UW and the Community

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.

With guitarist Bill Frisell in tow, Cuong Vu creates a dramatic set of all original tunes that reflects a cross-continental sensability on Change in the Air.

The UW's Henry Art Gallery is hosting "Muse," a show of Mickalene Thomas's photographs, bringing the well-known painter's photographic oeure to audiences in the PNW.

Carolyn Yuen-Marino (BA, English, 2010) wanted to see more Asian American representation in pop culture, so she took a leap of faith and produced her own web series.

Students expose layers hidden beneath the city's staggering wealth, using "dark tourism" to find reasons for protest and celebration--sometimes both at once.

UW Psychology research study finds that practicing mindfulness benefits parents and their children.

Research team led by UW Professor Takato Imaizumi discovers gene activity in plants that leads to flowering.