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  • From the Dean

    What do you want to be when you grow up? Robert Stacey ponders that familiar question in his Dean's Letter and discusses how the College prepares students for the ever-changing workforce.

    January 2014 Perspectives
  • Shanghai test scores and the mystery of the missing children

    Some have questioned whether migrants are fairly represented in Shanghai test results. Kam Wing Chan, professor of geography, is quoted.
    01/23/2014 | The New York Times
  • Stalled immigrant-rights bill could sway some elections

    The state House's passage of an immigrant-rights bill on the first day of the session could create a wedge issue that could affect this fall's elections, some political experts said. Matt Barreto, associate professor of political science, is quoted.
    01/20/2014 | The Seattle Times
  • Local favorite Grupo Corpo dancers back at UW

    Brazilian troupe Grupo Corpo, a longtime favorite of Seattle dance lovers, returns to Meany Hall with its 2000 masterpiece "O Corpo" and a newer work, "Sem Mim," inspired by the song cycle of a medieval Portuguese troubadour. Jan. 23-25, 2014.
    01/17/2014 | Seattle Times
  • Improvisation gives inspiration to Faculty Dance Concert

    The UW Dance Program presents an eclectic evening in its annual Faculty Dance Concert, where faculty members choreograph pieces that students perform.
    01/16/2014 | UW Today
  • Are cloned pigs safe for consumption?

    University of Washington microbiologist Angela Rasmussen discuss cloning animals as part of a panel on the safety of cloned meat.
    01/16/2014 | Fox News
  • Why Egypt's new constitution may not turn out as badly as you think

    The UW's Victor Menaldo and a colleague from the University of Chicago write that Egypt's revolution is about to enter a new phase.
    01/16/2014 | The Washington Post
  • Arts Roundup: music recitals, A Far Cry -- and 'Theater from the Inside Out'

    This week enjoy a variety of events happening across campus with a highlight being an inside look at the "Chinookan Peoples of the Lower Columbia" at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
    01/15/2014 | UW Today
  • Now 15 campaign fits Seattle's labor past

    The campaign to raise Seattle's minimum wage to $15 fits in with Washington state's long history of labor movements, according to James N. Gregory, a history professor at the University of Washington
    01/12/2014 | The Seattle Times
  • Nordic Lights Film Festival feels right at home in Seattle

    Andrew Nestingen, professor of Scandinavian studies says the culture in the Northwest is a good fit with the nature of Scandinavian politics.
    01/10/2014 | The Seattle Times