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Tracking Your Life
A new sociology course explores self-tracking technology that captures our daily routines.
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Unlearning Poverty
In the Honors course "Abolishing Poverty," students untangle the interwoven complexities that lead to impoverishment.
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Heat wave impacts 1 billion sea creatures in the Pacific Northwest
The heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is creating lasting damage to marine life. Emily Carrington, professor of biology at the UW, is interviewed.
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The Office of Police Accountability's decision is out, and so is Jeff Bezos. Discussing what comes next, this week
Ross Reynolds reviews the week’s news with KUOW reporter Esmy Jimenez, New York Times technology correspondent Karen Weise, and Publicola police accountability reporter Paul Kiefer on the “Week in Review” podcast. Topics include the demands by some UW students and faculty to disband the UW police department and a report by Oregon Public Broadcasting that the Clark County sheriff’s office shared information with ICE, which references the UW Center for Human Rights.
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Faculty/staff honors: Early career honor in communication, distinguished service award in theoretical computing
Kristina Scharp, assistant professor in the Department of Communication, has recieved the 2021 International Communication Association Early Career Scholar Award
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Awards for Teaching, Leadership & More
From Distinguished Teaching Awards to Graduate Medals, it's awards season at the UW.
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Crushing heat wave in Pacific Northwest and Canada cooked shellfish alive by the millions
Amid the crushing summer heat wave that has slammed the Pacific Northwest and parts of Canada, Alyssa Gehman, a marine ecologist who lives by the sea in Vancouver, B.C., walked down to the shore to go for a swim. As expected, the beach was packed with others looking to beat the heat. She made her way to the edge of the water. It smelled like putrid shellfish — cooking. Emily Carrington, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.
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Crushing heat wave in Pacific Northwest and Canada cooked shellfish alive by the millions
The third and — hopefully — final wave of COVID-19 infections sweeping through the country could be a prolonged affair that stretches into the autumn. And the momentum of the virus means that we end up “overshooting” the herd immunity threshold, experts have said. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.
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Including Tree Equity In The Climate Pledge: Here’s How Amazon Can Help Address The Heat Island Effect
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, discusses Amazon's climate pledge.
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Dean's Medalists Shine Despite Difficult Year
Four medalists, four unique journeys. The Dean's Medal honors a top student in each of the College's four divisions.