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ArtSci Roundup: Rage by B. Dance, MFA Dance Concert, and More
This week at the UW, listen to the 2021 Samuel and Alethea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies, watch Rage by B. Dance, and more.
05/19/2021 | UW News -
Return to 'normal' amid pandemic will cause anxiety for some, UW expert says
Washington state is on track to fully reopen by June 30, and psychologists say some people are just not ready for that. Jane Simoni, professor of psychology at the UW, is interviewed.
05/18/2021 | King 5 News -
Seattle's airport was once the site of a 12-foot giant sloth skeleton discovered near a runway
Paleontologist Stan Mallory and archaeologist Robert Greengo from Seattle's Burke Museum are mentioned in this story about the giant sloth skeleton discovered near a runway at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in 1961.
05/18/2021 | Insider -
Cultural awakenings in America’s Pacific Northwest
The Henry Art Gallery is featured in this article highlighting the Seattle music and art scene.
05/18/2021 | Telegraph -
‘Gary Simmons: The Engine Room’ highlights Seattle’s music history
The Henry Art Gallery will be hosting three different residency performances in May, June, and July as a part of its exhibit 'Gary Simmons: The Engine Room.'
05/17/2021 | The Daily -
2021 COTE® Top Ten: University of Washington, Life Sciences Building
The Life Sciences Building, which houses the Department of Biology, has earned the COTE® Top Ten Award for sustainable design excellence.
05/17/2021 | The American Institute of Architects -
Facing Race: Washington sees a surge in Asian activism
A young generation of Asian and Pacific Islanders is leading a new wave of activism. Connie So, teaching professor of American ethnic studies at the UW, is interviewed.
05/17/2021 | King 5 News -
Pumpin' fists and iron post pandemic
The usual video game plot is that you’re some kind of hero going to some kind of castle or stronghold, to defeat an evil villain and save someone. Very rarely do you see racism as the primary enemy in a video game. But that is the villain at the center of a new game from Chanhee Choi, a doctoral student in digital arts and experimental media at the UW. [This is the third segment on "The Record"]
05/17/2021 | KUOW -
The Re-Re-Rebirth of Jean Smart
Jean Smart, who graduated from the UW in 1974 after studying drama, stars in new comedy series "Hacks," the "capstone atop a career resurgence."
05/17/2021 | The New York Times -
Anne Focke Award honors Asian American activist and journalist Ron Chew
Jamie Walker, the current director of the School of Art + Art History + Design, discusses the Anne Focke Award recipient Ron Chew.
05/17/2021 | The Daily