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  • Local Union could feel fallout from high court's ruling

    A Supreme Court ruling could create new obstacles for the Service Employees International Union in Washington state. George Lovell, professor of labor studies, is quoted.
    07/01/2014 | The Seattle Times
  • Threat of costly West Coast port shutdown spurs pay talks

    Twelve years after a labor dispute closed West Coast ports and cost the U.S. economy $1 billion a day, negotiators on both sides want to avoid a repeat that could be twice as expensive. George Lovell, professor of labor studies, is quoted.
    07/01/2014 | Bloomberg
  • City Smells Confound Flower-Seeking Moths

    Car exhaust and other urban fumes can disrupt moths' ability to make their way to flowers, a new study reports.
    06/30/2014 | The New York Times
  • Both sides overreacting to Supreme Court decision

    In a commentary for Politico, associate professor of sociology Jake Rosenfeld argues that a recent Supreme Court decision did not "kill unions."
    06/30/2014 | Politico Magazine
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    An Ambassador for Language Learning

    "Learning another language is discovering another avenue for self-expression," says Joy Maa (Spanish, Japanese, 2014), who is fluent in four languages.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • Top Grad Students Honored

    Four recent PhD grads, with research ranging from human rights to ultrafast X-ray science, received the A&S Graduate Medal this spring.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • Brilliant at Any Age

    Soon after arriving at the UW at 15, Reid Dale (Mathematics, 2014) thrived in graduate-level courses in math and philosophy.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • A Mind for the Medieval

    Ever heard of a student writing a second honors thesis "mostly just for fun"? Meet Kathleen Noll (History, Classics/Latin, 2014), a scholar of medieval history.

    June 2014 Perspectives
  • Retirement: How couples resolve financial fights

    Retirees often feel extra stress about money because of scarcity and not earning an income. UW sociologist Pepper Schwartz is quoted.
    06/22/2014 | USA Today
  • In the US, an Artistic Awakening

    International student Jueqian Fang (Photomedia, Cinema Studies, 2014) studied science in China but discovered a passion for art at the UW.

    June 2014 Perspectives