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  • Students in a pottery class, using pottery wheels

    Inspiring Arts Exploration

    “We want the arts to be part of the DNA of every student’s experience." – Catherine Cole, Divisional Dean of the Arts. 

    May 2019 Perspectives
  • Dean Robert Stacey portrait on campus with greenery behind him.

    From the Dean

    Dean Stacey discusses the role of data science at the UW and plans for more introductory data science courses in the College.

    March 2019 Perspectives
  • What Insects Can Teach Us about Data

    Flying insects navigate by collecting minimal data, but just the right data — a possible inspiration for new technologies.

    March 2019 Perspectives
  • Chante Hamann examining a historical costume.

    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. 

    March 2019 Perspectives
  • Social Media Data as Research Tool

    The public may balk at the sharing of social media data, but social scientists use the information to understand our world.

    March 2019 Perspectives
  • 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