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Iran treaty is rare, hopeful note for future of Middle East
Jackson School of International Studies Director Reşat Kasaba on why Congress should support the Iran nuclear agreement and how it introduces a rare hopeful note for the future of the Middle East.09/07/2015 | The Seattle Times -
Can millennials save unions?
Jake Rosenfeld says that although there have been significant strides in the last few years, he doesn’t see a big labor revival on the way.09/07/2015 | The Atlantic -
Grant will help Native American undergraduates attend first scientific meeting
A grant from the National Science Foundation to bring six Native American undergraduate students to their first scientific meeting09/04/2015 -
Last rights: Ethics of the death penalty in Washington state
Humanities Washington hosted a discussion of issues surrounding the death penalty. UW sociology research by Katherine Beckett is referenced.09/04/2015 | KUOW -
Citizen scientists help unravel secrets of star formation
Analysis of thousands of photographs of the Andromeda galaxy taken by the Hubble Space Telescope could help explain how stars were born in our own galaxy.09/04/2015 -
Earth observations show how nitrogen may be detected on exoplanets, aiding search for life
Observations of nitrogen in Earth’s atmosphere by a NASA spacecraft 17 million miles away are giving astronomers fresh clues on faraway planets.09/03/2015 -
Hubble Survey Unlocks Clues to Star Birth in Neighboring Galaxy
A survey of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope images offers new similarities between the neighboring Andromeda galaxy and our own galaxy.09/03/2015 -
Infusing ancient Ladino songs with rap to keep a culture alive
Rabbi Simon Benzaquen and Alex Hernandez call themselves Los Seranos, the watchmen, and they're safeguarding messages locked in Ladino song lyrics generations ago by rapping them.09/02/2015 | Seattle Times -
Obama's Arctic visit highlights a fast-changing region
Nadine Fabbi, associate director of the Canadian Studies Center at the University of Washington, discusses why the Arctic is increasingly important to U.S. foreign policy.
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Local officials plan for a possible visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping
“Washington state sees China more as an opportunity, whereas Washington, D.C., tends to see China more as a threat,” says Jackson School Professor David Bachman.09/02/2015 | The Seattle Times