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Art History + English
Alexis Calma, a senior majoring in both Art History and English, discusses her college experience and time studying abroad in Italy.
03/11/2021 | School of Art + Art History + Design -
Short Stories, Big Questions
Professor Michelle Liu shares literary works with employees at Microsoft and other companies to explore complex workplace issues.
March 2021 Perspectives -
Classicists, Scientists, and Museum Design Honored
A roundup of recent awards in the College of Arts & Sciences.
March 2021 Perspectives -
Lifelong Fascination Inspires Gift
Paul Fritts, whose company built the UW's Littlefield Organ three decades ago, has now made a major gift to the School of Music.
March 2021 Perspectives -
Opinion: Rush to judgment — what the king of talk radio did for his listeners
“The celebration of Trump at CPAC was also a eulogy to Rush Limbaugh. No one, after all, did more to give birth to the movement that the ex-president claims as his own,” writes Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies at the UW.
03/10/2021 | Global Policy Journal -
This technology collaborative promises a brighter future for solar
With the COVID-19 pandemic confining many Americans to their homes, a significant number of people used the money they might otherwise have spent on travel or eating out to invest in rooftop solar systems. Daniel Gamelin, professor of chemistry at the UW, is quoted.
03/10/2021 | Grist -
Burke Museum’s ‘Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline’ joins art and archaeology
The new Burke Museum exhibit, 'Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline,' "creates a dynamic atmosphere of wonder and imagination."
03/10/2021 | The Daily -
Helpful behavior during pandemic tied to recognizing common humanity
A new study authored by Rodolfo Cortes Barragan, a postdoctoral researcher at the UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, has found that "identification with all of humanity" preditcts whether someone will engage in "prosocial" behaviors during COVID-19.
03/10/2021 | UW News -
Seattle artist behind viral ‘Kitty Cat Dance’ meme turns to crypto art market after years of ripoffs
Steve Ibsen, who studied art at the University of Washington and created the 'Kitty Cat Dance' meme, now makes crypto art.
03/10/2021 | GeekWire -
Large computer language models carry environmental, social risks
Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics, has co-authored a new study with Angelina McMillan-Major, a doctoral student in linguistics, about language-learning technologies.
03/10/2021 | UW News