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Immigration agents still access WA licensing data, UW report shows
More than a half dozen years after Washington began limiting access to drivers license data for immigration enforcement, federal officials were still using the information for immigration arrests as recently as late last year, a report released the University of Washington Center for Human Rights shows. Angelina Godoy, professor of law, societies, and justice and of international studies, as well as director of the Center for Human Rights at the UW, is mentioned.01/09/2026 | The Seattle Times -
A Love of Classics and Ballroom
Michael Seguin studied Classics at the UW and now owns Baltimore's Mobtown Ballroom. The two interests, he says, are more connected than they might seem.
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Bringing Music to Life Through Audio Engineering
UW School of Music alum Andrea Roberts, an audio engineer, has worked with recording artists in a wide range of genres — including Beyoncé.
December 2025 Perspectives -
Science fiction warned AI could end humanity we may soon learn if it's possible
With the recent arrival of generative AI programs that can write conversationally, produce vivid imagery, and perform myriad tasks for us, some technologists believe the superintelligent machines of science fiction are right around the corner. Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the UW, is quoted. This story was originally published in National Geographic.
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A Sports Obsession Inspires a Career
Thuc Nhi Nguyen got her start the UW Daily. Now she's a sports reporter for Los Angeles Times, writing about the Lakers and the Olympics.
January 2026 Perspectives -
Through Soil Science, an Adventure in Kyrgyzstan
Chemistry PhD alum Jonathan Cox spent most of 2025 in Kyrgyzstan, helping farmers improve their soil—and their crops—through soil testing.
January 2026 Perspectives -
ArtSci Roundup: January
Trump in the World 2.0 Winter Lecture Series, Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration by UW professor Mark Letteney and Matthew D.C. Larsen, a Grad Lab Concert, and 25+ in-person and online events, podcasts, exhibitions, and more.
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Opinion: Epstein files lessons echo in WA: Stop protecting sex buyers
"Survivor accounts of the lasting effects of their prostitution at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and his wealthy friends repeat the story of every trafficked girl and woman on Aurora Avenue in Seattle," writes Debra Boyer, affiliate faculty in the Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies at the UW.12/29/2025 | The Seattle Times -
This fish seems to use its bizarre skull like a drum
The rockhead poacher, which lurks in the shallow intertidal of the northeastern Pacific Ocean, is one freaky looking fish. Adam Summers, professor of biology and of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW, is quoted.12/23/2025 | Science -
Opinion: A novel idea: Cartoonist David Horsey tries his hand at fiction
Can a cartoonist be a novelist? Charles Johnson, professor emeritus of English at the UW, thinks so.12/23/2025 | The Seattle Times