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What’s the real rate of sex-crime recidivism?
One sentence in a 1986 mass-market magazine continues to sway court cases involving sex offenders. -
Opinion | Can we please stop holding up China’s schools as a model for the US? It’s ridiculous
Thanks to the work of UW geographer Kam Wing Chan, we know Shanghai, Beijing and other urban areas in China discriminate against the children of low-income migrant workers in public education. -
UW experts develop first method for including migration uncertainty in population projections
Statisticians at the University of Washington developed the first model for projecting population that factors in the vagaries of migration.
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Spring Break of Service
For UW students involved in the Pipeline Project, spring break means teaching in classrooms across Washington.
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Was Seattle a bad place to build a city?
Linda Nash, professor of history at the UW, delves into the historic depths of how chance and natural resources fueled this booming metropolis of trade and expansion. -
Opinion | Do Trump’s racist appeals have a silver lining?
"Donald Trump’s undisguised bigotry has alienated vast blocs of voters, but at least it makes racism in America impossible to deny," writes Christopher Parker, professor of political science at the UW -
‘Roots,’ remade for a new era
The revival of "Roots" aims to deliver a visceral punch of the past to a younger demographic, consumed anew by questions of race, inequality and heritage. -
'Run for Office'? How to file for and seek one of America's 23,501 elected offices
A new online platform and database, called "Run for Office," lists no fewer than 23,501 elected offices across the United States. -
The powerless brokers: Trump’s got the Koch brothers running away from the general election and leaving their billions at home
Worried about their legacy and image, the anti-Trump Koch brothers fear they've wasted hundreds of millions funding the GOP. Research by UW political scientist Christopher Parker is referenced. -
For the PNW, how costly is climate change? Experts weigh in
In a discussion at the University of Washington, panelists examined ways in which the region can take steps to protect against the threats of climate change to various industries.
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Get out of jail, now pay up: Your fines are waiting
When convicted of a crime in America, it's not just prison time you may face — there are fines, fees and other cash penalties, too. And when you get out, they'll be waiting. -
Opinion | Bots unite to automate the presidential election
"According to the site TwitterAudit, one in four of Trump’s followers is fake, and similar ratios run through the accounts of the other presidential hopefuls,"
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Underwater archaeologists unearth ancient butchering site
An ancient butchering site seemed to settle a debate about when humans spread across the Americas but Donald Grayson, professor of anthropology, explains why the dates may be inaccurate. -
Underwater archaeologists unearth ancient butchering site
Scuba-diving archaeologists have unearthed artifacts from an ancient butchering site that seem to settle a debate about when humans spread across the Americas. -
Ancient tools, remains found in Florida raise questions about first Americans’ arrival
14,550-year-old tools and bones were found in Florida. Donald Grayson, professor of anthropology at the UW, explains one potential problem.