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This week, attend a Modern Music Ensemble performance, learn how creating great urban neighborhoods and environmental justice go hand in hand, witness percussionist Jeff Busch in a concert of Brazilian music, and more.   March 7, 7:30 PM | Modern Music Ensemble, Meany Hall Cristina Valdés leads the UW Modern Music Ensemble in performances of works...

The idea of watching an ancient Greek tragedy might sound scary to some. However, the School of Drama’s new adaptation of the murder-filled tragedy “The Oresteia” works to quell those worries with a retelling focused on bringing the story’s questions to today's society.

As you plan for summer, check out these options for making the most of the summer months, both on and off campus.

Dustin Mara, Class of 2022, shares about his global upbringing, his vision for intersecting culture, language, and type design, and what he is looking forward to about his future career.

Research led by scientists at the University of Washington's Center for Ecosystem Sentinels reveals that a warming world is increasing human-wildlife conflicts globally. They show that climate shifts can drive conflicts by altering animal habitats, the timing of events, wildlife behaviors and resource availability. It also showed that people are changing their behaviors and locations in response to climate change in ways that increase conflicts.

This week, attend a Political Science Faculty panel where they will examine the Politics of Artificial Intelligence, the 2023 Dance Majors Concert featuring 11 student-choreographed dance works, and more.   March 7, 7:30 PM | Modern Music Ensemble, Meany Hall—Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater Cristina Valdés leads the UW Modern Music Ensemble in performances of works...

At the end of January, Japanese taiko legends KODŌ stopped by the Meany Center for the Performing Arts as part of their One Earth Tour. Writer Nandini Daga praises the group for their spellbinding performance that is nearly “identical to a performance that would take place in Japan.”

In “Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain,” UW professor Margaret Willson chronicles the true life story of the Icelandic female sea captain, Thurídur. Read writer Megan Matti’s interview with Willson in preparation for Willson’s University Book Store reading on March 8. 

The “Art as Activism” exhibit, now showing at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, highlights four local Iranian artists and their responses to the crisis enveloping their home country. Writer Theron Hassi walks through the exhibit featuring a haunting set of mixed media works, combining discolored images of protest, graffiti, and other symbols.

Students from the Lummi Nation School visited the University of Washington in earlh February for a real-time Q&A with astronaut Josh Cassada aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Cassada helped do space research on a plant science experiment the students sent to the ISS.