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Some composers transcend the music they create, coming alive in the popular imagination as figures of interest. Music + history join to offer a truly unique experience of one such composer. On Sunday, May 1, 2016, the UW School of Music hosts a Schubertiade, free and open to the public. Come hear live performances of the music of Franz Schubert, and learn about his cultural presence throughout history through narration and a pre-concert lecture. 

They're cute, charming, and quirky, and in some parts of the world, the birds are getting the love they deserve.

A new study by scientists at the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences shows that a series of play sessions with music improved 9-month-old babies’ brain processing.

Scott Montgomery analyzes public pressure on the U.S. Treasury to reverse an earlier decision to keep its own founder, Alexander Hamilton, on the $10 bill.

World leaders gathered in Paris in December to forge a global agreement to limit planet-warming carbon emissions.

Four University of Washington professors join 172 other academics as newly elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the group announced Wednesday.

A new installation at PACCAR Hall by UW design professors tells users how much money has been saved by correctly sorting items for composting, recycling or sending to the landfill.

The study looked at rates of foster care nationwide and found that states with more punitive criminal justice systems tended to remove children from their homes far more often.

Coming changes should be quite different than South Lake Union precisely because of the collaborative, community-centered work done over the past four years.

There is evidence that suggests non-monogamous relationships can be just as beneficial. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted.