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Philly group remembers gun violence victims through music
William Dougherty, assistant professor of composition in the UW School of Music, is raising awareness about gun violence through “Hearing Philadelphia,” a community music project aimed at honoring the voices of those affected by gun violence and providing healing. Dougherty, who joined the UW faculty in January 2025, started the Healing Philadelphia project two years ago to help his community through music.
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Greenwald Receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Tony Greenwald, professor emeritus of psychology, is among those honored with a Frontiers of Knowledge Award for developing the Implicit Association Test, an online test that explores our implicit biases.
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Bonobo calls are more like human language than we thought
Bonobos grunts, peeps and whistles may share an advanced linguistic property with human language. Shane Steinert-Threlkeld, assistant professor of linguistics at the UW, is quoted.04/04/2025 | Scientific American -
Stone tools discovered in China resemble Neanderthal technology used in Europe, creating a middle stone age mystery
Archaeologists previously assumed that East Asia did not see considerable tool development during the Middle Paleolithic, but new findings might change that widely held idea. Ben Marwick, professor of anthropology at the UW, is quoted.04/04/2025 | Smithsonian Magazine -
Most Americans think AI wont improve their lives, survey says
Rare survey of AI experts exposes deep divide with public opinion. Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the UW, is quoted.04/03/2025 | Ars Technica -
Analysis: Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East
"New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans neighbors, new technologies meant something quite different: new kinds of stone tools that were smaller but could be used for many tasks and lasted for a long time," Ben Marwick, professor of anthropology at the UW.04/02/2025 | The Conversation -
A new Podcast featuring Alumni
In each episode, the Back to School podcast welcomes a special guest for an intimate conversation with host Liz Copland (BFA 2009, MA 2022) to reflect on their journey from being a student to a practitioner in their respective field.
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Through Chemistry and 3D Printing, New Materials Emerge
Chemistry professor Alshakim Nelson and his research team use 3D-printing technology to develop new materials with potential real-world applications in medicine, engineering, and sustainability.
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The importance of Indigenous curators
Any institution with a depository of Indigenous items that receives federal funds must notify a tribe if it has the tribes property and obtain informed consent. But a staggering number of institutions have ignored the law. Sven Haakanson, chair of anthropology at the UW and curator of Native American anthropology at the Burke Museum, is quoted.
04/01/2025 | High Country News -
ArtSci People & Research in the Media: Winter Quarter Roundup
The College of Arts & Sciences is home to many distinguished researchers, faculty, and students. Their work and contributions have been featured in media outside of the UW and across the country. Take a look at some ArtSci features from this past Winter Quarter. From new telescopes to UW in high schools, ArtSci in the Media has something for everyone!
04/01/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences