Cauce is the immediate past UW president, having stepped down at the end of her second five-year term in 2025. She is one of five new听councilors听elected to three-year terms on the NAM Council.鈥�听

Cauce arrived at the UW in 1986 as an assistant professor and eventually served as executive vice provost, dean of the UW College of Arts & Sciences,听provost听and president. Cauce鈥檚 career has been defined by a commitment to improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities through psychology, public听health听and public service. She has championed health equity and interdisciplinary approaches that bring together medicine, public听policy听and community partnerships, helping reshape how institutions address complex health challenges and improve lives.听

听was first conceived in the 1960s and officially launched in 1970 to provide a source of independent, evidence-based guidance to inform health policy decisions. The organization has national standing and makes recommendations informed by research, rather than business or political interests.鈥�听

Fish that split their lives between fresh and salt water often face obstacles getting back and forth. Dams and roads fracture river networks and interfere with traditional migratory routes, sparking concerns about fish health and abundance, as well as biodiversity on a broader scale.

Efforts to restore fish passage are cropping up across the country, but these projects come with hefty price tags. In a new study, , 糖心原创 researchers explore whether this money is being well spent by examining the process that determines which projects are prioritized.

The current standard, called score and rank, involves evaluating barriers one by one and assigning a score based on potential gains, such as habitat expansion. Top-ranking projects become leading candidates for funding, but score and rank systems don鈥檛 always account for barriers in the full river context. High-scoring projects can yield stranded investments, where removing the barrier doesn鈥檛 have the desired outcome because of other barriers downstream or immediately upstream.

鈥淚deally, barriers that are most downstream will score higher, because they need to come out before the fish can benefit from upstream restoration, but approaches to scoring vary, so this isn鈥檛 always the outcome,鈥� said lead author , a UW associate professor of marine and environmental affairs.

As an alternative to score and rank, this study presents a mathematical computer program called optimization. Optimization synthesizes many inputs to make the most of a budget. It can serve as a performance indicator for other systems and highlight opportunities for improving an underperforming system.

鈥淚t’s looking at a portfolio instead of going barrier by barrier. In doing so, you can explicitly account for watershed connectivity and evaluate the performance of score and rank,鈥� Jardine said.

As concerns about the health of rivers mounted in recent years, state and federal governments have allocated billions of dollars toward reconnecting them. Fragmentation is an established threat to biodiversity, and recent studies show that a vast majority of river length is not protected by conservation measures.

Washington state is in the midst of a court ordered multibillion dollar effort to remove barriers that block salmon and steelhead from swimming upstream to spawn. The combines score and rank with optimization in a hybrid approach. Similar projects elsewhere tend to use score and rank.

鈥淚 think people see optimization as a black box because it’s not as obvious why a barrier rose to the top of the priority list,鈥� Jardine said. 鈥淲ith score and rank, they understand the scores and the process, but we don鈥檛 really know what the outcome will be.鈥�

In this study, researchers use fish passage in Western Washington as a case study to compare score and rank to optimization. They show that score and rank performs decently well when the only goal is opening up as much habitat as possible, but adding other variables into the mix, such as habitat quality, compromises its performance.

While optimization has the capability to balance variables, it might not work for everyone. The program needs data to run and someone with a mathematical background to run it. Still, even small tweaks to the score and rank approach can produce results that rival optimization.

鈥淢ajor change is hard, but minor changes may be enough,鈥� Jardine said.

Because these projects often represent the values of multiple stakeholders, it鈥檚 important to include safeguards against stranded investments.

鈥淵ou need to work from downstream up to make sure the success of a project isn鈥檛 contingent upon other projects,鈥� Jardine said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e spending a lot of money on this, but the total cost of restoring all barriers is much higher than the budget, so it’s really important that we make the most out of the financial resources that we have.鈥�

Additional co-authors include , a UW postdoctoral researcher in environmental and marine affairs; , who completed this research as a UW master鈥檚 student in environmental and marine Affairs;听 J Kahn, who completed this research as a UW master鈥檚 student in quantitative ecology and resource management; Andrew Cooke, a UW research consultant in environmental and forest sciences, , a UW research scientist in environmental and forest sciences; , a UW associate professor of aquatic and fishery sciences and , , , and of NOAA.

This study was funded by Washington Sea Grant and the Rae S. and Bell M. Shimada Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Memory of Warren S. Wooster.

For more information, contact Jardine at jardine@uw.edu.听 听听

The human mouth is full of wonders. It鈥檚 home to hundreds of species of bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa, which work in delicate harmony to maintain our oral health. Sometimes, though, this complex system 鈥� known as the oral microbiome 鈥� can fall out of balance. Anaerobic bacteria build up on the tongue and in the little pockets between our teeth and gums. There, they break down organic matter and spew out a foul odor.

To rebalance the oral microbiome and cure chronic halitosis, researchers at the 糖心原创 are embarking on a first-of-its-kind experiment. These clinical trials transplant bacteria and other minuscule critters from healthy donors into patients with halitosis. If successful, the healthy microbiota will crowd out the bad and patients鈥� bad breath will improve.

鈥淲e know the oral microbiome can get out of whack. The question is, can you rebalance it? That is the hypothesis we鈥檙e proposing,鈥� said , a UW professor of restorative dentistry and co-lead of the project.听

The experimental procedures build off recent breakthroughs in , commonly known as stool transplants, which have become a go-to treatment for gastrointestinal infections and bacterial imbalances.听

The research team has so far completed four transplants, with preliminary evaluations underway. They鈥檙e seeking pairs of participants 鈥� a patient with chronic halitosis and a donor, ideally an intimate partner, family member or trusted friend 鈥� to undergo these relatively simple procedures.

To start, researchers complete a full periodontal exam of the donor to ensure their microbiome is healthy. Then they collect bacteria from the donor and suspend it in a small volume of saline. At the same time, recipients undergo a deep cleaning to remove the harmful bacteria and disrupt the 鈥� the thin, sticky layer of microorganisms that lines surfaces in the mouth. Recipients rinse with the donor solution, and researchers inject a concentrated version into the gumline. Ninety days after the transplant, participants self-report whether their breath has improved.听

鈥淲hat we鈥檙e trying to do is severely disrupt the original bacteria, and then we bring in the new guys to take hold and establish a new biofilm,鈥� said co-lead , a research scientist and affiliate faculty member in the UW School of Dentistry. 鈥淚f we bring enough of the new bacteria and they outcompete the ones that we disrupted, the healthy ones will take over. It鈥檚 a numbers game.鈥澨�

This research was funded by the Dean and Margaret Spencer Clinical Research Fund. Co-investigators include professor of clinical practice and professor , both of the UW School of Dentistry. For more information, to reach the researchers or to inquire about participating, contact Pozhitkov at pozhit@uw.edu or Wee at awe@uw.edu.

Recent recognition of the 糖心原创 includes the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, the Rosentiel Award for contributions to ocean science, and the 2026 Distinguished Community Engagement Award

Assistant professor of chemistry awarded 2026 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award听

, assistant听professor听of听chemistry听at the听UW, received听a 2026 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. The award supports early-career faculty in the chemical sciences who have created an outstanding independent body of scholarship and听demonstrated听a strong commitment to education.听听

Each Camille Dreyfus听teacher-scholar听receives an unrestricted research grant of $100,000. Golder was one of 17 scholars selected for the 2026 award.听听

Golder鈥檚 research focuses on the design and reconstruction of plastics, with an emphasis on improving polymer integrity and sustainability. The work explores how chemical design can support stronger, more adaptable materials while addressing broader challenges in plastic waste and long-term environmental impact.听

Golder said the foundation鈥檚 support will give his group the flexibility to continue pursuing 鈥渢he boldest and most exciting ideas鈥� over the next five years.听The听recognition听also听reflects the hard work and creativity of his research group over the past six years, he said.听

Principal oceanographer receives Rosenstiel Award听

, principal oceanographer at the UW Applied Physics Laboratory听and affiliate听assistant听professor听at the School of听Oceanography, received the听2026 Rosenstiel Award. The award, created in 1971 by the Rosenstiel Foundation, honors mid-career scientists whose work has made significant and growing impacts in their fields.听听

The award is presented each year on a rotating basis across marine geosciences, atmospheric sciences, marine biology and ecology, ocean听sciences,听and environmental science policy. Whalen was invited to present a lecture at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine,听Atmospheric,听and Earth Science, where the award was presented in April.听听

Whalen studies small-scale physics听in the ocean, including processes that generate turbulence听and mix the water, along with how these processes听interact with the dynamics of the water across ocean basins. Her work helps scientists better understand the physical drivers that shape climate and marine environments.听

Whalen said she was honored to receive the award and to join the ranks of oceanographers whose work she admires. Receiving the award also gave Whalen the opportunity to visit the Rosenstiel School, where she met with faculty and students and learned more about their work.

Professor receives Distinguished Community Engagement Award听

,听professor of ethnic, gender and labor studies and American Indian studies and adjunct professor of education at UW Tacoma听received the 2026 Distinguished Community Engagement Award in the project category. Montgomery is also an adjunct professor of bioethics and humanities at the UW School of Medicine.听The award recognizes her leadership of the Indigenous Speaker Series and Community Engagement: Promoting Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Multigenerational Community Learning.听

Through support for the Haida Sails Resurgence Project and the Northwest Maritime Center, Montgomery鈥檚 work has created meaningful opportunities for co-learning, cultural听exchange,听and the uplifting of Indigenous Knowledge Systems through place-based and multigenerational learning experiences.听

Montgomery鈥檚 community-engaged scholarship focuses on amplifying Indigenous voices, supporting dialogue around cultural and traditional lived experiences and strengthening partnerships that connect academic spaces with community knowledge. The Indigenous Speaker Series, which Montgomery created in 2015, has become a platform for sharing place-based Indigenous听knowledges听and expanding conversations across communities.听听

鈥淎s a visitor to the Pacific Northwest, it is an honor to continue the responsibility to uplift place-based Indigenous听knowledges听and nurture the reciprocity of community partnerships,鈥� Montgomery said.听

The 糖心原创 kicked off Pride Month on Monday with a ceremonial flag raising. Just after noon, the large rainbow flag 鈥� the Progress Pride Flag 鈥� unfurled to cheers from a crowd of about 100 people, the largest gathering in the history of the Pride Flag raising on campus.

While speakers at Monday鈥檚 event reflected on the solidarity and importance of community, the ceremony also served as a time to mourn the loss of Juniper Blessing, the 糖心原创 student slain last month. Blessing identified as a part of the UW LGBTQIA+ community. A moment of silence was held in Blessing鈥檚 memory.

鈥淧ride Month signifies a time of joy and celebration, but it also marks a time for unity, remembrance, and solidarity,鈥� Alan Galvez, co-chair of the UW Queer Faculty Staff Alliance and a senior advisor in the UW Student Activities Office, told the crowd. 鈥淛uniper Blessing lived her life the way she felt was right for her. To live in a world authentically as yourself means that you may face a world that may not understand you, but that’s where we use our voices and stand strong together, so we ensure that no one gets left behind or forgotten in our challenges ahead.鈥�

Pride Month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall riots, when queer activists sparked a lasting gay-rights movement. Seattle鈥檚 gay pride activities culminate at the end of June with a parade that draws thousands of visitors.

University leaders on Monday also announced the to support students whose leadership, community involvement or lived experience reflects a meaningful connection to the LGBTQIA+ community and who are studying or actively engaged in music at UW. Blessing was an atmospheric sciences and music studies sophomore and a member of the University Chorale.

鈥淎s we begin Pride Month, I encourage all of us to celebrate in the spirit of love, resilience, openness, and joy,鈥� said Rickey Hall, vice president for Minority Affairs & Diversity and the UW Diversity Officer. 鈥淓ven as we grieve, we can honor one another by showing up for community and carrying forward the values that pride represents.鈥�

Is it a doctor’s job to get the best outcomes for their patients or to tell the truth? What happens when these two things are not aligned? These are questions that 糖心原创 students have to wrangle with in Biol 180: Introductory Biology. The goal, says , UW assistant professor of biology, is to have students experience a more nuanced side of biology. There is not always one right answer, and issues of power and relationships often come into play.

Theobald aims to connect the biology concepts the students learn in class to real-world issues, something she hopes will help both retain students in the biology major at the UW and help non-majors in the class with their future careers.

Just how common is it for biology curricula to include real-world examples? One way to answer this question is to look at educational resources for biology instructors.

In published in Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research, Theobald and her team examined almost 3,000 science guidelines and assessment questions from 16 sources 鈥� including MCAT practice questions and questions from the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science and AP biology tests 鈥� for any connections to society. Of the approximately 200 elements 鈥� about 7% 鈥� that had real-world implications, many discussed ethics and public health issues.

UW News spoke with Theobald; lead author , UW postdoctoral fellow in biology; and co-author , UW doctoral student in biology, to find out more about these results and what they mean for biology education today.

Why do you think so few learning objectives and assessment questions were connected to real-world examples?

Carly Busch: One reason is probably that there’s a perception that real-world connections are not a part of the primary purpose of the course, that they only belong as an addendum or an aside.

This perception makes sense in some ways, given how departments and institutions have conceptualized biology and what biology undergraduate students expect to get out of a biology degree. But the lack of these connections to society was also remarkable, because I think they play a really important role in developing undergraduate students holistically and broadly as they continue on in their science careers. Real-world examples can support students’ interest in science and help them develop their scientific identity.

Madison Meuler: I think there is also a belief of, “Oh well, this is an intro biology class. If this person is going to be a scientist, they’ll get training in the societal stuff later.” But I think there’s value in having this type of information even in intro courses.

Students in these courses may or may not go on to major in biology, and may or may not pursue a career in STEM. But even if this is their only science course in college, what could they take away from it that can help them be an informed citizen in the world?

Science plays a huge role in politics and in a lot of decisions that affect people’s day-to-day lives. It’s a missed opportunity if you’re not making those connections in the classroom. We want students, regardless of their future careers, to at least walk away being equipped with some skills to critically analyze the role that science is playing in society.

You found that roughly half of the questions that did mention society only vaguely referenced real-world scenarios. Can you give examples of implicit versus explicit mentions?

CB: So the most vague mention was from the American Association of Immunologists’ recommendations for an undergraduate immunology course. This is one of the advanced subtopics that they list: the implications of Emil Von Behring’s . We coded it as a vague mention because some of those implications could be related to society, not only focused on scientific experiments.

An example of explicit incorporation is from the bioinformatics core competencies. It asks students to explain the implications, good and bad, of being able to walk into a doctor’s office and have your genome sequenced and analyzed, or of being able to obtain genetic information from direct-to-consumer testing services. There we have a very clear example of students being asked to think about how the science concept fits in with society.

Do you think that connecting science to society can help retain students in science?

CB: We haven’t tested this yet, but based on prior research, there is reason to believe that incorporating these connections is going to help students be more engaged in what they’re learning in class. Engagement is closely tied to students’ performance outcomes, which often make or break their decision to persist in a major.

There is also a theory that helping students apply what they’re learning in the classroom to things happening in their lives and in their communities .

This is something I am excited to study in the future 鈥� to understand how making these connections expands students’ perceptions of what science is and who does science. The types of research questions that most scientists ask are on topics they personally are interested in. Maybe they study wildflowers in Washington because they love hiking, and they’ve always been struck by how beautiful the flowers are. That’s the beauty of being an academic researcher: You get to explore all of the different things that you’re curious about.

MM: Connecting content to real-world experiences could also increase retention by helping students feel a sense of belonging in the classroom. You’re far less likely to persist in a class if you feel like you don’t belong in that physical space, right? The course content definitely plays a role in that.

I think that making these connections between content and societal issues could help students start thinking things like, “Oh, this is a thing I care about, how could I design a study that could provide evidence to help inform a policy decision?”

Elli Theobald: Students have said to me, “I don’t want to be a scientist because I want to help people.” And that’s a problem. If we’re teaching science in a way that makes it feel like it isn’t helping people, then we’re doing something wrong. It’s just such a huge disservice to biology because we’ll lose so many amazing and capable students who could push our field forward.

This study looked at biology education resources. Do you know if biology instructors are already incorporating more real-world connections in their courses? 听

CB: If instructors aren’t getting support but they’re still making these connections in the classroom, it’s because they are putting that onus on themselves and choosing to add it. I applaud all instructors who are making these connections, and I fully expect that more connections are being made than and in these resources. We are currently collecting actual course materials from intro bio courses to see where instructors are making these connections.

But I also think that it would be such a valuable resource for instructors to have more support in making those connections. Here’s where I think really bolstering the amount of resources for instructors could provide more scaffolding for instructors to be able to provide a variety of connections, or to even recognize opportunities to make these connections in the course objectives. One of my hopes for this work is that it helps to provide motivation for those sorts of materials.

ET: Instructors are amazing. They’re working so hard to connect the content in some way to students’ lives, or to find the best, coolest examples. They need to have support from their institutions to be able to do more of this in their classrooms.

This research was funded by The National Science Foundation.

For more information, contact Theobald atellij@uw.edu Busch at cbusch3@uw.edu and Meuler at mmeuler@uw.edu.

Plants may not appear aggressive, but they can still defend themselves while under attack. When caterpillars chomp the leaves of bean plants, these plants release gases that lure predatory wasps. The wasps prey on the caterpillars, saving the plants from further destruction. In a paper , a UW-led team demonstrated that this defense strategy is run by a protein called INR, or inceptin receptor. The researchers grew bean plants with naturally occurring mutations in the INR gene alongside plants with functional INR in an experimental field in Oaxaca, Mexico. The knock-out plants didn’t emit gases and attracted far fewer wasps. This result helps explain a previous study by this team that first identified the biochemical pathway behind this defense mechanism. These results also showcase how the tiny actions of a single protein can affect the behavior of wasps and caterpillars, and in turn, protect the health of the plant. This could benefit nearby plants as well, the researchers said. Beans are often grown alongside “,” such as corn, with the idea that each plant provides a benefit for the others. Beans help make the soil richer for their companions, and, through the actions of INR, could also protect their neighbors from pests.

For more information, contact senior author , UW associate professor of biology, at astein10@uw.edu.听听

The other UW co-authors are , , , and . A full list of co-authors and funding is included .

Decades of satellite data show Himalayan rivers migrating rapidly in response to climate change

The movement of rivers is often described in terms of flowing water, but the path a river takes can also change. Some migration is normal, but in the Himalayas, rivers seem to be scrambling faster than scientists anticipated. In a study , researchers show that rivers in the Tibetan Plateau moved twice as much from 2000 to 2020 as they did from 1980 to 2000. As glaciers melt and frozen ground thaws in response to rising temperatures, rivers are inundated with silty meltwater from surrounding glaciers. The water picks the path of least resistance through softening ground. The 鈥渕ovement鈥� includes small lateral shifts, big swings that cut off entire sections of river and occasionally, . The international team attributes their observations to climate change, which is driving temperatures up faster here than many other places. More than 2 billion people rely on these rivers for fresh water and researchers are concerned about communities downstream, as well as the potential for similar patterns that may play out elsewhere.

For more information, contact co-author , UW professor of Earth and space sciences at bigdirt@uw.edu.听听

A full list of co-authors and funding is .

Researchers shrink eye-catching structure down to the nano scale听

made using a network of freestanding bars suspended by a web of thin, tense cables. The organization of the bars and cables allows the network of tension and compression forces to lock everything into place, creating a lightweight yet stiff structure. Tensegrities of different sizes are common in nature 鈥� examples include and the that help living cells maintain their shape 鈥� as well as in diverse manmade structures like , and . Now, a team of engineers at the UW have found a way to create tensegrities as small as five micrometers across 鈥� roughly a tenth of the width of a human hair. in the aptly-named journal Small, researchers used a specialized and a resin compound to print bar-and-cable structures about 30 micrometers across. They then heated the materials to 900 degrees celsius, causing the structures to shrink by over 80%. As they shrank, the thinner cables constricted more than the bars, resulting in nanostructures with specific, locked-in levels of stress that were up to 250% stiffer than the starting structures. The team is now working on ways to build larger materials composed of tiny tensegrities, which could eventually usher in a new class of stiff, light and impact-resistant materials.

For more information, contact lead author , a UW doctoral student of mechanical engineering.

Other UW co-authors are , , Zainab S. Patel, , and . Funding information is included .听

Scientists find a key water source for atmospheric rivers

In December 2025, brought a seemingly endless onslaught of precipitation to Washington that caused and washed away roads and homes. In published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, UW researchers help explain where all that water came from. They describe a link between the , a weather pattern that brings moisture east across the Pacific, and atmospheric rivers. Hypotheses about this connection have emerged from previous studies, but researchers couldn鈥檛 physically draw it until now. By tracking precipitation and wind patterns from 2000 to 2024, the UW researchers show that heavy rainfall and flooding are more likely when MJO is active, which happens several times a year. By identifying the MJO as a key moisture source for powerful atmospheric rivers, the researchers hope to improve forecast accuracy and give people more lead time to prepare for incoming storms.

For more information, contact co-author , UW professor of atmospheric and climate science at shuyic@uw.edu.

Other UW co-authors are and . Funding information is .

Maeda also was appointed a professor of American ethnic studies. He succeeds Dianne Harris, who will complete her service this year.

Maeda has previously served as the dean of the University of Colorado Boulder College of Arts and Sciences where he also was a professor of ethnic studies. He is an interdisciplinary cultural historian and is a nationally recognized scholar in Asian American studies and comparative ethnic studies.

鈥淒r. Maeda brings a wealth of experience to all aspects of the role of Katherine and John Simpson Endowed Dean for the College of Arts & Sciences, including a deep commitment to shared governance,鈥� Serio said. 鈥淭hroughout the selection process, Dr. Maeda repeatedly elevated the broad strengths of the College of Arts & Sciences, and the students, staff and faculty who define them, as foundational to leading the path forward through a framework of opportunity for all.鈥�

Since joining CU Boulder as an assistant professor in 2005, Maeda has served as chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies, associate dean for student success in the College of Arts and Sciences, and dean and vice provost of undergraduate education. Maeda served as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since June 2024 until he was appointed dean earlier this year. He is returning to the UW where he was an acting assistant professor in the Department of History from 2001 to 2002.

鈥淚 am deeply honored to serve the College of Arts & Sciences and grateful for the opportunity to partner with its exceptional faculty, students and staff,鈥� Maeda said. 鈥淭ogether, we will build on the college鈥檚 distinguished tradition of discovery, creativity and public impact while advancing an inclusive and inspiring vision for the future.鈥�

The College of Arts and Sciences at CU Boulder has 1,300 faculty members and 400 staff members. The college also has approximately 15,000 undergraduates in 49 majors and more than 2,000 graduate students in 36 doctoral programs and 35 master鈥檚 programs. As dean, Maeda managed an annual budget of more than $250 million and led a collaborative process that created the college鈥檚 budget allocation model. Under his leadership, the college established new records for first-year retention and six-year graduation rates and set a record for highest annual fundraising in the college鈥檚 history.

Maeda has published two books and numerous articles and book chapters on Asian American activism in the 1960s and 1970s. His most recent book, a cultural history of the iconic martial artist and actor 鈥� and former UW student 鈥� Bruce Lee, was published in 2022.

Maeda earned his doctoral and master鈥檚 degrees in American culture from the University of Michigan. He also holds a master鈥檚 in ethnic studies from San Francisco State University and a bachelor鈥檚 in mathematics from Harvey Mudd College.

grew up in the United Kingdom surrounded by soccer. He鈥檚 always loved sport, but his academic focus 鈥� he鈥檚 a 糖心原创 master鈥檚 student in South Asian Studies researching the history of memory in diaspora communities 鈥� is far removed from the playing field.

But Josan brought his passion for sport, particularly soccer 鈥� known as football to most of the world 鈥� with him to the United States. When packing for the move, he even found room in his suitcase for a prized soccer jersey he received as a Christmas present when he was 13. When Josan arrived at the UW, he started searching for ways to engage in sport scholarship.

鈥淢y interest comes from how sport creates identity and how much of our cultural connection comes from sport,鈥� Josan said. 鈥淭hat obviously has good parts, but it also means sport becomes very politically loaded. We see both in the wider scale kind of conversations about sports and politics today.鈥�

Josan found a way to nurture his combined interests when he took a course with , professor in UW Bothell’s School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences and director of the in the Jackson School of International Studies. The two developed a relationship, which led Krabill to ask Josan to serve as the managing editor for a new website: .

Whether people are counting the days until the 鈥� games will be played in Seattle from June 19 through July 6 鈥� or wondering what all the hype is about, the Global Sport Lab鈥檚 syllabus was created as a way for anyone to learn more about the history and politics of the tournament.

鈥淧avandeep is an incredibly talented, thoughtful guy,鈥� said Krabill, who also served as the editor for the syllabus. 鈥淭here is no way the project would have happened without him.鈥�

The idea for the syllabus emerged from the creation of similar resources for social movements and newsworthy events. There is a Black Lives Matter syllabus, for example. And during the protests that occurred in Ferguson, Missouri, after Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer in 2014, a Georgetown University professor launched the.

鈥淲hat those syllabi did really well was put current events into larger historical, cultural and political contexts,鈥� Krabill said. 鈥淭he idea was to do the same thing with the World Cup 鈥� imagining someone who is really interested in the politics and controversies around this event and wants to dig deeper and find more analysis.鈥�

World Cup: The Syllabus is divided into seven sections: FIFA; migrations; protest and resistance; arts and culture; human rights; stadiums; and technology. Each page offers analysis written by experts, discussion questions and a suggested reading list.听

The website was curated by an editorial team of six leading experts in global football, including Krabill. Krabill and Josan had multiple, hours-long meetings with the other five academics, many of whom have sat on FIFA panels and produced some of the most widely read resources on global soccer.

鈥淚鈥檝e read a lot of what these experts have produced in the past, and I never thought I鈥檇 be chairing meetings with them,鈥� Josan said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 sometimes a bit surreal when you work with people that you鈥檝e read before. It was exciting learning about their insights, not just from what they鈥檝e studied and their research, but also from their lived experiences. That was fascinating to me.鈥�

Krabill wrote the syllabus鈥� introduction, and , a UW student in visual communication design, designed the site.鈥淭here is no right or wrong way to engage with the syllabus, and we want people to engage however they see fit,鈥� Josan said. 鈥淚f there鈥檚 a particular category that speaks most to you, start with that one.鈥�

The website is also structured to help guide readers who don鈥檛 have a preference or don鈥檛 know where to begin. In these cases, Josan recommends starting with the first section, which focuses broadly on FIFA. From there, the topics narrow down. The syllabus isn鈥檛 specific to this summer鈥檚 World Cup, either. The hope is for the resource to remain relevant for future events, including for the 2027 Women鈥檚 World Cup in Brazil.

鈥淭he Women鈥檚 World Cup has been gaining a lot of prominence, a lot of popularity,鈥� Josan said. 鈥淎ttendance numbers are higher than they鈥檝e ever been for women鈥檚 sport across the board, and specifically for women鈥檚 football. So, we鈥檙e hoping this project doesn’t stop when the 2026 final is played. It鈥檚 something that will continue to be updated.鈥�

Even people with no interest in soccer can find something in the syllabus worth exploring, Josan said.

鈥淭he syllabus is designed to cross the boundary between football and other topics that are of interest to our society,鈥� he said. 鈥淚鈥檇 encourage anyone to engage with this, especially if you live in an area that鈥檚 going to host a World Cup game. There is going to be so much that you鈥檒l learn, and you might be able to connect the dots when you see things play out in our local area.鈥�

For more information, contact Lauren Kirschman at lkirsc@uw.edu.

Come curious. Leave inspired.

The UW offers an exciting lineup of in-person and online events. From thought-provoking art and music to conversations on culture, history, and science, the UW community invites you to explore, learn, and connect across disciplines throughout the University. And you don’t have to wait until June: Take a look at everything still happening in May.

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ArtSci On Your Own Time:

Through July 24 – Book Club | The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (UW Alumni Association)
Readers鈥� Choice! Bundle up for an historical mystery set in 18th-century Maine. The body of a local man is found in the frozen Kennebeck River. Martha Ballard, the local midwife, suspects that this death is not an accident 鈥� and her detailed diaries of local life are full of clues. Will she weather the scandals unleashed by her pursuit of the truth? Inspired by historic events!听Free.

Podcast | (Comparative History of Ideas)
Dr. H艒k奴lani Aikau is joined by guest co-host and podcast research assistant Melialani Hamilton, a new PhD student in IGOV. Together, they interview Michael Wilson a Tohono O鈥檕dham human rights activist, U.S. military retiree, and documentary filmmaker and Dr. Jos茅 Antonio 鈥淭ony鈥� Lucero, Professor and Chair of the Comparative History of Ideas Department at the 糖心原创, Seattle. They are co-authors of, , a powerful memoir tracing Mike鈥檚 life journey and the experiences that led him to the controversial and courageous humanitarian work of placing water stations for migrants along the U.S.鈥揗exico border. The book captures the tension between Mike鈥檚 moral obligation to prevent death and the political stance of a nation committed to non-interference. Throughout the narrative, Tony 鈥渉yperlinks鈥� Mike鈥檚 personal story to broader histories and global struggles, illuminating how one life resonates far beyond the borderlands.听Free.

EXHIBITIONS:

June 4 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
A one-night exhibition of furniture, lighting, soft goods, electronics, and experimental work by UW junior industrial design students. Free.

Through June 5 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Celebrate the graduating seniors across the art programs: 3D4M, Photo/Media, Painting + Drawing, and Interdisciplinary Visual Art (IVA) during the 2026 BA in Art Graduation Exhibitions at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Opening nights: Group 1 – April 28, Group 2 – May 12, Honors – May 26. Free.

June 10 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Free.

Through June 14 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
The Henry is pleased to present the 糖心原创’s School of Art + Art History + Design Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design Thesis Exhibition. Throughout their programs, fine arts and design students work with advisers and other artists to develop advanced techniques, expand concepts, discuss critical issues, and emerge with a vision and direction for their own work. Henry staff conduct studio visits and work closely with the students to facilitate their projects and prepare them for exhibition at the museum. A digital publication will be produced in conjunction with the exhibition to highlight the students鈥� artistic endeavors and the Henry鈥檚 commitment to this exciting and important step in the students’ development as practicing artists and designers. is on June 5. Related article: . Free.

June 10 – 26 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
will be on June 12. Free.

Exhibition | (Henry Art Gallery)
ojo|-|o虂l谦虂 (pronounced oh-ho hol-ohn) is an exhibition of recent and newly commissioned work by Din茅 artist Eric-Paul Riege (b. 1994, Na鈥檔铆zhoozh铆 [Gallup, New Mexico]) that includes sculpture, textile, collage, and video, activated by moments of performance. Across this work, Riege combines customary Din茅 practices of weaving, silversmithing, and beading with contemporary cultural forms, exploring Din茅 cosmology, the history of Euro-American trading posts in and adjacent to the Navajo Nation, and the notion of 鈥渁uthenticity鈥� as a value marker of Indigenous art and craft. Free.

Week of June 1

Online – June 1 | 听(Jackson School of International Studies)
Presented by Abdullah Al-Arian, Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University in Qatar.听 The World (Cup) Comes To Seattle 2026 Lecture Series is an online series of talks and discussions hosted by the Global Sport Lab, featuring local and global experts to discuss the geopolitical, local, and sporting implications of the 2026 FIFA Men鈥檚 World Cup in Seattle. Free.

June 1 | (School of Music)
Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice Gospel Choir in songs from the Gospel tradition.

June 2 | (School of Music)
The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band (Erin Bodnar, director) present “Emblems,” featuring music by Aaron Copland, Wim Bex, Kevin Day, Dwayne Milburn, John Mackey and others. With Eden Garza, bass trombone.

June 2 | (Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture)
Nature writers Kathryn True and Maria Dolan discuss their new book Seattle Field Guide: Explore Nature in the City, a guide to 38 outdoor adventures across the greater Seattle area. They will deliver a presentation featuring natural phenomena you can visit yourself around the city. Seattle Field Guide is a fun, accessible, and inspiring guide to 38 nature-filled outings across the greater Seattle area 鈥� perfect for all ages and experience levels. Whether you have a free afternoon or a full day to explore, Dolan and True offer seasonal adventures that reveal the wild wonders hidden in the city鈥檚 parks, shorelines, greenways, and neighborhoods.

June 2 | (Simpson Center for the Humanities)
What happens to our understanding of relational memory when viewed through queer histories? In this talk, Stirner examines memory art dedicated to often neglected queer and trans histories after National Socialism, from translucent quilts to an installation that melts a concentration camp gate and rewelds it into new forms. Beyond arguing for the inclusion of queer histories in relational frameworks of remembrance, the talk proposes that attending to the distinct shapes and textures of queer relationality reshapes the concept itself, showing how queer memory practices expand and transform what it means to think memory relationally.

Simone Stirner (Assistant Professor, Germanic Languages & Literatures, Harvard University) works on poetry and poetics, memory studies, and the intersections of critical and creative practices. Stirner’s first book Poetic Grief: Form and Remembrance after National Socialism (Fordham University Press, forthcoming) develops a new framework for understanding the relationship between reading poetry and the affective experience of grief by studying how poems in the enduring aftermath of National Socialism and the Holocaust make space for an encounter with the uncontainable dimensions of loss鈥攐n and off the page.听Free.

June 3 | (School of Music)
A free lunchtime performance featuring UW School of Music students in the North Allen Library lobby. Presented in partnership with UW Libraries.听Free.

June 3 | (School of Music)
The Studio Jazz Ensemble and Modern Ensemble present a shared program of repertory selections, original music, and inspired arrangements.

June 4 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
A one-night exhibition of furniture, lighting, soft goods, electronics, and experimental work by UW junior industrial design students. Free.

June 4 |听(Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture)
Admission to the Burke Museum is FREE and the museum is open until 8 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month. Get closer to the daily work happening in the Burke Museum鈥檚 visible collections storage, labs and workrooms during Free First Thursday.听Free.

June 4 | (Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies)
This celebration honors all the Building A Movement interns and 2026 graduating Labor students!

June 5 | (School of Music)
The UW Symphony (David Alexander Rahbee, director) and combined UW Choirs (Giselle Wyers, director) team up for a year-end program featuring music by Ottorino Respighi, Nadia Boulanger, and Francis Poulenc. Mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski is featured soloist with the combined ensembles for works by Boulanger, orchestrated by David Alexander Rahbee. Soledad Mayorga-Maldonado is featured soloist for Francis Poulenc’s Gloria, with Giselle Wyers conducting.

June 5 | (Geography)
The Geography Undergraduate Research Symposium spotlights innovative and compelling undergraduate work. Student researchers will share fresh ideas, sharp insights, and standout projects with the community. Free.\

June 5 | 听(Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies)
Engage with emerging scholarship in gender, women, and sexuality studies and celebrate the work of our undergraduate researchers. Each student will give a short presentation, followed by responses from GWSS graduate students who will help facilitate discussion. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or community member, support scholars and take part in the conversation. A reception with light refreshments will follow. Free.

June 5 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Join the Henry and 糖心原创’s School of Art + Art History + Design in celebration of the 2026 糖心原创 MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition. See the diverse work of this year’s graduate students and enjoy a no-host bar. Artists: Stephanie Alacon, Dahae Cheon, Li-Yuan Chiou, Jeff Jiang, Victoria Mackender, Alex Moni-Sauri, Oscar Pearson, Chave Pichardo, Andrew Roibal, and Ryan Walters. Related article: . Free.

June 5 – 6 | 听 (Dance)
Join the UW Department of Dance Kawasaki Guest Artist Amy O’Neal, 23 UW dance students, and Seattle guest artists for a Spring Hybrid Dance Lab (HDL). This performance plus dance party is a research and performance platform for experimental street dance practitioners to challenge traditional notions of street dance in theater, address creative hybridity, and nurture cultural literacy. Made possible by generous gifts from the Glenn H. Kawasaki Foundation and John C. Robinson. Free.

June 6 | (School of Music)
Emerging and established composers explore unconventional sonic landscapes in this concert of music by students, faculty, alumni, and guests of the UW Composition program. Free.

听June 8 – 30

Online – June 8 | (Jackson School of International Studies)
Presented by Jen Barnes, Co-Chair of Pride+ Match Impact Committee SEA2026; Founder, CEO, Rough & Tumble Pub; Salmon Bay FC. The World (Cup) Comes To Seattle 2026 Lecture Series is an online series of talks and discussions hosted by the Global Sport Lab, featuring local and global experts to discuss the geopolitical, local, and sporting implications of the 2026 FIFA Men鈥檚 World Cup in Seattle. Free.

June 10 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Free.

June 11 | 2026 Awards of Excellence Ceremony
The UW is delighted to announce the recipients of the 56th annual 糖心原创 Awards of Excellence! The awards honor outstanding alumni, faculty, staff, students and retirees who contribute to the richness and diversity of our University community. The program includes a one-hour ceremony hosted by President Robert J. Jones and Provost Tricia Serio, followed by a reception with refreshments and community connection. Free.

June 12 | (School of Art + Art History + Design)
Free.

June 12 | 听(Speech & Hearing Sciences)
Presentation by Dr. Catherine Off听 (Ph.D, Speech & Hearing Sciences, ’08). 听Free.

Online option – June 13 | 糖心原创’s 151st Commencement Ceremony
The 糖心原创 will honor the graduating class of 2026 at the University鈥檚 151st Annual Commencement Exercises. Over 7,400 graduates will take the field at the magnificent Husky Stadium to the cheers and applause of 50,000 family members and friends.听Free.

June 25 | (Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture)
Learn more about the incredible range and diversity of sex, sex-development, gender, and sexuality in the natural world and the many purposes of sex and sexuality for building strong and vibrant communities in the natural world.

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