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Husky 100
The 2021 Husky 100, a group of 100 students making the most of their time at the UW, have been announced.
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Dedicated to Dialects
Through the study of dialects, Elijah Pasco has combined his love of linguistics and theater.
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Faculty/staff honors: Humanitarian award, early career research support, literary journal guest editor
Dianne Xiao, UW assistant professor of chemistry, has recieved an award from the U.S. Department of Energy and Charles Johnson, professor emeritus of English, has guest-edited and contributed to the Chicago Quarterly Review.
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WWGR: African American writers having ‘a moment’ in wake of George Floyd murder
Dr. Georgia McDade, the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington, discusses her history as a writer.
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English professor, author Shawn Wong honored by Association of University Presses
Shawn Wong, professor of English, has received the 2021 Stand UP Award from the Association of University Press.
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ArtSci Roundup: Author Carol Anderson discusses her book, ‘The Second,’ with Prof. Christopher Parker, The Engine Room Residencies: Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces and Digable Planets, and more
This week, attend a conversation with a UW political science professor and author, a gallery exhibition, and more.
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NW comic book chronicles Japanese Americans who fought internment
"No-No Boy," a Seattle-set novel addressing Japanese internment has been revived by the University of Washington press. Tamiko Nimura (PhD, English, 2004) is referenced.
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‘Ra Ra Rebel’ zine modernizes the '90s riot grrrl movement with its emphasis on inclusivity
Sofia Krutikova, a junior majoring in art and cinema and media studies, has started a riot grrl zine entitled "Ra Ra Rebel."
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ArtSci Roundup: Queer Imagination, Cruisin’ Around Washington, and More
This week at the UW, attend exhibitions at the Burke Museum and the Henry Art Gallery, and watch events on ArtsUW On Demand.
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A Passion for Volleyball — and Classics
International student Maria Bogomolova came to the UW to play volleyball. Along the way she discovered a love of Classics.
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The hills are alive — with the sound of the alphorn
Gary Martin, Assistant Teaching Professor of Near Eastern Languges and Civilization, discusses his fascination with the alphorn.
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Faculty/staff honors: Theoretical computer science award, early career faculty innovator in environmental studies, fellowship in Jewish history
Hamza Zafer, UW associate professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, has been awarded a fellowship from the Herbert D. Katz Center.
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UW’s León Center in Spain renews lease through 2025
Tony Geist, former chairman of UW Spanish and Portuguese Studies and founding director of the León Center discusses the lease renewal of the Center through 2025.
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Contemporary performing artists reveal deep truths about prevailing injustices in professor’s latest book
Divisional dean of the arts and professor of dance and English Catherine Cole's new book "Performance and the Afterlives of Injustice" receives high praise from The Daily.
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On Asian America: Sex, gender and the 'exotic other'
From dragon ladies to geeky sidekicks, being Asian in America comes with complicated and contradictory expectations. Douglass Ishii, assistant professor of English at the UW, is interviewed on "Speakers Forum." [The interview with Ishii begins at 14:00]