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UW Latin classes expand to local high schools
The UW Department of Classics recently expanded beyond the UW campus and into various high schools in Washington, making the UW the first college in the state to offer Latin university courses to high school students.04/21/2014 | The Daily -
Indonesian group hosts movie screening
Students and community members gathered at Kane Hall on Sunday night to watch a screening of "Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka," a feature-length movie chronicling the struggle for Indonesia's independence through the eyes of Indonesia's first president.04/20/2014 | The Daily -
The decline of labor unions and the rise of the minimum wage
In an op-ed piece, Jake Rosenfeld, associate professor of sociology, looks at the consequences of organized labor's decline in the U.S.04/19/2014 | The Seattle Times -
Scientists find an "Earth twin," or perhaps a cousin
It is a bit bigger and somewhat colder, but a planet circling a star 500 light-years away is otherwise the closest match of our home world discovered so far. Victoria Meadows, professor of astronomy, is quoted.04/18/2014 | The New York Times -
Your baby is a racist -- and why you can live with that
Are babies racist? The latest evidence for that decidedly unlovely trait comes from research out of the UW that actually sought to explore one of babies' more admirable characteristics: their basic sense of fairness.04/17/2014 | Time -
Veterans open up, learn to tell stories under Red Badge Project
English professor Shawn Wong helps discharged veterans learn to tell their story and cope with transition.04/16/2014 | The News Tribune -
Emerging from the shadows
Local governments in China have taken to forced urbanisation with relish in their rush to acquire precious land. Kam Wing Chan, professor of geography, is quoted.04/16/2014 | The Economist -
Idaho students to get copies of Sherman Alexie banned novel
Sara Baker, a sociology student raised money to buy copies of "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian" for high school students who protested their school's ban of the book.04/16/2014 | SeattlePI -
Applying the urban center focus in the University District
KUOW talks with Margaret O'Mara, associate professor of history, about how Seattle's urban center focus might affect the University District.04/15/2014 | KUOW -
Chamber Trio David Finckel, Wu Han, and Phil Setzer To Perform at Meany Hall
Violinist Philip Setzer joins David Finckel and Wu Han, co-artistic directors of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, to form a dynamic chamber music trio on May 21, 2014 at Meany Hall.04/14/2014 | Broadway World