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  • Grape Expectations

    "Each wine is a story of my life," says winemaker Angela Jacobs ('03, '10), owner of WineGirl Wines in Lake Chelan, Washington.

    January 2015 Perspectives
  • From Middle East Tours to Medical Missions

    Rita Zawaideh ('75), owner of a successful tour company, uses her talents and connections to organize medical missions in the Middle East.

    January 2015 Perspectives
  • Inspiration Through Improvisation

    As cofounder of Seattle's Jet City Improv, Andrew McMasters ('95) shares his passion for improvisational theater on stage and in workshops.

    January 2015 Perspectives
  • Comedian Yoram Bauman performing.

    Finding the Funny in (More Than) Money

    The economy's no laughing matter, unless you're watching comedian Yoram Bauman ('03), "the world's first and only stand-up economist."

    January 2015 Perspectives
  • A Bitcoin Believer

    When she first heard about Bitcoin, Jinyoung Lee Englund ('06) was puzzled. Now she's a spokesperson for the Bitcoin Foundation.

    January 2015 Perspectives
  • From the Dean

    A&S Dean Robert Stacey discusses the College's plans to prepare undergraduates for employment—long before they graduate.

    January 2015 Perspectives
  • UW researchers helping region get ready for the next Big One

    On the 315th anniversary of a massive earthquake off the coast of Washington and Oregon, UW scientists are helping prepare the region for a repeat event that could come at any time.
    01/27/2015 | UW Today
  • Seattle Actors Travel To A Country Where Art Is Dangerous

    When Seattle theater troupe, The Seagull Project, comprised of School of Drama faculty and alumni make the long journey to Tashkent, Uzbekistan last spring, the artists had no idea what was in store for them.
    01/26/2015 | KUOW
  • San Juan pot farmers face fear, loathing and property values

    In San Juan County, where 68 percent of residents voted to approve legalized recreational marijuana, conflicts are cropping up over legal marijuana-grow operations. Michael Blake, professor of philosophy, is quoted.
    01/24/2015 | Seattle Times
  • John Wilkerson's Legislative Explorer honored

    The online Legislative Explorer, the big-data policy project by John Wilkerson and Nicholas Stramp of the UW political science department, has been named an award of excellence winner in interactive design by Communication Arts.
    01/23/2015 | UW Today