Research

Chris Hamm, professor of Asian Language and Literature, recently completed a book about martial arts fiction from China.

For 16 years, the Institute for Nuclear Theory has been bringing together scientists from around the world to explore questions in nuclear physics and related fields. 

UW Professor Jonathan Mayer is "just short of obsessed" with improving health in Nima, a desperately poor neighborhood in Accra, the largest city in Ghana, Africa. 

For departments that require a senior thesis, the benefits for all involved are substantial. 

Sociology professor Katherine Stovel studies teens’ sexual behavior and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. 

A feature-length film was the focus of a new DXARTS "Digital Production Studio" course. Most students arrived with little or no experience, but they quickly proved they had the talent and determination to make a film. 

Philosophy professor William Talbott’s new book suggests that some rights should be universal, regardless of national, religious, or cultural differences. 

Psychology Professor Marsha Linehan has developed a new approach, dialectical behavior therapy, for treating intensely suicidal patients

New courses in the Department of History explore the tragedy of the Holocaust. 

Choreographer Trisha Brown is the focus of a series of coordinated events on campus this spring, including an exhibition, lectures, performances, and master classes.