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New Burke Museum exhibit: ‘Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline’ blends art and science
Kirk Johnson, paleontologist at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and co-curator of the UW Burke Museum’s new exhibit “Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline,” describes fellow curator and artist Ray Troll’s images as “extinct animals [that] visit the modern world in daydreams.” This innovative, family-friendly exhibition is at the Burke Museum for all of March and April.
03/04/2021 | Seattle's Child -
What does inflation look like?
In testimony before the U.S. Senate banking committee on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated that the economy is “a long way from the Fed’s employment and inflation goals.” As Congress debates the next round of coronavirus relief funding, some prominent economists have raised concerns about its potential impact on inflation. Fabio Ghironi, professor of economics at the UW, is interviewed.
03/03/2021 | Marketplace -
Opinion: Remote work could mean fewer women in the office — here’s how companies can maintain equity
“Hybrid or all-remote schedules make powerful recruiting tools and look great on paper — carrying the promise of improved equity by giving employees the flexibility to better juggle work and life. But as the head of a women’s college and a cognitive scientist, I have some serious reservations,” writes Sian Beilock, president of Barnard College. A UW study is referenced.
03/03/2021 | The Washington Post -
Top Public and Private Colleges in the West
The University of Washington is ranked No. 5 on The Wall Street Journal’s list of top public colleges in the West.
03/03/2021 | The Wall Street Journal -
The UW is a Fulbright top producer
The UW has been included on the list of universities that produced the most 2020-21 Fullbright students. This year alone, 24 UW students received Fullbright awards.
03/03/2021 | UW News -
Opinion: Vaccine inequality and structural racist optics
"In early February, The Seattle Times published a report that provides a preliminary glimpse at who has had access to the first set of COVID-19 vaccines that were doled out. As much as I want to tell myself that this is an incomplete picture and that the first set of vaccines is reflective of a strategy to inoculate first responders and medical personnel, I still feel that the preliminary rollout failed to address a key consideration: namely, the disproportionate impact that the pandemic has had on people of color and economically marginalized folks," writes Oscar Rosales Castañeda, a lecturer in American ethnic studies at the UW.
03/02/2021 | The South Seattle Emerald -
Primates Appeared Almost Immediately After Dinosaurs Went Extinct, New Research Suggests
Jawbones and an assortment of teeth found in the Hell’s Creek formation of northeastern Montana are the oldest primate fossils ever discovered, according to newly published research. Gregory Wilson Mantilla, Burke Museum curator of vertebrate paleontology and professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.
03/02/2021 | Gizmodo -
ArtSci Roundup: UW Museums Reopen, Uncharted Waters, UW Dance Presents, and More
This week at the UW, join music history Professor Dr. Anne Searcy for a lecture about the dance of Hamilton, and visit UW museums that have recently reopened.
03/02/2021 | UW News -
"Faculty/staff honors: Field research grant, staffer’s play streams, cartoon remembrance UW News staff"
Smadar Ben-Natan, a postdoctoral fellow in Israel studies in the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, Holly Arsenault, director of engagement for the School of Drama, and José Alaniz, professor of Slavic languages and literatures have all recieved recent honors.
03/02/2021 | UW News -
Views on Fifth salmon art serves as reminder that building stands on Squaxin Island land
Squaxin artist Joe Seymour, who is preparing to teach a class on studio art and Indigenous culture for the UW, is featured in this article.
03/02/2021 | The Olympian