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Why UW professors say a Trump impeachment could help protect democracy
Victor Menaldo, a UW political science professor, and Rebecca Thorpe, an associate professor of political science, explain the importance they see in a Trump impeachment.
01/19/2021 | The Daily -
Where were you the day of the coup?
Many professors addressed the recent coup in their class, including assistant professor of political science Jake Grumbach.
01/19/2021 | The Daily -
Making Amends’ explores atonement, genuine accountability within prisons
Steve Herbert, the Mark Torrance professor with the department of law, societies, and justice, discusses his podcast "Making Amends," in which he speaks with men from the Oregon State Penitentiary.
01/19/2021 | The Daily -
Supporting Equity in STEM Research and Teaching
Through PR2ISM, chemistry postdoc Tam'ra-Kay Francis and others are focused on helping STEM students persist and succeed.
January 2021 Perspectives -
Video Reflections
In honor of MLK Day, the UW asked Black students, staff, and faculty to respond to the prompt, “What does MLK Day mean to you in 2021?”
01/18/2021 | University of Washington -
For each of the Burke Museum’s 18,000,000+ artifacts, there’s a story that helps us understand our world a little better
The Seattle Times speaks with several Burke Museum curators to learn the story behind some of its artifacts.
01/17/2021 | The Seattle Times -
Paleo art blends science and speculation to illustrate life — as we humans never knew it
Brazilian artist Julio Lacerda produces "paleoart," hyper realistic depictions of prehistoric plants and animals. He has done illustrations for the Burke Museum, including one of a Tyrannosaurus in a forest.
01/17/2021 | The Seattle Times -
From the Dean
Robert Stacey ponders his final year at Dean in the midst of the COVID pandemic.
January 2021 Perspectives -
The UW through an Indigenous Lens
UW senior Owen Oliver grew up on the UW campus. Now he wants others in his community to feel at home at the University.
January 2021 Perspectives -
Google workers make waves with new labor union
This week’s move by more than 200 workers at Alphabet to form a union is being seen as an alternative framework for organizing at other Silicon Valley giants. Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.
01/14/2021 | The Hill