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UW professor outlines how states went from the laboratories of democracy to working against it
In a new book, Jake Grumbach writes that states are no longer looking at each other to see what works and what doesn’t to improve the lives of their residents. Rather, he says, they’re looking to the national political parties for guidance on policy, ideology and objectives.
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The Burke Museum’s ‘spiderman’ searches high and low to find Washington’s arachnid species
Rod Crawford has discovered nearly 200 species that hadn’t been described before, many of which proved to be new to science. Of the nearly 190,000 Washington specimens in the Burke’s spider collection, Crawford contributed about half.
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New faculty books: How your brain works, cycling around the world and more
Recent and upcoming books from University of Washington faculty include those from the Jackson School of International Studies, the Department of Psychology and the Runstad Department of Real Estate.08/12/2022 | UW News -
Q&A: Story collection from UW professor tackles messy emotions of domestic relationships
Maya Sonenberg, professor of English at the University of Washington, highlights common feelings that are often silenced due to shame and societal expectations in her new short story collection, "Bad Mothers, Bad Daughters."08/08/2022 | UW News -
What would it take for Seattle to become a hotbed for playwrights?
“Seattle is perfectly positioned to have a thriving fringe theater scene,” said Nikki Yeboah, who last year became the University of Washington School of Drama’s new assistant professor of playwriting, the school’s first full-time faculty hire in playwriting since 1993. “That’s an amazing opportunity for artists to make works that are nontraditional or challenging or different.”
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China Is Encircling Taiwan and Dropping Bombs Near Its Coast
“Having this visit, even though it is largely symbolic and performative and doesn’t necessarily make Taiwan safer, can be seen as a small step toward normalization, for Taiwan to conduct a diplomatic practice like any other nation in the world,” said James Lin, a faculty member of the Jackson School of International Studies.
08/03/2022 | VICE -
A Black woman hits glass ceiling then breaks ground as her own boss
After leaving a job as a television news producer in 1990, Dr. Sheila D. Brooks (Communication, ’78) started her own company producing news stories and documentaries.
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A Milestone for Integrated Social Sciences
Integrated Social Sciences, ranked #2 among online bachelor's degree programs in the social sciences, graduated its 500th student this year.
August 2022 Perspectives -
Covid Findings — with some Controversy
Statistics professor Jon Wakefield led a team estimating excess deaths due to COVID. The findings caused a stir.
August 2022 Perspectives -
Building the Future
Dr. Harris and Dr. Oshima named as 2022 SAH Fellows.
07/29/2022 | College of Arts & Sciences