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In this Inside Higher Ed piece, scholars debate what Donald Trump's election means, whether efforts to band together as a discipline to oppose him were wrong and what the future may hold.

Ruchika Tulshyan, lecturer of communication at the UW, and Tracey Whitten of The Seattle Women's Commission are quoted.

Allison Skinner, a postdoctoral researcher at the UW is quoted.

Why is race so hard to discuss? Ralina Joseph, founding director of the UW’s Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity, talked with KUOW about coded racial language.

NASA began the new year by announcing two new missions to explore asteroids, the oldest parts of our solar system. A recent UW study on STEM fields is referenced.

Giles Eperon, research fellow in chemistry at the UW is featured in Forbes' "30 under 30" list.

How a bias toward English-language science can result in preventable crises, duplicated efforts and lost knowledge.

Vera Rubin, the famous U.S. astronomer, died on Dec. 25. She was 88. Emily Levesque, an astronomer at the UW, is quoted. 

Why chatbot Tay’s creators at Microsoft shut it down after less than 24 hours of existence. Samuel Woolley, doctoral student in communication at the UW, is quoted. 

Experts have long known that perceived peril can blind people to their surroundings. Jonathan Wender, lecturer of sociology and law, societies and justice at the UW, is quoted.