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Faculty from the School of Music and the DXARTS are—literally—getting inside the minds of the musicians of New York's JACK QUARTET in a year-long exploration on the frontiers of artistic creation.

A new exhibit at Seattle Art Museum features the work of iconic 20th-century painter and former University of Washington professor Jacob Lawrence. 

The recent presidential election has revealed stark divisions in this country. This is especially clear in Seattle, one of the most progressive cities in the country.

Even if Sanders couldn’t restructure the Democratic Party, many of his supporters still think his campaign strategy could. UW political science professor Christopher Parker weighs in.

For nearly a century, American presidents have been launched into their first terms in office with one particular question: What will be accomplished during the first 100 days?

A wide range of Washington companies were in favor of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. KING 5 interviewed David Bachman, professor of international studies at the UW. 

In 1913, a lot of women were pissed at President Woodrow Wilson. So they marched on Washington. Wilson had just won the presidential election, but he opposed giving women the right to vote.

GeekWire is hosting a discussion about the future of startups in the Pacific Northwest. Margaret O'Mara, associate professor of history at the UW, will be one of the speakers.

Paleontologists picking through fossils from Montana have discovered something unexpected — a new species of lizard from the late dinosaur era..

According to researchers from UW, the ability for rational decision-making extends pretty far to other members of the animal kingdom.