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UW hosts conference on medieval text ‘Piers Plowman’
One hundred scholars are coming to the UW this week to discuss 14th century text.
07/21/2015 | UW Today -
New inductees to UW Communication's Alumni Hall of Fame announced
A ceremony will be held to honor them on Thursday, October 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the University of Washington Club.07/21/2015 | Department of Communication -
9 words that shook Seattle: Are our zoning roots really racial?
Essentializing all single family zoning as inherently racist is unhelpful for understanding the role of racism in housing markets, according to the UW's Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project.07/20/2015 | Crosscut -
For G.O.P., Pope Francis' visit to Congress comes with tensions
Mark Smith says while Pope Francis is perceived as shaking things up he is really reiterating themes that have been part of Catholic doctrine for a long time.07/19/2015 | The New York Times -
Many College alumni in Seattle City Council race
Crosscut offers a guide to all 47 contenders for the seven district positions and two at-large seats on Seattle's City Council.07/17/2015 | Crosscut -
How do mosquitoes find food? First, they smell you, scientists say
New research shows that mosquitoes find targets by following the scent of the air we exhale, then using sight and body heat sensors to close in.07/17/2015 -
Not the first time Spain is apologizing for Inquisition, says prof
In Seattle's large Sephardic community, offers of Spanish and Portuguese citizenship are met with more skepticism than forgiveness. UW's Devin Naar, professor of Jewish studies, is quoted.07/17/2015 | Times of Israel -
How studying insects may lead to smarter drones
A new research project led by the University of Washington aims to uncover the aeronautical secrets of some of nature’s best designed flyers.07/17/2015 -
UW researchers show that the mosquito smells, before it sees, a bloody feast
A team of biologists from the University of Washington and the California Institute of Technology has cracked the cues mosquitoes use to find us.07/16/2015 -
Two professors join U.S. Justice Department Sciences Advisory Board
The new Science Advisory Board members met to discuss how board members will integrate science into the Office of Justice Programs' decision making.07/16/2015 | Office of Justice Programs