Interdisciplinary

Flying insects navigate by collecting minimal data, but just the right data — a possible inspiration for new technologies.

Professor Margaret O'Mara, who researches the history of tech companies, weighs in on Amazon's reaction to conflicts.

Arceneaux the artist behind the architectural installation at the Henry Art Gallery, has built layers upon layers of metaphors and symbolism into “Library."

A University of Washington-led research team found that children with autism communicate with peers and participate in activities more often than people might presume.

Emily Zimmerman, director of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, explains how the gallery is taking action for a more equitable future for artists. 

The Dip, a band made up of College of Arts & Sciences alumni, releases their second album.

If ever a show deserved a rave review, it's the Crocker Art Museum's "History, Labor, Life: The Prints of Jacob Lawrence." Lawrence was a professor of painting at the UW.

Adam Warren is an associate professor of Latin American history at the University of Washington with a special focus in science, medicine, and the study of indigenous peoples in Peru.

The Backstory: ‘Paleo-nerds’ collided at Seattle’s Burke Museum, resulting in friendship — and 2 science books featuring Troll’s quirky art.

UW Scandinavian Studies Department's Lotta Gavel Adams unfolds the evolution of trolls in literature from fearsome forest-dwellers to friendly beings—and back again.

The work of alumni Eirik Johnson, Kristen Ramirez, and Margie Livingston, share the common thread of the natural environment and humans' relation to it in galleries throughout Seattle.

Miha Sarani (BFA, 2015), an art history graduate, began the project after seeing news of the white nationalist march in Virgina and the lack of condemnation of white supremacy that followed.

Wondering if we've got neighbors? UW astrobiologists are looking for signs of life elsewhere in the Universe. 

A Germanics course explores how sympathy can be used for good but can also serve a darker purpose.

The College of Arts and Sciences mourns the loss of Paul G. Allen, a long-time friend of the UW, innovator and philanthropist. UW President Ana Mari Cauce called Mr. Allen a “man of extraordinary vision, leadership and generosity whose impact on our world is profound.”