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The Illuminating Work Of Barbara Earl Thomas Is Finally In Display At The Seattle Art Museum
Barbara Earl Thomas, who received both her BA and MA in art from the University of Washington, has an exhibition on display at the Seattle Art Museum.
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Deems Tsutakawa, in-demand Seattle jazz pianist, dies at 69
Deems Tsutakawa, a superb pianist who studied ethnomusicology at the UW, has passed away.
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United Nations: Countries’ pledges to cut emissions are far too meager to halt climate change
A study by Adrian Raftery, statistics professor, is cited in this article about how much global emissions must fall to halt climate change.
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‘This is bigger than just Timnit’: How Google tried to silence a critic and ignited a movement
Big Tech has used its power to control the field of AI ethics and avoid accountability. Now, the ouster of Timnit Gebru from Google is putting the movement for equitable tech in the spotlight. Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the UW, is quoted.
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Opinion: Fines and fees are a pound of flesh for poor people
“In practice, monetary sanctions have emerged as a ‘predatory’ punishment imposed by the criminal legal system with a varied set of penological aims to punish, generate local and state revenue, and expand social control,” writes UW sociology Professor Alexes Harris.
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If Perseverance finds life on Mars, this is what it will look like
Dr. Michael L. Wong, a research associate in the astrobiology program and astronomy department, explains what life on Mars could be.
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New-Found Oldest Primate Ancestor Watched the Dinosaurs Die
In a new study, a team of paleontologists analyzed tooth samples found in Montana and determined plesiadapiforms, an ancient taxon including primates’ oldest ancestor, likely emerged 65.9 million-years-ago and lived alongside dinosaurs. Gregory Wilson Mantilla, Burke Museum curator of vertebrate paleontology and professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.
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Washington researchers find the phase of the moon affects how long we sleep
Despite the option of “extending the end of the day” with artificial lighting in highly urbanized Seattle, UW biology professor Horacio de la Iglesia said UW students slept shorter hours in the days before a full moon, as did indigenous Argentinans with no electricity.
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You’ve heard of garage bands – now you can hear the ‘UW garage chorale’
Giselle Wyers, chair of the Voice & Chorale departments explains how the UW Chorale has found an unlikely practice space in the campus parking garage.
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