What Students Are Doing

Twenty moments from a year like no other — captured through the lenses of UW photographers.

“2020: The Course” gives students an opportunity to hear from UW professors and special guests who will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, race in the United States, the state of the environment, the economic recession, civic participation, citizenship and this election season and outcomes.

Stephen Bader (UW IxD BDes 2014) and Alanna MacGowan (UW MFA 2010) work at Microsoft Envisioning and explore how people will live, work, and play five to seven years in the future. 

American Ethinc Studies ChairRick Bonus discusses how Pacific Islander students at the UW used the ocean as a metaphor to create community for themselves and change their university.

Law, societies & justice major Samantha Fredman focused on societal inequities through courses and work at a local shelter.

Students in the Interdisciplinary Honors class “Citizen Acts to Challenge Poverty” collaborated with Real Change to bring the exhibit Portraits for Change.

Faculty Jessica Beyer speaks about “Decoding Disinformation” in a recent panel discussion moderated by CNN Anchor Kate Bolduan.

Tracy Thai (BA, Engligh | American Ethnic Studies, 2019) interviews Jang Wok Huh, her former professor at the UW, and reflects upon identity and representation.

To learn about health care, Thomas Khuu (BS, 2019) tried a little of everything at the UW.

What do you do when society tells you that the passion or skill you’ve decided to pursue in college won’t give you a sustainable lifestyle?

The University of Washington School of Drama, led by Interim Executive Director Lynn M. Thomas and Associate Director Geoff Korf, is pleased to announce its 2019 - 2020 season.

This week in the arts, visit a graduation exhibition, attend the premier of “Lynch: A History'” at SIFF, see “Nina Simone: Four Women” at the Rep., and more!

Sixteen UW students and alumni were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships for the 2019-20 academic year, and one has been named an alternate.

This week, stop by Graduation Exhibitions, attend IMPFest XI, featuring UW Jazz Studies faculty, students and seasoned professionals of international renown, and more!

Sometimes when science gets a little stuck, art can come to the rescue.