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Soccer on the World Stage

An international studies course highlights soccer's impact beyond the playing field, in areas ranging from economics to nationalism to human rights.

illustration of woman cleaning a house while singing, unaware of a camera pointed at her.

You Discover You're on Camera. Now What?

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.

Group of Muslims in Myanmar in prayer, photographed from above.

An Award-Winning Photojournalist, in Focus

David Ryder's photographs have been published in major US publications, including TIME magazine and The New York Times. Ryder (BA, 2006; MA, 2011) got his start at the UW, working at The Daily.

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Proposed NIH funding cuts leave WA research institutions fearing ‘fiscal chaos’

Dozens of universities and scientific institutions across Washington state are facing hundreds of millions of dollars in immediate cuts to NIH-funded programs supporting cancer research, pediatric medicine and drug development. The move could disrupt clinical trials and trigger layoffs and sparked a 22-state federal lawsuit involving Washington. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW; Marion Pepper, professor of immunology at the UW School of Medicine; and UW spokesperson Victor Balta are quoted. The UW's Washington National Primate Research Center is referenced.

02/11/2025 | The Seattle Times
Cool Courses for Spring Quarter 2025

It's time to think about spring quarter course registration! Check out these cool Arts & Sciences courses to be offered Spring Quarter 2025.

02/10/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences
New journal co-founded by NIH nominee raises eyebrows, misinformation fears

The Journal of the Academy of Public Health claims to open up scientific communication. But its unusual editorial policies have some scientists concerned. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

02/10/2025 | Science