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Explaining How It All Began
Astronomy's "Cosmologies and Cultures" course explores the Big Bang theory but also other stories about the Universe's origins.
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A Marriage of Music and Motion
Composer Marcin Pączkowski uses sensor technology to alter music through specific movements.
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A Prize for the Penguin Protector
Biology professor Dee Boersma is a finalist for the Indianapolis Prize, the highest honor for animal conservationists.
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Myanmar Goes Mobile, with UW's Help
With Myanmar's transition to democracy, access to information has surged. UW helps Myanmar's citizens navigate this new reality.
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Awards, Honors, and Professorships
Recent honors to College of Arts & Sciences faculty and staff.
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Rebecca Thorpe’s book ‘American Warfare State’ honored
UW political scientist Rebecca Thorpe’s book “The American Warfare State: The Domestic Politics of Military Spending,” has been honored by the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation.03/22/2016 | UW Today -
Vulgarity in politics: The shiny object that distracts us
Bill Radke speaks with University of Washington historian Margaret O'Mara about mud slinging and crudeness in American politics.
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Better safe than sorry: Babies make quick judgments about adults’ anger
Research from Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences reveals for the first time that 15-month-old babies generalize an adult’s angry behavior.03/21/2016 -
Women in science on Wikipedia: will we ever fill the information gap?
The number of Wikipedia entries on female scientists is staggeringly low, but that might be changing. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.
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Edmonds embraces Creative Age with art, music, learning
The Creative Age Festival of Edmonds begins April 15. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology at the UW, will speak on “Love and Intimacy in Midlife and Beyond.”03/18/2016 | Herald Net