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Nine wooden fishing vessels will parade from Fishermen's Terminal to South Lake Union Thursday, calling attention to an exhibit that will open Saturday at the Center for Wooden Boats. UW history students' research helped shape the exhibit.

It's a packed week in the arts presenting you with a diverse array of options. The Henry Art Gallery presents "Danny Lyon: The Bikeriders" through May 4; the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture hosts a trivia night at the College Inn Pub.

Washington state has been lengths ahead of other states when it comes to worker pay, benefits, and workplace protections. James Gregory, professor of history, is quoted.

The men and women who were part of the Monuments Men during World War II were already established in their careers in a variety of art related fields. One of them, Lt. Sherman Lee, even went on to teach at the UW after the war.

The ninth annual Allen L. Edwards Psychology Lecture Series will delve into "The Science of Decision Making," to explain how the brain and an individual's expectations influence decisions made in uncertain conditions.

In an op-ed piece, Hanson Hosein, director of the Communication Leadership program, writes about the changing media landscape, noting that even as audiences shun ads they are more open to "branded" articles and videos.

The very qualities that lead to greater emotional satisfaction in peer marriages may be having an unexpectedly negative impact on these couples' sex lives. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology, is quoted.

That fruit fly appearing moments after you poured that first glass of cabernet, has just used a poppy-seed-sized brain to conduct a finely-choreographed search and arrive in time for happy hour.

The results break the longstanding belief that caregiving directly causes psychological distress, and make a case for genetics and upbringing influencing vulnerability.

The same physics that gives stability to tornadoes lies at the heart of new UW research and could lead to a better understanding of nuclear dynamics in studying fission, superconductors and the workings of neutron stars.