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Seattle area corporations respond to protests over police brutality with messages of solidarity, but few specifics
Kathleen Fearn-Banks, associate communication professor, and Margaret O'Mara, history professor, discuss Seattle corporations' responses to police brutality protests.
06/01/2020 | The Seattle Times -
Peaceful Vancouver protest against anti-black racism gives organizer feeling of hope
Christopher Parker, professor of political science discusses a protest at Vancouver Art Gallery Sunday in solidarity with protests against police violence and racial injustice in the U.S.
06/01/2020 | CBC -
Tech Companies Denounce Racism. Will Silicon Valley Change?
The killing of George Floyd elicited corporate outrage. But well-intentioned rhetoric has not always been followed by meaningful action. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history, explains.
06/01/2020 | Wired -
Mathematics professor Tatiana Toro honored by Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute
Tatiana Toro, mathmatics professor, has been awarded the Blackwell-Tapia prize for "excellence in research among people who have promoted diversity within the sciences.”
06/01/2020 | UW News -
The Wright eye
Art collector Virginia Bloedel Wright funded countless shows at the Henry Art Gallery and brought the Broken Obelisk to the UW.
06/01/2020 | UW Magazine -
Seafaring sisters team up for a feast of stories and recipes
Emma Teal Laukitis (MA, Design, 2018) and her sister discuss their new salmon cookbook and how their love of storytelling and salmon developed.
06/01/2020 | UW Magazine -
Painting the way for Latinx artists
Jake Prendez (BA, American Ethnic Studies, 2000) discusses his experience as a Latinx artist and the creation of his cultural center.
06/01/2020 | UW Magazine -
The Ultimate Puzzle
Chemistry PhD student Emily Rabe discusses her work on the "ultimate puzzle" of clean energy.
06/01/2020 | UW Magazine -
After 16 years of inclusion, UW’s Q Center is just getting started
GWSS affiliate faculty Jen Self and Anthony Cheng (BA, Communications, 2020) discuss their work and experience in the Q Center.
06/01/2020 | UW Magazine -
New generation learns the Puget Sound region’s Native language, Southern Lushootseed
English student Victor Andy and American Indian Studies lecturer Tami Hohn discuss Hohn's classes in Indigenous language Southern Lushootseed.
06/01/2020 | UW Magazine