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Culture wars, Christianity at heart of UW political scientist Mark Smith’s book ‘Secular Faith’
Mark A. Smith, a professor of political science and adjunct professor of comparative religion answers a few questions about his book for UW Today.12/08/2015 | UW Today -
Older women and the pitfalls of looking for love by logging on
The Internet is making it easier for older women to get outside their social circles for dating and romance, but it can make them more vulnerable to deception.
12/08/2015 | NPR -
Building a replica of native history
This December, Sven Haakanson Jr., curator of North American Anthropology at the Burke Museum, is creating a full-size replica of an Angyaaq, the Native boat made by the Sugpiat of Alaska.
12/08/2015 | Seattle Times -
Remembering Sarah Nash Gates
Sarah Nash Gates, former executive director of the UW School of Drama, was a longtime leader in the Seattle theater community.
12/08/2015 | College of Arts & Sciences -
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Did you just say ‘The’ Puget Sound?
The evolution of place's names in the Seattle area. Matt Sparke, professor of geography and international studies at the UW, is mentioned.
12/07/2015 | Crosscut -
Chinese parents go to court seeking to register 2nd children
Wan Changru's 6-year-old daughter is legally unregistered because her parents broke China's one-child policy in having her. Kam Wing Chan, a geography professor, is quoted.
12/07/2015 | CBS News -
UW project focuses on fines and fees that create ‘prisoners of debt’
The $3.9 million project, funded by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, will be the first systematic study of how multiple states implement court-imposed fees.
12/04/2015 | UW Today -
Inventive Messiah at Meany
Handel's Messiah gets a twist in a production at Meany Hall presented by the UW School of Music and Pacific MusicWorks.
December 2015 Perspectives -
NY Times ranks professor's book among notable 100
The book, The Shape of the New: Four Big Ideas and How They Made the Modern World, explores how capitalism, socialism, evolution and liberal democracy broke decisively with the past.12/02/2015 | Jackson School