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Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh, professor of biology, explains the debate over plant sentience.

UW DIRAC Institute is mentioned in an article about the perils and prospects of near-earth asteroids.

Bettina Judd, assistant professor of gender women and sexuality studies, explains the founder of gynecology, J. Marion Sims', horrific experiments on enslaved Black women.

Emily Levesque, assistant professor of astronomy, explains how Betelgeuse—a star in the final stages of its life—has been exhibiting dramatic drops in brightness.

This week, the UW offers a wide variety of virtual engagement opportunities, including a drop-in mediation session and content from the Jacob Lawrence Vimeo channel.

Steve Herbert, professor of law, societies, and justice and of geography, is referenced in this article discussing common myths about policing.

To sustain the current anti-racism movement, look to the past. Megan Ming Francis, associate professor of political science, is interviewed.

Emily Bender, professor of linguistics, explains how major AI conferences are starting to force computer scientists to think about the societal impacts of artificial intelligence.

Donn Weaver, who received a music degree from the UW in 1954, has passed from COVID-19 complications.

If you wanted to know how many COVID-19 tests were administered yesterday, there would be no source you could check for that information. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, is quoted.