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  • Detector at UW on the hunt for dark matter

    The University of Washington's Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics is about to go hunting. Their quarry: A theorized-but-never-seen elementary particle called an axion.
    11/06/2013 | UW Today
  • 'Music is an infinite thing': Jazz great Bill Frisell joins School of Music

    The School of Music has lured Bill Frisell, one of modern jazz's premier guitarists, to a position on the faculty.
    11/05/2013 | UW Today
  • Pianist Craig Sheppard: 'Mostly Brahms' on Nov. 5

    University of Washington piano professor Sheppard presents the final recital in his 'Mostly Brahms' series, featuring early and late works by Brahms, plus Schumann's Fantasy in C, on Nov. 5, 2013.
    11/04/2013 | The Seattle Times
  • Chen shows east-west art

    An art exhibit called "Stir Fry: A Visual Arts Feast of Nature and Cultural Diversity" is currently on display at the University of Washington School of Social Work gallery.
    11/01/2013 | Northwest Asian Weekly
  • Howard speaks about world travels in lecture

    Dr. Philip Howard, professor of communications, talks about how his research experiences shaped his journey from graduate school at Northwestern to his faculty position at UW.
    11/01/2013 | The Daily
  • Researcher reveals the science behind college drinking

    Alcohol may not be the social lubricant everyone thinks it is, according to University of Washington health psychologist Jason Kilmer.
    10/31/2013 | University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
  • TeenTix Announces 50th Partner Organization

    TeenTix, an arts access and engagement program for teenagers, announces the addition of its fiftieth partner organization, University of Washington Undergraduate Theatre Society.
    10/31/2013 | Broadway World
  • UW School of Drama's Curtis-Newton Directs Lanford Wilson's 'Fifth of July'

    UW faculty member Valerie Curtis-Newton, Head of MFA Performance and Directing, directs the second-year Professional Actor Training Program (PATP) students as they tackle the complex characters of Lanford Wilson's Fifth of July, Nov. 13-24.
    10/30/2013 | Broadway World
  • New musical theater degree begins with outreach, talent search

    The first order of business for the University of Washington's new degree in musical theater is not greasepaint, sheet music or tap shoes, its organizers say - but public outreach and finding talented, committed students.
    10/28/2013 | UW Today
  • What are the implications of the AFL-CIO's expanding membership criteria?

    University of Washington political science Ph.D. student Amanda B. Clayton weighs new action by the AFL-CIO that will pave the way for nonunionized workers and even environmental, immigrant, and civil-rights groups to join the labor federation.
    10/28/2013 | The Washington Post