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Global Health Through a Historian's Lens
The roots of some of today's most successful global health initiatives can be traced back to less-than-noble colonial ventures.
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"Simming" a Mile in Others' Shoes
Simulations of everything from escaping slavery to growing old have the potential to promote social change.
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M*A*S*H* actor Mike Farrell highlights UW human rights work
In an unprecedented move last fall, the Attorney General's office announced it was opening investigations into the massacre at El Mozote.03/19/2014 | Huffington Post -
UW prof discovers the cutting edge in green living
A new book from Karen Litfin, associate professor of political science, recounts a journey to 14 ecovillages, where communities of people are trying to build sustainable, healthy ways of living.03/19/2014 | Crosscut -
The Russians Are Coming
The UW School of Music and UW Slavic Languages & Literatures co-host a two-day conference with the Seattle Symphony on music of Russian diaspora.03/18/2014 | City Arts Magazine -
Virtual reality game for stroke patients wins UW competition
Four University of Washington students who developed a virtual reality game that provides real-time feedback for patients undergoing stroke therapy came away victorious at a neural engineering competition on Friday.03/16/2014 | GeekWire -
High-school ethics bowl a first for Washington state
In February, UW hosted over 100 students who spent their day discussing topics from the legalization of marijuana to supporting research on genetically engineered meat.03/14/2014 | Seattle Times -
Works by UW composer Richard Karpen take stage with JACK, SSO
Composer Richard Karpen, UW School of Music director, has created new pieces to be performed with JACK Quartet and Seattle Symphony ("Celebrate Asia"), both featuring Swedish-Vietnamese ensemble The Six Tones.03/14/2014 | Seattle Times -
Bitcoin: Modern-day gold rush or risky investment?
"If this was truly a currency this would be unprecedented levels of volatility right now," says University of Washington economics professor Phillip Bond.03/13/2014 | KOMO -
Local musicians take centre stage in Seattle
Richard Karpen, School of Music Chair, has a new composition premiering with Seattle Symphony as part of their "Celebrate Asia" concert, March 21.03/13/2014 | VietNamNet