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The UW's Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs, and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, write about Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos: "The rich want to do stuff that the unwashed masses cannot: own the biggest yacht, the most expensive house, the masterpiece by a famous painter and so on. Add becoming an astronaut to the wish list ... Both [also] want to be recognized as climate leaders."

UW's Mean Center recently featured Ahamefule J. Oluo’s music video “The Things Around Us” in its online events series, "Meany on Screen."

The UW Songwriters Circle, composed entirely of student musicians, has released a new club album.

"As researchers of policing and homelessness, we have seen an unmistakable rise in homeless sweeps and encampment crackdowns since the late 1990s. This response to visible poverty results from a collision of forces, both in Canada and the United States: the decline of affordable housing and mental-health services, and local governments’ desires to revitalize business districts, boost tourism and attract high-income residents," write Katherine Beckett, professor of sociology and of law, societies and justice at the UW, and Forrest Stuart of Stanford University.

Bryan Bogue, who holds a Master of Arts from the UW in Music Education/Percussion Performance, discusses his Spokane Symphony career.

A new sociology course explores self-tracking technology that captures our daily routines.

In the Honors course "Abolishing Poverty," students untangle the interwoven complexities that lead to impoverishment.

The heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is creating lasting damage to marine life. Emily Carrington, professor of biology at the UW, is interviewed.

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.

Kristina Scharp, assistant professor in the Department of Communication, has recieved the 2021 International Communication Association Early Career Scholar Award