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Cool Courses for Spring Quarter 2025
It's time to think about spring quarter course registration! Check out these cool Arts & Sciences courses to be offered Spring Quarter 2025.
02/10/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences -
New journal co-founded by NIH nominee raises eyebrows, misinformation fears
The Journal of the Academy of Public Health claims to open up scientific communication. But its unusual editorial policies have some scientists concerned. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.02/10/2025 | Science -
Analysis: A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands evoking the long struggle for consumer citizenship
"In my research on marketing campaigns aimed at Black women, Ive examined how the struggle for consumer citizenship complicated the dynamic between Black entrepreneurs and consumers. On the one hand, businesses have long leveraged Black ownership as a unique selling proposition in and of itself, urging shoppers to view Black brand loyalty as a path to collective racial progress," writes Timeka Tounsel, assistant professor of Black studies in communication at the UW.02/10/2025 | The Conversation -
Analysis: A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands evoking the long struggle for consumer citizenship
"In my research on marketing campaigns aimed at Black women, I've examined how the struggle for consumer citizenship complicated the dynamic between Black entrepreneurs and consumers," writes Timeka Tounsel, assistant professor of Black studies in communication at the UW.
02/10/2025 | The Conversation -
New journal co-founded by NIH nominee raises eyebrows, misinformation fears
The Journal of the Academy of Public Health claims to open up scientific communication. But its unusual editorial policies have some scientists concerned. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.
02/10/2025 | Science -
More states are moving to ban cellphones at school should they?
Massachusetts attorney general is championing a bill this legislative session that would ban students from using their cellphones and other personal electronic devices during the school day. That makes Massachusetts one of more than two dozen states where lawmakers are considering legislation this spring that would restrict students cellphone use, according to a tally by Education Week. Luca Magis-Weinberg, assistant professor of psychology at the UW, is quoted.02/09/2025 | Education Week -
More states are moving to ban cellphones at school should they?
Massachusetts attorney general is championing a bill this legislative session that would ban students from using their cellphones and other personal electronic devices during the school day. Luca Magis-Weinberg, assistant professor of psychology at the UW, is quoted.
02/09/2025 | Education Week -
Confidence & Connection Through College Edge
Through the College Edge program, first-year UW students can settle into college life and academics before the start of fall quarter.
February 2025 Perspectives -
NAS awards for Xu, Vinzant, and Oveis Gharan
UW professors Xiaodong Xu, Cynthia Vinzant, and Shayan Oveis Gharan have been honored by the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their research accomplishments.
02/07/2025 | College of Arts & Sciences -
Soccer on the World Stage
An international studies course highlights soccer's impact beyond the playing field, in areas ranging from economics to nationalism to human rights.
February 2025 Perspectives