This laboratory experiments on people, places, and things. Freaked out? Don’t be. They’re studying storytelling. The News Lab is a newsroom for journalism students. "From Woodinville to Federal Way to Everett, our students put important news in front of people," said Andrea Otanez, who's teaching the lab this quarter.

Caley Cook is a lecturer in Communications, a multimedia journalist, and a documentary filmmaker. Since joining the UW in 2013, she has primarily taught classes about newsgathering and reporting.