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For Maya Lin, a Victory Lap Gives Way to Mourning
Maya Lin's mother, Julia Lin, graduated with a Ph.D. in Chinese language and literature from the UW and is mentioned in this article.
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Art History + English
Alexis Calma, a senior majoring in both Art History and English, discusses her college experience and time studying abroad in Italy.
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Large computer language models carry environmental, social risks
Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics, has co-authored a new study with Angelina McMillan-Major, a doctoral student in linguistics, about language-learning technologies.
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New Stroum Center podcast series ‘Jewish Questions’ explores anti-Semitism, features UW faculty
A new podcast from the University of Washington’s Stroum Center for Jewish Studies explores issues of Jewish life, with anti-Semitism — at home and abroad, presently and in history — the topic of its first season.
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Short Stories, Big Questions
Professor Michelle Liu shares literary works with employees at Microsoft and other companies to explore complex workplace issues.
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Celebrating the 2019–20 President’s Medalists
Sam Colgan, junior majoring in English and Economics; Natasha Lavides, sophomore majoring in Psychlogy; and Nuria Alina Chandra, freshman majoring in biochemistry are the 2019-2020 UW President's Medalists.
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"Faculty/staff honors: Field research grant, staffer’s play streams, cartoon remembrance UW News staff"
Smadar Ben-Natan, a postdoctoral fellow in Israel studies in the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, Holly Arsenault, director of engagement for the School of Drama, and José Alaniz, professor of Slavic languages and literatures have all recieved recent honors.
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The Kraken Are Coming!
David Bonderman, who graduated in 1963 with a degree in Russian languages, is part-owner of the Kraken, Seattle's new hockey team. Another Husky, Ryan Minkoff, who graduated in 2015 with a BA in economics, has played for a professional hockey team in Finland.
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‘This is bigger than just Timnit’: How Google tried to silence a critic and ignited a movement
Big Tech has used its power to control the field of AI ethics and avoid accountability. Now, the ouster of Timnit Gebru from Google is putting the movement for equitable tech in the spotlight. Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the UW, is quoted.
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ArtSci Roundup: Fermented Face with Candice Lin, After Democracy: A Conversation with Zizi Papacharissi, and More
This week at the UW, attend Fermented Face with Candice Lin, the School of Drama's dis/re/connection, and more.
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Learn Hindi from the best Universities in the World
The University of Washington is featured in this article about the world's best schools to learn Hindi.
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Ancient coins transferred to UW
UW classics professor Sarah Stroup says that ancient coins that were seized at the Canada-U.S. border represent the cultural history of the world, and Sandra Kroupa, UW Libraries' book arts and rare books curator, talks about how impactful it will be for students.
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Priceless, ancient coins find a home at UW Libraries
Professor Sarah Stroup of the Department of Classics explains the process of getting seized ancient coins transported to the UW Libraries.
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Rust, robots, and romance: The UW undergrad’s upcoming novel that has people talking
A new novel by Zoe Mikuta, a junior studying English, is being released this Spring.
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51 rare coins officially transferred to the UW
In a ceremony, Homeland Security gave ancient coins to the UW. UW classics professor Sarah Stroup talks about how impactful it is to be able to show students coins that are 3,000 years old.