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Learning From the Cosmos
Three of the UW Department of Astronomy's newest and brightest stars on the outer limits of what's possible.
06/14/2021 | College of Arts & Sciences -
WWGR: African American writers having ‘a moment’ in wake of George Floyd murder
Dr. Georgia McDade, the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington, discusses her history as a writer.
06/12/2021 | Kiro 7 -
Opportunities to Explore: June 2021
Check out opportunities to explore the College of Arts & Sciences from your home and on campus.
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CAS in the News
A sampling of recent stories in local and national media featuring College of Arts & Sciences faculty.
June 2021 Perspectives -
In WA’s history of interracial marriage, pride and prejudice
Dr. Quintard Taylor, professor emeritus of history, explains the history of interracial marriage in Washington.
06/11/2021 | Crosscut -
New study finds that babies are more generous than we think
The UW Institute of Learning and Brain Sciences found that babies already have the building blocks of generous social behavior. Andrew Meltzoff, professor of psychology at the UW and co-director of the institute, is interviewed.
06/11/2021 | Good Morning America -
Laboratories of Democratic Backsliding
According to new research from Jake Grumbach, assistant professor of political science at the UW, GOP lawmakers have been reducing the “democratic performance” of states they control for the better part of two decades. Grumbach is interviewed on the show "On the Media."
06/11/2021 | WNYC Studios -
Tatiana Toro named director of Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)
Toro, a UW mathematics professor, will lead one of the world’s preeminent centers for collaborative research in mathematics.
06/11/2021 | College of Arts & Sciences -
Opinion: How Far Are Republicans Willing to Go? They’re Already Gone.
A recent paper by Jacob Grumbach, assistant professor of political science, is referenced.
06/09/2021 | The New York Times -
How Joe Biden could increase pressure on Vladimir Putin if their June 16 meeting fails to deter Russia’s ‘harmful’ behavior
“When U.S. President Joe Biden meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in June 2021, cybersecurity is certain to be a key topic of discussion ... He says he told Putin in a phone call ‘we could have gone further’ with the sanctions, ‘but I chose not to do so.’ This leaves open the question of what ‘further’ might mean — and could it be any more effective than past sanctions at changing Putin’s behavior?” writes Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies at the UW.
06/09/2021 | The Conversation