Newsletter
of the University of Washington
College of Arts and Sciences
Winter 2000
Celebrating the Arts: The UW Summer Arts Festival
In July, the University will present the Summer Arts Festival, which will
showcase the talents of UW faculty and students and other performers.
In
Search of a Smaller Environmental Footprint
Through an industrial design course, undergraduates redesigned several
local products to reduce their environmental impact.
Two Cities, One Concert
With Internet 2 technology, the UW and Stanford University will present
a concert concurrently, with unprecedented interaction between the two
sites.
Once
Upon a Weekend
Write, rehearse, and perform a play in five days? That's the idea behind
Once Upon a Weekend.
Introducing
China's Nuosu Culture
The culture of the Nuosu people of China is on exhibit at the Burke Museum.
45
Years Later, an Apology from the U.S. Government
When A&S alumnus Gordon Hirabayashi refused to go to an internment
camp in 1942, he went to prison for his actions. Nearly five decades later,
the government finally overturned his conviction.
A&S
Research
What's Going on Behind Those Baby Blues
Huge Antarctic Ice Sheet at Risk of Collapse
A Bug's Life: The Study of Metamorphosis
Father-Daughter Project Promotes Bioliteracy
An Historical Study of Astronomy
©2000 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