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Florist reflects on her time in the Obama White House
Laura Dowling, ’81, ’91, served as the nation’s Chief Floral Designer from 2009 to 2015.
06/07/2017 | Columns Magazine -
'Alexa, are you turning my kid into a jerk?'
Three years after Amazon Echo launched as a frivolous oddity, its maker now plans to put Alexa inside smart phones, refrigerators, vacuums and Ford cars.
06/07/2017 | USA Today -
Tiny Jumping Spiders Can See the Moon
An unexpected rain of spiders led to a lovely Twitter geek-out between astronomers and arachnologists.
06/06/2017 | The Atlantic -
Kasaba named president of global graduate international affairs schools association
The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs is dedicated to the improvement of graduate education in international affairs.
06/05/2017 | Jackson School of International Studies -
Of the highest grade
Each spring, a handful of outstanding faculty earn a special spotlight: a Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA).
06/05/2017 | Columns Magazine -
How to Call B.S. On Big Data: A Practical Guide
At the University of Washington, students are learning to navigate the hazards of our information-addled age.
06/03/2017 | The New Yorker -
Reşat Kasaba interviewed on Trump's visit to the Middle East
Jackson School Director and Turkey expert, Dr. Reşat Kasaba was interviewed by KOMO News to discuss the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia and Israel.
05/31/2017 | KOMO Radio -
Mark Zuckerberg has a Harvard degree and a mission: create a sense of purpose
UW History Department professor, Margaret O'Mara, weighs in on Mark Zuckerberg's recent commencement speech.
05/31/2017 | USA Today -
The Mom question: Seattle-area women share their complicated decisions
The decision to be a mother is as intense, and personal, as ever. Here, several Seattle-area women share how they made their choice to be a mom — or not.
05/31/2017 | The Seattle Times -
For women in science, the challenges are personal
Considerable attention has been devoted to the difficulties facing women in computer sciences, the problems and the search for solutions extend across the range of STEM fields.
05/31/2017 | Crosscut