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Renaissance Art to Theoretical Physics
Four graduate students are receiving the A&S Graduate Medal along with their PhDs.
June 2017 Perspectives -
Scientists discover a 2-D magnet
A team led by the University of Washington and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has for the first time discovered magnetism in the 2-D world of monolayers.
06/07/2017 | UW Today -
L.A. County might stop charging needy defendants a $50 fee
Alexes Harris of UW department of sociology weighs in on a potential fee waiver for indigent and other needy criminal defendants in Los Angeles County.
06/07/2017 | Los Angeles Times -
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Florist reflects on her time in the Obama White House
Laura Dowling, ’81, ’91, served as the nation’s Chief Floral Designer from 2009 to 2015.
06/07/2017 | Columns Magazine -
'Alexa, are you turning my kid into a jerk?'
Three years after Amazon Echo launched as a frivolous oddity, its maker now plans to put Alexa inside smart phones, refrigerators, vacuums and Ford cars.
06/07/2017 | USA Today -
Tiny Jumping Spiders Can See the Moon
An unexpected rain of spiders led to a lovely Twitter geek-out between astronomers and arachnologists.
06/06/2017 | The Atlantic -
Kasaba named president of global graduate international affairs schools association
The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs is dedicated to the improvement of graduate education in international affairs.
06/05/2017 | Jackson School of International Studies -
Of the highest grade
Each spring, a handful of outstanding faculty earn a special spotlight: a Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA).
06/05/2017 | Columns Magazine -
How to Call B.S. On Big Data: A Practical Guide
At the University of Washington, students are learning to navigate the hazards of our information-addled age.
06/03/2017 | The New Yorker