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New UW center encourages dialogue on race and diversity
The Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity at the University of Washington aims to help people better communicate about race, equity and diversity.07/13/2015 | The Seattle Times -
A philosopher and an atmospheric scientist walk into a bar...
It’s fair to say that dire warnings about climate change have become the new normal. So we shouldn’t expect a great punch line when our bar scenario takes place, as it did recently.07/09/2015 | KUOW -
What would a philosopher say about Seattle’s rent control debate?
The University of Washington's Michael Blake, professor of philosophy, discusses Seattle's rent control debate.07/09/2015 | KUOW -
UW’s Conservation magazine snares top writing honors
The UW-based Conservation magazine has won a gold award in a national competition sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.07/08/2015 -
After war, finding the right words
University of Washington's Shawn Wong, professor of english, uses storytelling to help veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars re-acclimate to civilian life.
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Harsh prison sentences swell ranks of lifers and raise questions about fairness, study finds
Stricter state sentencing laws in Washington have swelled the ranks of inmates serving life sentences to nearly one in five.07/07/2015 | UW Today -
In a cosmic ‘call to arms,’ UW astronomers propose new deep-space telescope to scan the sky for signs of life
A team of UW astronomers propose a new type of mission to crack some of the universe’s most intriguing mysteries and search for life on distant worlds.07/06/2015 -
Risk of interbreeding due to climate change lower than expected
One of the questions raised by climate change has been whether it could cause more species of animals to interbreed.07/06/2015 -
11 Ways Technology Stops Crime Against Endangered Animals
DNA analysis and the work of Biology's Sam Wasser has proved a game changer in wildlife crime investigation.07/06/2015 -
Sound Effect's under-reported stories of the week, July 4
A panel a journalists to talk over their nominees for under-covered story of the week. UW's Joanne Silberner, artist-in-residence in the department of communication, is quoted.07/04/2015 | KPLU