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  • UW to offer new musical theatre degree

    Students looking to develop their singing, acting, and dancing abilities will have a new pathway at the UW beginning in September with a degree in musical theatre.
    07/10/2013 | The Daily
  • Astronomy Student Maps the World's Airports

    James Davenport, a Ph.D. student at the University of Washington, recently made a map of the world using only runways, helicopter pads and airports.
    07/09/2013 | The Huffington Post
  • UW Grads Take Science Funding to the Crowd

    Microryza, a crowd-funding site, was founded a year ago by frustrated University of Washington grads. Now it's honing its approach to raise money for research on gun control and other projects.
    07/08/2013 | The Seattle Times
  • Republicans Could Win Latinos in 2016

    University of Washington political science professor Matt Barreto says Latinos might vote for a Republican president if the party picks an immigration reform-friendly candidate.
    07/03/2013 | The Christian Science Monitor
  • Interview with Will the Word Guy

    University of Washington communications Ph. D. student Will Mari, aka Will the Word Guy is interviewed about his weekly column "World of Words."
    07/03/2013 | USA Today
  • Unrest in Egypt, The British Royals, and Greendays

    UW political science professor Ellis Goldberg sheds light on the situation in Egypt.
    07/02/2013 | KUOW.org
  • Personal Journey Inspires Research

    For Mimi Cagaitan (BA, English, Comparative History of Ideas), an unusual family history was the motivation for her research and a class she led about international marriage migration—the so-called "mail-order bride" industry.

    July 2013 Perspectives
  • Social Justice Through Geography

    An interest in social justice led Sam Nowak (BA, Geography) to the Department of Geography, where he pursued research on issues of inequality, particularly among Seattle's homeless and other marginalized populations.

    July 2013 Perspectives
  • A Triple Threat in Math, Philosophy, and Computing

    "I find theory of computation and logic extremely beautiful," says Sam Hopkins (BS, Mathematics, Computer Science), whose fascination with mathematics and philosophy have informed his computer science research.

    July 2013 Perspectives
  • A Dancer's Second Act

    When a foot injury sidelined dancer Anna Zemke (BA, Dance, Biochemistry), she gave up one dream to pursue another. But she never lost her passion for dance, even as she pursued a second degree in biochemistry.

    July 2013 Perspectives