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First introduced as a center in 1970, American Indian Studies is now an Arts and Sciences department.

In this video, UW faculty, students, and visiting artists share how participation in the Arts & Creativity Initiative sparked new connections and ideas.

Josh Johnston ('03) and a group of friends founded The Washington Bus as a way to involve young people in politics.

It's time to think about winter quarter! Check out these cool Arts & Sciences courses to be offered this winter.

Integrated Social Sciences, ranked #2 among online bachelor's degree programs in the social sciences, graduated its 500th student this year. 

Students in the Jackson School of International Studies delve into cybersecurity policy and its societal implications. 

When 50,000 visitors descended on New York's Central Park for Ultimate Block Party, an event celebrating the importance of play for children’s developing brains, a team from the UW’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences was there.

Sana Shetty, interested in human rights law, has a more nuanced understanding of potential careers thanks to internships.

UW School of Music alum Andrea Roberts, an audio engineer, has worked with recording artists in a wide range of genres — including Beyoncé.

Flying insects navigate by collecting minimal data, but just the right data — a possible inspiration for new technologies.

Matthew Alexander (‘01) is founder of Ahmsa, an NGO in Bogotá, Colombia that provides skills training, microcredit, and other support to alleviate poverty in Bogotá.

Astronomers at the DiRAC Institute have been preparing for a flood of data from the new Rubin Observatory. Now undergrads have joined the effort.

The College of Arts and Sciences mourns the passing of Benjamin “Ben” Hall, emeritus professor of genome sciences and biology. Professor Hall served as a university faculty member since 1963, and continued his work with students and faculty and gave back to the UW community long after retirement.

“It felt like a whole quarter-worth of clinical experience in ten days," says a Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences grad student who volunteered in Guatemala.

An October 5 conference addresses how access to information can be a tool in securing truth, justice, and reparations in human rights cases.