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December 10, 2018
Through his G'ma Project, artist Che Sehyun (BA, English, CHID | BS, Biology, 2011) is honoring elders, ancestors and culture. crosscut.com
November 20, 2018
The work of alumni Eirik Johnson, Kristen Ramirez, and Margie Livingston, share the common thread of the natural environment and humans' relation to it in galleries throughout Seattle. crosscut.com
November 20, 2018
Miha Sarani (BFA, 2015), an art history graduate, began the project after seeing news of the white nationalist march in Virgina and the lack of condemnation of white supremacy that followed. seattlepi.com
November 13, 2018
Every autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, Magellanic penguins leave their coastal nesting sites in South America. For adults, their summer task — breeding, or at least trying to — is complete. Newly fledged chicks and adults gradually head out to sea to spend the winter feeding. They won’t return to... washington.edu
November 12, 2018
A doctoral student explains how one online hacker can be more powerful than 10,000 soldiers. Read More
November 6, 2018
The University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences and the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) announced that the Sara Little Turnbull Foundation has made a $200,000 gift to benefit underrepresented minority, low-income and first-generation students pursuing design degrees within the School of Art + Art History + Design. Read More
October 17, 2018
Learn how sociologist Katherine Beckett's research on racial bias contributed to the abolishment of the death penalty in WA State. seattletimes.com
October 16, 2018
The College of Arts and Sciences mourns the loss of Paul G. Allen, a long-time friend of the UW, innovator and philanthropist. UW President Ana Mari Cauce called Mr. Allen a “man of extraordinary vision, leadership and generosity whose impact on our world is profound.” Read More
October 10, 2018
Playwrights create written scripts; music composers write down scores. But how do you write down and save a dance? kuow.org
October 5, 2018
“I want to recover these moments in which women were stepping out into the streets, onto the screen, and behind the camera and mobilizing." washington.edu
October 4, 2018
UW Biology Professor Janneke Hille Ris Lambers' research on the effect of climate change on plants is described in a recent article. hcn.org
October 4, 2018
NPR Kroc Fellowship selected Mayowa Aina (BA, International Studies, 2017) for the yearlong program designed to develop the next generation of extraordinary public media journalists. publicradioeast.org
October 4, 2018
<p>NPR Kroc Fellowship selected Mayowa Aina (BA, International Studies, 2017) for the yearlong progrgram designed to develop the next generation of extraordinary public media journalists.</p> publicradioeast.org
October 2, 2018
Widely dismissed after publication, John Okada's (BA, English, '47) 1957 book was nearly forgotten until it gained attention by word of mouth throughout the Asian-American community. japantimes.co.jp
October 1, 2018
Two UW scientists, Abigail Swann (assistant professor, biology and atmospheric sciences) and Marlies Kovenock (biology doctoral student), have discovered that plants with thicker leaves may exacerbate the effects of climate change because they would be less efficient in sequestering atmospheric carbon, a fact that climate change models to date have... washington.edu