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  • A Celebration of Undergraduate Research

    More than 600 students participated in the 2007 Undergraduate Research Symposium, one of several opportunities to present undergraduate research to the community. 

    July 2007 Perspectives
  • Capsule's Time Has Come

    After 51 years, a Communications Building time capsule will be opened during Washington Weekend, and a new capsule prepared by students will be installed. 

    March 2007 Perspectives
  • Retired Teacher Endows History Chair

    Alumnus Don Logan, who spent years teaching Seattle public schools after earning two history degrees at the UW, has endowed a chair in the Department of History. 

    March 2007 Perspectives
  • A Week of Sharing in the Yakima Valley

    Through two School of Music courses, a group of UW students traveled to Washington's Yakima Valley to teach--and learn from--K-12 students. 

    March 2007 Perspectives
  • Forty and Counting

    Since their arrival, they have faced Vietnam War demonstrations, major budget cuts, and the introduction of email and the web. Four faculty discuss the changes they've seen since arriving at the UW in the 1960s. Related story: Willis Konick's Six Decades on Campus. 

    March 2007 Perspectives
  • Egan Wins National Book Award

    Tim Egan ('81) has received the National Book Award for nonfiction for a book about the Great American dust bowl. 

    March 2007 Perspectives
  • Making Music Matter

    "[The students] make me laugh every day. And they will try anything," says Monte Cristo Elementary School teacher Andrea Peterson ('96), recently named Washington Teacher of the Year. 

    March 2007 Perspectives
  • WET Dives Into the Deep End

    Immediately after graduating from the UW School of Drama, 11 alumni founded Washington Ensemble Theatre, or WET. As they begin their third season, WET's members remain true to their original vision for the theatre. 

    October 2006 Perspectives