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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.
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Prehistoric Emotions in the Modern World
Fear spiders and love sweets? Blame it on your Pleistocene ancestors. Professor Emeritus Gordon Orians explains the connection in a new book.
August 2014 Perspectives