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Vi Hilbert in a woven cape, with her hands raised.

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 student and Rhodes Scholar Shubham Bansal standing on the UW campus with crossed arms.

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.

Person watching a movie at home, with a popcorn container on the table and stockinged feet resting on the edge of the table.

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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ArtSci Roundup: January

Trump in the World 2.0 Winter Lecture Series, Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration by UW professor Mark Letteney and Matthew D.C. Larsen, a Grad Lab Concert, and 25+ in-person and online events, podcasts, exhibitions, and more.

12/29/2025
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.

12/23/2025 | Science
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.

12/23/2025 | The Seattle Times