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Property records still contains racist language
Racial covenants prohibited people of certain races, nationalities and religions from living in Seattle neighborhoods. A recently passed bill provides funding for the UW to search for these covenants and notify property owners. James Gregory, professor of history at the UW, is mentioned.
05/04/2021 | KOMO-AM -
W. Royal Stokes, who chronicled Washington jazz scene for The Post, dies at 90
W. Royal Stokes, who received a bachelor’s degree in history in 1958 and a master’s degree in classics in 1960 from the University of Washington and later taught classics at the UW, has passed away.
05/04/2021 | The Washington Post -
Genetic tricks of the longest-lived animals
Daniel Promislow, professor of biology, explains the insights into longevity we can get from dogs.
05/04/2021 | Knowable Magazine -
Star Wars Day: Watch Out Tatooine! Five Binary Stars Could Be Hiding Earth-Like Planets That Support Life
Scientists researching nine binary star systems — like our solar system but with two suns — have revealed that five have “habitable zones” that could host Earth-like planets. Siegfried Eggl, a research scientist in astronomy at the UW, is quoted.
05/03/2021 | Forbes -
Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe
More than half of adults in the United States have been inoculated with at least one dose of a vaccine. But daily vaccination rates are slipping, and there is widespread consensus among scientists and public health experts that the herd immunity threshold is not attainable — at least not in the foreseeable future, and perhaps not ever. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.
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Racist restrictions in old home deeds across Washington state will get expanded scrutiny
A bill state lawmakers passed this month directs UW and Eastern Washington University to search for racial covenants in home deeds and notify property owners when their homes are affected. James Gregory, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.
05/03/2021 | The Seattle Times -
An Artist Was Targeted in a Hate Crime. So She Designed a Video Game
The pandemic saw a spike in xenophobia against Asians. Digital artist Chanee Choi, a doctoral student in digital arts and experimental media at the UW, decided to fight back in a way only she could.
05/03/2021 | Wired -
ArtSci Roundup: Drive-In at On the Boards, The Engine Room Residencies: The Black Tones, and More
This week at the UW, attend a Sports & Civil Rights History Panel, Drive-In at On the Boards, and more.
05/03/2021 | UW News -
When People Say "Support APIA," Do They Really Mean Pacific Islanders, Too?
As a group, Asian Pacific Islander Americans contain multitudes: East Asians, South Asians, Polynesians, Micronesians, Melanesians. We come from wildly different regions and distinct cultural backgrounds. How did we get grouped together in the first place? And will we always remain this way? Rick Bonus, professor of American ethnic studies at the UW, is quoted.
05/01/2021 | Popsugar -
How Starlink, Project Kuiper and other satellite broadband providers could change society
Imagine a world where high-speed internet blankets every corner of the globe, transforming the way people access health care, education and entertainment. That’s the promise of up-and-coming satellite broadband — an ambitious and controversial plan to connect far reaches of the planet. Saadia Pekkanen, professor of international studies at the UW, is interviewed on the “2025: Tomorrow, Today” podcast.
05/01/2021 | GeekWire