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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.
You Discover You're on Camera. Now What?
A growing number of people use surveillance cameras inside their home. Interaction design professor James Pierce explores how others spending time in the home are affected.
An Award-Winning Photojournalist, in Focus
David Ryder's photographs have been published in major US publications, including TIME magazine and The New York Times. Ryder (BA, 2006; MA, 2011) got his start at the UW, working at The Daily.
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Three UW scientists named Sloan Fellows
Three University of Washington faculty members have been awarded early-career fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The new Sloan Fellows, announced Feb. 18, are Amy L. Orsborn, the Clare Boothe Luce assistant professor of electrical & computer engineering and bioengineering, Dianne J. Xiao, an assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Amy X. Zhang, an assistant professor of computer science in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. -
ChatGPT: Will you be my Valentine? More users are falling for AI companions
People are increasingly falling for their favorite chatbots, spending hours each day building relationships with their artificial lovers. Chatbot site Janitor AI told Semafor that users have started 2.1 million conversations with its Valentine’s Day bots since they went live on Tuesday, representing about a quarter of all interactions on the site and breaking the company’s all-time daily user record. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted. -
Q&A: How 12 UW researchers fell in love with their research
For Valentine's Day, UW News asked 12 University of Washington researchers to share their love stories: What made them decide to pursue their career paths?
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Upcoming College of Arts & Sciences Events
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Weston T. and Sheila Borden Endowed Lecture in Theoretical Chemistry
02/26/20254:00 p.m