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UW astronomer redefines the scientific hero as part of The Great Courses
Professor of astronomy Emily Levesque has started offering courses online through The Great Courses.
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These are the issues Washington’s Native youth leaders are advocating for
Three youth leaders advocated for environmental protection, legislation to ban Native mascots and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis Friday afternoon, June 11, during the Seattle CityClub’s digital series “Civic Boot Camp.” The Zoom event was moderated by Owen Oliver, who graduated from the UW in 2021 with a degree in American Indian Studies and Political Science and is of Quinault and Isleta Pueblo heritage, and featured UW student and athletic advocate Rosalie Fish of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. [This story appeared in multiple outlets]
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These are the issues Washington’s Native youth leaders are advocating for
Three youth leaders advocated for environmental protection, legislation to ban Native mascots and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis Friday afternoon, June 11, during the Seattle CityClub’s digital series “Civic Boot Camp.” The Zoom event was moderated by Owen Oliver, who graduated from the UW in 2021 with a degree in American Indian Studies and Political Science and is of Quinault and Isleta Pueblo heritage, and featured UW student and athletic advocate Rosalie Fish of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. [This story appeared in multiple outlets]
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Communication technology, study of collective behavior must be ‘crisis discipline,’ researchers argue
Our ability to confront global crises, from pandemics to climate change, depends on how we interact and share information. Social media and other forms of communication technology restructure these interactions in ways that have consequences. Unfortunately, we have little insight into whether these changes will bring about a healthy, sustainable and equitable world. As a result, researchers now say that the study of collective behavior must rise to a “crisis discipline,” just like medicine, conservation and climate science have done, according to a new paper published this month.
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Faculty/staff honors: Humanitarian award, early career research support, literary journal guest editor
Dianne Xiao, UW assistant professor of chemistry, has recieved an award from the U.S. Department of Energy and Charles Johnson, professor emeritus of English, has guest-edited and contributed to the Chicago Quarterly Review.
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New gift to support students studying India at the University of Washington
Longtime UW donors and alumni S. Rao and Usha Varanasi have gifted $100,00 to support students studying India.
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Using machine learning to explore photos, illustrations, ads and more in historic Ladino newspapers
Doctoral student in computer science and Jewish Studies Graduate Fellow Ben Lee explains his use of machine learning to navigate large digitized collections.
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Learning From the Cosmos
Three of the UW Department of Astronomy's newest and brightest stars on the outer limits of what's possible.
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WWGR: African American writers having ‘a moment’ in wake of George Floyd murder
Dr. Georgia McDade, the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington, discusses her history as a writer.
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Opportunities to Explore: June 2021
Check out opportunities to explore the College of Arts & Sciences from your home and on campus.