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ArtSci Roundup: Drop-in meditation session, Jacob Lawrence Vimeo channel, and more
This week, the UW offers a wide variety of virtual engagement opportunities, including a drop-in mediation session and content from the Jacob Lawrence Vimeo channel.
06/29/2020 | UW News -
Five myths about policing
Steve Herbert, professor of law, societies, and justice and of geography, is referenced in this article discussing common myths about policing.
06/26/2020 | The Washington Post -
These protests feel different because they’re shifting public opinion
To sustain the current anti-racism movement, look to the past. Megan Ming Francis, associate professor of political science, is interviewed.
06/26/2020 | Vice -
AI gatekeepers are taking baby steps toward raising ethical standards
Emily Bender, professor of linguistics, explains how major AI conferences are starting to force computer scientists to think about the societal impacts of artificial intelligence.
06/26/2020 | Quartz -
Donn Weaver, a longtime Seattle music teacher, dies of COVID-19 complications
Donn Weaver, who received a music degree from the UW in 1954, has passed from COVID-19 complications.
06/26/2020 | The Seattle Times -
Data is key to fighting the coronavirus. Here’s why it’s so hard to find
If you wanted to know how many COVID-19 tests were administered yesterday, there would be no source you could check for that information. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, is quoted.
06/26/2020 | PBS -
When Takeout Takes You Across the World
Aaron Versoza (BA, Lingustics, 2009) and Amber Manuguid (BFA, DXARTS, 2009), discuss how their restaurant has adapted to COVID-19.
06/26/2020 | UW Magazine -
From the Dean
Dean Stacey reflects on the College’s role in addressing systemic racism through the curriculum, research, and other work — and how there's more to be done.
June 2020 Perspectives -
What Is Freedom? Teaching Kids Philosophy in a Pandemic
Jana Mohr Lone, director of the Center for Philosophy for Children, discusses the Center's move to online programming amidst COVID-19.
06/25/2020 | The New York Times -
How HIV/AIDS changed the world
The HIV/AIDS pandemic was the formative experience for many of the doctors leading the response to COVID-19. Martina Morris, professor emeritus of sociology and statistics, is referenced.
06/25/2020 | The Economist