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A Healing Heart Returns
In February, the UW Symphony will perform a symphony that Coast Salish elder Vi Hilbert commissioned years ago to heal the world after the heartbreak of 9/11.
UW Undergrad Named Rhodes Scholar
Neuroscience and medical anthropology major Shubham Bansal has been named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar, one of the most prestigious awards for U.S. students.
Need a Break from Holiday Movies? Try These
For those wanting a break from holiday movies, Cinema & Media Studies faculty and grad students offer suggestions that offer a more subtle nod to the season.
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This fish seems to use its bizarre skull like a drum
The rockhead poacher, which lurks in the shallow intertidal of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, is one freaky looking fish. Adam Summers, professor of biology and of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW, is quoted. -
Opinion: A novel idea: Cartoonist David Horsey tries his hand at fiction
Can a cartoonist be a novelist? Charles Johnson, professor emeritus of English at the UW, thinks so. -
How climate swings shaped the bodies of cats, dogs and bears
Carnivorans, from mongooses to bears, evolved diverse body shapes in response to two major global cooling events, according to a study of 850 skeletons. Chris Law, a principal research scientist of biology at the UW and an affiliate curator at the UW Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, is quoted.
UW Arts Events
Upcoming College of Arts & Sciences Events
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Fossil Finders | It's About Time — Noon Year's Eve Party! (Burke Museum)
12/31/202510:00 a.m