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Faculty Profile: Scott Magelssen
Scott Magelssen, associate professor of drama, has had more lives than an accident-prone cat.He has experienced all these and more through interactive simulations, which he shares in his book Simming, which was published in June.09/08/2014 | Columns -
Hungary's crackdown on the press
In an op-ed piece, Philip Howard, professor of communication, looks at Hungary's "autocratic crackdown on the nation's press."09/08/2014 | New York Times -
Study: Over 1 in 5 low-income Texans lack eligible voter ID
Over one-in-five eligible Texas voters who make $20,000 a year or less do not have a current photo ID that would be accepted under the current voter ID law. Matt Barreto, associate professor of political science, is quoted.09/05/2014 | NBC News -
At UW, computer games studied as a serious cultural form
The Critical Gaming Project was founded by a group of UW graduate students in English, sociology and information science who were interested in thinking critically about games from humanistic and social perspectives.09/01/2014 | Seattle Times -
Scientists craft a semiconductor junction only three atoms thick
Scientists have developed what they believe is the thinnest-possible semiconductor, a new class of nanoscale materials made in sheets only three atoms thick.08/26/2014 | UW Today -
Professor Vicente Rafael on Filipino folklore origins
RadioActive youth reporter Maria Caoagdan interviewed Vicente Rafael, professor of history, for her story exploring Filipino supernatural creatures.08/25/2014 | KUOW -
UW journalism student on covering Ebola-stricken Sierra Leone
KUOW talks with Cooper Inveen, a UW journalism student, about his experience in Sierra Leone as Ebola spread through West Africa.08/25/2014 | KUOW -
Cause of global warming hiatus found deep in the Atlantic Ocean
New research from the University of Washington examines the surprisingly little increase in the average temperature at the Earth's surface, and shows that it is part of a naturally occurring cycle.08/21/2014 | UW Today -
UW professor's book reframes issues of race and politics
The Bellingham Herald reviews "The Rising Tide of Color," edited by Moon-Ho Jung, associate professor of history, and published by UW Press.08/21/2014 | the Bellingham Herald -
UW project becomes a focal point in hunt for dark matter
Three major experiments aimed at detecting elusive dark matter particles believed to make up most of the matter in the universe have gotten a financial shot in the arm. Two of the projects are at large national laboratories; the other is at the University of Washington.08/20/2014 | UW Today