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Cowlitz County Superior Court’s judges are ending the last contract in the U.S. to house unaccompanied immigrant youth in a facility for more than 72 hours. The judges’ decision, announced Feb. 5, ends the county’s controversial contract with Immigration Customs and Enforcement to hold juveniles at the local youth facility. A report by the UW's Center for Human Rights is referenced.

Miguel Morales, professor of physics, has authored a new series on quantum mechanics for a general audience.

Just as the United States seems to have emerged from the worst of a surge in coronavirus cases that ravaged the country for months and peaked after Americans crowded indoors for the winter holidays, public health officials are concerned about another potential superspreader date: Super Bowl Sunday. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

Some of Island County’s best-known climate activists are young, including members of the South Whidbey–based United Student Leaders. But in this retirement destination, where a quarter of the residents are over 65, there are plenty of elders who share the teenagers’ planetary worries. Richard Gammon, professor emeritus of chemistry at the UW, is quoted.

“So what to do about the collateral damage that sometimes occurs when social media amplifies lies and fringe ideas through its use of algorithms? Thus far, the solutions that lawmakers and pundits have advanced are heavy-handed and often centered on the outright ban of innovative technology. They run the risk of making mis/disinformation and conspiracy theories worse,” write the UW’s James Long, associate professor of political science, and Victor Menaldo, professor of political science.

In the wake of the Capitol riot and as the second impeachment trial of former President Trump begins, new data from a study co-authored by Christopher Parker, professor of political science at the UW, reveals the attitudes and beliefs that are growing within the Republican Party.

The Biden administration is already projecting a tougher policy on China and Taiwan than many expected. Analysts say that sends important early signals to allies in Asia — and Beijing. James Lin, assistant professor of international studies at the UW, is interviewed.

Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance Michael Blake is interviewed in this article about impeaching former President Trump.

The Scandinavian Studies department at the University of Washington, the country's largest, is highlighted in this article about the history of Seattle's Norwegian American community.

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