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Communication professor Leah Ceccarelli honored, discusses ‘rhetoric of science’
Leah Ceccarelli Leah Ceccarelli, a professor in the Department of Communication, is a rhetorical critic and theorist. She is the 2016 recipient of the National Communication Association’s Douglas W....
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Devin Naar’s book ‘Jewish Salonica’ tells of city’s transition from Ottoman...
Devin Naar is the Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies in the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies — part of the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies — and an...
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The many worlds of UW astronomer — and astrobiologist — Woody Sullivan
Woodruff T. (“Woody”) T. Sullivan III, professor emeritus of astronomy and co-founder of the UW Astrobiology Program.Dennis Wise Woodruff T. Sullivan III — “Woody” for short — is a University of...
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Practical, personal thoughts on storytelling in Charles Johnson’s latest...
“The Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling,” by Charles Johnson, UW professor emeritus of English, was published this fall by Scribner.Crystal Wiley-Brown Charles Johnson...
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Meany Center joins visiting Step Afrika! dance troupe to honor 100th...
A still from the dance troupe Step Afrika!’s production of “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence,” to be performed Feb. 16-18 at Meany Hall.Step Afrika! The University of Washington Meany...
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New from author David Shields: ‘Other People: Takes & Mistakes’
“Other People: Takes & Mistakes,” by UW English professor David Shields, was published by Knopf in February. University of Washington English professor and New York Times best-selling author David...
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Hans Dehmelt — Nobel laureate and UW professor emeritus — has died at age 94
Hans Dehmelt with one of his early traps.Davis Freeman/University of Washington Hans Georg Dehmelt, Nobel physics laureate and professor emeritus at the University of Washington, died in Seattle on...
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Remembering Ernest Henley, physicist and UW College of Arts & Sciences dean...
Katherine B. Turner/University of Washington Ernest Mark Henley, a celebrated nuclear physicist and University of Washington administrator, died on March 27, 2017, at age 92. Henley’s research career...
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Seattle Art Museum to exhibit work by UW art professor Denzil Hurley
“3 Panel Glyph #2,” oil on canvas on panel and sticks, by UW professor Denzil Hurley, courtesy of the artist and CANADA Gallery, New York. Part of an exhibit titled “Disclosures” at the Seattle Art...
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‘Documents that Changed the Way We Live’: Podcast by UW’s Joe Janes now a book
“Documents that Changed the Way We Live” by UW Information School associate professor Joe Janes, was published this month by Rowman & Littlefield. A popular podcast by Joe Janes of the University...
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A dean looks back: Harry Bruce reflects on UW ‘iSchool’ past, future
UW Information School Dean Harry BruceDennis Wise / UW Photo Harry Bruce has been a professor with the University of Washington Information School since he was recruited in 1998 by former dean Mike...
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Serious study of comic art: International conference comes to UW Nov. 2-4
Poster for the 2017 International Comic Arts Forum, Nov. 2-4 at the UW and elsewhere in Seattle.Jim Woodring Comics and graphic can be serious business. Scholars, critics, historians, teachers,...
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2 UW engineering students make Forbes ’30 under 30 in Energy’ list
Two University of Washington engineering students were included by Forbes magazine on its list of the top 30 people in the world under age 30 working on energy solutions. The list for 2018 largely...
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New textbook teaches Spanish language, culture through talk of food
Ana Gómez-Bravo created a class about Spanish food and culture a few years ago as a way to teach the language, but found no appropriate textbook for the material — so she wrote one herself. “Comida y...
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University Faculty Lecture to highlight screening newborns for genetic diseases
On the evening of Jan. 23, one University of Washington scientist will share his passion for what he calls “the chemistry of saving babies.” For this year’s University Faculty Lecture, UW professor...
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School of Music’s Laila Storch republishes biography of renowned oboist,...
Marcel Tabuteau was a world-renowned oboist for decades with the Philadelphia Orchestra and a professor at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in that city. He is considered the founder of the...
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A talk with UW historian Quintard Taylor: Taking ‘the long view’ in troubled...
Quintard Taylor giving the 2016 Denny Lecture at the Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, Washington on Tuesday, March 29, 2016Joe Mabel Four decades of teaching and research have brought Quintard...
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A prestigious award brings UW composer Huck Hodge time to reflect, write
Huck Hodge, associate professor in the UW School of Music and chair of its composition program, is the recipient of the Charles Ives living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.Dennis...
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UW historian Michael Honey recalls Martin Luther King’s message of economic...
Michael Honey, author of “To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice.” As the 50th anniversary approaches of the murder of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King,...
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Vikram Prakash’s ‘ArchitectureTalk’ podcast explores topics ‘at the edge of...
Vikram Prakash, professor of architecture and creator of the ArchitectureTalk Podcast.Dennis Wise Vikram Prakash says his weekly “ArchitectureTalk” podcast got its start, as many things do, from a...
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