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Faculty/staff honors: Women in engineering network nod, winning magazine article on geologic hazards and refugees — and two national genetics society 2020 awards
The Women in Engineering ProActive Network has given its 2020 Founders Award to Elizabeth Litzler, affiliate assistant professor of sociology.
07/28/2020 | UW News -
ArtSci Roundup: “The Last Stargazers” Book Launch, VoiceThreads, and More
This week at the UW, attend an online book launch, read along with the UW alumni book club, and listen to VoiceThreads from the comfort of your home.
07/28/2020 | UW News -
How space missions snatch pieces of other worlds and bring them back to Earth
As NASA prepares to launch a spacecraft to collect samples from Mars, Nature looks at back at missions that have grabbed material. Don Brownlee, professor of astronomy, is quoted.
07/27/2020 | Nature -
Why divorce rates could spike after the pandemic ends, according to a family and divorce lawyer
A study from the department of sociology about divorce rates is mentioned in this article about how divorce rates may spike after the pandemic ends.
07/26/2020 | Business Insider -
The Power of Resilience During COVID-19
Emma PeConga and Gabby Gauthier, doctoral students in psychology, are interviewed about the importance of resilience and how we can work toward it amidst the current pandemic.
07/26/2020 | Psychology Today -
Education and Race: A discussion with interim Bellevue College president, a UW educator and recent WSU graduate
Former Governor Gary Locke, along with KD Hall, UW faculty in communication, and recent WSU graduate Lealah Ndifon, shared their experiences with systemic racism at different academic levels.
07/26/2020 | King 5 News -
That was a lark': A war hero from Stanford and his tragic VP debate in 1992
Margaret O’Mara, professor of history, is quoted in this article about Vice Admiral James Stockdale.
07/26/2020 | San Francisco Gate -
Spiders are your friends — in the garden, anyway
Rod Crawford, Curator of Arachnids at the Burke Museum, busts some common myths about spiders.
07/25/2020 | The Seattle Times -
The United States Needs a Truth Commission. It Should Be Televised.
Catherine Cole, professor of drama and a divisional dean in the College of Arts & Sciences, is quoted in this article about truth commissions.
07/24/2020 | Foregin Policy -
Kona Historical Society presents: ‘Language of a Nation’
Filmmaker Conrad Lihilihi (BFA, 2006, Ethnic Identities in Film) is mentioned in this article about an upcoming docuseries.
07/24/2020 | West Hawaii Today