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Perspectives Newsletter March 2019

Portrait of Chante Hamann, standing in one of the School of Drama's storage rooms for costumes.

Costumes with a Story to Tell

A School of Drama graduate student has found historical treasures among costumes tucked away in storage boxes for decades. Read more
Illustration of part of Washington state filled with words from poetry

Putting Poetry on the Map

Students in the Department of English have created an interactive map of site-specific poetry in Washington state.Read more
Tami Hohn at white board, teaching Southern Lushootseed

A Puget Sound Language Returns

The Southern Lushootseed language, once spoken where the UW now sits, is finding new speakers through a UW course.Read more

Social Media Data as Research Tool

Lee Fiorio and Connor Gilroy in front of three rows of computers
The public may balk at the sharing of social media data, but social scientists use the information to understand our world. Read More

What Insects Can Teach Us about Data

A hawk moth flying toward a flower.
Flying insects navigate by collecting minimal data, but just the right data — a possible inspiration for new technologies. Read More

From the Dean

Bob Stacey, Dean of Arts and Sciences
Dean Stacey discusses the role of data science at the UW and plans for more introductory data science courses in the College. Read More