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Jim Riswold (1983), whose hugely popular ad campaigns for Nike and other top clients featured household names like Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny, was recently inducted into advertising's Creative Hall of Fame.

For 50 years, the School of Music's Ethnomusicology Program has advanced the study of music and culture, and has brought world music to Seattle through its Visiting Artist Program.

A&S alumni and siblings Gary and Carver Gayton have led extraordinary lives, following in the footsteps of their great grandfather Lewis Clarke, who escaped slavery to become a well-known abolitionist.

A century ago, plastic was an exciting new discovery. Now it is used everywhere, from toys to food containers to medical supplies. The Burke Museum's Plastics Unwrapped exhibit explores our complicated relationship with plastic.

In a recent TED talk at Caltech, Michael Dickinson—UW biology professor, A&S alumnus, and MacArthur Fellow—spoke passionately and with humor about his research into insect brains and flight.

A&S alumni, faculty, and students who are passionate about film share their favorite flicks.

Filmmaker Lynn Shelton talks about her late start in filmmaking and her newest feature, Touchy Feely.

The student-run UW Film Club, described by one of its co-directors as "sort of a support group for film addicts," hosts film screenings, student film competitions, screenwriting workshops, and more.

Filmmaker Werner Herzog is a vocal critic of the documentary film genre, yet nearly half of his films can be categorized as documentaries. That love/hate relationship is the focus of Ferocious Reality, a new book by UW Professor Eric Ames.