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Backed by $12.5M in federal funding, Univ. of Washington leads new data science institute
The UW has been given $12.5M in federal funding to lead a cohort of institutions tackling foundational challenges in the field of data science.
09/01/2020 | GeekWire -
‘Dear Enemies’ Are Made When A Song Sparrow Learns To Sing
Emeritus research psychologist Michael D. Beecher discusses the complex calls of song sparrows.
09/01/2020 | Forbes -
PBS Gives You a Virtual Experience of Being Japanese American During WWII
Tetsuden Kashima, professor of American Ethnic Studies, contributed to an educational game about the experience of being a Japanese American during WWII.
09/01/2020 | Newsweek -
UW launches Institute for Foundations of Data Science
The UW has received $12.5M of federal funding to lead a group of institutions tackling data science challenges.
09/01/2020 | UW News -
Campus Ambassador
Alice Lee, manager of the UW Visitors Center who graduated from the UW in 2011 with a BA in interdisciplinary art and a minor in music, explains her role and what brought her to the UW.
09/01/2020 | University of Washington Magazine -
After push from Native organizations, King County will add tribal affiliations to its homelessness database
Josh Reid, associate professor of American Indian Studies and of history explains King County's decision to add tribal affiliations to its homelessness database.
08/31/2020 | The Seattle Times -
Mathematicians Report New Discovery About the Dodecahedron
Jayadev Athreya, associate professor of mathematics, explains research into the Dodecahedron, a shape formed with twelve pentagons.
08/31/2020 | Quanta Magazine -
How Bias In Medical Textbooks Endangers BIPOC
Patricia Louie, professor of sociology, explains bias in medical textbooks and how it endangers BIPOC.
08/31/2020 | Refinery29 -
Empty corporate statements don't help fix racial inequality, but workers unionizing can
Jacob Grumbach, assistant professor of political science, explains how unionization can help fix racial inequality.
08/31/2020 | Buisness Insider -
UW receives NSF funds for investment in an interdisciplinary quantum future
The National Science Foundation has awarded $3 million to establish a NSF Research Traineeship at the UW for graduate students in quantum information science and technology, or QIST.
08/31/2020 | UW News