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Why do hot and cold hurt us?
When we feel something too hot or cold, our senses register pain. But why? And what’s causing it?
02/09/2017 -
10 Black Women in Academia That You Need To Know About
African Americans make up 7 percent of American college and university faculty. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, a theoretical physicist at the UW, is featured.
02/09/2017 -
Study: A New Strategy To Stop Female Genital Mutilation
Why does female genital mutilation remain so entrenched in parts of the globe? Bettina Shell-Duncan, professor of anthropology at UW, is quoted.
02/09/2017 -
What you should know about Trump's tweets about ISIS
President Trump has tweeted about ISIS since 2014, claiming that he alone can fix this problem. Michael Degerald, doctoral candidate in Middle East studies at UW, weighs in.
02/09/2017 -
Is Trump Mania Responsible for the Online Harassment Campaign Against Three University of Washington Teachers?
Days before Trump's inauguration, Jack Turner, associate professor of poli-sci, noticed that one of his students was upset after she'd seen neo-Nazi recruitment flyers outside.
02/09/2017 -
#ScanAllFish at Friday Harbor Labs
Adam Summers, professor of biology at UW's Friday Harbor Laboratories, writes in The Journal of the San Juan Islands about his project called #ScanAllFish.
02/09/2017 -
What makes a protest work? A UW prof's primer
Paul Burstein, professor emeritus of sociology, studies social movements and protests. He says demonstrations alone are likely too predictable to have an effect here.
02/09/2017 -
Feasting with a Forager
Langdon Cook (MFA, 1994) is an expert on the pleasures of foraging for food.
January 2017 Perspectives -
Finding Purpose in Peru
Celeste Marion (BA, 2003) co-founded an innovative school for special education students in Cusco, Peru.
January 2017 Perspectives -
Changing with the Times—and Facebook
Meghan Peters (BA, 2008), who got her start at The Daily, is now developing strategic partnerships at Facebook.
January 2017 Perspectives