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  • Monkeying Around in Remote Indonesia

    For 20 years, UW students have participated in field research on a tropical island that's home to more than a thousand monkeys.

    September 2015 Perspectives
  • In Praise of Sabbaticals

    Faculty have the rare opportunity to fully immerse themselves in a scholarly or pedagogical project during sabbaticals.
    August 2015 Perspectives
  • Washington Joins the Dinosaur Club

    Researchers have identified a fossil found in the San Juan Islands as a dinosaur bone dating back 80 million years.

    August 2015 Perspectives
  • From the Dean

    Dean Robert Stacey's thoughts on how an improved budget could lead students to explore the College's tremendous breadth.

    August 2015 Perspectives
  • The China Design Connection

    Design students from the UW School of Art and Southeastern University in Nanjing, China did parallel projects, then met in China to share their work.

    August 2015 Perspectives
  • Embracing the Big Questions

    A former scientist, now a humanities professor, teaches a course that explores legal, ethical, scientific, and commercial aspects of biotechnology.

    August 2015 Perspectives
  • Four Ideas That Changed the World

    In The Shape of the New, two UW professors share four 'big ideas' that shaped the modern world.

    August 2015 Perspectives
  • With Their Graduate Degree, A Graduate Medal

    Four students who earned graduate degrees this year have been named A&S Graduate Medalists for 2015.

    June 2015 Perspectives
  • Awards of Excellence—and More

    From Distinguished Teaching Awards to President's Medals, it's awards season at the UW.

    June 2015 Perspectives
  • Cutting a Wide Swath with Math and Classics

    "Scary-smart" is how one professor describes David Jekel, who majored in math and classics.

    June 2015 Perspectives