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How to talk to your family about COVID-19, politics and other thorny subjects
Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology at the UW, is quoted, and Mavis Tsai, senior research scientist of psychology at the UW, is referenced.10/09/2020 | The Seattle Times -
ArtSci Roundup: From Ally to Antiracist, Re/Frame: Abandoned, and more
During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and the greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via UW-IT. Curating...
10/09/2020 | UW News -
Geek of the Week: Artist Chanee Choi’s 3D video game ‘Pandemic’ looks at racism during COVID-19
Chanee Choi, a doctoral student in digital arts and experimental media at the UW, has created “Pandemic,” which is both a video game and work of art. It is a first-person 3D video game in which the player is the coronavirus, moving through a virtual environment.
10/09/2020 | GeekWire -
“Mr. Vice President, I Am Speaking”: A Culture of Interruption
“The vice presidential debate was deemed ‘civil.’ But civil does not mean it was fair. As long as interruptions are rewarded and seen as standard behavior, as they were in both the vice presidential and the presidential debates, many women will be disadvantaged in politics,” write Sapna Cheryan, professor of psychology at the UW, and Laura Vianna, a graduate student in psychology at the UW.
10/09/2020 | Yes! Magazine -
FAQ: Will my racist relatives ever change?
Ralina Joseph, a UW professor of communication, shares tips for having a conversation about race with someone you disagree with.
10/08/2020 | King 5 -
‘Ballet in the Cold War’ Review: Diplomacy in Dance
UW Assistant Professor of Mucis Anne Searcy's book is a study of 4 major cultural-exchange ballet tours at the height of the Cold War.
10/08/2020 | The Wall Street Journal -
Homestretch to Election
James Long, associate professor of political science at the UW, says we'd be losing an important part of the political process if the debates were canceled.
10/08/2020 | Q13 -
Trump Doesn’t Know Why Crime Rises or Falls. Neither Does Biden. Or Any Other Politician.
Katherine Beckett, professor of sociology and of laws, societies and justice, is quoted.
10/08/2020 | ABC News - FiveThirtyEight -
Seattle's Spider season is here, but don't be afraid, experts say
If you've noticed copious amounts of spider webs decorating your railings, mail boxes and windows when venturing outside recently, you're not alone. Rod Crawford, curator of arachnids at the UW's Burke Museum, is quoted.
10/08/2020 | Seattle PI -
This rescue dog's poop-sniffing skills help save endangered killer whales
A dog named Eba almost died as an abandoned puppy. Now she helps conservation biologists study Southern Resident killer whales. Deborah Giles, research scientist at the UW Center for Conservation Biology, is quoted, and Sam Wasser, research professor of biology at the UW and director of the center, is mentioned.
10/08/2020 | Today