Share via Email As 2025 comes to a close, we're sharing 10 of the dozens of Arts & Sciences stories published this year in Perspectives, the College's newsletter. These and other stories from the College highlight our important role in understanding the world — from improving hearing aids to examining soccer's role in global politics. You can find more of the year's stories here. Hearing aid technology is improving all the time with the help of AI, thanks to researchers like Yi Shen, professor of speech & hearing sciences. March 2025 Perspectives Newsletter Before earning his UW degree in American Indian studies, Devin Sampson-Craig took a break to act in a Netflix film about basketball players on the Navajo Nation reservation. August 2025 Perspectives Newsletter An international studies course highlights soccer's impact beyond the playing field, in areas ranging from economics to nationalism to human rights. February 2025 Perspectives Newsletter With School of Drama students performing the roles of patients and their loved ones, simulations of clinical scenarios help UW Medicine neurology residents hone their skills, May 2025 Perspectives Newsletter As books evolve with new technologies, Geoffrey Turnovsky, professor of French, explores the history of texts — and the reading experience. March 2025 Perspectives Newsletter To honor his wife and support the college that has meant so much to both of them, former Arts & Sciences dean John Simpson created the Katherine and John Simpson Endowed Deanship. November 2025 Perspectives Newsletter David Ryder's photographs have been published in major US publications, including TIME magazine and The New York Times. He got his start as a photojournalist as a UW undergrad working at The Daily. January 2025 Perspectives Newsletter Speculative fiction author Anselma Prihandita (PhD, language and rhetoric, 2025), a Nebula Award winner, finds that her creative writing bolsters her scholarly work in unexpected ways. June 2025 Perspectives Newsletter A growing number of people use surveillance cameras inside their home. Interaction design professor James Pierce explores how others spending time in the home are affected. February 2025 Perspectives Newsletter Chemistry professor Alshakim Nelson and his research team use 3D-printing technology to develop new materials with potential real-world applications in medicine, engineering, and sustainability. April 2025 Perspectives Newsletter We look forward to sharing more stories about the College of Arts & Sciences in 2026. Happy new year! More Stories Source: https://artsci.washington.edu/news/2025-12/10-arts-sciences-stories-2025