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A paper published this month in Biological Psychiatry shows that children who spent their early years in overcrowded institutions with minimal human contact have thinner brain tissue in cortical areas that correspond to impulse control and attention.

There's no better time to take in the beauty of the UW campus than now. MadArt, which brings the work of local artists to public spaces, has organized a vibrant campus-wide outdoor art exhibit that runs through October 25.

A photo essay and look at the campus-wide exhibit, Mad Campus.

University of Washington's Chamber Dance Company members delivered an inspired rendition of "To Have and to Hold," and Erin Cardinal was a standout in Nacho Duato's "Jardi Tancat."

A group of Italian American leaders this morning launched an aggressive campaign to fight the city's appropriation of Columbus Day, which on Monday the council renamed "Indigenous Peoples' Day." Adam Warren, associate professor of history, is quoted.

A preview of the upcoming Chamber Dance Company Production "On the Edge."

Herald columnist Julie Muhlstein looks at Columbus' history. Christopher Teuton, chair of American Indian studies, is quoted.

The University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies has received funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

When kids say "the darnedest things," it's often in response to something they heard or saw. This sponge-like learning starts at birth, as infants begin to decipher the social world surrounding them long before they can speak.

This fall, the University Honors Program welcomed a new director, Victoria Lawson, professor of geography, internationally-recognized scholar on global poverty and co-founder of the Relational Poverty Network.