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Arboretum Foundation and UW Botanic Gardens unite after decades of partnership

UW News staff — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:02:25 +0000

The Arboretum Foundation and the �� Botanic Gardens will combine operations under a single nonprofit organization: Seattle Botanic Gardens.

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New direction for UW Botanic Gardens focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion

Lauren Kirschman — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 21:35:45 +0000

New Directions in Public Gardens, a speaker series created by the �� Botanic Gardens, will conclude in September with the final speaker and a town hall. Past guests addressed topics like engaging with local Indigenous populations and opportunities for public land to support urban food systems and engage with BIPOC communities.

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Video: UW Farm’s Perry Acworth talks about pumpkins large and small

Kiyomi Taguchi — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:37:54 +0000

Perry Acworth, UW Farm manager, talks about different varieties of winter squash — from the palm-sized pie pumpkin to Cucurbita maxima, which can produce giant pumpkins.

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Faculty/staff honors: Rare Care plant program honor, society presidency, Jackson School Task Force recognized — and a powerful personal essay

UW News staff — Wed, 13 May 2020 15:51:39 +0000

Recent honors to UW faculty and staff have come from the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Washington Native Plant Society, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Republic of Ghana.

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ArtSci Roundup: Earth Day with the Department of History, Ask Your Farmer, and more

ArtsUW — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 23:57:56 +0000

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via UW-IT. Earth Day 50th Anniversary: Gaia Has a Fever April 22, 2:00 PM | Livestream Join the Department of History, College of the Environment and UW Earth Day in celebrating...

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ArtSci Roundup: Lecture with IVA Professor Whitney Lynn, In Plain Sight Screening, Childhood Bilingualism Talk, and more

ArtsUW — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 21:56:08 +0000

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ArtsUW Roundup: Olmstead in Seattle, the Music of Somalia’s Disco Era, Artist Talk with Kameelah Janan Rasheed, and more

Lauren Zondag — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 20:04:29 +0000

This week in the arts, see a mind-blowing troupe of wildly creative and physically daring dancers at Meany Center, learn about Somali funk, disco, soul and reggae of the 1970s and 80s, and more! Olmstead in Seattle November 12, 7 pm | Center for Urban Horticulture Seattle has one of the most extensively developed Olmsted park systems in the United States, yet the story of how it came into existence has never been fully explored or described – until now,...

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ArtsUW Roundup; William Morris and the Kelmscott Press Exhibition, Closing soon – Cecilia Vicuña’s About to Happen, and more

Lauren Zondag — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:18:07 +0000

In the arts, purchase tickets for the New Burke Opening Weekend, attend a rare duet setting performance by two School of Music faculty members, view a selection of gowns from the Henry’s collection of clothing and textiles, and more! New Burke Opening October 12th Ticket sales open on September 3rd for the New Burke Museum Grand Opening Weekend. Celebrate with multicultural music and dance performances, family-friendly activities, and food trucks. Off The Rez food truck will open it’s first brick-and-mortar location in...

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Video: Snow may have delayed some blooms for the first day of spring

Kiyomi Taguchi — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 20:02:31 +0000

The first day of spring seems especially significant this year — record warm temperatures in the Northwest are marking the change of seasons. But our blooms may be a couple weeks behind schedule after February’s snow and cold weather, according to Ray Larson, curator at UW Botanic Gardens.

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Soundbites: Snow may have delayed some blooms for the first day of spring

Kiyomi Taguchi — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:32:25 +0000

The first day of spring, when daylight hours begin to exceed nighttime hours, seems especially significant this year -- record warm temperatures in the Northwest are marking the change of seasons. But our blooms may be a couple weeks behind schedule after February’s snow and cold weather.

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