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How Microsoft money is driving Washington's gun background check debate
It looks like you're trying to add gun controls. Can Microsoft help? Matt Barreto, associate professor of political science, is quoted.08/19/2014 | the Washington Post -
Competing gun initiatives already drawing big donations
Money is already pouring into campaigns for two gun-related state ballot measures in advance of the November election. Matt Barreto, associate professor of political science, is quoted.08/17/2014 | Seattle Times -
Study: Virginity pledges for men can lead to sexual confusion
Sarah Diefendorf, a sociology graduate student, studied a group of 15 young evangelical Christian men. She learned that support groups were key in helping the men during their pre-marital years. But once married, they faced trouble.08/16/2014 | UW Today -
Unraveling the past, present and future of SLU, Seattle
KUOW enlists the help of UW historian Margaret O'Mara to discover what's behind one of Seattle's fastest growing neighborhoods.08/15/2014 | KUOW -
Roundtable: The past and present of "yellowface"
NPR's CodeSwitch blog picked the brains of three people who have focused on depictions of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in the media to look at "yellowface" casting. LeiLani Nishime, assistant professor of communication, was one of the experts.08/14/2014 | NPR -
Rebuilding part of the Large Hadron Collider - with Legos
UW physics students build their own version of the Atlas particle detector, only much smaller - and using Legos.08/07/2014 | UW Today -
A Solar Solution, on the Dot
Professor Brandi Cossairt's efforts to develop affordable solar energy using quantum dots earned her a UW Innovation Award.
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A Pacific Connection, Museum Style
The Burke Museum served as matchmaker and mentor for a project linking museums in Suquamish, Washington and Palawan Island, Philippines.
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The Role of a Lifetime
Sarah Nash Gates reflects on two memorable decades as executive director of the School of Drama and welcomes successor Todd London.
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The Middle East Crisis and the U.S.
Professor Joel Migdal sheds light on the Middle East conflict and the U.S. role there in his book Shifting Sands.
August 2014 Perspectives