ART + CULTURE

Nitrate, but not forgotten: The pioneering women of early cinema

Nitrate, but not forgotten: The pioneering women of early cinema

James Clauss goes in search of myth and meaning in movies

James Clauss goes in search of myth and meaning in movies

On the forest fringe: A history of trolls in the Nordic imagination

On the forest fringe: A history of trolls in the Nordic imagination

Chronicling conflict and collaboration in contemporary South Asian art

Chronicling conflict and collaboration in contemporary South Asian art

Shannon Dudley on the rise and resonance of steel pan music

Shannon Dudley on the rise and resonance of steel pan music

Energy and ecstasy: Guitarist Ricardo Garcia on the origins of flamenco

Energy and ecstasy: Guitarist Ricardo Garcia on the origins of flamenco

Shakespeare's boss: Revealing the man behind the master dramatist

Shakespeare's boss: Revealing the man behind the master dramatist

Dance revolution: 'Movement' politics and performance ethnography

Dance revolution: 'Movement' politics and performance ethnography

Meet the 'academic DJ' preserving the sounds of Seattle's past

Meet the 'academic DJ' preserving the sounds of Seattle's past

Joyful noise: Bringing music to the halls of Harborview Medical Center

Joyful noise: Bringing music to the halls of Harborview Medical Center

Conductor David Alexander Rahbee on instinct and inspiration in music

Conductor David Alexander Rahbee on instinct and inspiration in music

Nowruz at UW: A new year’s celebration millennia in the making

Nowruz at UW: A new year’s celebration millennia in the making

Through figurative ceramics, lessons in thinking on one’s feet

Through figurative ceramics, lessons in thinking on one’s feet

The Bāḳī Project: illuminating the legacy of the 'Sultan of Poets'

The Bāḳī Project: illuminating the legacy of the 'Sultan of Poets'

Michelle Martin: Reading’s best lessons are in the bonds books provide

Michelle Martin: Reading’s best lessons are in the bonds books provide

Holly Arsenault takes stage as arts administrator, acclaimed playwright

Holly Arsenault takes stage as arts administrator, acclaimed playwright

Drawn together: José Alaniz chairs the International Comic Arts Forum

Drawn together: José Alaniz chairs the International Comic Arts Forum

Chair of Scandinavian Studies redefines scholarship with new podcast

Chair of Scandinavian Studies redefines scholarship with new podcast

Book Review: Sudhir Venkatesh goes rogue in 'Floating City'

Book Review: Sudhir Venkatesh goes rogue in 'Floating City'

Germanics professor looks for the best in the world's worst villains

Germanics professor looks for the best in the world's worst villains

Splash of color: The joy of making 365 paintings in a year

Splash of color: The joy of making 365 paintings in a year

Through history of hip-hop, Michael Berry teaches music theory 'outside the box'

Through history of hip-hop, Michael Berry teaches music theory 'outside the box'

The science behind the fiction of Hans Christian Andersen

The science behind the fiction of Hans Christian Andersen

Dancer Bruce McCormick finds natural extension in the Pacific Northwest

Dancer Bruce McCormick finds natural extension in the Pacific Northwest

Steven Morrison on how culture, cognition shape music learning

Steven Morrison on how culture, cognition shape music learning

Sasha Nouri shares passion for craft of wood turning

Sasha Nouri shares passion for craft of wood turning

UW Recycling sponsors 'Trash Art' contest

UW Recycling sponsors 'Trash Art' contest

In American Idol’s thirteenth season, what isn't worth saying is sung

In American Idol’s thirteenth season, what isn't worth saying is sung

HISTORY + SOCIETY

"Kill that goose!" A brief history of baseball fair and fowl

"Kill that goose!" A brief history of baseball fair and fowl

Earthworks Rising: Chadwick Allen links indigenous past and futures

Earthworks Rising: Chadwick Allen links indigenous past and futures

Reevaluating life-sentences and the future of mass incarceration

Reevaluating life-sentences and the future of mass incarceration

Funny bones: The skeleton's strange journey from horrific to humorous

Funny bones: The skeleton's strange journey from horrific to humorous

"When ancient walls talk, Sarah Levin-Richardson listens."

"When ancient walls talk, Sarah Levin-Richardson listens."

Megan Ming Francis on the civil rights movement's fight without end

Megan Ming Francis on the civil rights movement's fight without end

Heal thyself: The history of exercise as medicine with Dr. Jack Berryman

Heal thyself: The history of exercise as medicine with Dr. Jack Berryman

For chronicler of Makah culture, history begins at land's end

For chronicler of Makah culture, history begins at land's end

Kate Topper cracks the classical traditions of the Greek Symposium

Kate Topper cracks the classical traditions of the Greek Symposium

Devin Naar recovers nearly-lost narratives of the Jews of Salonica

Devin Naar recovers nearly-lost narratives of the Jews of Salonica

Digital archaeologist Marcos Llobera brings ancient landscapes to life

Digital archaeologist Marcos Llobera brings ancient landscapes to life

Pirates of stage and sea: Jacobean theater and the fate of two sea dogs

Pirates of stage and sea: Jacobean theater and the fate of two sea dogs

Thaisa Way: “We’re shaped by the places we’re in—and have access to.”

Thaisa Way: “We’re shaped by the places we’re in—and have access to.”

Historian Patricia Ebrey opens portals to China's past

Historian Patricia Ebrey opens portals to China's past

UW librarian illuminates hidden heroines of Pacific Northwest's past

UW librarian illuminates hidden heroines of Pacific Northwest's past

UW Architecture’s Storefront Studio celebrates 15 years in WA

UW Architecture’s Storefront Studio celebrates 15 years in WA

UW tribal liaison imparts lessons of sovereignty, success

UW tribal liaison imparts lessons of sovereignty, success

Mira Green develops Roman history course for remote learners

Mira Green develops Roman history course for remote learners

Charity Urbanski on hunting monsters through the Middle Ages

Charity Urbanski on hunting monsters through the Middle Ages

Leila K. Norako on teaching students to read 'with empathy'

Leila K. Norako on teaching students to read 'with empathy'

Once undocumented, Angélica Cházaro teaches immigration law at UW

Once undocumented, Angélica Cházaro teaches immigration law at UW

Richard Watts wades deep as pioneer in 'environmental humanities'

Richard Watts wades deep as pioneer in 'environmental humanities'

Adam Warren works to reveal 'missing voices' in the history of medicine

Adam Warren works to reveal 'missing voices' in the history of medicine

Wrecked: The story of Northwestern's first "varsity sport"

Wrecked: The story of Northwestern's first "varsity sport"

SCIENCE + ENVIRONMENT

Greg Wilson unearths untold stories of early mammalian evolution

Greg Wilson unearths untold stories of early mammalian evolution

Meet Luke Tornabene, curator the world's most biodiverse basement

Meet Luke Tornabene, curator the world's most biodiverse basement

UW Space Policy and Research Center fosters peace in outer space

UW Space Policy and Research Center fosters peace in outer space

Kristi Morgansen riffs on robotic fish and rocket dynamics

Kristi Morgansen riffs on robotic fish and rocket dynamics

What does the future look like? Ask the computer scientist who foresaw it

What does the future look like? Ask the computer scientist who foresaw it

Amy Lambert on her journey from cannery line to conservation science

Amy Lambert on her journey from cannery line to conservation science

"Working a small farm is one of the most powerful jobs a person can do."

"Working a small farm is one of the most powerful jobs a person can do."

Amy Kim honored for efforts to improve work environments

Amy Kim honored for efforts to improve work environments

Jim Gawel links Washington's lakes with learning at UW Tacoma

Jim Gawel links Washington's lakes with learning at UW Tacoma

Meet the brain behind Emmy-winning BrainWorks children's TV show

Meet the brain behind Emmy-winning BrainWorks children's TV show

Gene Woodard leads clean with the greenest team in Building Services

Gene Woodard leads clean with the greenest team in Building Services

Big band, bigger impact: Jazz singer contributes to campus sustainability

Big band, bigger impact: Jazz singer contributes to campus sustainability

Teaching green: Kristi Straus challenges students to live sustainably

Teaching green: Kristi Straus challenges students to live sustainably

Stacie Louviere helps UW prep for the next big earthquake

Stacie Louviere helps UW prep for the next big earthquake

Tim Essington fuses improv with science communication at SAFS

Tim Essington fuses improv with science communication at SAFS

POPULATION HEALTH

Helen Chu devises strategies for detecting and monitoring flu outbreak

Helen Chu devises strategies for detecting and monitoring flu outbreak

Dr. Seth Cohen on detective work of COVID-19 infection prevention

Dr. Seth Cohen on detective work of COVID-19 infection prevention

Dr. Nick Johnson shares insights from the COVID-19 ICU

Dr. Nick Johnson shares insights from the COVID-19 ICU

After own loss, Jenn Stuber advocates for suicide prevention legislation

After own loss, Jenn Stuber advocates for suicide prevention legislation

Thomas Hawn on tuberculosis in the 21st century

Thomas Hawn on tuberculosis in the 21st century

Socks serve as comedic coping strategy for nurses during COVID-19

Socks serve as comedic coping strategy for nurses during COVID-19

UW medical students pitch in as part of COVID Student Service Corps

UW medical students pitch in as part of COVID Student Service Corps

Karen Fredriksen Goldsen links LGBTQ Pride and population health

Karen Fredriksen Goldsen links LGBTQ Pride and population health

Charlotte Sanders looks beyond 'basic needs' to address homelessness

Charlotte Sanders looks beyond 'basic needs' to address homelessness

'Together UW' shares inspirational stories during COVID-19

'Together UW' shares inspirational stories during COVID-19

How sociology professor Alexes Harris threw the book at blood cancer

How sociology professor Alexes Harris threw the book at blood cancer

Jane Lee works to ensure immigrants access to healthcare

Jane Lee works to ensure immigrants access to healthcare

Leonora Clarke connects hundreds to service learning at UW Medicine

Leonora Clarke connects hundreds to service learning at UW Medicine

Carolyn Chow jumpstarts the next gen of nurses at UW Medicine

Carolyn Chow jumpstarts the next gen of nurses at UW Medicine

Is the pursuit of “happiness” leaving us less happy than ever before?

Is the pursuit of “happiness” leaving us less happy than ever before?

Everything old is new again: Clara Berridge on the bioethics of aging

Everything old is new again: Clara Berridge on the bioethics of aging

Social worker Sandra Kinney jabs back at cancer

Social worker Sandra Kinney jabs back at cancer

Dr. Genevieve Neal-Perry: fertility treatments should not be a luxury

Dr. Genevieve Neal-Perry: fertility treatments should not be a luxury

Through the science of social connection, hope on a human scale

Through the science of social connection, hope on a human scale

Transplant patients go the extra mile as part of UWMC training team

Transplant patients go the extra mile as part of UWMC training team

Dalya Dance Crew: high-energy workout, low-pressure environment

Dalya Dance Crew: high-energy workout, low-pressure environment

Wadiya Udell brings interdisciplinary approach to population health

Wadiya Udell brings interdisciplinary approach to population health

Carmen Gonzales strives for health equity, digital literacy for immigrants

Carmen Gonzales strives for health equity, digital literacy for immigrants

Jane Compson's CARE project aims to be mental health multiplier

Jane Compson's CARE project aims to be mental health multiplier

Cardiologist Kevin O'Brien on the importance of heart health

Cardiologist Kevin O'Brien on the importance of heart health

Hilary Law tips ‘scales’ for health of heart failure patients at UWMC

Hilary Law tips ‘scales’ for health of heart failure patients at UWMC

Celebrating National Nurses Day during COVID-19

Celebrating National Nurses Day during COVID-19

At UW's CMiST, Will DePaolo takes bacterial science viral

At UW's CMiST, Will DePaolo takes bacterial science viral

Less is more: Julie Kientz on limiting technology's user burdens

Less is more: Julie Kientz on limiting technology's user burdens

Malia Fullerton on what we can and can't infer from genetic mapping

Malia Fullerton on what we can and can't infer from genetic mapping

Hazard assessment coordinator on his most perilous work encounter

Hazard assessment coordinator on his most perilous work encounter

The universe is crumbling, but Danny Arguetty isn't worried

The universe is crumbling, but Danny Arguetty isn't worried

At UW's Taskar Center, Anat Caspi develops accessible, assistive tech

At UW's Taskar Center, Anat Caspi develops accessible, assistive tech

Chief health systems officer Lisa Brandenburg on future of UW Medicine

Chief health systems officer Lisa Brandenburg on future of UW Medicine

OUTDOOR + ADVENTURE

What makes a great National Park Ranger? | Backpacker

What makes a great National Park Ranger? | Backpacker

Hike the Illinois desert in the footsteps of Al Capone | Backpacker

Hike the Illinois desert in the footsteps of Al Capone | Backpacker

The Ultimate 64-Hour Weekend: Marmot and Jade Lakes | Backpacker

The Ultimate 64-Hour Weekend: Marmot and Jade Lakes | Backpacker

Hike the spring melt at Minnesota's Jay Cooke State Park | Backpacker

Hike the spring melt at Minnesota's Jay Cooke State Park | Backpacker

Trek the Catskills' most punishing trail | Backpacker

Trek the Catskills' most punishing trail | Backpacker

Do two states in one weekend on this Carolina border blitz | Backpacker

Do two states in one weekend on this Carolina border blitz | Backpacker

3 time-tested hikes through America's first wilderness

3 time-tested hikes through America's first wilderness

8 great winter hikes and walks in Washington

8 great winter hikes and walks in Washington

UW ATHLETICS

Women's Golf coach Mary Lou Mulflur on the importance of impossible

Women's Golf coach Mary Lou Mulflur on the importance of impossible

For Jennifer Cohen, process and perspective power UW Athletics

For Jennifer Cohen, process and perspective power UW Athletics

Shondell Reed took a path less traveled to career in college athletics

Shondell Reed took a path less traveled to career in college athletics

Elise Ray sets high bar in historic first season coaching UW Gymnastics

Elise Ray sets high bar in historic first season coaching UW Gymnastics

UW Women's Soccer head coach Lesle Gallimore reaches 250 wins

UW Women's Soccer head coach Lesle Gallimore reaches 250 wins

UW Volleyball coach Keegan Cook reflects on an exciting fifth season

UW Volleyball coach Keegan Cook reflects on an exciting fifth season

Jamie Clark preps for best-in-the-west showdown vs. Stanford

Jamie Clark preps for best-in-the-west showdown vs. Stanford

Amy Griffin on learning to 'play big' in soccer—and in life

Amy Griffin on learning to 'play big' in soccer—and in life

UW Women's Tennis coach Robin Stephenson on winning with willpower

UW Women's Tennis coach Robin Stephenson on winning with willpower

Jody Wynn on heart, hustle and how every day is a chance to get better

Jody Wynn on heart, hustle and how every day is a chance to get better

UW Spirit head coach Kenny Dow has a lot to cheer for

UW Spirit head coach Kenny Dow has a lot to cheer for

UW Athletics goes beyond the grade for individualized impact

UW Athletics goes beyond the grade for individualized impact

Todd Tuetken provides big lift to Olympic Strength & Conditioning

Todd Tuetken provides big lift to Olympic Strength & Conditioning

Cassie Pasquariello helps athletes develop mental mechanics for life

Cassie Pasquariello helps athletes develop mental mechanics for life

EDUCATION + UNIVERSITY LIFE

Joyce Yen, UW ADVANCE help women succeed in STEM fields

Joyce Yen, UW ADVANCE help women succeed in STEM fields

Blinding light: Hadi Rangin leads way for more accessible tech at work

Blinding light: Hadi Rangin leads way for more accessible tech at work

For Ann Ishimaru, communities are vital leaders in drive for equitable ed

For Ann Ishimaru, communities are vital leaders in drive for equitable ed

Custodial supervisor and law student envisions a future for native Kenya

Custodial supervisor and law student envisions a future for native Kenya

For Zhuou Li, a family's journey of 150 years ends at the UW

For Zhuou Li, a family's journey of 150 years ends at the UW

A chance encounter revives local's dream at UW Tacoma

A chance encounter revives local's dream at UW Tacoma

Valerie Manusov on what can be learned from what's left unsaid

Valerie Manusov on what can be learned from what's left unsaid

Thomas Kuljam helps veterans, businesses take flight at UW Tacoma

Thomas Kuljam helps veterans, businesses take flight at UW Tacoma

So what's an ombud anyway?

So what's an ombud anyway?

Livable City Year program partners with Washington communities

Livable City Year program partners with Washington communities

Amy Ko: Informal contexts may hold key to optimized learning

Amy Ko: Informal contexts may hold key to optimized learning

MC-1 custodial services team makes behind-the-scenes impact

MC-1 custodial services team makes behind-the-scenes impact

Far from home, Anaid Yerena nurtures housing advocates at UW Tacoma

Far from home, Anaid Yerena nurtures housing advocates at UW Tacoma

At UW SafeCampus, an intersectional approach for positive outcomes

At UW SafeCampus, an intersectional approach for positive outcomes

Zoe Barsness connects across campuses as chair of faculty senate

Zoe Barsness connects across campuses as chair of faculty senate

Lynn Hermanson on helping students discover purpose and passion

Lynn Hermanson on helping students discover purpose and passion

Karin Frey shares adolescent strategies of conflict and cooperation

Karin Frey shares adolescent strategies of conflict and cooperation

This man says he has the best job ever—could he be right?

This man says he has the best job ever—could he be right?

Misty Shock Rule reviews more than 100 U District dining spots

Misty Shock Rule reviews more than 100 U District dining spots

Take a trip to Tribal Court with UW School of Law's Brenda Williams

Take a trip to Tribal Court with UW School of Law's Brenda Williams

UW Surplus delivers savings and sustainable outcomes

UW Surplus delivers savings and sustainable outcomes

An insider's look at the UW's Finance Transformation initiative

An insider's look at the UW's Finance Transformation initiative