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Using Facebook data as a real-time census
UW-led study demonstrates how present-day migration statistics can be obtained by the same data that advertisers use to target their audience on Facebook.
10/16/2017 | UW News -
Prof. Fabio Ghironi's research highlighted in speech by Mario Draghi
In his speech to an assembly of Nobel Laureates and young scholars the President of the European Central Bank, highlighted Professor Fabio Ghironi’s work on monetary policy.
10/16/2017 | UW Department of Economics -
Google to give #1 billion to nonprofits and help Americans get jobs in the new economy
Google will invest $1 billion over the next five years in organizations helping people adjust to the changing nature of work. Margaret O'Mara, a history professor at the UW, is quoted.
10/16/2017 | USA Today -
Experts: Local elections are where voters' opinion matters most
UW political scientists Mark Smith is quoted
10/16/2017 | Yakima Herald -
Faculty Spotlight: Carmen Gonzalez
Meet the Department of Communication professor working at the intersection of health, equity and digital literacy.
10/13/2017 | The Whole U -
Review: 'Myanmar's Enemy Within' and the Making of Anti-Muslim Rage
Review by Mary Callahan, Associate Professor at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
10/13/2017 | Time Magazine -
Virtual Reality Video Game Helps Reduce Pain Without Medication, Researchers Say
David Patterson, professor of psychology in the departments of rehabilitation medicine, surgery and psychology, is quoted.
10/12/2017 | CBS News -
Proxima b May Have An Aurora That We Can Detect
A study has suggested it might be possible to detect aurorae on Proxima b, the closest exoplanet to Earth, which might tell us about the planet’s potential habitability.
10/12/2017 | IFL Science -
A 'Pale Green Dot': Why Proxima Centauri b May Have a Shiny Tint
A world orbiting the sun's closest stellar neighbor may have a shiny green tint to it. Rodrigo Luger, a postdoctoral researcher in astronomy at the UW, is quoted.
10/12/2017 | Space.com -
Our Nearest Neighboring Star Might Have Been Stolen From Somewhere Else
New evidence from a pair of scientists in the UK shows that our nearest star could have been "stolen." Russell Deitrick, UW graduate student in astronomy, is quoted.
10/12/2017 | Gizmodo