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2014 Stranger Genius Award Nominee in Performance and School of Drama professor, Valerie Curtis-Newton, sits down to talk about what inspires her and the philosophy behind her work.

Though graduation and summer are approaching, there is still a lot to see on campus.

"Our study shows that child maltreatment is much more common than previously thought," said co-author Hedy Lee, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Washington.

As spring quarter comes to a close and summer quickly approaches, we encourage you to take advantage of some of the final arts events until next fall.

The UW School of Music's Ethnomusicology Program is helping to bring roots and hill music back to its place of origin, with teaching materials and local ceremonies.

The Seattle Times looks at "Bound: Africans versus African Americans," a movie premiering at the Seattle International Film Festival this weekend. Aida Solomon, a senior in communications, is quoted.

The UW received a total of $31.2 million from the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) to further advance research that "tackles some of society's most pressing challenges," according to the UW Today news release.

Sam Wasser, UW Biology professor and Director of the Center for Conservation Biology, provided the Toglese government with advanced forensic technology that helped solve a case against an illegal ivory trafficker.

In order to make predictions about the future of the ice sheet and the impact it will have, scientists across different departments at the University of Washington are conducting multifaceted research. Ian Joughin, a glaciologist at the UW Applied Physics Laboratory, explained that they used computer modeling to analyze the large Thwaites glacier, which has the potential for contributing two feet of sea level rise once it disappears completely.

UW School of Drama's production of "The Workroom" is a subtle yet poignant depiction of a notoriously difficult subject to explore.