IAS News

IAS faculty member Min Tang attended the 2019 International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Washington DC between May 24-28 and presented at the Internet Governance and Communication Beyond Boundaries pre-conference at the American University. Tang’s presentation on “Huawei versus U.S.? The Geopolitics of Exterritorial Internet Infrastructure” connected ...

IAS undertook three faculty searches this year, resulting in six new hires in the areas of Rhetoric & Composition, Data Visualization & Analytics, and Creative Writing & Poetics. To learn more about who will be joining IAS next fall, read below. 

IAS faculty members Kristin Gustafson and Amy Lambert created a poster on team teaching for the UW’s 15th Annual Teaching & Learning Symposium in Seattle. The Gustafson-Lambert poster, “Team Teaching Models for Professional Development and Peer Learning,” was judged one of three winners (out of about 60) based on appearance, content, and presentation.  

On Wednesday, May 22nd, students, faculty, and community members convened at Hugo House’s Lapis Theater on Capitol Hill for a conversation and Q&A about how to make a life (and a living) as a writer in Seattle. Moderated by IAS faculty member Amaranth Borsuk, the panel featured Corinne Manning, Natalie A. Martínez, and Abi Pollokoff. An annual tradition in the MFA ...

IAS faculty members Jennifer Atkinson, Mark Chen, and Jason Lambacher served as research mentors for the Pacific Science Center's 2019 "Games for our Future" event, a three-day game jam focused on the theme “Creating a Green Tomorrow.” The Game Jam brought game developers and researchers together to learn from each other and show the power of games to translate complex environmental research into a medium that's both fun and educational. The event was ...