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A pod of orcas is starving to death. A tribe has a radical plan to feed them
With Washington state orca populations under threat, the Lummi Nation have their own rescue strategy. Sam Wasser of the Center for Conservation Biology and others weigh in.
04/29/2019 | The Guardian -
These artists want to draw the Chinese railroad workers back into history
An artist’s inspiration can come from anywhere. For UW Painting + Drawing Professor Lin Zhi, it happened in August 2001, on a road trip from Missouri to Seattle.
04/29/2019 | NBC News -
Think opera is just for hoity-toity rich people? Not so! Here’s a beginner’s guide to this grand art form.
The region’s universities, including the University of Washington, put on opera performances ranging from inexpensive to free.
04/29/2019 | The Seattle Times -
Why you're more likely to cry on an airplane
Stephen Groening, a professor of Comparative Literature, Cinema, and Media, has been studying this phenomenon in the context of in-flight entertainment for years.
04/26/2019 | Popular Science -
5 Cool Courses for Autumn 2019
When registering for autumn quarter courses, why not sign up for something unexpected? Consider these intriguing offerings in the College of Arts & Sciences.
04/26/2019 | College of Arts & Sciences -
Brains of blind people adapt to sharpen sense of hearing, study shows
Research from I-LABS shows how differences in the brains of blind individuals affects their ability to process auditory information.
04/25/2019 | UW News -
Over eight years, the government has deported about 34,000 people via Boeing Field. King County wants it stopped.
King County execs respond to concerns raised by a report from the Jackson School's Center for Human Rights.
04/25/2019 | Seattle Times -
New space race: Essays from Jackson School symposium explore changing law, policy
A new space race is underway, but what does that mean for international politics and law? Professor Saadia Pekkaenen and others explore this question in a group of new essays.
04/25/2019 | UW News -
Men who have children later in life may prime their kids for longevity
Dan Eisenberg, Associate Professor of Anthropology, weighs in on the effects of paternal age in offspring.
04/25/2019 | New Scientist -
ArtsUW Roundup: Philip Glass’ Hydrogen Jukebox, George Rodriguez’s Exhibition Opening at MadArt, West Coast Premiere of “Nina Simone: Four Women”, and more!
This week in the arts, attend an original, gender-expansive adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet; see the dancer-illusionists of MOMIX, and more . . .
04/24/2019 | UW News