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  • Tami Hohn at a whiteboard, 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.

    March 2019 Perspectives
  • Illustration: map with the green land areas covered with words,

    Putting Poetry on the Map

    Students in the Department of English have created an interactive map of site-specific poetry in Washington state.

    March 2019 Perspectives
  • A community of houses floating on the water in Asia

    An Inventive Sewage Solution

    Taber Hand (MA, 1983) has found a cost-effective solution for sewage treatment in challenging settings.

    January 2019 Perspectives
  • Taking Language to Court

    As a court interpreter, Kenneth Barger (BA, 2014) has helped hundreds of litigants be understood.

    January 2019 Perspectives
  • Dubs II with his trainer, Anne-Lise Nilsen

    Dedicated to the UW's Top Dawg

    Dubs II has big paws to fill as successor to UW mascot Dubs. Anne-Lise Nilsen (BS, 2014) is making sure he's prepared.

    January 2019 Perspectives
  • Cheryl Delostrinos doing high leg kick in front of a street mural

    Destined to Dance

    Through dance, Cheryl Delostrinos (BA, 2013) promotes equity and social justice — and the joy of movement. 

    January 2019 Perspectives
  • Kevin Truong wearing a "Hey Mentor" t-shirt

    A Mentoring Mastermind

    With Hey Mentor, an online mentoring program, Kevin Truong (BA, 2016) is helping students prepare for college. 

    January 2019 Perspectives
  • A Golden Goose, NEA Art Works, and More Awards

    A roundup of recent awards in the College of Arts & Sciences. 

    November 2018 Perspectives
  • Glassblowing student working on piece, with smoke rising from it

    Playing with Fire

    With ingenuity and perseverance, faculty and staff built the UW glass program one kiln at a time.

    November 2018 Perspectives
  • Victoria Meadows

    Searching for Life in the Great Beyond

    Wondering if we've got neighbors? UW astrobiologists are looking for signs of life elsewhere in the Universe. 

    November 2018 Perspectives