Filter
  • George Rodriguez, ’09, tells stories of identity and humanity through his art

    George Rodriguez, who graduated in 2009 with a MFA at the UW, discusses his art and how he "fell for clay".

    06/01/2021 | UW News
  • UW bids farewell to trio of transformational leaders

    Robert Stacey, who served on the faculty of the Department of History for 33 years and retires after serving as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, is honored.

    06/01/2021 | UW News
  • The Movement to Protect Your Mind From Brain-Computer Technologies

    Recording memories, reading thoughts and manipulating what another person sees through a device in their brain may seem like science fiction plots about a distant and troubled future. But a team of multi-disciplinary researchers say the first steps to inventing these technologies have already arrived. They want to put in place safeguards for our most precious biological possessions: our mind. Sara Goering, professor of philosophy at the UW, is quoted.

    05/31/2021 | Gizmodo
  • Civilians In Myanmar Fight Back Against Authoritative Regime

    Resistance to the military coup in Myanmar continues to grow, and social media images now show a military force training to defend the shadow civilian government. Mary Callahan, associate professor of international studies at the UW, is interviewed.

    05/31/2021 | NPR
  • The hills are alive — with the sound of the alphorn

    Gary Martin, Assistant Teaching Professor of Near Eastern Languges and Civilization, discusses his fascination with the alphorn.

    05/31/2021 | My Edmonds News
  • Oil Industry’s Fluctuating Fortunes: Recent Wins And Losses In Climate Policy

    "Some ask whether climate policy has reached a 'social tipping point,' a self-reinforcing contagion process that will decarbonize the economy. Tipping points can be activated by interventions such as divesting from fossil fuel assets or exposing the moral failings of a fossil fuel economy, both of which are reflected in the recent developments in Chevron, Shell, and ExxonMobil," write the UW's Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs, and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science.

    05/30/2021 | Forbes
  • Struggling Seabirds Are Red Flag for Ocean Health

    Seabirds are “sentinels” of ocean health. If marine ecosystems are suffering, the birds will be among the first to show it. Now a major study finds that seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere are already struggling. And without extra precautions, those in the Southern Hemisphere might be next. Dee Boersma, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

    05/28/2021 | Scientific American
  • Ivory Trade Loopholes Close as Nations Race to Crush Poachers

    A proposal by the European Union would match U.S. and China bans on elephant poaching. But given recent record seizures, it may be too late for elephants. Sam Wasser, research professor of biology at the UW and director of the Center for Conservation Biology, is quoted.

    05/28/2021 | Bloomberg
  • Deepfake Maps Could Really Mess With Your Sense of the World

    In a paper published online last month, Bo Zhao, assistant professor of geography at the UW, employed AI techniques similar to those used to create so-called deepfakes to alter satellite images of several cities. Zhao and colleagues swapped features between images of Seattle and Beijing to show buildings where there are none in Seattle and to remove structures and replace them with greenery in Beijing.

    05/28/2021 | Wired
  • In Afghanistan, all we are saying is 'give peace a chance'

    Mark Ward, lecturer in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, discusses peace in Afghanistan.

    05/28/2021 | The Hill