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Thicker-leaved tropical plants may flourish under climate change, which could be good news for climate
As carbon dioxide continues to rise, multiple changes in the leaves of tropical plants may help these ecosystems perform better under climate change than previous studies had suggested.
03/31/2021 | UW News -
Tlingit Tribe art with a humorous twist
Artist Alison O. Bremner, whose work is in the permanent collections of the Burke Museum, is featured in this article about her work.
03/31/2021 | King 5 News -
Why the Republican War on Democracy Is Moving to the States
After Georgia Republicans experienced the shocking setback of losing the state’s presidential election, the party descended into bitter internal recriminations. But all Republicans heartily agree on next steps: a sweeping bill curtailing voting rights and handing new powers to Republican legislators to prevent the events of 2020 and 2021 from happening again. Jake Grumbach, assistant professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.
03/30/2021 | New York Magazine -
'It's Simon, not Tran.' Bullied by a high school teacher, this Vietnamese writer found his voice
After struggling to embrace his culture and hiding his sexual orientation, Simon Tran (UW Drama & CHID, '16) finally found self-acceptance and the Asian ally he needed.
After being bullied by his high school journalism teacher, Simon went on to study writing at the UW, where he met a half-Asian teaching assistant who would change how he viewed his own culture and find pride in being Vietnamese.03/30/2021 | KUOW -
University of Washington graduate and professional disciplines rank highly in US News’ ‘Best Graduate School’ lists
Over 100 UW graduate and professional programs have been ranked by U.S. News & World Report to be among the top 35 in the nation.
03/29/2021 | UW News -
ArtSci Roundup: Music of Today: Indigo Mist, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, and More
This week at the UW, attend the Kollar Symposium in American Art History: Legacies and Futures, Music of Today: Indigo Mist, and more.
03/29/2021 | UW News -
How ‘Story Maps’ Redraw the World Using People’s Real-Life Experiences
This article, written by geography PhD candidate Lauren Drakopulos, discusses unique maps made by Julian Barr, geography graduate student, and Jin-Kyu Jung, adjunct associate professor of geography.
03/26/2021 | The Good Men Project -
Science behind the streaking rocket debris that wowed Puget Sound and beyond
A long streak of rocket debris from SpaceX was seen from Snohomish County to Salem, Oregon Thursday night. James Davenport, a research assistant professor of astronomy at the UW, is interviewed.
03/26/2021 | King 5 News -
Marcano, Suen, and Nasif recognized by NSF GRFP Program
Statistics PhD students David Marcano, Daniel Suen, and Hassan Nasif have recieved either NSF Graduate Research Fellowships or honorable mentions.
03/26/2021 | Department of Statistics -
Meet the 2 Seattle-area singers who landed spots on ‘The Voice’ this season
Halley Greg (who graduated from UW with a double degree in biology and psychology) is on this season of The Voice.
03/25/2021 | The Seattle Times