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  • Weekday: understanding developmental outcomes in children with autism

    By studying brain pattern responses to words in 2-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder, UW researchers have been able to predict a child's linguistic, cognitive and adaptive skills at age 4 and 6.
    05/29/2013 | KUOW.org
  • Across the great divide: UW professor looks at the tea party

    Seattle Times columnist Jerry Large talks with Christopher Parker, associate professor of political science, about his new book, "Change They Can't Believe In: The Tea Party and Reactionary Politics in America."
    05/29/2013 | Seattle Times
  • Weekday: dance of the planets

    KUOW's Weekday talks with Toby Smith of the astronomy department, who explains why the rotation of planets is significant and talks about what other astronomical phenomena to watch for this year.
    05/29/2013 | KUOW.org
  • Female breadwinners and love in a new economy

    Research and experience indicate that nontraditional gender roles can be tough for couples to navigate. Julie Brines, associates professor of sociology, is quoted.
    05/28/2013 | U.S. News and World Report
  • A powerful weapon against ivory smugglers: DNA testing

    UW Biologist Sam Wasser and his team at the Center for Conservation Biology innovated techniques for extracting and analyzing DNA from ivory.
    05/28/2013 | National Geographic
  • Columnist Sue Shellenbarger Answers Readers' Questions

    Wall Street Journal columnist Sue Shellenbarger responds to a question about healthy self-esteem in children by suggesting work by John Gottman, professor emeritus of psychology.
    05/28/2013 | Wall Street Journal
  • White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler: from outsider to protector of the presidency

    As White House counsel, UW alum Kathryn Ruemmler, guides the president's decisions on issues ranging from the war on terrorism to Cabinet and judicial nominations to immigration policy.
    05/26/2013 | The Washington Post
  • All About Grammar

    The way we teach grammar is scandalous, according to linguist Geoffrey Pullum. We nitpick too much he says, and we rely too much on old rules that have little application today. Pullum spoke about how we can fix this in a talk recorded at the University of Washington's Kane Hall on February 12, 2013.
    05/24/2013 | KUOW.org
  • Poop-sniffing dogs helping save whales all over the world

    UW Biologist Sam Wasser's Center for Conservation Biology and Conservation Canines program has rewritten the book on extracting information from animal feces. They get DNA identifying individual animals, gender, eating habits and important stress levels.
    05/22/2013 | komonews.com
  • The tea party and the politics of paranoia

    New research by University of Washington political scientist Christopher Parker argues that the tea party ideology owes more to the paranoid politics associated with the John Birch Society - and even the infamous Ku Klux Klan - than to traditional American conservatism.
    05/21/2013 | UW Today