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This week, lawmakers are debating whether Congress should approve a military strike on Syria. Jonathan Mercer, associate professor of political science, is quoted.

It's rare that half a dozen faculty, representing all three divisions in the School of Art, are up for promotion in the same year. Making the most of this opportunity, the School has organized a lecture series featuring all six faculty.

After retirement, UW professors emeriti continue to gain recognition for their work, as evidenced by recent awards to biologist Robert Paine and author Charles Johnson.

The Lucy Horton Band,an acoustic indie pop group made up of four UW music undergrads performs their instrumentation, warm harmonies, and charismatic performances on New Day Northwest.

A team of about 20 students from UW are in Bangalore, India trying to peel off layers, and get a human perspective of what globalization has done to the city.

The University of Washington Department of Biology has been awarded a $24,950 grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF). The conservation grant recognizes the University's efforts to increase the Galapagos penguin population.

The UW Tel Dor Archeological Excavation and Field School - whose students in 2009 unearthed a rare gemstone with the image of Alexander the Great - has completed another summer's excavation work.

Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology, comments on the outrage caused by Miley Cyrus' performace at the VMAs.

A study has found repeated exposure to a 'pseudoword' during late stages of pregnancy led infants' brains to react to it. Patricia Kuhl, co-director of the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, comments.

UW ranks 13th among all national universities. The rankings are broken down by national universities, liberal arts colleges, colleges that grant master's degrees as their highest degrees, colleges that grant baccalaureate degrees as their highest degrees, and community colleges.