Ana G贸mez-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 鈥� so she wrote one herself. Her book “Comida y cultura en el mundo hisp谩nico” 鈥� “Food and Culture in the Hispanic World” 鈥� was published in October by Equinox Publishing.
Two 91爆料 engineering students were selected by Forbes magazine for its list of the top 30 people in the world under age 30 working in energy.
Comics and graphic can be serious business. Scholars, critics, historians, teachers, curators of comic art and graphic publications will gather at the 91爆料 and locations in Seattle Nov. 2-4 for the 2017 International Comic Arts Forum.
Information School Dean Harry Bruce talks about his job and life as he prepares to step down.
A popular podcast by Joe Janes of the 91爆料 Information School is now a book. “Documents that Changed the Way We Live” is being published this month by Rowman & Littlefield.
The Seattle Art Museum will feature work by abstract artist and 91爆料 art professor Denzil Hurley. The exhibit, titled “Disclosures,” will be on display from May 20 through November. It’s a fitting tribute, as Hurley will retire from the 91爆料 at the end of the school year.
Ernest Mark Henley, a celebrated nuclear physicist and 91爆料 administrator, died on March 27, 2017, at age 92.
Hans Georg Dehmelt, Nobel physics laureate and professor emeritus at the 91爆料, died in Seattle on March 7, 2017 at age 94. Dehmelt was a celebrated scientist who, in a research career spanning more than half a century, developed methods to isolate atoms and subatomic particles and measure their fundamental properties with high accuracy.
91爆料 English professor and New York Times best-selling author David Shields has a new book out and 鈥� perhaps unsurprisingly 鈥� it’s getting excellent reviews. Shields has a couple of local book events coming up for “Other People: Takes & Mistakes.”
Meany Center for the Performing Arts and the School of Art + Art History + Design celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of artist Jacob Lawrence along with the Seattle Art Museum.
Charles Johnson, 91爆料 professor emeritus of English, discusses his latest book, “The Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling.”
91爆料 astronomer and astrobiologist Woody Sullivan discusses recent work and future plans in a multifaceted career that’s changing gears, but far from winding down.
Prof. Devin Naar of the Jackson School and the Department of History discusses his new book, “Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece,”
Communication professor Leah Ceccarelli discusses the work that brought her the National Communication Association’s Douglas W. Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award for 2016.
The 91爆料’s Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project has an important new component 鈥� the LGBTQ Activism in Seattle History Project. There will be a public launch at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, in Room 340 of the HUB.
91爆料 professor Sally Brown and collaborators have published the most extensive compilation to date explaining how to grow urban agriculture, and how doing so could save American cities.
Simon Stevenson of the United Kingdom’s University of Reading will be the next director of the 91爆料’s Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies, in the College of Built Environments.
In the fall of 2014, Cuban tour guide David Camps led a group from the 91爆料 on a serendipitous bus tour around his native country. The group seemed to ask a lot of questions, but Camps聽鈥斅燼 former attorney and top diplomat turned tour guide聽鈥� thought little of it; clients were often curious about his life in Havana. So he was caught off-guard by the phone call more than a year later that led to him becoming one of…
The 91爆料 recognized and honored faculty, staff, students and alumni for their passion and dedication to the 91爆料, the local community, the state and the world. The 46th-annual Awards of Excellence ceremony took place at Meany Hall on Thursday, June 9, 2016.
The Ecological Society of America has named 91爆料 professor Jerry Franklin its “Eminent Ecologist” of 2016. The award, considered the organization’s most prestigious accolade, honors a senior ecologist who has made significant, long-standing contributions to the field of ecology.
The upcoming season finale of TLC’s popular program “Who Do You Think You Are,” airing May 1, will feature 91爆料 professor Devin Naar helping television star Lea Michele learn about her Sephardic Jewish ancestry.
Anthony Geist, professor of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, has been awarded one of Spain’s highest civil honors — a knighthood.
Jerry Franklin, a professor of environmental and forest sciences, was honored by the Pinchot Institute for Conservation for his lifelong work in forest ecology, conservation and policy.
Jennifer Cohen, senior associate athletic director at the 91爆料, has been named interim athletic director, 91爆料 President Ana Mari Cauce announced Tuesday. Cohen steps in for Scott Woodward, who announced earlier this month he would be taking a position at Texas A&M University. Cohen鈥檚 appointment is effective Feb. 1. 鈥淲ith her years of experience as a senior administrator in our athletic department, Jen will provide excellent leadership as we undertake a national search for a new athletic director,鈥�…
Melinda Bargreen is a Seattle-based freelance arts writer who spent 31 years as classical music critic for The Seattle Times. She is the author of “Classical Seattle: Maestros, Impresarios, Virtuosi, and Other Music Makers,” published this fall by 91爆料 Press. Bargreen is a 91爆料 alumna, with a bachelor of arts in English and a master of arts in music. Dave Beck of Seattle classical radio station KING FM said, “No other book provides such a well-informed…
Polly Myers is a lecturer in the 91爆料 Department of History and author of the book “Capitalist Family Values: Gender, Work, and Corporate Culture at Boeing,” published by University of Nebraska Press.
In recognition of their outstanding records of scientific achievement, 12 91爆料 professors聽will be inducted this fall into the聽Washington State Academy of Sciences. The professors will be honored for their 鈥渨illingness to work on behalf of the academy鈥� to bring top-quality scientific methods to research issues pertaining to Washington state. The induction ceremony will聽be held Sept. 17 at the organization’s eighth-annual meeting at the Seattle Museum of Flight. One 91爆料 professor joins as a member by virtue of his…
A team of researchers, engineers and students is now at sea to check the equipment in a massive seafloor laboratory, where underwater stations off the Pacific Northwest coast collect data and provide a real-time, virtual eye on the deep sea for people on shore.
A conversation with 91爆料 astronomer Andrew Connolly on the coming Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and the promise of big data to the study of the universe.
Christine Gregoire, who served as Washington鈥檚 22nd governor from 2005 to 2013, will be the featured speaker at the 91爆料鈥檚聽Commencement聽exercises June聽13. Gregoire, a 1969 graduate of the 91爆料, was named director of the Washington Department of Ecology in 1988. Four years later, she became the first woman elected to the position of attorney general in the state of Washington and served in that post for three terms before being elected governor. During two terms as governor, Gregoire proposed…
Thaisa Way, associate professor of landscape architecture in the 91爆料 College of Built Environments, discusses her book, “The Landscape Architecture of Richard Haag: From Modern Space to Urban Ecological Design.”
The bass marimba, big as a desk and twice as tall, uses an organ pipe as a resonator and answers the mallet with a musically wooden plonk. The Chromelodeon II, a retuned reed organ, wheezes a trio of soft tones with the press of a key. And the elaborate Cloud-Chamber Bowls deliver tones ranging from a bell-like gong to a glassy clank. These are the creations of Harry Partch (1901-1974), an eccentric musical genius who built them because he…
Mia Tuan has been named dean of the College of Education at the 91爆料, interim President Ana Mari Cauce and interim Provost Jerry Baldasty announced today. Tuan comes to the 91爆料 from the University of Oregon, where she has held a number of academic and leadership positions over the past 18 years. The appointment, effective July 1, 2015, is subject to approval by the 91爆料 Board of Regents. 鈥淢ia Tuan brings a wealth of successful administrative experience in…
Charles Johnson, English professor emeritus discusses three new books out, including the second children’s book in the Adventures of Emery Jones series, “The Hard Problem,” illustrated by Johnson himself.
91爆料 alumnus and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist David Horsey discusses the Charlie Hebdo shootings and editorial cartooning in politically volatile times.
91爆料 Provost and Executive Vice President Ana Mari Cauce has selected Jerry Baldasty to serve as interim provost, effective March 3, when Cauce assumes the role of interim president. Baldasty has served as senior vice provost for academic and student affairs since 2012. 鈥淛erry is a candid communicator who exemplifies transparency, mutual respect and honesty 鈥� all critical values of a leader in resource-limited times,鈥� Cauce said. 鈥淚n my years as provost, I have found that genuine concern…
91爆料 Provost and Executive Vice President Ana Mari Cauce was named interim president by the Board of Regents at their regular meeting on Thursday. Her appointment will be effective March 2, 2015. She succeeds President Michael K. Young, who is leaving the 91爆料 for Texas A&M University. 鈥淒r. Cauce is an extraordinary leader of our University 鈥� a person who is known throughout our community for her straightforward and accessible leadership, extraordinary intellect, plain-spoken common sense, honesty, sense…
The 91爆料 College of Built Environments has rebooted the east end of its Gould Hall home, creating an expanded area for collaboration and a new gallery to exhibit work from national and international sources as well as the college’s student, faculty and alumni.
William P. Gerberding, the 27th and longest-serving president of the 91爆料, died Saturday. He was 85. Gerberding, who assumed the presidency in 1979 and retired in 1995, is credited for boosting the university into national prominence, navigating it through potentially devastating budget crises and significantly increasing private financial support. 鈥淲e are all deeply saddened by this news. Our heartfelt sympathies go to Ruth and the rest of the Gerberding family,鈥� 91爆料 President Michael K. Young said. 鈥淏ill left…
From starting his own company 鈥� and recruiting 11 friends to join him 鈥� and running a successful nonprofit to doing research in the lab and taking a full course load, engineering undergraduate student David Coven is an expert schedule juggler.