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$750,000 Mellon Foundation grant will fund research, collaboration in arts
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded UW a three-year, $750,000 grant to support creative fellowships, and to better integrate arts disciplines into the broader UW curriculum.
03/04/2016 | UW Today -
Faculty Profile: Madeleine Yue Dong
The Whole U profiles Madeleine Yue Dong, chair of the Jackson School's China Studies Program. She talks about reconciling the many facets of modern China.
03/04/2016 | The Whole U -
White Seattle gets a lesson in racism
A mostly white crowd gathers to hear an all-black panel including Megan Ming Francis, assistant professor of political science. But listening is, at best, a start.
03/04/2016 | Crosscut -
Powerful documentary play kicks off International Women's Month in Seattle
The Women’s Center is co-presenting the sold-out documentary play SEVEN at Town Hall on Sunday. Executive Director, Sutapa Basu plays one of the seven women featured.
03/03/2016 | KING 5 -
Democratic runner-ups can still make history
UW historian Margaret O'Mara talks about how Bernie Sanders reminds her of Henry Wallace who lost to Harry Truman in the 1948 Democratic primary.
03/02/2016 | KUOW -
'Bachelor' Ben's L-bombs have us wondering: Can you love 2 people at once?
University of Washington evolutionary biologist David P. Barash discusses our real predispositions to romance and relationships.03/02/2016 -
The human side of large-scale marine protected areas
The first major discussion of how people interact with large marine protected areas was organized by the Jackson School of International Studies and College of the Environment's Patrick Christie.03/01/2016 | College of the Environment -
Myanmar’s burden of high expectations
Jackson School professor Mary Callahan was part of a panel on Myanmar's future. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace made a recording of the discussion available.
03/01/2016 | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace -
Life or illusion? Avoiding ‘false positives’ in the search for living worlds
Research from the University of Washington-based Virtual Planetary Laboratory will help astronomers better identify “false positives” in the search for life beyond Earth.02/29/2016 -
Small satellites threaten to disrupt global markets and militaries
Small satellites have emerged as one of the principal driving forces for democratizing the landscape of outer space activities.
02/29/2016 | Forbes