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She's spent little time in Latin America and her Spanish, by her own account, is just “mas o menos.” She’d never coaxed a deal out of proud, broke governments. Yet in a single week, Jennifer O’Neil (BS, Mathematical Biology, '02), helped seal the debt restructuring of Argentina and Ecuador, propelling her into prominence at BlackRock Inc. and in the clubby, male-dominated world of sovereign bond negotiations.

This week at the UW, events include the Henry Art Gallery's Re/Frame and a Trivia Night at the Burke.

Here’s to dating after 50 as a do-over, a love mulligan that has the potential to enrich your life experience. How do you get that happening? Advice from Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology, is referenced.

History Professor emeritus Quintard Taylor explains the results of a UW study on racialized language in Seattle-area rental ads.

Several missions this year are seeking out life on the red planet. But would we recognize extraterrestrials if we found them? Michael Wong, a postdoctoral astronomy researcher, is referenced.

Kim England, professor of geography, and Marissa Baker, assistant professor of public health, explain how labor has changed in 2020.

Christopher Adolph, associate professor of political science and John Wilkerson, political science professor and chair of the department explain the results of their study about mask mandates.

The University of Washington is rated as one of the best art schools in the West.

Colin Marshall, associate professor of philosophy, writes on how people can be persuaded to wear masks.

With two months before the general election – and amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – mail-in voting has taken on a greater importance, and drawn more political attention, than in elections past.