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After Kleiner trial, expect less shooting from the hip in Silicon Valley
Details that came out during the trial may upend perhaps the most celebrated aspect of venture capitalism: investing on instinct. Margaret O'Mara, an associate professor of history is quoted.03/28/2015 | The New York Times -
Video: Honoring March 29, El Salvador’s Day of the Disappeared Child
Students in the University of Washington's Center for Human Rights honor El Salvador's "Day of the Disappeared" with a report and videos about some of the thousands of children who were disappeared.03/27/2015 -
UW students spend spring break teaching kids a way forward
They could have spent their week off at a beach. They could have gone home to see family. Instead, five University of Washington students spent their spring break helping in the classroom.03/27/2015 -
Asia's Simmering Rivalries Are Shifting To Outer Space
Today there is greater contestation and participation in the global space regime than ever before.03/27/2015 | Forbes -
Opinion: Officers' race matters less than you think
An opinion piece on racial bias by columnist Charles M. Blow cites the UW-developed Implicit Association Test.
03/26/2015 | New York Times -
Labor Archives of Washington kicks off minimum-wage history project April 11
The Labor Archives of Washington is creating an online resource called the Minimum Wage History Project to document the 2013-2014 campaign that succeeded in mandating a $15 minimum hourly wage.03/25/2015 | UW Today -
A new podcast tells a different kind of prison story
Katherine Beckett, a UW professor of sociology, tells how the Rethinking Punishment Radio Project got started.03/25/2015 | Seattle Weekly -
Answering One Question to Better Understand the Universe
When considering what makes up the universe, it’s surprising that scientists could focus on just one yes/no question. But that’s exactly what a group of researchers supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation is doing.
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Medieval Scheming and Sabotage in Smith Hall
In a new medieval history course, role playing is serious business as students learn about the past by living it.
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Saving Lives Through Performance
A UW doctoral student studies the powerful role of performance in providing health education in The Gambia, Africa.
March 2015 Perspectives