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Nearly 1 in 8 American children maltreated before 18
"Our study shows that child maltreatment is much more common than previously thought," said co-author Hedy Lee, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Washington.06/11/2014 | UW Today -
Arts Roundup: Drama, art- and University Symphony
As spring quarter comes to a close and summer quickly approaches, we encourage you to take advantage of some of the final arts events until next fall.06/05/2014 | UW Today -
Back home again: UW ethnomusicologists return heritage music to its roots
The UW School of Music's Ethnomusicology Program is helping to bring roots and hill music back to its place of origin, with teaching materials and local ceremonies.06/05/2014 | UW Today -
Film explores relationship of Africans, African Americans
The Seattle Times looks at "Bound: Africans versus African Americans," a movie premiering at the Seattle International Film Festival this weekend. Aida Solomon, a senior in communications, is quoted.06/05/2014 | The Seattle Times -
UW receives $31.2 million grant for science programs
The UW received a total of $31.2 million from the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) to further advance research that "tackles some of society's most pressing challenges," according to the UW Today news release.06/05/2014 | The Daily -
Forensic technology helps case against West African ivory dealer
Sam Wasser, UW Biology professor and Director of the Center for Conservation Biology, provided the Toglese government with advanced forensic technology that helped solve a case against an illegal ivory trafficker.06/04/2014 | National Geographic -
Thinning ice in the Antarctic promises rising sea levels worldwide
In order to make predictions about the future of the ice sheet and the impact it will have, scientists across different departments at the University of Washington are conducting multifaceted research. Ian Joughin, a glaciologist at the UW Applied Physics Laboratory, explained that they used computer modeling to analyze the large Thwaites glacier, which has the potential for contributing two feet of sea level rise once it disappears completely.06/04/2014 | The Daily -
Theater Review: 'The Workroom'
UW School of Drama's production of "The Workroom" is a subtle yet poignant depiction of a notoriously difficult subject to explore.06/03/2014 | The Daily -
Town hall meeting discusses PARR closure
The UW College of Arts and Sciences organized a town-hall meeting last night in Kane Hall in response to the request to halt the closure of the Physics-Astronomy Reading Room (PARR).06/03/2014 | The Daily -
Initiative of UW Center for Human Rights connects with El Salvador
Unfinished Sentences, an initiative of the UW Center for Human Rights, encourages students and people around the world to support human rights in El Salvador.06/03/2014 | The Daily