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  • Professor Stephen Price, with stained glass window behind him.

    Celebrating Black Composers

    A video project led by School of Music professor Stephen Price highlights the work of Black composers for organ and provides historical context.

    April 2025 Perspectives
  • Watch Where You Step

    Rachel Kessler explores Cauleen Smith's immersive installation, The Wanda Coleman Songbook, at the University of Washington's Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Through evocative projections and soundscapes inspired by poet Wanda Coleman, the exhibit transports visitors into the layered realities of Los Angeles, inviting deep reflection on memory, identity, and place.

    03/10/2025 | The Stranger
  • Close up of an ear with a hearing aid.

    An Earful of AI

    Hearing aid technology is improving all the time with the help of AI, thanks to researchers like Yi Shen, professor of speech & hearing sciences. 

    March 2025 Perspectives
  • Blue sky with a few white clouds

    Imagining the Future of Higher Education & the Liberal Arts

    The Futurists, a group of Arts & Science faculty and leadership, are exploring the possibilities for higher education and the liberal arts many decades from now. 

    March 2025 Perspectives
  • close up a page from a Gutenberg bible.

    The Evolution of the Book

    As books evolve with new technologies, Geoffrey Turnovsky, professor of French, explores the history of texts — and the reading experience. 

    March 2025 Perspectives
  • Kelsey Plum in her UW Huskies #10 basketball jersey

    A Bevy of Awards & a Retired Basketball Jersey

    Recent awards and appointments celebrate Arts & Sciences faculty, staff, students, and alumni for their research, leadership, and more. 

    March 2025 Perspectives
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    April 19: Arts and Sciences Events at Admitted Student Day

    Admitted students and families can engage with the College of Arts and Sciences through several department and program specific events over the next few weeks.

    03/02/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • The Life Eclectic

    Mathematics alum Janet Galore and Computer Science alum Demi Raven have been making the news for turning a century-old Beacon Hill grocery store into a home and arts space. Along with being an exploration of an eclectic community space, “The Life Eclectic” is an exploration of the collector’s impulse and “Deep Nerdery.” UW professor Delancy Wu adds her insights about the psychological underpinnings of collecting and the importance of following your passions.

    03/01/2025 | UW Magazine
  • From the Hollywood Bowl to the classroom, UW professor blends roles as educator and professional musician

    From the Hollywood Bowl to the classroom, UW professor blends roles as educator and professional musician

    At the University of Washington, Ted Poor is the associate director of the School of Music and an associate professor of Jazz Studies. The rest of his calendar is filled with tours, performances and recording sessions.
    02/26/2025 | UW News
  • Elon Musk, and how techno-fascism has come to America

    The historic parallels that help explain Elon Musks rampage on the federal government. Erin McElroy, assistant professor of geography at the UW, is quoted.
    02/26/2025 | The New Yorker