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UW, PNNL to host energy research center focusing on bio-inspired design and assembly
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded an expected $10.75 million, four-year grant for a new interdisciplinary research center.
08/06/2018 | UW News -
Journey behind bars to aid in prisoners' learning
Dr. Holly Barker and Burke Museum's Oceania collections assist with University Beyond Bars classroom learning.
08/06/2018 | Burke Museum -
UW Books in brief: Urban diaries, battling Jim Crow on campus, dictionary of Middle East politics and more
Recent notable books by UW authors tell of the struggle to break free of racism in higher education, taking an "urban diary" approach to documenting city life and more.
08/03/2018 | UW News -
Higgs: Wyoming needs to create an immersive art destination
Levi Higgs (BA, Art History, 2012) makes a case for his home state, Wyoming, to invest further in the arts and humanities.
08/03/2018 | Casper Star Tribune -
Spiders are your friends!
Rod Crawford, Curator of Arachnids at the University of Washington's Burke Museum, debunks spider myths.
08/02/2018 | The Seattle Times -
Sculptor George Rodriguez celebrates and transcends his Mexican heritage
George Rodriguez (MFA, Ceramics, 2009) unveils a mythical Mexican zodiac at the Seattle Art Fair.
08/02/2018 | Crosscut -
This is your brain on Seattle traffic
Listen to Dennis Donovan, adjunct professor of Psychology at the University of Washington talk about driving in Seattle and Seattle drivers.
08/02/2018 | KUOW -
Amazon HQ2 bid is already paying off for some cities
Professor Margaret O'Mara weighs in on the impact of Amazon on cities that bid to be the location of its HQ2.
08/01/2018 | CNN -
The World’s Largest King Penguin Colony Is Catastrophically Shrinking—and We Don’t Know Why
UW Biology professor Dee Boersma weighs in on the alarming and overwhelming evidence of the penguin population shrinkage.
07/31/2018 | Gizmodo -
What exactly is the point of a border?
Op-ed by UW political philosopher Micheal Blake
07/27/2018 | The Conversation