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  • Celebrating Art—and the UW Campus

    Discover artworks in unexpected spaces on the UW's Seattle campus through Mad Campus, a temporary exhibition on view through October 25.

    September 2014 Perspectives
  • A Solar Solution, on the Dot

    Professor Brandi Cossairt's efforts to develop affordable solar energy using quantum dots earned her a UW Innovation Award.

    August 2014 Perspectives
  • A Pacific Connection, Museum Style

    The Burke Museum served as matchmaker and mentor for a project linking museums in Suquamish, Washington and Palawan Island, Philippines.

    August 2014 Perspectives
  • The Role of a Lifetime

    Sarah Nash Gates reflects on two memorable decades as executive director of the School of Drama and welcomes successor Todd London.

    August 2014 Perspectives
  • The Middle East Crisis and the U.S.

    Professor Joel Migdal sheds light on the Middle East conflict and the U.S. role there in his book Shifting Sands.

    August 2014 Perspectives
  • Prehistoric Emotions in the Modern World

    Fear spiders and love sweets? Blame it on your Pleistocene ancestors. Professor Emeritus Gordon Orians explains the connection in a new book.

    August 2014 Perspectives
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    An Ambassador for Language Learning

    "Learning another language is discovering another avenue for self-expression," says Joy Maa (Spanish, Japanese, 2014), who is fluent in four languages.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • Top Grad Students Honored

    Four recent PhD grads, with research ranging from human rights to ultrafast X-ray science, received the A&S Graduate Medal this spring.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • Brilliant at Any Age

    Soon after arriving at the UW at 15, Reid Dale (Mathematics, 2014) thrived in graduate-level courses in math and philosophy.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • A Mind for the Medieval

    Ever heard of a student writing a second honors thesis "mostly just for fun"? Meet Kathleen Noll (History, Classics/Latin, 2014), a scholar of medieval history.

    June 2014 Perspectives