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  • How has 30 years of Microsoft Windows changed the Northwest?

    Bill Radke talks with University of Washington history professor Margaret O'Mara about the impact of Microsoft on the economy and culture of the Pacific Northwest.
    11/20/2015 | KUOW
  • In honor of Veterans Appreciation Week, a UW community member shares her story.

    Carlene Cross is a UW alumna who teaches forgiveness seminars for the Army Survivor’s Outreach Services and writing classes at the University of Washington.

    11/06/2015 | The Whole U
  • Why do Washington voters love outsider candidates?

    David Hyde speaks with University of Washington historian Margaret O'Mara about the popularity of political outsiders in Washington State.
    11/03/2015 | KUOW
  • From Theodore Roosevelt to Bill Clinton: The four bygone elections that inform the 2016 campaign

    In the new book "Pivotal Tuesdays: Four Elections that Shaped the Twentieth Century," University of Washington history professor Margaret O'Mara focuses on the outliers.
    10/26/2015 | The Oregonian
  • Is religion vs. science a real divide among Americans? Not so much, says poll

    History professor Mark Smith suggests that Americans are actually enjoying a relative respite from religiously-influenced debates.
    10/22/2015 | Yahoo! News
  • Historian Michael Honey’s film about Rev. James Lawson to screen locally

    UW historian Michael Honey has teamed with cinematographer and filmmaker Errol Webber to produce a documentary about the life of Methodist minister and civil rights activist Rev. James Lawson.
    10/22/2015 | UW Today
  • New book by historian Margaret O’Mara studies four key elections of 20th century

    The changes the 20th century brought to American presidential politics “continue to hold true” in the 21st century,” says Margaret O’Mara, University of Washington associate professor of history.
    10/19/2015 | UW Today
  • How hippies created today's American culture

    Blue jeans, beards, body adornments, natural foods, legal marijuana, gay marriage, and single parenthood — it is now clear that the hippies won the culture wars.
    10/03/2015 | Time
  • What does Donald Trump have in common with Teddy Roosevelt?

    If we really want to make sense of the Summer of Trump we should take a closer look at the Summer of Teddy, writes Margaret O’Mara, UW associate professor of history.

    09/28/2015 | Time
  • Gender, corporate culture at Boeing explored in new book ‘Capitalist Family Values’

    Author Polly Myers is a lecturer in the University of Washington Department of History and the Integrated Social Sciences.
    09/08/2015 | UW Today
  • Author's work 'The Sea Is My Country' explores importance of whaling in Makah culture

    This September, Joshua Reid will start a new job as associate professor in history and Native American studies.
    08/28/2015 | Peninsula Daily News
  • UW historian William Rorabaugh explores ’60s counterculture in ‘American Hippies’

    William Rorabaugh is a University of Washington professor of history and author of several books. He answered a few questions about his latest book.
    08/17/2015 | UW Today
  • Why Seattle needs to talk about race

    Professor Quintard Taylor says people talk about race without understanding the historical context in which it is shaped. Unsurprisingly, people talk past each other even when they are well-meaning.
    08/11/2015 | Crosscut
  • UW historian's website honored by National Education Association

    BlackPast.org, an online reference center for African-American history and African ancestry created by UW history professor Quintard Taylor, has been honored by the National Education Association.
    07/24/2015 | UW Today
  • 9 words that shook Seattle: Are our zoning roots really racial?

    Essentializing all single family zoning as inherently racist is unhelpful for understanding the role of racism in housing markets, according to the UW's Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project.
    07/20/2015 | Crosscut

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