Perspectives Newsletter

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  Supporting a Threatened Language

  For his master's in Scandinavian Studies, Greg Rahuoja addressed political and practical challenges for Khanty, an Indigenous language spoken in Siberia. 

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Opportunities to Explore

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  Eric-Paul Riege: ojo|-|ólǫ́

  Through October 25
  Henry Art Gallery
  ojo|-|ólǫ́ is a Henry Art Gallery exhibition of recent and newly commissioned work by Diné artist Eric-Paul Riege (Na’nízhoozhí) that includes sculpture, textile, collage, and video, combining customary Diné practices of weaving, silversmithing, and beading with contemporary cultural forms.

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  Lecture: Queer Ecology

  June 25, 6:30 pm
  Burke Museum (4303 Memorial Way NE)
  This lecture by Veronica Cassone McGowan (UW Bothell) explores the incredible range and diversity of sex, sex-development, gender, and sexuality in the natural world, and the many purposes of sex and sexuality for building strong and vibrant communities in the natural world. Presented by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

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  2026 Design Show

  Through June 26
  Tuesday - Friday, 10 am – 5 pm; Saturday, noon – 5 pm
  Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Art Building
  The 2026 UW Design Show, “& so on,” features the work of UW seniors across three majors -- industrial design, interaction design, and visual communication design – in the School of Art + Art History + Design. The work includes capstone projects, team collaborations, and site-specific interventions.

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  UW Alumni Book Club: The Frozen River

  Through July 24
  Online
  Bundle up for a historical mystery by Ariel Lawhon set in 18th-century Maine, inspired by historic events. The UW Alumni Book Club includes a free online forum with suggested timelines and prompts for online discussion of the book. Sign up and join the conversation!

In The News

• Daryl Maeda selected as dean of the UW College of Arts & Sciences

  UW Provost Tricia R. Serio announced that Daryl Maeda will serve as the next Katherine and John Simpson Endowed Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, effective July 13 (pending approval from the UW Board of Regents).

  UW News

• Beans use an immune receptor to call in airstrikes on caterpillars

  For decades, scientists have understood that plants can release volatile organic compounds — essentially airborne chemical signals — to attract the natural enemies of the things that eat them, like caterpillars.  After years of experimenting with common bean plants in the lab and in agricultural fields, a team led by Adam Steinbrenner, UW associate professor of biology, has pinpointed a single immune receptor that orchestrates its anti-caterpillar defense system.

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• The “Everybody” play scrambles roles, for revelation

  Chi-wang Yang, UW assistant professor of acting and director of “Everybody,” a play presented by the School of Drama in May, says his Asian American identity is a foundational influence on his work and “plays a big part of why I gravitate towards interdisciplinary and experimental forms of theater and performance.”

  Northwest Asian Weekly

• Inside the fun, accessible method helping piano students win competitions

  Arts & Sciences alumnus Payam Khastkhodaei (BS, Biology, 2014; Master of Pharmaceutical Bioengineering, 2018) has developed a new method of teaching piano that has students loving their piano lessons. His students are now sweeping national competitions.

  60 Minutes

• New UW resource explores the politics and culture behind the World Cup

  A new website provides curated readings to think more deeply about the FIFA World Cup from a wide variety of perspectives. The resource — a project of the Global Sport Lab in the UW Jackson School of International Studies — is edited by Ron Krabill, professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Bothell and director of the Global Sport Lab, with Pavandeep Singh Josan, a master’s student in South Asian Studies, as managing editor.

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