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Major national companies try "sponsorship" as new hammer to break glass ceiling
"I think the sex difference in stereotype strength says something about the extent to which gender stereotypes are established in girls early in life but reinforced pretty continuously thereafter," said Tony Greenwald11/14/2013 | The Washington Post -
Why we're seeing such wild swings in election results
Matt Barreto says it's common for races to swing a percentage point or two in the days after election night, but this last election was unusual.11/13/2013 | KPLU -
Three Huskies football players explore their heritage with Burke Museum
Huskies John Timu, Hau'oli Kikaha and Danny Shelton take a weekly independent-study class at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.11/12/2013 | Seattle Times -
New map put to the test
Seattle's new council districts were drawn up by former geography professor Richard Morrill. He says they were created with racial fairness as a top priority.11/11/2013 | Seattle Weekly -
Arts Dawg preview: The timeliness and timelessness of Fifth of July
A preview with director Valerie Curtis-Newton about what Arts Dawgs can expect at the upcoming School of Drama's performance "Fifth of July."11/10/2013 | Blog Down to Washington -
Graphic sex in "Blue Is the Warmest Color" not for kids
The film "Blue Is the Warmest Color," features long, detailed and explicit sexual scenes which earned it an NC-17 rating, but some critics say teens should see it. UW sociology professor Pepper Schwartz disagrees.11/08/2013 | CNN -
Arts Roundup: Music, lectures-- and the School of Drama's 'Fifth of July'
A look at the on-campus arts events from Nov. 7-14, 201311/07/2013 | UW Today -
A first step in learning by imitation, baby brains respond to another's actions
Researchers from the University of Washington Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences and Temple University have found the first evidence revealing a key aspect of the brain processing that occurs in babies to allow learning by observation.11/06/2013 | UW Today -
How the environment impacts early brain development
Recent work done at UW's Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences found babies' brains were activated in specific areas while watching adults.11/06/2013 | KING 5 -
Detector at UW on the hunt for dark matter
The University of Washington's Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics is about to go hunting. Their quarry: A theorized-but-never-seen elementary particle called an axion.11/06/2013 | UW Today