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Bollywood & Bolsheviks Visit Suzzallo
A Suzzallo Library exhibit created by history grad student Jessica Bachman highlights Cold War-era cultural ties between India and the USSR.
March 2017 Perspectives -
Statistics for Global Impact
Adrian Raftery receives Ireland's St. Patrick's Day Medal for contributions to statistics
03/15/2017 | UW Today -
In times of plenty, penguin parents keep feeding their grown offspring
According to a University of Washington biology department research team, humans are not alone in continuing to support offspring who have "left the nest."
03/14/2017 | UW Today -
Whose Votes Count Least in the Electoral College
The 2016 election made clear that the Electoral College does not weigh votes from all states equally.
03/14/2017 | U.S. News -
A Visual Guide to the Women Venus's Geography Is Named For
When space tourism is in full swing, you’ll need to know how to get around foreign planets. Biology Ph.D. candidate Eleanor Lutz is already making maps to guide us.
03/13/2017 | Mental Floss -
Gaslighting in American politics: The line between disagreement and lies
UW professors Christopher Sebastian Parker and David Domke joined Wellspring Family Services vice president R. Keith Myers to discuss the question: Is President Trump gaslighting us?
03/13/2017 | KUOW -
How early do girls decide math isn't for them?
Research shows that in the U.S., both adults and older children believe that math is a male activity.
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Gender Wage Gap Wider in King County Than Elsewhere in Washington State
Although pay equity for women has improved, men are still paid more for the same work. Why is the problem even worse in King County than elsewhere?
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Americans are having less sex than they once did
"A major detractor to Americans’ sex lives has been the rising necessity of the two-income family, said Pepper Schwartz, a sociology professor at the University of Washington."03/08/2017 | Washington Post -
Iconic Seattle artist’s last works touch on themes of remorse
UW School of Art faculty member Akio Takamori, a renowned local ceramics artist, completed his final body of work just a day before dying from pancreatic cancer.
03/08/2017