UW and the Community

From Amazon to the Seattle Times, check out how the Department of Communications is providing local career exploration experiences for their undergraduates.

Physicians and design faculty collaborated to come up with a better, safer, more reliable way to order and use drugs on an operating room’s anesthesia cart.

In the arts, visit an exhibition of portraits and stories, explore a collection of prints that date back to the 1490s, and more!

Carrie Yamaoka: recto/verso” plays through Nov. 3 at the Henry Art Gallery on the University of Washington campus. 

Tracy Thai (BA, Engligh | American Ethnic Studies, 2019) interviews Jang Wok Huh, her former professor at the UW, and reflects upon identity and representation.

Sonal Khullar, a professor of art history, will talk about her current book project, The Art of Dislocation: Conflict and Collaboration in Contemporary Art from South Asia.

Jim Kenagy, UW professor emeritus of biology and emeritus curator of mammals at the Burke Museum, explains why we might be seeing an uptick in bunnies in the region.

The Burke Museum has North America’s largest fish collection that houses a number of sharks, including many species that live in Pacific Northwest waters.

In the arts, stop by a free lunchtime concert, take a writing workshop, check out James Coupe’s exhibition, partake in a free two-day arts festival, and more!

Semmes’ "Six Silvers" at the Henry Art Gallery challenges what femininity could be

Sharks often get a bad rap, even though most species are harmless to humans, says Katherine Maslenikov, manager of the UW Fish Collection at the Burke Museum.

The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers is the highest honor given by the U.S. government to early career scientists and engineers.

Her sweeping new book about the history of Silicon Valley has University of Washington history professor Margaret O’Mara on a busy national book tour this summer.

Author Margaret O'Mara discusses her new book 'The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America' on Morning Joe.

Faculty members in Social Sciences and Humanities are recognized for their recently published books.