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Cool Courses for Autumn Quarter
It's still spring, but it's already time to think about autumn quarter course registration! Check out these cool Arts & Sciences courses to be offered this fall.
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Learning Through Storytelling
Through a UW-led storytelling workshop and course, English language learners in the Seattle area strengthened their language skills and built community.
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All the World's a Stage — and a Game
Students in DRAMA 480 learn how techniques used in game design can be adapted for interactive theater productions.
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The Impact of Anatomy Lessons
Anatomy for Change, a program for students underrepresented in healthcare careers, provides opportunities to spend time in an anatomy lab.
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Washington seeks to fix discrimination from racially restrictive property deeds
A program set to launch in July will enable families affected by housing discrimination to get financial assistance for home purchases. James Gregory, professor and associate chair of history at the UW, is quoted. -
5 reasons we’ll never encounter octopus-like space aliens
Often vilified by Hollywood as potential competitors and even threats to humans, both sea dwelling and fictional off world octopuses have made many a filmgoer squirm in horror. Aside from their piercing eyes, their brains and morphologies are as different from humans as any species could be. Peter Ward, professor of Earth and space sciences and of biology at the UW, is quoted. -
How streaming, mergers and other major changes are upending Hollywood
Nearly a year after the Hollywood writers' strike started, the entertainment industry remains in flux. Daniel Bessner, assistant professor of international studies at the UW, says TV and film writers are feeling the brunt of the changes. -
Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident Simon Benjamin’s “A Bolt from the Blue” is a living space of contemplation
Every January, the Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency program invites an up-and-coming Black artist to exhibit new work and carry on the legacy of the late Jacob Lawrence. This year, the exhibition showcases Simon Benjamin, a Jamaican multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker based in New York. The School of Art + Art History + Design is mentioned.
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UW piano students perform concertos with Northwest Sinfonietta
Tacoma-based chamber orchestra Northwest Sinfonietta performed a variety of concerto excerpts with UW piano students April 12, conducted by senior artist in residence David Rahbee. The UW School of Music is mentioned.
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ICE releases report on Tacoma detainee death but leaves out key detail
More than a month after a man died at an immigrant detention center in Tacoma, federal officials released a report, as required by Congress. The report lacked one key detail: a cause of death. The UW's Phil Neff, project coordinator at the Center for Human Rights, and Angelina Godoy, professor of both international studies and law, societies and justice and the director of the Center for Human Rights, are mentioned.