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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 -
Did ancient primates walk alongside T. rex? New evidence backs up theory.
The oldest known primate fossils were dated to just after the extinction event 66 million years ago —suggesting some primate ancestors lived even longer ago. Gregory Wilson Mantilla, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.
03/25/2021 | National Geographic -
In the face of hate, Asian Americans call for solidarity with all people of color
Since the beginning of the year, Asian Americans have come increasingly under violent attack. Elders have been assaulted in Chinatowns across the country, from Oakland to San Francisco to New York City. In late February, Inglemoor High School Japanese teacher Noriko Nasu and her boyfriend were walking through Seattle’s Chinatown-International District and were attacked without provocation. Reuben Deleon, a lecturer in American ethnic studies at the UW, is quoted.
03/25/2021 | South Seattle Emerald -
WATCH: SpaceX rocket debris puts on light show over Washington
A long streak of lights slow-danced over the Pacific Northwest around 9 p.m. Thursday. The bright show dazzled onlookers from Snohomish County to Salem, Oregon, leaving many to wonder what caused the spectacle. While viewers speculated it could be a meteor shower, fireworks or something extra-terrestrial, scientists report the sight was actually human-made. James Davenport, a research assistant professor of astronomy at the UW, is interviewed.
03/25/2021 | King5 News -
Many accused in the Capitol attack placed their campaign cash on Trump, Republicans
According to campaign finance records, many of the same people charged in the Capitol riot sent their own money to Trump’s reelection campaign. Even after his loss in November, they threw their cash behind his efforts to challenge the election as he touted the lie that it had been stolen. Jake Grumbach, assistant professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.
03/25/2021 | USA Today -
ArtSci Roundup: Fighting Visibility: Unpaid Gendered & Racialized Labor for the UFC, Beverly Guy-Sheftall – Say Her Name: The Urgency of Black Feminism Now, and More
This week at the UW, attend a book talk for “Empire of Convicts: Indian Penal Labor in Colonial Southeast Asia" and listen to the Jewish Questions podcast.
03/25/2021 | UW News -
Opinion: Mass shootings are violently rooted in xenophobia
"The past week carried a heavy tone that continues to add to the incremental accumulation of collective psychological trauma. As news seeped into my digital media feeds, I prepared myself for that cyclical pattern that many of us undergo when we encounter repeated instances of violence. We are made aware of our otherness and, in turn, feel the paranoia that follows," writes Oscar Rosales Castañeda, a lecturer in American ethnic studies at the UW.
03/24/2021 | Real Change News -
In Tacoma, an ICE detainee’s hunger strike tops 100 days
Victor Fonseca is one of three detainees making great sacrifices to protest the conditions forced on them. ICE officials deny the strikes are taking place. Angelina Godoy, professor of law, societies and justice at the UW and director of the UW Center for Human Rights, is quoted.
03/24/2021 | Real Change News -
Faculty/staff honors: Energy-efficient computing, Cottrell Scholar, Google Inclusion Awards
Alexandra Velian, assistant professor of chemistry, has been named a 2021 Cottrell Scholar by the Research Corporation for Science.
03/24/2021 | UW News -
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March 2021 Perspectives