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Commentary from Clark Sorensen, Korea history professor and director of the UW's Center for Korea Studies/ 

UW sociologist, Kyle Crowder, co-authors new book on the social forces reinforcing the cycle of segregation. 

42nd Annual Lecture: 7:30 p.m., Kane Hall, Room 130
Reception: 8:30 p.m., Kane Hall, Walker-Ames Room
The lecture is free and open to the public.

Kam Wing Chan, a geography professor who studies China’s rural-urban divide, is quoted in this New York Times article.

Seattle has a rich and diverse arts community, but many people believe the city's African American artists don't get the widespread attention they deserve.

Meet Porscha Shaw, an MFA student in the UW's Professional Actor's Training Program recently named a Seattle artist you should know about by KUOW. 

Sam Wasser's group, Center for Conservation Biology, is using DNA to convict poachers of African elephants.

KIC 8462852 is nicknamed “Tabby’s Star” after LSU astronomer Boyajian, who discovered it with the help of citizen scientists. UW astronomers co-authored. 

This week’s cold snap revealed the sorry state of infrastructure in many urban schools. Sapna Cheryan, associate professor of psychology at the UW, is quoted.

The astronomers have fully ruled out that an alien megastructure might be responsible for the weirdly fluctuating light from a distant star.