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To each their own
China's model for controlling the internet is being adopted elsewhere. Katy Pearce, assistant professor of communication, is quoted.04/04/2013 | The Economist -
Redefining dating in a digital age
Although online dating is common across age groups, it seems likely that the social-media generation would gravitate toward it. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology, is quoted.04/04/2013 | USA Today -
A Catalyst for Careers in Politics and Public Policy
Since 1955, UW undergraduates have learned about lawmaking by devoting winter quarter to working full time in Olympia for members of the Washington State House of Representatives or Senate.04/03/2013 | Legislative Internship Program -
Holding Global Brands Accountable
Political Science students and faculty have teamed up to document the role of universities in securing labor rights for apparel workers.04/03/2013 | Brand Responsibility Project -
Why Cutting Government Spending is So Hard
The budget deficit is once again a prominent item on the political agenda. The fiscal cliff deal signed on January 2 included tax increases for the highest earners. What is the likelihood of a follow-up deal with significant cuts in entitlement spending? Not very.04/03/2013 | Perspectives on National Government Spending -
Early detection of lysosomal diseases
Michael Gelb, professor of chemistry, talks with KUOW about the costs and benefits of early detection of lysosomal diseases.04/03/2013 | KUOW -
Book focuses on 1969 fight to save America's premier fossil beds
Estella Leopold, biology professor emeritus, is co-author of a recently released book "Saved in Time: The Fight to Establish Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado." The book chronicles one of the nation's first explicitly environmental legal cases in which Leopold was a key player.04/02/2013 | UW Today -
The New World of Online Education
The UW has a major initiative in the works to expand online learning exponentially over the next five years.04/02/2013 | Online Learning -
Saving Lives, by Design
Five UW graduate students recently developed The Pivot Project, aimed at combating human trafficking. Their weapon of choice? Design. The project won the 2013 Design Ignites Change Idea Award and is a finalist in the Industrial Designers Society of America’s Ideas competition.
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Through Museum Partnership, Theory Meets Practice
Black Cultural Studies students combined traditional coursework with community projects through a winter quarter collaboration with the Northwest African American Museum.
April 2013 Perspectives