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Seattle’s Burke Museum is getting a T. rex
Paleontologists from the UW's Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture have discovered the fossil remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex, including a 4-foot-long skull, and they’re bringing the goods home. -
A Marriage of Art & Neuroscience
DXARTS faculty and students find artistic inspiration in the tools of neuroscience.
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Realizing a Dream—in an Art Studio
Tzyy Yi Young's artistic talent impressed her teachers and peers—and the design company Roche Bobois.
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'Wild Nearby' -- the Burke's inspiring, unsettling North Cascades exhibit
A visitor to the Burke Museum's "Wild Nearby" exhibit on the North Cascades can stand in a reconstructed version of the long-gone lookout atop the 8,000-foot summit of Crater Mountain. -
Portrait of a researcher
Challenging perceptions about the academic contributions of men of color and student athletes.
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She’s a theater legend — but still often the only black person in the room
Valerie Curtis-Newton directs the UW graduate acting and directing programs. Off-campus, she’s developed a career as a freelance stage director. -
Art, design — and a ‘coffin-cradle’ for storytelling: Graduate student work intrigues at annual Henry Art Gallery show
The graduating class of Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design students from the School of Art + Art History + Design show their thesis work at the Henry Art Gallery through June 26.
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'Jurassic Park' paleontologist retiring from museum he built
Jack Horner is leaving the Montana museum he spent decades filling with fossils from across the globe. Horner will help open the UW's new Burke Museum as a part-time research associate. -
Imaginative ‘Orphée’ melds period authenticity, innovation
Classical review: Pacific MusicWorks/UW Music’s coproduction of Gluck’s opera “Orphée et Eurydice” was a musical and visual delight at Meany Theater this past weekend. -
The Long History Behind the Reburial of ‘Kennewick Man’
A mysterious set of 9,000-year-old bones, unearthed nearly 20 years ago in Washington, is finally going home. -
Burke Museum breaks ground on new building for Washington state museum
More than 500 people gathered May 18 on the UW Seattle campus to celebrate the start of construction on the New Burke Museum.
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Aliens, architecture, Beatles and beyond: MFA Dance Concert 2016
Six new works of choreography by graduate students in the University of Washington Dance Program will comprise the MFA Dance Concert 2016.
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Skull specializations allow bats to feast on their fellow vertebrates
Biologists at the University of Washington and the Burke Museum of History and Culture are shedding light on so-called “carnivorous bats.” -
Catherine Cole of UC Berkeley Named Divisional Dean for the Arts at University of Washington
Robert Stacey, Dean of the University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences, announced that Catherine Cole, formerly professor and chair of the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies at the University of California Berkeley, is joining the College of Arts & Sciences as Divisional Dean for the Arts and Professor of Drama.
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Celebrating the U-District, Dramatically
For the Skies Over Seattle project, drama students are devising original theater pieces inspired by community organizations in the U-District.