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UW Professor Offers Perspective on Turkey
Jackson School Director Reşat Kasaba, who has spent his career studying Turkish politics and is an expert in international relations, spoke to King 5 TV news about the unfolding attempted coup crisis07/15/2016 | IQ Media -
UW works to contact its students in Turkey amid attempted coup
As tanks and protesters flood the streets of Istanbul and Ankara, the University of Washington is attempting to reach three students and one faculty member in the country.07/15/2016 | The Seattle Times -
What’s at stake in China’s claims to the South China Sea?
Sea? "While the South China Sea has been a source of territorial dispute for many years, involving all of its bounding nations, China has been particularly aggressive of late,"07/14/2016 | The Conversation -
What’s at stake in China’s claims to the South China Sea?
In “What’s At Stake in China’s Claims to the South China Sea”, Professor Scott L. Montgomery examines a new ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration under the United Nations Convention.07/14/2016 | The Conversation -
How Safe Is Condomless Sex When Partner With HIV Takes Meds?
HIV transmission is highly unlikely among straight couples who have sex without condoms when one partner carries the virus but takes medication, new research suggests.
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UW researchers improve microscopy method to ‘swell’ cellular structures, bringing fine details into view
Vaughan’s team modified a protocol to “swell” cellular structures, bringing them within the range of common laboratory microscopes using relatively simple methods and reagents.07/11/2016 | UW Today -
A New Way of Looking at Solar Cells
A big step in helping perovskites reach their potential as the basis for far cheaper and more efficient types of solar cells came this week from a team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.07/08/2016 | MIT Technology Review -
How a Hotline Helped Control Dengue Outbreaks
A team of Pakistani scientists created a phone service that could accurately point health workers to areas where the disease was emerging.
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Ocean acidification is eating into mussels
Ocean acidification is bad for mussels. You may think you’ve heard this story before (cf. clams, oysters, scallops) but wait! This time it’s a little different.07/07/2016 | Grist -
How the horror of police violence against blacks was shared in the years before Facebook
Long before Facebook and YouTube shared the horrific videos of the fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, few websites shared the visceral truth of police brutality.07/07/2016 | Washington Post