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Seattle's activist-occupied zone is just the latest in a long history of movements and protests
James Gregory, professor of history, and Michael McCann, professor of political science, discuss how CHAZ/CHOP fits into Seattle's history of protests.
06/21/2020 | The Guardian -
Recommended Reads on Systemic Racism
Books by Arts & Sciences and other UW faculty on race, anti-racism, and social justice.
June 2020 Perspectives -
Earl Davie, co-founder of ZymoGenetics and pioneer in blood-clotting research, dies at 93
Earl Davie, professor emeritus of biochemistry, was a pioneer in the field of biotechnology and research in blood clotting. He died June 6 of complications related to old age.
06/19/2020 | The Seattle Times -
Ross: Protesting takes form of ‘healthy coping’ during pandemic
Dave Ross talks to Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology, about how protesting can be a form of "healthy coping."
06/19/2020 | MyNorthwest -
Mathematicians urge colleagues to boycott police work in wake of killings
Jayadev Athreya, associate professor of mathematics, among other mathematics researchers has signed a letter calling on the discipline to stop working on predictive-policing algorithms.
06/19/2020 | Nature -
A safe space for Black people to center on healing and joy on Juneteenth
Mary Hall Williams, anthropology student who organized the event, is interviewed about the celebration of Juneteenth at the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.
06/19/2020 | KUOW -
Unilever’s Climate Plan: Emissions From Supply Chain And Consumers Are The Real Challenge
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, discusses Unilever's climate plan, greening the supply chain, and consumer-level emissions.
06/18/2020 | Forbes -
Supreme Court ruling welcome news for Dreamers and a win for our nation
UW President Ana Mari Cauce discusses the Supreme Court decision protecting the DACA program.
06/18/2020 | UW News -
Cheering yes!' This Seattle poet believes this time may be different
Colleen McElroy, professor emerita of English, shares her perspective as a black woman in Seattle. In 1984, McElroy became the first black woman tenured professor at the UW.
06/18/2020 | KUOW -
Seattle’s Black women activists have been marching for decades
Quin’Nita Cobbins-Modica, who graduated from the UW with a Ph.D. in history, discusses Seattle's history of black female activists.
06/18/2020 | Crosscut