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Finding Joy in Dance & STEM
“I feel like my experience at the UW has been incredibly well-rounded," says Eddie McClary, who earned bachelor's degrees in dance and biochemistry.
Daryl Maeda selected dean of Arts & Sciences
UW Provost Tricia R. Serio announced that Daryl Maeda will serve as the next Katherine and John Simpson Endowed Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, effective July 13 (pending approval from the UW Board of Regents).
Unearthing Clues to Past Lives
Through excavations at a former plantation and a related anthropology thesis, Raquel Matthews is advancing our understanding of the lives of enslaved people.
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Not just for coders: UW's upcoming AI minor will reach beyond the computer science school
As students, teachers and employers wrestle with the demands of an increasingly AI-powered world, the UW has a new proposition: an interdisciplinary AI minor, with an anthropologist and a computer scientist at the helm. The UW's Magdalena Balazinska, professor and director of the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, and Ben Marwick, professor of anthropology, are quoted. -
Researchers at the UW are using concrete vibrators to kill pesky shrimp why?
Burrowing shrimp dig into the sand and make tunnels underground. In doing so they kick up about a handful of sand up to the surface everyday, and bury clams and oysters.Thats a problem for shellfish farmers. Jennifer Ruesink, professor of biology at the UW, is interviewed. -
H-1B visas help fuel Washington's international migration, experts say
International migration continues to drive population growth in King County, and experts say employment-based visas for specialized workers are an important part of that trend. Sara Curran, director of the UW's Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and professor of international studies, of sociology and of public policy and governance, is quoted.
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