Arts & Entertainment
March 9, 2026
Out of scope
UW Libraries’ Special Collections department is a trove of treasures that tell the story of the UW and the Pacific Northwest.
March 3, 2026
Telling an untold story
Pulitzer-winning reporter Evelyn Iritani uncovers the diplomatic exchange of American and Japanese civilians while the two countries were at war.
February 17, 2026
Fiction foray
Pulitzer-Prize winning editorial cartoonist David Horsey tells stories in long hand with his novel “Beach of Stars.”
January 12, 2026
Reincarnated through fiction
The Bainbridge Island-based author of "Snow Falling on Cedars" discusses life as a teacher and memories from the UW.
December 18, 2025
Dancing on air
Students in a UW dance class take flight in the studio using vertical dance techniques.
December 12, 2025
Winter media round-up
These new releases from UW alumni and faculty can help you end your year—or start the new one—with Husky spirit.
December 6, 2025
Whiskey and wiretaps
Privacy lawyer Albert Gidari turns detective to flesh out the story of Seattle’s most famous bootlegging couple, Roy and Elise Olmstead.
December 5, 2025
Backwoods dreamer
Patrick Hutchison went from the UW to Argentina to the Cascades, where he bought and restored a primitive cabin, inspiring a best-selling book.
December 4, 2025
Secrets of the deep
Coll Thrush brings a fresh lens to shipwrecks, connecting colonial ambition and Indigenous presence.
November 26, 2025
Defying gravity
While some dancers only appear weightless, Rachael Lincoln—with the help of climbing technology—literally defies gravity.
November 25, 2025
Collectible joy
Sahily Anais Perez McMillan brings joy and nostalgia to Seattle and beyond with collectible mini prints.
November 5, 2025
Seattle's champ returns
"Jeopardy!” host and former UW student Ken Jennings entertains a big crowd while promoting his newest book of puzzles.
October 23, 2025
Autumnal alchemy
In the hands of UW assistant professor Rob Rhee, gourds go from ecological to eerie.
October 21, 2025
New voices
Looking for a fresh perspective? Check out these podcasts and radio shows from UW alumni and faculty.
A passionate endeavor
Ashley Adair found passion in her career (literally) selling romance books. Now, her bookmobile is going from wheels to walls with a permanent location.
October 16, 2025
A history of rupture, a future of repair
In her third poetry collection, teacher and poet Laura Da’ explores Indigenous endurance in the face of erasure.
October 14, 2025
Hidden history of Broadway
A UW course becomes a book about Broadway's roots in immigrant, Jewish, Black and Queer communities.
October 3, 2025
New digs for Traver Gallery
Sarah Traver pushes the boundaries of an art gallery that's been in her family for nearly five decades.