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Communication Alumnus to Speak at UW Commencement
Rick Welts (BA, Communication, 1975), president and COO of the Golden State Warriors, will be the featured speaker at UW commencement.
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Climate change expert named 2019 ASLD
UW honors longtime Harvard professor and one of America's leading climate change scientists, James Anderson (BS, Physics, 1966).
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Northwest’s functional fashion finally takes a turn in the spotlight
Twenty years ago, Luly Yang (BFA, Graphic Design, 1990) began her career in architectural graphic design.
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Woman in Seattle's Central District to preserve music history with virtual reality
Yolanda Barton (BA, Laws, Societies, and Justice, 2004 | MC, Digital Media, 2018) wants to use virtual reality to preserve the music history of Seattle.
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A new play looks at Black trauma and the struggle for self-determination
Tim Bond, UW's Head of Professional Actor Training Program and Professor of Acting and Directing, directs Antoinette Nwandu's 'Pass Over' at ACT Theatre.
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16 UW students awarded Fulbright fellowships
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.
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Rainn Wilson Quit Caffeine Nine Years Ago but Seattle Still Loves Him
Wilson is One of King County's Very Own, growing up in Lake Forest Park and graduating from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in drama.
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Larger Than Life Ceramic Wonders at Reflect and Gather
MadArt's latest exhibition, Reflect and Gather, features work by Seattle-based ceramic sculptor George Rodriguez (MFA, Interdisciplinary Visual Arts, 2009).
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Rainn Wilson of ‘The Office’ was a Seattle nerd before it was cool
Rainn Wilson (BA, Drama, 1989) gained fame as Dwight Kurt Schrute III on NBC sitcom The Office, but not many know that the actor is a born-and-bred Seattleite.
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Bats evolved diverse skull shapes due to echolocation, diet
Postdoctoral researchers Jessica Arbour and Abigail Curtis and Sharlene Santana, associate professor at the Burke Museum, focused on the diversity among bat skulls.
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Flowering plants, new teeth and no dinosaurs: New study sheds light on the rise of mammals
A new study identified three factors critical in the rise of mammal communities since they first emerged during the Age of Dinosaurs.
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Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for May 2019
The Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month’s most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events, which include several College of Arts & Sciences faculty and alumni.
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ArtsUW Roundup: Philip Glass’ Hydrogen Jukebox, George Rodriguez’s Exhibition Opening at MadArt, West Coast Premiere of “Nina Simone: Four Women”, and more!
This week in the arts, attend an original, gender-expansive adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet; see the dancer-illusionists of MOMIX, and more . . .
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New experiences shape the music of Seattle Symphony’s composer in residence
The Seattle Symphony's 2018-19 composer in residence Derek Bermel collaborates with Marcin Paczkowsky, a research associate in DXARTS.
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Alumni Spotlight: Jake Prendez
Meet the American Ethnic Studies alum whose new gallery in White Center celebrates Latinx art and a home for the 'in-between.'