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Studying Fair Labor, with a Husky Twist
Students in the Jackson School's Responsible Apparel Purchasing task force explored labor issues related to the production of apparel that bears a University of Washington logo. Related stories: The President as Evaluator
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Task Force Program Goes Silver
The Jackson School’s Task Force Program celebrates 25 years.
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New Life for Aging Labs
The UW's aging freshman chemistry laboratories have been described as "something out of Dickens." With renovations, they are now ready for the 21st century.
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Mixing Art and Nature at Willapa Bay
The Willapa National Wildlife Refuge includes artworks created by UW students enrolled in a UW public art course.
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Journalism Goes Global
Journalism students spent the summer interning at English-language newspapers abroad--in Sierra Leone, Indonesia, and China--through an unusual scholarship in the UW Department of Communication.
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Exploring Tolkien
History professor Robin Stacey’s love of J. R. R. Tolkien’s work led to a popular course and now a five-part lecture series.
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American Sign Language Introduced
The UW Department of Linguistics is offering American Sign Language, with a full-time lecturer teaching two sections of ASL each quarter.
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But How is Socrates' Jump Shot?
The Husky men’s basketball team took a special five-credit course designed specifically for them and tied to an 11-day basketball tournament trip to Greece.
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A Celebration of Undergraduate Research
More than 600 students participated in the 2007 Undergraduate Research Symposium, one of several opportunities to present undergraduate research to the community.
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Burke 101
Students learn about hidden treasures at the Burke Museum and then design activities to share their knowledge with Burke visitors.
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A Week of Sharing in the Yakima Valley
Through two School of Music courses, a group of UW students traveled to Washington's Yakima Valley to teach--and learn from--K-12 students.
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A Global Reach for Advisers
Eighteen UW advisers joined students for Explorations Seminars in far-flung locations like China, Costa Rica, and New Zealand, to experience the seminars firsthand.
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Surviving the Senior Thesis
For departments that require a senior thesis, the benefits for all involved are substantial.
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A Pow Wow Primer
American Indian Studies offers a course on the history and significance of pow wow, which includes working on one of the University's two annual pow wow events.
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Dance for Everyone -- and Every Body
A new class in integrated dance brings together dancers of varying abilities, including several who use wheelchairs.