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'An act of war': Investigate Russian disruption of U.S. election
Congress must investigate the Russian attack on America’s 2016 election and explain how such meddling will be prevented in the future.
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Kompromat used to be a KGB tool in the Soviet Union. Now anyone can collect dirty data.
Whether the kompromat exists, the term has entered the public discourse," writes Katy Pearce, assistant professor of communication at the UW.01/13/2017 | The Washington Post -
One Scientist’s Mission To Scan Every Fish On The Planet
In a tiny island laboratory in the Northwesternmost corner of Washington, one marine biologist is on a mission: Scan every known fish species in the world.01/13/2017 | KUOW -
An open letter from urban affairs and housing scholars to the Senate: Reject Ben Carson as HUD Secretary
A doctoral student in UW's Department of History signed an open letter opposing Trump’s nomination of Dr. Ben Carson to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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President Obama's farewell address
Paul Burstein, UW professor emeritus of sociology and adjunct professor of political science, and Mark Smith, professor of political science, discuss President Obama's farewell address.
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52 Million-Year-Old Tomatillo Fossils Rewrite Veggie History
Scientists have thought the nightshade family came into existence about 40 million years ago, but the discovery of two new fossils pushes the age of the family back considerably further.
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Pitfalls of power: Seven-hour epic play ‘The Octavia’ is ‘like binge-watching Game of Thrones’
A seven-hour, unfinished epic play about Nero? Daredevil playwright Anne Washburn might be the only one who could pull it off.
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Why STEM Majors Need the Humanities
"A good piece of technical work is part of a narrative that has a long plot line and a large cast of characters," says UW Math professor Neal Koblitz.
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Two UW professors win Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Two University of Washington professors have received the 2017 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given by the U.S. government.
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Seattle Artist Akio Takamori Has Died
Akio Takamori, professor emeritus of art at the UW, died of cancer on Wednesday night.01/12/2017 | The Stranger