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  • Scott Lawrimore Appointed as Director of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery

    Incoming School of Art + Art History + Design Director Jamie Walker announces Scott Lawrimore as the new director of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, effective July 1, 2014.
    05/15/2014 | School of Art
  • New York Times reporter discusses European politics

    Suzanne Daley spoke Thursday night, May 15, in the HUB about the "Rise of the Far Right in Europe." She was brought to the UW by the Jackson School of International Studies (JSIS) and the Hellenic Studies Program.
    05/15/2014 | The Daily
  • Fast-food protests spread overseas

    On Thursday, the fast food workers' movement wants to take its cause global as it pushes for a $15-an-hour wage. Jake Rosenfeld, associate professor of sociology, is quoted.
    05/15/2014 | The New York Times
  • Reshaping medicine through Google Glass

    Entrepreneurs, professors, photographers, secret service agents, and architects are just a handful of the individuals who currently see the world through Glass. And one of these tech-savvy professionals is dissecting ways to use Glass at UW Medicine.
    05/14/2014 | The Daily
  • Exhibit review: Painting + Drawing graduation exhibition

    The current Painting + Drawing BFA Show held in the Art Building's Jacob Lawrence Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon until 4 p.m. Covering the walls of the showroom are works from students receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from the UW's School of Art.
    05/13/2014 | The Daily
  • Race alone doesn't explain hatred of Obama

    Political science professor Christopher Parker says, "It's more than just about race. He represents the changing demographic nature of America, the browning of America."
    05/13/2014 | NPR
  • UW School of Music, Pacific MusicWorks join forces for 'Semele'

    George Frideric Handel's 1743 opera, "Semele," a tale of lust, jealousy and revenge, is being staged by Seattle's Pacific MusicWorks and the University of Washington's School of Music May 16-18 at Meany Hall for the Performing Arts.
    05/12/2014 | The Seattle Times
  • Was your Seattle neighborhood racist?

    Seattlepi.com profiles the work of James Gregory, professor of history, and the Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project.
    05/11/2014 | SeattlePI
  • June 8 memorial for historian Stephanie Camp

    Stephanie Camp, University of Washington associate professor of history, will be remembered as a beloved mother and friend, and a leading feminist historian.
    05/09/2014 | UW Today
  • Arts Roundup: Dance, music-- and IMPFest

    This week, enjoy a bevy of events that range from the painting and drawing exhibition at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery to IMPFest at the Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse.
    05/07/2014 | UW Today