UW and the Community

Biology Professor Daniel Schindler discusses the impact of a proposed Alaskan mine.

Graham Pruss, University of Washington lecturer, discusses the socioeconomic reasons behind why families live in vehicles.

Jane Simoni, a psychology professor, explains whether peer support programs can help those living with HIV.

University of Washington Professor of Astronomy Paula Szkody will serve as the AAS president starting in 2020.

David Giblin, Herbarium Collections Manager at the Burke Museum, discusses the decrease in wetland habitat in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

Off the Rez Cafe, one of the Pacific Northwest's only Native American restaurants and co-owned by two UW alums, has opened inside the Burke Museum on the University of Washington campus.

Crisca Bierwert, an anthropology faculty member, has created an online map of public art by Northwest Native artists.

University of Washington faculty studied the effects of the Seattle school district's later school start time policy, finding that students got more sleep with later start times.

This week in the arts, Three Sisters closes, Professor Shannon Dudley bridges campus and community, Burke Open Doors allows chatting with researchers, and more!

Andrew Nestingen received Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland.

The Henry Art Gallery has recently acquired work by southern African-American artists from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation and contemporary work gifted by collectors John and Shari Behnke.

Shannon Dudley, School of music ethnomusicology professor, discusses what makes a song.

Francis Abugbilla, graduate student in the Jackson School, has donated four solar panels to schools in Ghana, aiding education in Information and Communication Technology.

The School of Art + Art History + Design's Jacob Lawrence Gallery is delighted to announce that Marisa Williamson will be its 2020 Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident.

Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs, and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW talk about the current situation in the climate debate.