives
  • Extreme Makeover for Savery Hall

    An economist, a philosopher, and a sociologist walk into a room.... No, it's not a joke. It's what you'll find at the Savery Hall Open House on October 16. The event celebrates completion of the building's two-year renovation. 

    September 2009 Perspectives