Perspectives Newsletter

• 

  Truman Scholar Dedicated to Restorative Justice

  Bitaniya Giday, a political science and American ethnic studies major interested in restorative justice and community healing, was recently named a Truman Scholar.

  UW Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Opportunities to Explore

• 

  Cie Herve KOUBI: The Barbarian Nights

  May 9 – 11, 8:00 pm
  Meany Hall – Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater
  Cie Hervé KOUBI dance company combines contemporary and urban dance movements with capoeira and martial arts. In The Barbarian Nights, they delve into the history of the Mediterranean to extract the truth behind the stereotypes of those once considered "barbarians." Presented by Meany Center for the Performing Arts.

• 

  DXARTS Spring Concert

  May 15, 7:30 pm
  Meany Hall – Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater
  The DXARTS Spring Concert, “Hyper-Realities and Ephemeral Orbits,” is an evening of software performances and human-machine communions, drawing lines between the worlds of immersive sound, performing arts, and experimental extended reality. Works by multimedia artist Laura Luna Castillo and composer Daniel Peterson will be featured.

• 

  MFA Dance Concert

  May 16-18, 7:30 pm
  May 19, 2:00 pm
  Meany Hall – Studio Theatre
  Eight diverse dance works, created by MFA candidates in the Department of Dance, will be performed by 70 undergraduate dancers. In styles drawn from contemporary modern, ballet, Chinese dance, hip-hop, street, and club dances, the dances explore themes about humanity, homogeneity, community, and support.

• 

  Winging It: The Evolutionary Journey of Birds

  May 16, 7:30 pm
  Kane Hall, Room 120
  From the bald eagle to the cooing pigeon, all 10,000 species of birds we see today evolved from dinosaurs. Join paleontologist Dr. Jingmai O’Connor (Field Museum of Chicago) to learn how birds became birds and the adaptations that helped them thrive, And hear about a new fossil discovery that tells us more about the earliest birds and the dinosaurs they evolved from. Registration required. Presented by the Burke Museum.

• 

  Monsen Photography Lecture: Martin Gutierrez

  May 17, 6:00 pm
  Henry Art Gallery Auditorium
  The annual Monsen Photography Lecture brings key makers and thinkers in photographic practice to the Henry Art Gallery. The 2024 lecture features transdisciplinary artist Martine Gutierrez, whose work includes billboards, episodic films, music, videos, and the renowned magazine, “Indigenous Woman.”

• 

  Chamber Singers and University Chorale: "Wonderful World"

  May 24, 7:30 pm
  Meany Hall – Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater
  In preparation for the UW Choirs’ summer 2024 tour of Czechia, Austria and Hungary, the Chamber Singers (Geoffrey Boers, director) and University Chorale (Giselle Wyers, director) present “Wonderful World,” featuring works spanning the globe and the diverse styles of the American Songbook.

In The News

• China’s divided memory of the Cultural Revolution

  “3 Body Problem,” a Netflix adaptation of the popular Chinese sci-fi novel by the same name, is causing controversy in China for its depiction of the Cultural Revolution. How do the Chinese people see this crucial period of their history? Madeleine Dong, professor of history at the UW, is interviewed.

  WBUR

• If alien life is found, how should scientists break the news?

  At a recent workshop, researchers and journalists debated how to announce a potential discovery of extraterrestrial life. Vikki Meadows, professor of astronomy at the UW, is quoted.

  Scientific American

• ’Work of passion:’ How Catalina Velasquez’s life led her to immigrant rights advocacy

  Catalina Velasquez, a doctoral student in the UW Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, is co-head of Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network, the largest immigrant-led coalition in Washington. A refugee from Colombia, Velasquez was the first transgender Latina appointed as a Commissioner for the D.C. Office of Latino Affairs. Here she discusses being one of the few trans, queer people leading the immigrant rights movement in Washington.

  The Washington State Standard

• Huskies on Arrakis: The UW’s ties to the “Dune” universe

  The epic films “Dune” and “Dune: Part Two” are based on the Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel by former UW student Frank Herbert. And the lead role, played by Timothy Chalamet in the recent Dune films, was played by UW alum Kyle MacLachlan, ’82, in the 1984 version of “Dune.”

  University of Washington Magazine