Interdisciplinary

  • Can Machines Learn Morality?

    UW researchers at the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences and in the Allen School are exploring the potential for training AI to value altruism.

    September 2025 Perspectives
  • Capturing the Sounds of Campus

    With "University of Washington Soundscape," ethnomusicology and international studies major Leo Freedman has created an audio experience of the UW campus. 

    September 2025 Perspectives
  • Find UW alumni at art exhibits across Seattle (and beyond) this fall

    Looking for galleries to visit this fall? Check out these visual arts shows by UW alumni.

    University of Washington Magazine
  • ArtSci People & Research in the Media: Spring Quarter Roundup

    The College of Arts & Sciences is home to many distinguished researchers, faculty, and students. Their work and contributions have been featured in media outside of the UW and across the country. Take a look at some ArtSci features from this past Spring Quarter. From AI to nature's poets, ArtSci in the Media has something for everyone!

    06/13/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • Faculty/staff honors: Innovation grant, best paper, outstanding research award

    Recent recognition of the University of Washington includes an EarthLab Innovation Grant, the Best Paper Award from American Political Science Association and honorable recognition mention from the American Society for Theatre Research. UW professor Richard Watts and team awarded EarthLab Innovation Grant Richard Watts, UW associate professor of French, is part of an interdisciplinary team...
    UW News
  • Finding Focus Behind the Camera

    When UW junior Audrey Spurgeon is at Husky athletic events, she's usually part of the broadcast team, thanks to an internship through the Big Ten Network's StudentU program. 

    May 2025 Perspectives
  • How Drama Students Help Train Doctors

    With School of Drama students performing the roles of patients and their loved ones, simulations of clinical scenarios help UW Medicine neurology residents hone their skills,

    May 2025 Perspectives
  • ArtSci People & Research in the Media: Winter Quarter Roundup

    The College of Arts & Sciences is home to many distinguished researchers, faculty, and students. Their work and contributions have been featured in media outside of the UW and across the country. Take a look at some ArtSci features from this past Winter Quarter. From new telescopes to UW in high schools, ArtSci in the Media has something for everyone!

    04/01/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • From Dancer to Doctor

    Alumna Tessa Olmstead, now completing a medical residency, shares how her dance major has helped her succeed as a medical student. 

    January 2025 Perspectives
  • The Quantum Quest

    Quantum science is poised to tackle problems of mind-boggling complexity, with UW faculty and students in Arts & Sciences and Computer Science & Engineering playing a key role in quantum research.

    December 2024 Perspectives
  • A Statistician Weighs in on AI

    Statistics professor Zaid Harchaoui, working at the intersection of statistics and computing, explores what AI models do well, where they fall short, and why.

    September 2024 Perspectives
  • Working Toward Responsible AI

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is an essential tool at Indeed, a global job-matching and hiring platform. Trey Causey (2009) works to ensure that the company's AI promotes equity and fairness. 

    July 2024 Perspectives
  • Celebrating Contemporary Indigenous Music

    Markus Teuton, a musician and citizen of Cherokee Nation, explores contemporary Indigenous music through his academic work and as host of “Indigenous Jazz,” a radio show.

    June 2024 Perspectives
  • Never Too Late to Graduate

    At age 83, Linda Allen is graduating from the UW College of Arts & Sciences with a degree in integrated social sciences. "It's never too late to follow a dream," she says.

    College of Arts & Sciences
  • Learning Hard Truths Through Internships

    Sana Shetty, interested in human rights law, has a more nuanced understanding of potential careers thanks to internships.

    June 2024 Perspectives