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Mathematicians urge colleagues to boycott police work in wake of killings
Jayadev Athreya, associate professor of mathematics, among other mathematics researchers has signed a letter calling on the discipline to stop working on predictive-policing algorithms.
06/19/2020 | Nature -
A safe space for Black people to center on healing and joy on Juneteenth
Mary Hall Williams, anthropology student who organized the event, is interviewed about the celebration of Juneteenth at the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.
06/19/2020 | KUOW -
Unilever’s Climate Plan: Emissions From Supply Chain And Consumers Are The Real Challenge
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, discusses Unilever's climate plan, greening the supply chain, and consumer-level emissions.
06/18/2020 | Forbes -
Supreme Court ruling welcome news for Dreamers and a win for our nation
UW President Ana Mari Cauce discusses the Supreme Court decision protecting the DACA program.
06/18/2020 | UW News -
Cheering yes!' This Seattle poet believes this time may be different
Colleen McElroy, professor emerita of English, shares her perspective as a black woman in Seattle. In 1984, McElroy became the first black woman tenured professor at the UW.
06/18/2020 | KUOW -
Seattle’s Black women activists have been marching for decades
Quin’Nita Cobbins-Modica, who graduated from the UW with a Ph.D. in history, discusses Seattle's history of black female activists.
06/18/2020 | Crosscut -
ArtSci Roundup: Meany Center sets the stage, Henry Art Gallery’s Viewpoints closes soon, and more
This week, the UW offers a wide variety of online engagement opportunities, including drop-in meditation sessions and Burke trivia nights.
06/18/2020 | UW News -
The Great Reopening Debate
Daniel Bessner, associate professor of international studies and Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, discuss whether and how colleges should re-open in the fall.
06/18/2020 | The Chronicle of Higher Education -
Screen Gems
The UW honors several faculty members with Distinguished Teaching Awards, including Ian Schnee, Senior Lecturer of Philosophy and Xiasong Li, Professor of Chemistry.
06/17/2020 | University of Washington Magazine -
OPINION: Companies Can Keep Their Hollow Statements on Racism. We Need Real Change
"Organizations are issuing public statements as anti-racism protests continue...But the words are empty without real change,” writes Alexes Harris, professor of sociology.
06/17/2020 | Newsweek