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The Brown Investigator Award recognizes researchers in chemistry and physics with $2 million to their respective universities. 

After an extensive remodel—only the second in its 78-year history—the Jones Playhouse reopens in October with a host of improvements.

Geography professor Bo Zhao has created an interactive map with real-time information about the spread of the coronavirus. 

A UW doctoral student studies the powerful role of performance in providing health education in The Gambia, Africa.

Professor and glass artist Mark Zirpel will leave the studio to immerse himself in the Smithsonian Institution's collections during a two-month research fellowship that—like his own work—bridges art and science.

"I believe that a university degree must deliver on the inextricably twinned promises of life-long personal transformation and enhanced opportunity for career success," writes Dean Dianne Harris.

Two students from the Master of Communication in Digital Media Program spent a fortnight at sea, joining scientists on a research mission and capturing their activities through photographs and video.

Professor Diane Kendall has helped stroke survivors regain communication skills through a Veterans Administration study.

The new Northwest African American Museum opened in Seattle in March, with many A&S alumni among its dedicated staff. 

A&S alumnus David Horsey (BA, Communications, 1976) wins a Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Editorial Cartooning.

Though the Native Voices program, students create film documentaries involving Indigenous research.

Albert von Keller's early 20th century paintings, on view at the Frye Art Museum, explore the occult. To place his work in context, the Frye and the UW Department of Germanics are presenting a three-lecture series, “Connections and Contexts: Evenings on German Art and Culture.”

As a triple major in astronomy, physics, and dance, Zakkir Rahman has decided his future is in the arts.

After decades of searching, scientists recently found the Higgs boson, an elusive subatomic particle that may provide clues to the origins of the universe. UW physicists played a key role in the discovery.

An ancient manuscript, recently acquired by the UW Libraries, offers new insights into the history of Buddhism.