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Worried about a nuke dropping on Seattle? Old news — we spent the Cold War years preparing
We've been through this drill before–for at least three decades during the Cold War years. John Findlay, professor of history at UW, is quoted.
08/15/2017 | Seattle Times -
200 years later, Centralia celebrates its very own George Washington
Quintard Taylor, professor emeritus of history, on Centralia's founding father and his unique place in history.
08/15/2017 | Oregon Public Broadcasting -
Got questions about the solar eclipse happening Aug. 21? We’ve got answers.
UW astrophysicist is part of an expert panel about the eclipse.
08/15/2017 | Seattle Times -
Stop Equating “Science” With Truth
Evolutionary psychology is just the most obvious example of science’s flaws.
08/11/2017 | Seattle Times -
Celebrating Farmworker Victories, Organizing for Ongoing Struggles
Meet Jessica Ramirez: The UW alum fighting for human rights and social justice alongside the first indigenous-led farm worker union in WA State.
08/11/2017 | UW Center for Human Rights -
Guest Editorial: Seattle Must Do More to Help Former Prisoners Get Housing
UW sociology professor Katherine Beckett's research is mentioned in this editorial from Seattle Councilmember, Sally Bagshaw, about "Fair Chance Housing" legislation.
08/09/2017 | The Stranger -
About $8 Million of Elephant Ivory Destroyed in Central Park
Sam Wasser, a professor at the UW who has performed forensic analysis on seized ivory for the last 13 years, commented on the destroyed ivory.
08/07/2017 | The New York Times -
Opinion | Trump's affirmative-action rollback: A promise kept
Op-ed by Christopher Parker of the Department of Political Science
08/07/2017 | The Chronicle of Higher Education -
Cold snap makes lizards evolve in just a few months
A common lizard living on the Texas-Mexico border underwent a dramatic genetic transformation in response to cold weather. Raymond Huey, an evolutionary biologist at the UW, is quoted.
08/04/2017 | Science -
English professor William Streitberger honored for book on Queen Elizabeth I’s Revels Office
Longtime English professor William Streitberger has been honored by the Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society for his book “The Masters of Revels and Elizabeth I’s Court Theatre.”08/03/2017 | UW Today