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  • The 'AI apocalypse' is just PR

    Big Tech's warnings about an AI apocalypse are distracting us from years of actual harms their products have caused. Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the UW, is quoted.

    06/05/2023 | The Atlantic
  • Meghna Shankar portrait

    STEM and the Symphony

    Meghna Shankar, graduating with degrees in physics and computer science, found joy and balance by also performing in the UW Symphony Orchestra. 

    June 2023 Perspectives
  • Hayden Goldberg in front of UW's Suzzallo Library

    An Inquisitive Mind

    Hayden Goldberg, graduating with majors in political science and economics, has advised the dean of Arts & Sciences for the past three years while juggling numerous other projects. 

    June 2023 Perspectives
  • Abdiel dancing in Club Classroom, a dance studio turned dance club.

    For the Love of Hustle

    Abdiel Jacobsen, graduating with an MFA in dance, found creative ways to share Latin Hustle, their favorite dance, with students and the wider community.

    June 2023 Perspectives
  • ArtSci Roundup: 2023 Awards of Excellence, Graduation, Dino Lecture, Summer Reads and more

    ArtSci Roundup: 2023 Awards of Excellence, Graduation, Dino Lecture, Summer Reads and more

    This week and summer, honor the 2023 Awards of Excellence recipients, visit the newly renovated Jacob Lawrence Gallery to see the works of design students, add one of College of Arts & Sciences Dean Dianne Harris’ favorite books to your summer reading list, learn about the largest animals to ever roam the earth at the...

    06/01/2023 | UW News
  • Kenna Fojas on the UW campus, holding a film camera to her face.

    Making Films, Finding Community

    As UW student Kenna Fojas (Cinema & Media Studies, Psychology) prepares to graduate, she's set to direct a film she wrote with guidance from a screenwriting idol. 

    June 2023 Perspectives
  • New funding supports growth of Canadian Studies Program, Foreign Language and Area Studies

    New funding supports growth of Canadian Studies Program, Foreign Language and Area Studies

    Two grants from the U.S. Department of Education International and Foreign Language Education office will allow the Canadian Studies Center at the University of Washington to award eight to 10 fellowships each year to students studying French or an Indigenous language spoken in Canada.

    05/31/2023 | UW News
  • ‘The Wolves’: An honest depiction of teenage girldom

    Being a teenager is stressful, but “The Wolves” captures coming-of-age in all its nuance. Read contributing writer Anikka Stanley’s thoughts on the UW School of Drama’s newest production, running until June 4.

    05/31/2023 | The Daily
  • With a 2.3 million Mellon Foundation grant renewal, the UW’s Center for American Indian & Indigenous Studies continues to dream itself forward.

    Creating an Ecosystem of Care for American Indian and Indigenous Students, Faculty, and Staff

    With a 2.3 million Mellon Foundation grant renewal, the UW’s Center for American Indian & Indigenous Studies continues to dream itself forward.

    05/30/2023 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • Opinion: Applying DEI to science

    "Public understanding of science is essential for democracy. Misleading readers to score political points with an argument that scientists have exchanged merit and objectivity for progressive ideology is a disservice to science and the public alike," writes Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, in a letter to the editor.

    05/30/2023 | The New York Times