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Devin Naar's book 'Jewish Salonica’ tells of city’s transition from Ottoman Empire to Greece
Devin Naar, professor of Sephardic studies at the UW, explores the fate of Salonica’s Jews and offers insight into how he uncovered the lost sources necessary to write his new book.
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Deceased Thai King to Remain a Future Father Figure
For Thailand's royalists — and there are millions of them — King Bhumibol Adulyadej will probably long remain embedded as a potent, father-like figure.
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Former UW professor is subject of new film starring Rachel Weisz
The movie "Denial" is based on the true story of Deborah Lipstadt, a professor of Jewish Studies who taught her first classes at the UW.
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The Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America Celebrates Its Centennial
The Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America, which first met in a Lower East Side café in 1915, strives to connect to the youth 100 years later.
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Crossing the Bosphorus: My Great-Grandmother’s Sephardic Memoir
Dr. Hannah Pressman, Communications Director for the UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies uncovers the journey of her great-grandmother from the island of Rhodes to Paris.
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China Leads The Quantum Race While The West Plays Catch Up
Now that China has launched the world's first quantum communication satellite, the question is will it deliver on its promise.
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‘Star Trek’ at 50: How a space saga inspired a generation of scientists, engineers and writers
A variety of space-savvy luminaries reflect on the 50th anniversary of “Star Trek,” which is being celebrated at Seattle's EMP Museum.
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Inuktitut 101 with Elena Bell
Elena Bell, a PhD student in International Studies, spent the summer studying Inuktitut with instructor and Inuktitut scholar Mick Mallon.
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Illinois voter registry breach smaller than first thought
State election officials suspect hackers stole the personal information of 86,000 voters, not 200,000 it first suspected.
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Hillary Clinton suggests Russian hackers could tilt US election to Trump
Federal officials have also expressed concern that hackers – including those said to be working for Russia – may try to interfere with the US presidential election.
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Who is hacking U.S. election databases and why are they so difficult to identify?
This summer has been rife with news of election-related hacking. Last month it was the Democratic National Committee; this week, voter election databases in Illinois and Arizona.
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Lauren Moses (B.A., International Studies, '16) essay on a liberal arts education mentioned in The Huffington Post
Lauren Moses is featured in the article "The Presidential Election, the Liberal Arts and an Engaged Citizenry."
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UW will host 2017 summer institute on teaching urban environmental issues
Faculty members from UW departments will team up in 2017 to offer a new, three-week course on teaching urban environmental humanities.
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Troubled Japanese space agency seeks fresh start
Push to resurrect instrument lost during satellite failure highlights JAXA's resilience.
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Why some people think Trump may be a ‘Siberian candidate’
"This election season has seen an unusual number of conspiracy theories, mostly emanating from Donald Trump. Recently, however, Trump has been the object of a conspiracy theory," writes Scott Radnitz.