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Republicans and Democrats support sentencing reform; this is what stands in their way
Rural communities that host prisons support punitive criminal laws and policies because they profit prison growth, writes Rebecca Thorpe, assistant professor of political science.10/05/2015 | Washington Post -
UW student sues CIA over data on Salvadoran Army officer
A UW Center for Human Rights fellow in suing the CIA over documents relating to the El Salvadoran civil war in the 1980s.10/04/2015 | The Seattle Times -
How hippies created today's American culture
Blue jeans, beards, body adornments, natural foods, legal marijuana, gay marriage, and single parenthood — it is now clear that the hippies won the culture wars.10/03/2015 | Time -
Are we prepared? An exclusive interview with WHO Director-General Margaret Chan
Joanne Silberner, UW artist-in-residence in communication, interviews Margaret Chan, who has led the World Health Organization for the last nine years.10/01/2015 | PBS -
UW Human Rights Center will sue CIA for stonewalling information request on assassinations
A UW human rights project is suing the Central Intelligence Agency for refusing to declassify and turn over documents relating to the U.S. role in El Salvador’s civil war.10/01/2015 | Seattle PI -
Shell's abandoned well and the myth of the Arctic oil land grab
"The widely proclaimed 'land rush' to the Arctic, aimed at oil and gas most of all, is a myth," writes Scott L. Montgomery, UW lecturer in international studies.
09/30/2015 | Huffington Post -
Math and me: Children who identify with math get higher scores
A new study from UW I-LABS suggests how strongly children identify with math can be used to predict how high they will score on a standardized math tests.09/30/2015 -
A new single-molecule tool to observe enzymes at work
A UW scientific team and biotech partner have created an innovative tool to directly detect the delicate, single-molecule interactions between DNA and enzymatic proteins.09/28/2015 -
Boehner resigns: Scholars see trouble ahead for GOP
The speaker grew weary of trying to persuade some members of his caucus to compromise, writes Christopher Parker, UW associate professor of political science.09/28/2015 | The Conversation -
What does Donald Trump have in common with Teddy Roosevelt?
If we really want to make sense of the Summer of Trump we should take a closer look at the Summer of Teddy, writes Margaret O’Mara, UW associate professor of history.
09/28/2015 | Time