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Cool Courses for Autumn 2020
It's not too early to think about autumn quarter! Check out these cool Arts & Sciences courses to be offered this fall.
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Cool Courses for Summer 2020
Check out these cool Arts & Sciences courses for Summer 2020.
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2020 Awards of Excellence Recipients Announced
UW recognizes Award of Excellence recipients (many from the College of Arts and Sciences) for their outstanding dedication in teaching, mentoring, public service, staff support and more.
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Field report: Honors course explores whether national parks are in progress or peril
Nine and faculty seized the opportunity in this course to explore national parks, analyze their findings, and decide whether or not those parks are in danger.
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The classroom is full of life’: How one studio art professor is adapting to Zoom and connecting his students
Michael Swaine, assistant professor with the School of Art + Art History + Design, is embracing the online format of classes.
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How to move ‘hands on’ classes online
Andrea Carroll, senior lecturer of chemistry, and Sara Gonzalez, associate professor of anthropology, explain the unique challenges of moving hands-on teaching online.
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The classroom is full of life’: How one studio art professor is adapting to Zoom and connecting his students
Michael Swaine, assistant professor with the School of Art + Art History + Design, is embracing the online format of classes.
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University of Washington junior Virginia Burton receives prestigious Truman Scholarship
Junior and political science major, Virginia Burton, has won the prestigious Truman scholarship.
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Leela Fernandes named as next director of the Jackson School of International Studies
Professor of gender studies and political science, Leela Fernandes, has been named the new director of the Jackson School.
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New Degree Options in Applied Mathematics
Applied Mathematics will offer its first undergraduate degree options starting this fall, with an emphasis on quantitative methods.
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Ballet in the kitchen: Incoming artist-in-residence Alana Isiguen reflects on career and the role of community in dance
Alana Isiguen, incoming artist-in-residence at the department of dance, discusses her dance career.
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A Course on Plagues Hits Home
Anthropology professor Steven Goodreau's "Plagues and Peoples" course took on heightened relevance when the coronavirus emerged.
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The Language of the Land
American Indian Studies lecturer Tami Hohn has brought the Southern Lushootseed language to life for a new generation of students on the land where the language was originally spoken.
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Three UW students selected as 2020 Goldwater Scholars
Two CAS students — Keyan Gootkin (astronomy and physics) and Karen Zhang (microbiology and biochemistry) — are among 396 students who have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2020.
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UW Honors students use art to disrupt the narrative on homelessness
Students in the Interdisciplinary Honors class “Citizen Acts to Challenge Poverty” collaborated with Real Change to bring the exhibit Portraits for Change.