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The emeritus professor and founding chair of the Department of Astronomy passed away last week (May 13, 2021).

Seattle was the first city in the country to pass laws mandating premium pay and sick days for delivery-app drivers during the pandemic. But the current laws are set to expire after the pandemic ends, so Seattle leaders may soon consider making those protections permanent. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.

Check out opportunities to explore the College of Arts & Sciences from your home and on campus.

A sampling of recent stories in local and national media featuring College of Arts & Sciences faculty.

A collection of work by Arts & Sciences faculty, students, alumni and friends related to Asian American and Pacific Islander history, heritage and culture.

Christoph Giebel, associate professor of history and of international studies at the UW, writes of a marker in Seattle's Volunteer Park, "The marker’s words grotesquely falsify a gruesome past ... To call America’s violent conquest of Asia’s first constitutional republic [the Philippines] a 'liberation of oppressed peoples' constitutes an 'alternative fact' so shameless as to render the plaque’s continued display scandalous."

Doctoral student Iris Viveros Avendano explores the role of fandango in resistance and healing from collective trauma.

Since 1994, alumni and friends in the Multicultural Alumni Partnership have worked together to promote diversity at the UW and address issues of equity and diversity on our campuses and in our community. This year’s promising scholars range from early undergraduates who are still zeroing in on a major to those pursuing graduate and professional degrees.

Adapted by Ann Anagnost. Recipe for gluten-free bread that tastes like bread and is completely organic.

Family recipe for oatmeal bread suggested by Linda Martin-Morris