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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 -
UW Hyperloop team fuels its final dash to the national pod races with crowdfunding
The UW’s Hyperloop team is getting ready to compete in a set of pod races aimed at blazing a trail for a new means of near-supersonic travel – but they need a little help to get to the starting line.01/10/2017 | Geek Wire -
Study: Did America's growing diversity make voters more xenophobic?
A new study shows that the increasingly large minority populations in the United States may have contributed to Donald Trump's victory.
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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.
01/09/2017