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Martin Luther, Steve Jobs and aspirational faith
Q&A with UW sociologist Steve Pfaff on his new book 'The Spiritual Virtuoso'
12/07/2017 | UW News -
New textbook teaches Spanish language, culture through talk of food
Ana Gómez-Bravo created a class about Spanish food and culture as a way to teach the language, but found no appropriate textbook for the material — so she wrote one.
12/01/2017 | UW News -
In China, Aung San Suu Kyi Finds a Warm Welcome (and No Talk of Rohingya)
Commentary from Mary Callahan, professor of international studies at UW
12/01/2017 | The New York Times -
No Money, No Vote: How Imposed Fines, Fees and Cost Keep Black People From Voting
Department of Sociology professor, Alexes Harris, the debt that grows even after prison ends for ex-offenders and its impact.
12/01/2017 | Atlanta Black Star -
UW astrobiologists to discuss work and introduce IMAX film, "The Search for Life in Space" at Pacific Science Center
On Wednesday, Dec. 6, three UW astrobiologists, including astronomy doctoral students, Brett Morris and Marshall Styczinski, will discuss their research at the Pacific Science Center.
12/01/2017 | UW News -
University of Washington fall 2017 entering class sets record for diversity, resident students
The UW welcomed the most diverse class of new students across all three campuses, and the largest number of Washington residents in UW history.
11/30/2017 | UW News -
Giant black hole pair photobombs Andromeda Galaxy
It seems like even black holes can’t resist the temptation to insert themselves unannounced into photographs.
11/30/2017 | UW News -
facebook twitter reddit Comment These Flies Can Dive Underwater And Stay Dry: Here's How That's Possible
The alkali fly can dive underwater and can reemerge to the surface without ever getting wet. Research by Floris van Breugel, a biology research associate at the UW, is referenced.
11/28/2017 | Tech Times -
The Scuba Diving Flies of California’s Mono Lake
In water, flies inevitably become fish bait, can’t escape or emerge too wet to function. But in Mono Lake’s salty waters, the fly species Ephydra hians is an exception.
11/28/2017 | New York Times -
Watch these bizarre flies dive underwater using bubbles like scuba suits
A complex interaction between the chemicals in the water and the animals' bodies creates the bubble suits, said Floris van Breugel.
11/28/2017 | Washington Post