College of Arts and Sciences

Quintard Taylor, a prominent professor at the University of Washington and the founder of an online archive of Black history that reached curious minds across the globe, died Sunday at 76. Taylor was professor emeritus of history at the UW. Ana Mari Cauce, professor of psychology and UW president emerita, is quoted.

In a new study, a team of scientists determined the minimum natural habitat on agricultural land that will allow insect pollinators including bumble bees, solitary bees, hoverflies and butterflies to thrive. UW News reached out to co-author Berry Brosi, UW professor of biology, to learn more about these results and how habitat is important to two types of bees native to Washington.

Tacoma Opera's production of Wagner's "Das Rheingold" involved numerous School of Music faculty, students, and alumni, including Voice professor Thomas Harper (stage director), Music History professor Stephen Rumph (Froh), alumni Kristin Vogel (DMA Voice) (Fricka) and Brendan Tuohy ('04 BM, Voice) (Loge), and company general director Lim Forgey (DMA, Voice). 

Bee experts wouldnt have previously expected to find the likes of Osmia cyaneonitens, Dufourea dilatipes and Stelis heronae in Washington. But this year, while collecting pollinators in Chelan County to study how climate and wildfires affect native bee populations, Autumn Maust, a University of Washington research scientist of biology, discovered eight bee species never recorded in Washington.

The Trump administration's announcement linking Tylenol to autism has been met with concern from many involved in autism education and research. Annette Estes, director of the UW Autism Center and a research professor of speech and hearing sciences, is quoted.

Researchers might have stumbled upon a way to solve an unrelated, decades-old cosmic mystery: why a big portion of the universe's "ordinary" matter is missing. Matt McQuinn, associate professor of astronomy at the UW, is mentioned.

Many in the theater world here in Seattle know of David Armstrong, UW affiliate instructor of drama, as 5th Avenue Theatre's artistic director and executive producer from 2000 to 2018. Now he's also an author. Armstrong is interviewed about his new book: "Broadway Nation: How Immigrant, Jewish, Queer, and Black Artists Invented the Broadway Musical."

To say spotted ratfish are unusual is an understatement. Armed with a venomous fin, they swim gracefully along the sea floor trailing a long, pointed tail half the length of their bodies, with green, glowing eyes hunting for mates or prey to crack open with their beak-like mouths. And if all that wasnt weird enough, they are now the first animal documented to have teeth growing outside of the jaw, according to new research led by a team of scientists at the University of Washington. Karly Cohen, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washingtons Friday Harbor Labs, is interviewed.

A new study from the University of Washington has discovered that the spotted ratfish, a common fish in the Puget Sound, has a toothed appendage on its forehead. Karly Cohen, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washingtons Friday Harbor Labs, is quoted.

Sven Haakanson, a University of Washington professor of anthropology, worked with three Coast Salish carvers to install a story pole on campus. Story poles were specifically created to share and teach Coast Salish legends, histories and stories.

Quantum dots, which are 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, are unique materials that generate very specific colors of light. Researchers, including Brandi Cossairt, UW professor of chemistry, hope that quantum dots can one day be useful for more than just illuminating TV screens. UW News asked her to compare the quantum dots in QLED TVs with the ones her lab makes.

The Henry Art Gallery scrapped admission fees this summer and saw a jump in visitors.

Come curious. Leave inspired. We welcome you to connect with us this autumn quarter through an incredible lineup of more than 30 events, exhibitions, podcasts, and more. From thought-provoking talks on monsters to boundary-pushing performances by Grammy-nominated Mariachi ensembles, its a celebration of bold ideas and creative energy. ArtSci On Your Own Time Exhibition: Woven...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details in the core of the Butterfly Nebula, known to astronomers as NGC 6302. From the dense ring of dust that surrounds the nebulas core to the tiny but bright star hidden within, the Webb observations paint a never-before-seen portrait of the nebulas inner workings. Researchers at the UW and around the world are studying the imagery to learn more about the origins of cosmic dust and its role in the formation of planets like ours.

According to a citation from the award committee, Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW, has had an outstanding career devoted to exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration.