UW and the Community

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.

The Henry’s newest installation uses crystallized books to challenge our perceptions of history. 

Her first instillation, Edgar Arceneaux's "Library of Black Lies," explores "how history is constructed--for and by whom--and the multipicity of 'truth'"

Under the direction of conductor Julia Tai (DMA, 2010), Philharmonia Northwest presents "Seattle Sounds," representing a wide sample of composing ambitions from UW alumni.

The old Burke’s last hurrah will be a New Years Eve party.

After spending roughly 4.9 million years in Ellensburg, the jaw bone of deer is making its way to the collection at the Burke Museum on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.

Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse, Assistant Professor of Art History, explains that there's no history of towering monumental poles being made by the Salish and other Puget Sound region tribes.

Randolph Henning Hokanson carried his high musical standards from the concert stage to the University of Washington classroom.

Stephen Groening, Professor of Cinema and Media, has studied how inflight entertainment might have unique effects on travelers.

UW Drama Mellon Creative Fellow Mrinalini Kamath discovered her passion for theatre when a professor suggested she take a playwriting class. 

“I want to recover these moments in which women were stepping out into the streets, onto the screen, and behind the camera and mobilizing."

UW Biology Professor Janneke Hille Ris Lambers' research on the effect of climate change on plants is described in a recent article.

NPR Kroc Fellowship selected Mayowa Aina (BA, International Studies, 2017) for the yearlong program designed to develop the next generation of extraordinary public media journalists.

Widely dismissed after publication, John Okada's (BA, English, '47) 1957 book was nearly forgotten until it gained attention by word of mouth throughout the Asian-American community.