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  • Arab transitions and the old elite

    Emeritus professor Ellis Goldberg on the differences between Egypt and Tunisia after the Arab Spring.
    12/09/2014 | Washington Post
  • Hackers told Sony to pull 'The Interview'

    An email that claims to be from the group that hacked Sony Pictures Entertainment blames the attack on the studio's upcoming comedy about North Korea. Clark Sorensen, associate professor of international studies, is quoted.
    12/08/2014 | USA Today
  • Travel books that might make great gifts

    The Seattle Times travel section suggests bookish gifts for travelers. One suggestion is "Places for Passion: The 75 Most Romantic Destinations in the World," by Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology.
    12/07/2014 | Seattle Times
  • The consequences of past and present racial oppression in Ferguson and elsewhere

    In an op-ed piece, Robert Crutchfield, professor of sociology, writes, "Black citizens have been held for too long outside the processes that produced the laws and practices they are subjected to."
    12/06/2014 | Seattle Times
  • Music meets history in three-concert series on World War I

    This series, produced by piano professor Robin McCabe, features music composed during or about World War I, with historical context offered in commentary and narration.
    12/05/2014 | UW Today
  • Sweet success

    A fine arts background and a keen eye for design drives the Top Pot doughnut dynasty.
    12/05/2014 | Columns
  • Art of Light

    A set of disappearing glass lungs. Clear glass fingers that reach out from a computer screen to touch the keysof a modified laptop. A mysterious glow emanating from a grove of trees.What will sculptor Julia Chamberlain dare to do next?
    12/04/2014 | University of Washington
  • The surprising origins of the #CrimingWhileWhite movement

    By Thursday morning, the online #CrimingWhileWhite campaign that some saw as a show of solidarity had become another source of division. Christopher Parker, associate professor of political science, is quoted.
    12/04/2014 | Washington Post
  • Some Latino fundraisers throw support to Clinton

    Some of President Obama's biggest financial backers in the Latino community already are throwing their support behind Hillary Clinton. Matt Barreto, associate professor of political science, is quoted.
    12/03/2014 | USA Today
  • 'Mirage Earth' exoplanets may have burned away chances for life

    New research led by an astronomy graduate student at UW indicates planets orbiting close to low mass stars may have lost their chance at hosting life because of intense heat during their formative years.
    12/02/2014 | UW Today