Jackson School of International Studies

UW Economics and Jackson School alum Matt Bannick, who is managing partner of the Omidyar Network, shares his approach to philanthropy in Silicon Valley.

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.

For Thailand's royalists — and there are millions of them — King Bhumibol Adulyadej will probably long remain embedded as a potent, father-like figure. 

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. 

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.

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.

Now that China has launched the world's first quantum communication satellite, the question is will it deliver on its promise.

A variety of space-savvy luminaries reflect on the 50th anniversary of “Star Trek,” which is being celebrated at Seattle's EMP Museum.

Elena Bell, a PhD student in International Studies, spent the summer studying Inuktitut with instructor and Inuktitut scholar Mick Mallon. 

State election officials suspect hackers stole the personal information of 86,000 voters, not 200,000 it first suspected. 

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.

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.

Lauren Moses is featured in the article "The Presidential Election, the Liberal Arts and an Engaged Citizenry."

Faculty members from UW departments will team up in 2017 to offer a new, three-week course on teaching urban environmental humanities.

Push to resurrect instrument lost during satellite failure highlights JAXA's resilience.