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  • 10 women making their mark in science

    UW astronomer, Emily Levesque, is named as one of the 10 women in science who are changing the way we see the world.

    05/04/2017 | Mother Nature Network
  • Welcome to the Sixth Extinction

    Extinction is usually treated as a scientific topic. The course "Cultures of Extinction" explores it with a humanities focus.

    May 2017 Perspectives
  • Writers and Storytellers Share Sacred Breath

    The Sacred Breath series features Native American writers and storytellers, with an upcoming event on May 10.

    May 2017 Perspectives
  • Every Spring, a Guatemalan Clinic

    “It felt like a whole quarter-worth of clinical experience in ten days," says a Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences grad student who volunteered in Guatemala.

    May 2017 Perspectives
  • Chinese Migrants & the Transcontinentals

    Zhi Lin has done extensive research on Chinese immigrants for his artworks, on view at the Tacoma Art Museum in June.

    May 2017 Perspectives
  • Professor Emeritus Michael Shapiro

    The Humanities Get Personal

    A new online course introduces students to the humanities through A&S faculty's personal stories and favorite artifacts.

    May 2017 Perspectives
  • Ge'ez Revisited

    Despite its historical importance, the classical language Ge’ez is taught at just three universities in the Western world — including the UW. 

    May 2017 Perspectives
  • Class on Black Lives Matter examines ideas behind the slogan

    The class #BlackLivesMatter in Media and Popular Culture — offered this spring — is one of very few like it in the country.

    05/02/2017 | UW Today
  • UW professor on US relations with North Korea

    KOMO Radio's Herb Weisbaum interviews Clark Sorensen, director of the Center for Korea Studies at the UW, about North Korea-U.S. relations.

    04/27/2017 | KOMO Radio
  • Research team tracks complex web of monetary sanctions in 9 states

    Professor of sociology, Alexes Harris, leads a team of researchers at nine universities who are exploring the role of monetary sanctions in the criminal justice system. 

    04/25/2017 | UW today