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The best free online business courses starting in January
If your New Year's resolution is to deepen your skill sets, January is bound to give you a fast start to achieving that very goal.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee quietly spares killer with first death-row reprieve
Gov. Jay Inslee Thursday signed his first reprieve of a death-row convict, part of his moratorium on Washington’s death penalty.12/30/2016 | Th -
Vera Rubin, astronomer who proved existence of dark matter, dies at 88
Vera Rubin, an astronomer who proved the existence of dark matter, one of the fundamental principles in the study of the universe, died Dec. 25. She was 88.
12/28/2016 -
Charles Johnson: By the Book
The New York Times conducted a Q&A with Charles Johnson, a professor emeritus of English at the UW and author of the award-winning novel "Middle Passage."
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US parents are starting to accept their children's transgender identities as early as age 3
Doctors and parents of transgender children are embracing their identity as early as age 3. The UW's TransYouth Project, led by psychology professor Kristina Olson, is mentioned.
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Children pick up on and copy non-verbal social biases expressed by adults
Social bias can be expressed in variety of ways. A UW research reveals children not only notice non-verbal signals of social bias by adults, but also generalize the learned bias.
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Cursive comeback: Will Washington join handwriting revival?
Children in the Grand Canyon State will soon be writing A-r-i-z-o-n-a as one linked series of letters. Is a conjoined W-a-s-h-i-n-g-t-o-n far behind?
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The best Northwest nonfiction of 2016
Knute Berger's list of the year’s best reads in NW nonfiction, with an emphasis on history. Blackpast.org, the brainchild of UW professor emeritus Quintard Taylor, is featured.
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Bionic eyes could bring a new vision to 10 blind people in the UK
Ten blind people in the UK are set to be given "bionic eyes" for free by the National Health Service. Geoffrey Boynton, professor of psychology at the UW, is mentioned.
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NASA Is Looking For Alien Life On Star Wars-Like Planets
NASA plans to use Star Wars' colorful worlds as inspiration in its hunt for other planets. Victoria Meadows, an astronomer at the UW, is quoted
12/21/2016