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Featured
Million Named Freedom Scholar
American Indian Studies professor Dian Million received a Freedom Scholar Award, which honors leading academics whose visionary work advances social and economic justice.
A Gesture to Jump-Start Careers
To prepare students for professional success, Arts & Sciences offers “gesture,” a mock startup company where student interns gain skills that employers seek.
A Transformative Gift for Arts & Sciences
To honor his wife and support the college that has meant so much to both of them, former Arts & Sciences Dean John Simpson created the Katherine and John Simpson Endowed Deanship.
Most Recent
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A recap of Webb telescope discoveries
Emily Levesque, an associate professor of astronomy at the UW who specializes in massive stars and supernovas, joined host Leah Pezzetti on The Sky Above to discuss the biggest and best discoveries to come from the James Webb Space Telescope this past year. -
Northwest scientists develop a dark matter detector to study one of the biggest mysteries of the universe
The universe is full of mysteries that scientists have not yet been able to solve. And a big one has to do with what the universe is actually made of. Now physicists from the UW are taking a big swing at answering that question. Alvaro Chavarria, associate professor of physics at the UW, is quoted. -
Game changer: System to track small animals from space takes flight again
A space-based wildlife tracking system that could revolutionize the study of animal migrations and behavior is set to get back online with SpaceX's recent launch. Briana Abrahms, assistant professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.
UW Arts Events
Upcoming College of Arts & Sciences Events
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School of Drama Presents: "They Don't Pay! We Won't Pay!"
12/05/2025 - 12/13/2025 -
Fossil Finders | It's About Time — Noon Year's Eve Party! (Burke Museum)
12/31/202510:00 a.m