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  • Photo gallery: Korea Studies program named in honor of Paull Shin

    The College of Arts and Sciences and the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies have named the Korea Studies Program in honor of Paull Shin.
    07/01/2014 | Northwest Asian Weekly
  • Local Union could feel fallout from high court's ruling

    A Supreme Court ruling could create new obstacles for the Service Employees International Union in Washington state. George Lovell, professor of labor studies, is quoted.
    07/01/2014 | The Seattle Times
  • Threat of costly West Coast port shutdown spurs pay talks

    Twelve years after a labor dispute closed West Coast ports and cost the U.S. economy $1 billion a day, negotiators on both sides want to avoid a repeat that could be twice as expensive. George Lovell, professor of labor studies, is quoted.
    07/01/2014 | Bloomberg
  • City Smells Confound Flower-Seeking Moths

    Car exhaust and other urban fumes can disrupt moths' ability to make their way to flowers, a new study reports.
    06/30/2014 | The New York Times
  • Both sides overreacting to Supreme Court decision

    In a commentary for Politico, associate professor of sociology Jake Rosenfeld argues that a recent Supreme Court decision did not "kill unions."
    06/30/2014 | Politico Magazine
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    An Ambassador for Language Learning

    "Learning another language is discovering another avenue for self-expression," says Joy Maa (Spanish, Japanese, 2014), who is fluent in four languages.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • Top Grad Students Honored

    Four recent PhD grads, with research ranging from human rights to ultrafast X-ray science, received the A&S Graduate Medal this spring.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • Brilliant at Any Age

    Soon after arriving at the UW at 15, Reid Dale (Mathematics, 2014) thrived in graduate-level courses in math and philosophy.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • A Mind for the Medieval

    Ever heard of a student writing a second honors thesis "mostly just for fun"? Meet Kathleen Noll (History, Classics/Latin, 2014), a scholar of medieval history.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • Retirement: How couples resolve financial fights

    Retirees often feel extra stress about money because of scarcity and not earning an income. UW sociologist Pepper Schwartz is quoted.
    06/22/2014 | USA Today