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No Longer Wanting to Die
An op-ed by Will Lippincott in The New York Times details his experience with Dialectical Behavior Therapy, an innovative approach to mental illness, developed by UW Professor Marsha Linehan.05/16/2015 -
Senior Josh Kim Co-authors Paper Published in the "American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings"
Economics senior Joshua Kim is hardly a fan of sports — but his knack for digging up information about the NFL and its players became his ticket to presenting a preliminary paper at the AEA.05/15/2015 | Department of Economics -
Painting by numbers
A group of "data artists" is creating conceptual works using information collected by mobile apps, scientists and more. Gina Neff, author and associate professor of communication at the UW, is quoted.05/14/2015 | The Atlantic -
Is gender identity biologically hard-wired?
The science of gender identity isn't fully understood, but new research points to a complex set of factors, including biological ones.05/13/2015 | PBS News Hour -
As middle class fades, so does use of term on campaign trail
The once ubiquitous term "middle class" has gone conspicuously missing from the 2016 campaign trail, as candidates and their strategists grasp for new terms for an unsettled economic era.05/11/2015 | The New York Times -
China's sustainable cities of the future
Kam Wing Chan, a professor of geography, comments on China's rural-urban migrants.05/10/2015 | Huffington Post -
How the housing crisis left us more racially segregated
The housing crisis was also a major migration event, although we seldom think of it that way. As many as 10 million families lost their homes to foreclosure.05/08/2015 | The Washington Post -
Anthropologist Ruth Behar to deliver 40th annual Stroum Lectures May 18, 20
Ruth Behar, professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, will deliver the 40th annual Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures at 7:30 p.m. May 18 and 20, in room 220 of Kane Hall.05/07/2015 | UW Today -
Washington's Eimi Koga keeps golf in perspective after nearly dying because of it
The sophomore had emergency brain surgery in 2012 after an errant shot struck her. She returned to the game she loves and has helped the Huskies become national contenders.
05/05/2015 | Seattle Times -
Puget Sound's clingfish could inspire better medical devices, whale tags
UW researchers are studying the Northern clingfish to understand how its biomechanics could be helpful in designing devices and instruments to be used in surgery.
05/04/2015 | UW Today