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  • Erin Murphy in front of whiteboard

    A Designer with a (Mars) MIssion

    Interaction designer Erin Murphy (2013) brings a fresh perspective as a member of the Mars 2020 rover team.

    January 2018 Perspectives
  • Cindy Roberts at the Polar Bear viewing area of Point Defiance Zoo

    At Home at the Zoo

    Cindy Roberts (2001) focuses on the well-being of polar bears and other animals in the zoo — and in the wild.

    January 2018 Perspectives
  • Julian Fellerman holding coffee beans, talking to a coffee farmer.

    A Life Abroad, with Coffee

    Julian  Fellerman (2011) works abroad for a specialty direct-to-consumer coffee company, combining his personal and professional interests. 

    January 2018 Perspectives
  • A Nobel Perspective on Literature

    A new literature course focuses on Nobel Prize winners and the sometimes surprising factors that led to their win. 

    December 2017 Perspectives
  • Students recreating ancient technology in Classics lab.

    Classics & Catapults

    A popular course combines building catapults and other ancient technologies with the study of ancient philosophers. 

    December 2017 Perspectives
  • Students during a break from the Putnam Competition.

    Putnam Fever

    An annual competition puts undergraduate mathematicians to the ultimate test.

    December 2017 Perspectives
  • Ludovic Morlot and David Rahbee

    Conducting a Musical Partnership

    Seattle Symphony music director Ludovic Morlot plays a significant role in the UW School of Music. 

    December 2017 Perspectives
  • Why Australians Keep Getting Older

    Research involving UW faculty and students shows evidence of humans in Australia much earlier than previously thought.

    December 2017 Perspectives
  • Dean Robert Stacey portrait on campus with greenery behind him.

    From the Dean

    For Veterans Day, Dean Stacey offers thoughts on Gold Star families and free speech.

    November 2017 Perspectives
  • Actress holding sword high in the air in the play Bullet Catchers

    Women in Combat, Women Onstage

    Julia Sears (2012) and Maggie Moore (2012) collaborated with female veterans to create a play about women in combat.

    November 2017 Perspectives