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Exploring the World — and Global Careers
International studies major Grace Kelly has explored the world, including study abroad experiences in Vietnam and Madrid and an internship with the State Department.
Making Art, Making Connections
Art major Kyra Wolfenbarger has been a researcher, museum intern, and arts writer at the UW. What’s shaped her most are the people she’s met along the way.
The Challenge of Peer-Produced Websites
Professor Benjamin Mako Hill studies why successful peer-produced websites like Wikipedia eventually struggle to maintain their openness to new contributors.
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Meet the artist, promoter and producer who shaped Seattle's cultural landscape: Terry Morgan
From promoting punk bands to designing light festivals, Terry Morgan has shaped Seattle’s cultural landscape for over 50 years. As an African American studies major at the UW, Morgan, ’76, studied widely outside his major, learning video art from art faculty Bill Ritchie and electronic music from Glenn White.
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Thinking outside the bot
MFA alum Brian Christian explores the tricky dynamics between human behavior and artificial intelligence. After moving to Seattle—drawn by both it’s tech and literary scenes—he decided to pursue a master’s in creative writing at the UW. He studied creative nonfiction and poetry but did not lose touch with his affinity for computer science.
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UW event unveils new wonders of the night sky
Astronomers and skywatchers alike gathered Monday at the UW to see the first colorful images from the worlds largest digital camera, discoveries that are expected to revolutionize the field of astronomy. The UW's eljko Ivezi and Mario Juri, both professors of astronomy, and Sam Charney, a student at the UW, are quoted.
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