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California woman targets Spokane, other U.S. cities to help stop dog meat trade in Korea
A California woman who’s never traveled to Spokane is asking city leaders to pressure the South Korean government to end the practice of trading dog meat for consumption.01/15/2017 | The Spokesman-Review -
How anarchists and 'intentional communities' are reacting to Trump
Some people in the U.S. are withdrawing from mainstream society into "intentional communities."01/15/2017 | The Atlantic -
Russian Jamming Got You Down? Try Talking Underwater
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is preparing to test a network of radio relays on sea buoys (developed by the UW's Applied Physics Lab) and connected via fiber-optic cable.
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Donald Trump is trying his hardest to distract us and we must not let him
"While new details emerge about Russia and his ties with the Kremlin, [Trump] is tweeting about the Apprentice, Meryl Streep and Arnold Schwarzenegger," writes Rachael Revesz.
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'An act of war': Investigate Russian disruption of U.S. election
Congress must investigate the Russian attack on America’s 2016 election and explain how such meddling will be prevented in the future.
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Kompromat used to be a KGB tool in the Soviet Union. Now anyone can collect dirty data.
Whether the kompromat exists, the term has entered the public discourse," writes Katy Pearce, assistant professor of communication at the UW.01/13/2017 | The Washington Post -
One Scientist’s Mission To Scan Every Fish On The Planet
In a tiny island laboratory in the Northwesternmost corner of Washington, one marine biologist is on a mission: Scan every known fish species in the world.01/13/2017 | KUOW -
An open letter from urban affairs and housing scholars to the Senate: Reject Ben Carson as HUD Secretary
A doctoral student in UW's Department of History signed an open letter opposing Trump’s nomination of Dr. Ben Carson to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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President Obama's farewell address
Paul Burstein, UW professor emeritus of sociology and adjunct professor of political science, and Mark Smith, professor of political science, discuss President Obama's farewell address.
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52 Million-Year-Old Tomatillo Fossils Rewrite Veggie History
Scientists have thought the nightshade family came into existence about 40 million years ago, but the discovery of two new fossils pushes the age of the family back considerably further.
01/12/2017