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Why don't congressional candidates have to live in the districts they seek to represent?
To run for office, you have to meet certain criteria. But there's no requirement that you live in the congressional district you are vying to represent.
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What Do People Tweet At The Dead? How We Mourn On Twitter Is Unique, Researchers Find
Two doctoral students at UW are researching how people tweet at the dead.
09/01/2016 -
Donald Trump on KIRO Radio: Was he accurate?
Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump was interviewed on Seattle's KIRO Radio while visiting Washington on Monday.
09/01/2016 -
Trump coming to enemy territory (aka Washington state)
Despite sagging support in Washington state, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made an appearance at a rally in Everett on Tuesday.
09/01/2016 -
One of the Peak Times for Divorce Is Nearly Over
They didn’t set out to do a study on divorce, but two University of Washington researchers poring over a range of sociological data saw such a clear pattern emerge that they’ve ended up with one.08/31/2016 | Yahoo -
Is the nearest alien planet Proxima b habitable? 'It's complicated'
The discovery of a roughly Earth-size planet around Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to Earth, has generated a lot of buzz.08/31/2016 | Space -
KOMO Radio | Is Proxima b really habitable?
KOMO Radio's Herb Weisbaum interviews Rory Barnes, professor of astronomy at the UW, about the potential for habitability of Proxima b.08/31/2016 | KOMO -
UW astrobiologists take discovery of new planet to the next phase
The University of Washington-based Virtual Planetary Laboratory is taking the discovery of the nearest planet found to our own solar system to the next phase.08/31/2016 | King 5 -
Proxima’s progress: Why it’ll take years to learn what closest exoplanet is really like
University of Washington astronomer Rory Barnes says Proxima Centauri b is the biggest discovery in 20 years for planet hunters like himself.08/31/2016 | Geek Wire -
Plants’ future water use affects long-term drought estimates
A study led by the University of Washington shows that popular long-term drought estimates have a major flaw.
08/30/2016