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These artists want to draw the Chinese railroad workers back into history
An artist’s inspiration can come from anywhere. For UW Painting + Drawing Professor Lin Zhi, it happened in August 2001, on a road trip from Missouri to Seattle.
04/29/2019 | NBC News -
Think opera is just for hoity-toity rich people? Not so! Here’s a beginner’s guide to this grand art form.
The region’s universities, including the University of Washington, put on opera performances ranging from inexpensive to free.
04/29/2019 | The Seattle Times -
Why you're more likely to cry on an airplane
Stephen Groening, a professor of Comparative Literature, Cinema, and Media, has been studying this phenomenon in the context of in-flight entertainment for years.
04/26/2019 | Popular Science -
5 Cool Courses for Autumn 2019
When registering for autumn quarter courses, why not sign up for something unexpected? Consider these intriguing offerings in the College of Arts & Sciences.
04/26/2019 | College of Arts & Sciences -
Brains of blind people adapt to sharpen sense of hearing, study shows
Research from I-LABS shows how differences in the brains of blind individuals affects their ability to process auditory information.
04/25/2019 | UW News -
Over eight years, the government has deported about 34,000 people via Boeing Field. King County wants it stopped.
King County execs respond to concerns raised by a report from the Jackson School's Center for Human Rights.
04/25/2019 | Seattle Times -
New space race: Essays from Jackson School symposium explore changing law, policy
A new space race is underway, but what does that mean for international politics and law? Professor Saadia Pekkaenen and others explore this question in a group of new essays.
04/25/2019 | UW News -
Men who have children later in life may prime their kids for longevity
Dan Eisenberg, Associate Professor of Anthropology, weighs in on the effects of paternal age in offspring.
04/25/2019 | New Scientist -
ArtsUW Roundup: Philip Glass’ Hydrogen Jukebox, George Rodriguez’s Exhibition Opening at MadArt, West Coast Premiere of “Nina Simone: Four Women”, and more!
This week in the arts, attend an original, gender-expansive adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet; see the dancer-illusionists of MOMIX, and more . . .
04/24/2019 | UW News -
Policy in Action
Through the Task Force program, students in the Jackson School of International Studies tackle critical policy challenges — and set their career paths in motion.
04/22/2019 | University of Washington