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UW Professor Sarah Stroub interviewed on KUOW
University of Washington Professor of Classics Sarah Stroub talks about her class, "STEM in the Ancient World."
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Siri, Are You Guessing?
Linguistics professor Emily Bender explores the challenges involved when computers handle human language, and the ethical issues that can arise.
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Faculty Friday: Marianne Stecher
The 2019-2020 Scandinavian 30 Series will be kicked off with a lecture by Marianne Stecher about Hans Christian Andersen at the Nordic Museum.
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Sentence got you stumped? Just ask "Grammar Girl"
Alum Mignon Fogarty (BFA, 1990, English) discusses what it's like to be "Grammar Girl" and how she became famous for answering grammar questions online.
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ArtsUW Roundup: Hugo House documentary, exhibition opening at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, concert in the library, and more!
Attend a film screening about Hugo House produced by Frances McCue and directed by Ryan K. Adams, go to an exhibition opening, buy tickets for the Burke Opening, and more!
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Hugo House documentary ‘Where the House Was’ to debut Sept. 21 at Northwest Film Forum
This film, four years in the making, was produced by Frances McCue, a senior lecturer in English, and directed by Ryan K. Adams, a filmmaker with Continuum College.
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Every meal tells a story at Archipelago, one of Seattle’s hottest new restaurants
Alumni Aaron Verzosa (BFA, 2009, Linguistics) and Amber Manuguid's (BFA, 2009, Digital Arts and Experimental Media) have opened a new Filipino restaurant, Archipelago.
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30 years later, the human chain that 'unshackled' the Baltic nations still matters
Guntis Šmidchens, head of the Baltic Studies program, reflects upon his personal experience of this moment.
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UW books in brief: Tribal sovereignty and the courts, mentoring through fan fiction, UW Press paperback editions
Recent notable books by UW faculty members explore the legal history of Indigenous nations and the mentoring benefits of fan fiction, and more.
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ArtsUW Roundup: Creating Alternative Worlds, Bulrusher, Final Week of James Coupe: Exercises in Passivity and more!
Celebrate the accomplishments of the 2019 Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities undergraduate researchers, attend Bulrusher - directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton, and more!
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Behind the Byline: Meet arts critic Moira Macdonald
The Seattle Times interviews Moira Macdonald (MA, English, 1987 | BA, Drama / English, 1984), the Seattle Times arts critic, about what influenced her to become a critic.
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Students & Superlatives
Eight exceptional Arts & Sciences students have been selected as 2019 Dean's Medalists and Graduate Medalists.
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Mindful Travel in an Unequal World
In her book Beyond Guilt Trips, principal lecturer Anu Taranath discusses how travelers can respectfully explore other cultures.
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You can’t become what you don’t see: Finding API representation in higher ed
Tracy Thai (BA, Engligh | American Ethnic Studies, 2019) interviews Jang Wok Huh, her former professor at the UW, and reflects upon identity and representation.
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UW Books in Brief: US credit markets in history, ‘value sensitive’ design, the lasting effects of reproductive slavery, and more
Faculty members in Social Sciences and Humanities are recognized for their recently published books.