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He's taught English in Russia and worked on messaging apps at Microsoft. Now Julian Chan ('07) is combining his two passions, language and technology.

When registering for autumn quarter courses, why not sign up for something unexpected? Consider these intriguing offerings in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Jeff Lin (2012), obsessed with video games as a child, now leads teams of game developers at Horizon Metaverse — with the help of his UW PhD in psychology.

Susie Lee's (MFA, 2006) desire to make art accessible to more people led to Siren, an award-winning online dating app. 

Dean Robert Stacey reflects on his stay in León, Spain, where he spent time with entering freshmen through a new Arts & Sciences program.

An economist, a philosopher, and a sociologist walk into a room.... No, it's not a joke. It's what you'll find at the Savery Hall Open House on October 16. The event celebrates completion of the building's two-year renovation. 

Through Exploration Seminars, UW faculty and undergraduates travel to various parts of the globe to study a subject in depth for one month. 

A visiting artist in dance, a fall Chamber Dance Company concert, and a Wednesday University lecture series explore the role of the arts in dissent and social change. 

A select group of UW doctoral students have partnered with Western Washington high school science teachers through a program that aims to bring the energy and expertise of practicing scientists to high school classrooms.

Psychology Professor Marsha Linehan has developed a new approach, dialectical behavior therapy, for treating intensely suicidal patients

Linguistics professor Emily Bender explores the challenges involved when computers handle human language, and the ethical issues that can arise.

A set of letters dating back to the 1940s led Devin Naar to study the history of Sephardic Jews. Now he heads the UW's Sephardic Studies Initiative and oversees an archive of Sephardic materials that is among the nation's largest.

Undergraduates in an immersive summer program in Tahiti looked beyond the tourist appeal of French Polynesia to the implications of it being a French colony.

In the Honors course "Abolishing Poverty," students untangle the interwoven complexities that lead to impoverishment.

In a new book, Robert Heilman's life—including his years as chair of the Department of English—is presented through letters to and from colleagues and renowned writers from Theodore Roethke to Wallace Stegner.