Arts & Events

Collaborating in the name of the arts and sciences, The University of Puget Sound and Tacoma Art Museum presented the “Art + Science Salon,” the museum’s free-admission event to support the Tacoma Artwalk. Scientist Siddharth Ramakrishnan, who works in the department of Neuroscience at our University, put together a series of presentations by local artists and scientists who integrate both subjects into their work and lives. Hoping to gain “more collaborations from both artists and scientists” from the event, Ramakrishnan was amazed to see the large turnout, surprised by the...

Anybody else feeling a little betrayed by the weather this week? We had a few of those sunny days, but now they’re gone, never to return (or at least, that’s how it feels). February, you’re such a tease! This time last year my parents decided they couldn’t stand the rain any longer and used their airline miles to take my little sister and me with them to Mexico, where there was so much sun to be had we just about fried ourselves trying to soak it all up. This February,...