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Newsletter of the University of Washington
College of Arts and Sciences
Autumn 2006
Letter
from the Dean
What's News
Dead Sea Scroll
Exhibit Inspires Course; Computational Linguistics; Jackson School
Receives Nearly $15 Million for National Resource Centers; Cervantes
Institute at the UW; "Artcasts" Offered for Henry Gallery
Exhibits.
Milestones
Faculty promotions and retirements since Autumn 2005.
Finding Hope in Nima
UW Professor Jonathan Mayer is "just short of
obsessed" with improving health in Nima, a desperately poor
neighborhood in Accra, the largest city in Ghana, Africa.
WET Dives Into the Deep End
Immediately after graduating from the UW School of Drama, 11 alumni
founded Washington Ensemble Theatre, or WET. As they begin their
third season, WET's members remain true to their original vision
for the theatre.
Thinking Nuclear
For 16 years, the Institute for Nuclear Theory has been bringing
together scientists from around the world to explore questions in
nuclear physics and related fields.
A Global Reach for Advisers
Eighteen UW advisers joined students for Explorations Seminars
in far-flung locations like China, Costa Rica, and New Zealand,
to experience the seminars firsthand.
Encouraging Students to Go Beyond the Books
Just before graduating last spring, Julia Parker created a community
service award for future philosophy students, raising the funds
for the award herself.
A&S Research
Christopher Hamm: Martial Arts, By the Book
Rebecca Cummins: Timely Art for Montlake Library
Awards, Honors, and Professorships
Pioneer Award for
Younan Xia; Ellis Goldberg and Clark Lombardi Named Carnegie Scholars;
Other Awards, Honors, and Professorships
A&S Calendar
©2006
A&S Perspectives - Editor: Nancy Joseph
University of Washington, College of Arts and Sciences
Box 353765, Seattle, WA 98195-3765
(206) 543-5340 - nancyj@u.washington.edu
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