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Robijanto Soetedjo, a neurophysiologist and research assistant professor at the UW Department of Physiology and Biophysics, was awarded $25,000 after coming in second place in the national Science, Play, and Research Kit competition (SPARK) for his prototype of a "Bioelectricity Toy Set." His invention could help lead the way in introducing children to neuroscience through play.

Doug Underwood is a University of Washington professor of communication. He answered a few questions about his latest book, "The Undeclared War between Fiction and Journalism: Journalists as Genre Benders in Literary History."

The Seattle Times editorial board writes about the upcoming May 25 presidential election in Ukraine. Scott Radnitz, associate professor in the Jackson School, is quoted.

Professor Resat Kesaba looks at Turkey's past and talks about its progress toward democracy.

If we recognize journalism in places where we never used to acknowledge its existence, journalism programs will discover niches that could fuel new programs and attract new students. Matthew Powers, assistant professor of communication, is quoted.

The Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC) Theatre screened "Cambodian Son" and held a question-and-answer session with the director, Masahiro Sugano, on April 22.

The UW Department of Classics recently expanded beyond the UW campus and into various high schools in Washington, making the UW the first college in the state to offer Latin university courses to high school students.

Students and community members gathered at Kane Hall on Sunday night to watch a screening of "Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka," a feature-length movie chronicling the struggle for Indonesia's independence through the eyes of Indonesia's first president.

In an op-ed piece, Jake Rosenfeld, associate professor of sociology, looks at the consequences of organized labor's decline in the U.S.

It is a bit bigger and somewhat colder, but a planet circling a star 500 light-years away is otherwise the closest match of our home world discovered so far. Victoria Meadows, professor of astronomy, is quoted.