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  • Matchmakers help those over 60 handle dating's risks and rewards

    The 60-plus crowd represents the fastest-growing segment in online dating. Pepper Schwartz, a professor of sociology at the University of Washington and AARP's love and relationship ambassador, comments.
    03/28/2014 | The New York Times
  • Decline of natural history troubling for science, society

    Support for natural history - the study of organisms, how and where they live and how they interact with their environment - appears to be in steep decline in developed countries, according to Joshua Tewksbury, a University of Washington professor and WWF International scientist.
    03/26/2014 | UW Today
  • 25 years after Exxon Valdez, lessons are still relevant

    In an op-ed piece, Angela Day, doctoral candidate in political science looks to lessons from the Exxon Valdez as the Salish Sea is slated to become one of North America's busiest fossil fuel trans-shipment corridors.
    03/23/2014 | Everett Herald
  • Local Russians, Ukrainians split on Putins move in Crimea

    As the Ukrainian conflict rages, Russians and Ukrainians now in the Northwest feel divided. Scott Radnitz, associate professor in the Jackson School of International Studies, is quoted.
    03/22/2014 | The Seattle Times
  • From Ukraine: The heartbreak of victory; the fear of Russia

    In an op-ed piece, Jennifer Carroll, research assistant in anthropology currently doing research in Kiev, comments on the current political climate in Ukraine.
    03/22/2014 | The Seattle Times
  • First Lady quotes Jackson School student

    Philmon Haile, a senior majoring in international studies at the UW Jackson School, was quoted by First Lady Michelle Obama on the importance of studying abroad.
    03/22/2014 | YouTube
  • Turkey's Twitter ban appears to backfire

    Jackson School professor Philip Howard says news of the ban seems to have driven more Turks to try Twitter for the first time.
    03/22/2014 | Yahoo News
  • The UW mixes art and science with worldwide talent

    Pushing the boundaries between art and science,DXARTS explores a range of creative pursuits encompassing visual art, music, sound, video, information technology and the sciences.
    03/21/2014 | The Seattle Times
  • Building Diversity, One Classicist at a Time

    The Department of Classics was recently recognized for its efforts to promote equity and diversity in both its faculty and students.

    March 2014 Perspectives
  • Ethics Takes Center Stage at Competition

    Should college athletes be paid? To what extent should politicians’ sexual indiscretions be forgiven? Is it ethical to arm rebels in countries where we’re not at war?

    March 2014 Perspectives