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Elephants are being killed at an alarming rate for their tusks and the illegal ivory trade can fuel terrorism. But Sam Wasser, a UW biology professor, has a solution that can track ivory back to it's source and help law enforcement catch criminals. 

Alumnus Don Logan, who spent years teaching Seattle public schools after earning two history degrees at the UW, has endowed a chair in the Department of History. 

The UW Women's Center is moving from its old home under the Provost's Office to a new one in the College of Arts & Sciences. 

Sarah Nash Gates, former executive director of the UW School of Drama, was a longtime leader in the Seattle theater community.

A mathematician and artist, married for decades, teach a course that explores the creative process at the core of both disciplines.

Think voting is simple? A new course co-taught by statistics and philosophy faculty explores the many complexities of the voting process. 

With ingenuity and perseverance, faculty and staff built the UW glass program one kiln at a time.

"[The students] make me laugh every day. And they will try anything," says Monte Cristo Elementary School teacher Andrea Peterson ('96), recently named Washington Teacher of the Year. 

In the College of Arts & Sciences, we are proud to support the success of first-generation students, faculty, and staff, and celebrate their many contributions to our university community.

When the University of Washington handed out its top awards this June, eight A&S faculty and students were among those recognized for their teaching, leadership, and public service.

A new video shows how we are giving the next generation of scientists a head start by empowering them to do original research as undergraduates.

A donation of 58 elegant wedding dresses was among the recent gifts to the School of Drama's costume shop, an extensive collection that includes everything from togas to evening gowns to coconut bras.

Four recent PhD grads, with research ranging from human rights to ultrafast X-ray science, received the A&S Graduate Medal this spring.

Is anybody else out there? Are there other planets that resemble Earth? Scientists in the Virtual Planetary Laboratory are looking for clues by creating virtual planets through computer modeling. 

Through the College Edge program, first-year UW students can settle into college life and academics before the start of fall quarter.