UW and the Community

  • ArtSci Roundup: Set in Motion, Drop-in Meditation Session, and More

    See public a public art exhibition on the side of city buses, watch a talk about "Public Opnion and Polls in the 2020 Presidental Election, revisit Marc Seales Group's performance at Town Hall, and more!

    12/14/2020 | UW News
  • Startup founded by ‘Love Lab’ experts releases new platform and tech tools to assess relationships

    Affective Software Inc., is releasing a new portal and products to harness technology in assessing and improving relationships. Affective Software was co-founded by John Gottman, professor emeritus of psychology at the UW, and Julie Gottman, who found fame with their research-based love and therapy institute and the so-called “Love Lab,” which opened in 1986 at the UW.

    12/01/2020 | GeekWire
  • 7 Values to Teach Your Child By Age 10

    There are certain values we’d love for our kids to have. But how do we go about teaching them? Jana Mohr Lone, affiliate associate professor of philosophy at the UW and director of the UW Center for Philosophy for Children, is quoted.

    11/24/2020 | Parents
  • Alone for the holidays? Here's how to find joy in the solitude

    We know spending the holidays on our own will keep our loved ones healthy. That doesn’t make it any easier. But there’s joy to be found in solitude. We spoke to experts in stress and connection who told us how to navigate the complicated emotions around spending the holidays alone. Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology at the UW, is quoted.

    11/23/2020 | CNN
  • LISTEN: Norwegian concept of frifluftsliv offers insight to coping with pandemic

    There’s a Norwegian term for deliberately embracing time spent outside, for both the mental and physical benefits. It’s frifluftsliv, something Alaskans will find familiar, in spirit if not in name. And some say it’s a way to cope with the many limitations on life during a pandemic. Andy Meyer, assistant teaching professor of Scandinavian studies at the UW, is quoted.

    11/21/2020 | Alaska Public Media
  • Indigenous philosophy, glaciology, public health and American studies professors have plenty to talk about

    Honors Peer Educator Zoe Mertz felt more engaged than ever by this year’s online Global Challenges event, saying: "I really appreciated the range of knowledge and disciplinary experience the speakers brought to the conversation; and the topic felt immediate and relevant to students in all disciplines." A video recording of Drs. Bushnell, Spigner and Koutnik's Nov. 12 discussion on communicating crises across a divided public is available to view and to share.

    11/12/2020 | UW Honors
  • Dillon Gisch (B.A. 2013) Wins Rome Prize!

    Dillon Gisch (B.A. 2013, summa cum laude, Classical Studies and Art History) won the Arthur Ross/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pre-Doctoral Rome Prize! 

    11/05/2020 | Department of Classics
  • KNKX Presents Virtual Studio Session with the Marc Seales Group at Town Hall

    KNKX presents a Studio Session live from The Forum at Town Hall Seattle with the Marc Seales Group, hosted by KNKX jazz ambassador Abe Beeson on November 14, 7 PM PT. Marc Seales, professor of music in the Jazz Studies Program, is a noted pianist, composer and leading figure in the Northwest jazz scene.

    11/04/2020 | KNKX
  • Filmmaking from the heart

    Award-winning screenwriter, playwright and novelist La'Chris Jordan, (BA, Communications, 2001), tells a timely and personal story in her debut short film.

    11/02/2020 | UW Magazine
  • Black Voices: How can the UW engage?

    “Something I hear all the time is that those who are closest to the pain and to the solution are furthest from the power to make the change,” says De’Sean Quinn, a Tukwila City Councilmember.

    11/02/2020 | Viewpoint Magazine
  • Black Voices: What the UW has gotten right

    “It’s important to take stock of what we’ve accomplished so we can remember that our collective activism, past and present, isn’t in vain,” says LaShawnda Pittman, an assistant professor of American Ethnic Studies.

    11/02/2020 | Viewpoint Magazine
  • Editor’s Letter: I won’t stop lifting up our voices

    “Institutions move slowly,” writes sociology professor Alexes Harris, guest editor of Viewpoint Magazine. “But we are at a moment for change and we need to apply and support constant pressure and expect certain outcomes.”

    11/02/2020 | Viewpoint Magazine
  • Bela Siki, internationally renowned UW emeritus faculty pianist, dies at 97

    A Northwest music legend of international renown, Bela Siki died Thursday, at  97, after a lifetime of excellence on the concert stage and in the classroom. The University of Washington emeritus faculty pianist was famous for his elegance and taste — and also for the wry humor and pointed observations that shaped the generations of players who followed in his footsteps.

    10/30/2020 | The Seattle Times
  • ‘2020: The Course’ ponders the meaning of this unusual year

    “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.

    10/30/2020 | UW News
  • 60% of ballots received: Washington voter turnout surpassing election projections

    It’s not even Election Day, but Washington voters want their voices heard. On Thursday, the Washington Secretary of State’s office announced that 60.8% of ballots have been received. James Long, associate professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.

    10/29/2020 | Q13 Fox