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Jack Lenor Larsen, Innovative Textile Designer, Dies at 93
Jack Lenor Larsen (BA, Art, 1949), a textile designer who blended ancient techniques and modern technology to weave fabrics that enlivened postwar American homes and workplaces and in the process became an international presence, died on Tuesday at his home in East Hampton, New York.
12/23/2020 | The New York Times -
New course in Arctic histories
Elena Campbell, associate professor of history, is teaching a new class on the history of mankind's relationship to the Artic.
12/23/2020 | Canadian Studies Center -
12/22: Montana This Morning
A new study of 1,000 middle school students from the University of Kansas and the University of Washington School of Music found that learning music also boosted learning in math and reading.
12/22/2020 | Muck Rack -
A YEAR IN FOCUS: 20 FROM 2020
Twenty moments from a year like no other — captured through the lenses of UW photographers.
12/21/2020 | University of Washington -
a run-in with police is much more devastating for Black children than it is for white kids
UW researchers found a run-in with police is much more devastating for Black children than it is for white kids. Annie McGlynn-Wright, who did the research while pursuing her doctorate in sociology at the UW, is interviewed.
12/21/2020 | Kiro -
Making Amends
Steve Herbert, the Mark Torrance Professor in Law Societies & Justice, recorded a riveting podcast about the Oregon State Penitentiary and the inmates housed there.
12/21/2020 | Making Amends -
The Green Revolution Is In Trouble: Here’s Why Indian Farmers Are Protesting
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, explains recent protests by Indian farmers.
12/20/2020 | Forbes -
Opinion: Poetry vs. programming — wandering the city, a writer finds the intersection of literature and code
Frances McCue is a poet, writer, co-founder of nonprofit community writing center Hugo House and a teaching professor of English at the University of Washington. She reads a piece in a special installment of the GeekWire Podcast.
12/20/2020 | GeekWire -
The Green Revolution Is In Trouble: Here’s Why Indian Farmers Are Protesting
“India has enacted new laws that lift restrictions on where and to whom farmers can sell their crops. Why then are Indian farmers protesting instead of celebrating their new economic freedom?” write Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs at the UW, and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW.
12/20/2020 | Forbes -
Seattle theater leaders work toward anti-racism
Dozens of Seattle theater leaders have been meeting for months, aiming to overhaul everything — boards, audiences, casting and more — to create an anti-racist future. It's groundbreaking work that might set a standard that can be exported to other arts disciplines and sectors. Director Valerie Curtis-Newton, head of directing and playwriting at the University of Washington’s School of Drama, is quoted.
12/19/2020 | The Seattle Times