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History gives expression to the time and place in which the historian is writing. It gets rewritten each generation, with the past determined by the present, says Prof. Ken Pyle.

Don't miss your last chance to see School of Drama's 'Fifth of July' or venture to the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture to explore their new exhibit "Elwha: A River Reborn."

Last month, elders and members from 30-plus Washington state tribes, Native American students, and faculty gathered with university officials to break ground on a $3 million modern cedar longhouse on the UW campus.

History suggests that Tacloban and other severely damaged communities will eventually recover, says Vicente Rafael, a professor specializing in Southeast Asian history at the University of Washington.

Digital activism is usually nonviolent and tends to work best when social media tools are combined with street-level organization, according to new research from Philip Howard.

Because the ivory trade is illegal, its size worldwide is hard to pin down. Samuel K. Wasser, director of the Center for Conservation Biology at the University of Washington, calculated it was worth $264 million from 2000-2010.

Discover an array of fellow mammals at Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture's Meet the Mammals event Saturday.

DXARTS and the School of Music offer an electro-acoustic concert, the UW World Series presents the SITI Company in collaboration with the School of Drama, the Burke Museum has its Meet the Mammals day.

Jake Rosenfeld, a professor of sociology at the University of Washington who studies labor, said that Boeing may not have been negotiating, but rather, looking for a way out of Washington.

The hard-hit Philippines coastal city of Tacloban may now be known for grim images of devastation and shattered lives caused by Typhoon Haiyan. But before the storm hit, the city was a thriving commercial center with a colorful and proud history, says prof. Vicente Rafael.