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  • Addison Francis in a practice room in the UW Music Building

    Protecting Voices through Music & Science

    With degrees in music and speech & hearing sciences, Addison Francis wants to help singers and others protect their voices.

    June 2017 Perspectives
  • Cherry tress on the UW quad.

    Renaissance Art to Theoretical Physics

    Four graduate students are receiving the A&S Graduate Medal along with their PhDs.

    June 2017 Perspectives
  • Welcome to the Sixth Extinction

    Extinction is usually treated as a scientific topic. The course "Cultures of Extinction" explores it with a humanities focus.

    May 2017 Perspectives
  • Writers and Storytellers Share Sacred Breath

    The Sacred Breath series features Native American writers and storytellers, with an upcoming event on May 10.

    May 2017 Perspectives
  • Every Spring, a Guatemalan Clinic

    “It felt like a whole quarter-worth of clinical experience in ten days," says a Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences grad student who volunteered in Guatemala.

    May 2017 Perspectives
  • Chinese Migrants & the Transcontinentals

    Zhi Lin has done extensive research on Chinese immigrants for his artworks, on view at the Tacoma Art Museum in June.

    May 2017 Perspectives
  • Professor Emeritus Michael Shapiro

    The Humanities Get Personal

    A new online course introduces students to the humanities through A&S faculty's personal stories and favorite artifacts.

    May 2017 Perspectives
  • Ge'ez Revisited

    Despite its historical importance, the classical language Ge’ez is taught at just three universities in the Western world — including the UW. 

    May 2017 Perspectives
  • Building Community, in the Living Room

    Sandra Leyva and Shawn Goicoechea (both BA, 2008) have used unorthodox methods to build community in Arkansas. 

    January 2017 Perspectives
  • Celebrating Persian Lives, On Stage

    UW senior Rhoya Sarikhani Selden explored her Persian heritage in a play that celebrates Iranian Americans from diverse backgrounds. 

    March 2017 Perspectives