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Your baby is a racist -- and why you can live with that
Are babies racist? The latest evidence for that decidedly unlovely trait comes from research out of the UW that actually sought to explore one of babies' more admirable characteristics: their basic sense of fairness.04/17/2014 | Time -
Veterans open up, learn to tell stories under Red Badge Project
English professor Shawn Wong helps discharged veterans learn to tell their story and cope with transition.04/16/2014 | The News Tribune -
Emerging from the shadows
Local governments in China have taken to forced urbanisation with relish in their rush to acquire precious land. Kam Wing Chan, professor of geography, is quoted.04/16/2014 | The Economist -
Idaho students to get copies of Sherman Alexie banned novel
Sara Baker, a sociology student raised money to buy copies of "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian" for high school students who protested their school's ban of the book.04/16/2014 | SeattlePI -
Applying the urban center focus in the University District
KUOW talks with Margaret O'Mara, associate professor of history, about how Seattle's urban center focus might affect the University District.04/15/2014 | KUOW -
Chamber Trio David Finckel, Wu Han, and Phil Setzer To Perform at Meany Hall
Violinist Philip Setzer joins David Finckel and Wu Han, co-artistic directors of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, to form a dynamic chamber music trio on May 21, 2014 at Meany Hall.04/14/2014 | Broadway World -
Lucky for piano fans: Andre Watts picks UW for a stop
Pianist Andre Watts will perform works by Scarlatti, Debussy and Beethoven at UW's Meany Hall on April 15, 2014-- pieces that evoke exotic lands and dreamscapes.04/14/2014 | Seattle Times -
Tony Nominee Wilson Milam to Direct "The Beggar's Opera," 4/23-5/4
Seattle native and a Tony-nominated director, Wilson Milam, returns to Seattle to lead a cast of 19 UW School of Drama undergraduates in tackling Vaclav Havel's "The Beggar's Opera."04/11/2014 | Broadway World -
UW Alum receives 2014 Walt Whitman Award
Hannah Park, interviewed by the College after winning the Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship in 2013, has now earned another top honor: the 2014 Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets04/10/2014 | Poetry.org -
The Soweto Gospel Choir brings "Light" to New Day
The Grammy Award winning Soweto Gospel Choir performs on New Day Northwest before their performances at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Saturday, April 12.04/10/2014 | New Day Northwest