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Five University of Washington students were selected as 2015 Sloan Research Fellows. The awards are presented to early-career scientists and scholars who are selected as the next generation of leaders in the sciences, mathematics, and economics.

Joshua Griffin, doctoral candidate in anthropology at the UW, co-authors a report on Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell's meeting with community elders, hunters, and search and rescue volunteers in Inupiaq, Alaska.

Paul Franco, acting assistant professor of philosophy, considers what a dead German philosopher would say about the drill stuck under Seattle's waterfront.

Columnist Nicholas Kristof writes that as unions wane, it's "increasingly clear that they were doing a lot of good in sustaining middle class life." Jake Rosenfeld, a labor expert at the UW and the author of "What Unions No Longer Do," is quoted.

The University of Washington produced the most Peace Corps volunteers for 2015, reclaiming the top spot with 72 alumni currently in service.

In a guest piece, Paul Franco, acting assistant professor of philosophy, considers the plight of Bertha from the perspective of Immanuel Kant.

The life of a Bangladeshi garment factory worker is not an easy one. But new research from the University of Washington indicates that access to such factory jobs can improve the lives of young Bangladeshi women.

"Can I Google stalk you?" It seems like a brazen question, but, really, it's almost polite if you consider that a lot of people are doing it without asking. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology, is quoted.

In a space brightened by ceiling-to-floor whiteness, Scott Lawrimore, lays out black curtains and cans of black paint ready to transform the Jacob Lawrence Gallery for its next show.

This week, the UW World Series presents American dance ensemble Urban Bush Women in a provocative performance fueled by the music of the jazz age, and quickly follows up this production with the Jerusalem Quartet.