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  • UW-led network seeks to reframe poverty locally and globally

    Two University of Washington geography professors are leading an effort with what might be considered a staggeringly ambitious goal — to reframe how poverty is perceived and studied around the world.
    05/20/2015 | UW Today
  • Senior Josh Kim Co-authors Paper Published in the "American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings"

    Economics senior Joshua Kim is hardly a fan of sports — but his knack for digging up information about the NFL and its players became his ticket to presenting a preliminary paper at the AEA.
    05/15/2015 | Department of Economics
  • Painting by numbers

    A group of "data artists" is creating conceptual works using information collected by mobile apps, scientists and more. Gina Neff, author and associate professor of communication at the UW, is quoted.
    05/14/2015 | The Atlantic
  • As middle class fades, so does use of term on campaign trail

    The once ubiquitous term "middle class" has gone conspicuously missing from the 2016 campaign trail, as candidates and their strategists grasp for new terms for an unsettled economic era.
    05/11/2015 | The New York Times
  • China's sustainable cities of the future

    Kam Wing Chan, a professor of geography, comments on China's rural-urban migrants.
    05/10/2015 | Huffington Post
  • How the housing crisis left us more racially segregated

    The housing crisis was also a major migration event, although we seldom think of it that way. As many as 10 million families lost their homes to foreclosure.
    05/08/2015 | The Washington Post
  • Anthropologist Ruth Behar to deliver 40th annual Stroum Lectures May 18, 20

    Ruth Behar, professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, will deliver the 40th annual Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures at 7:30 p.m. May 18 and 20, in room 220 of Kane Hall.
    05/07/2015 | UW Today
  • Enter Scott Walker, stage right

    In this examination of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's re-creation of his political identity, a paper co-written by Hannah Walker, a doctoral candidate at the UW, is quoted.
    05/04/2015 | The New York Times
  • Forced to flee — Young Burmese refugees share their stories

    The Burmese/Myanmar Student Association of UW aimed "to raise awareness about cultural and political issues in Burma" with a recent panel discussion.
    05/01/2015 | Northwest Asian Weekly
  • In Vietnam, former enemies must accept responsibility for war

    Remembering Vietnam should be a time for self-reflection and less finger-pointing on all sides.
    04/30/2015 | The Seattle Times
  • Baltimore riots: Taking protests too far?

    How does unrest in Baltimore shape the conversation around deaths in police custody?
    04/30/2015 | KING 5
  • Do no harm: Insight into disaster relief in Nepal

    UW anthropology and global health instructor, David Citrin, offers guidance on how to best help Nepal recover from the devastating quake.

    04/29/2015
  • Don't blame just China for escalating the arms race in outer space

    The United Nations has done much to reduce the state of that lawlessness in outer space but we still have ambiguities. When paired with national rivalries, these ambiguities create uncertainty.
    04/28/2015 | Forbes
  • The University of Washington's new longhouse for Native students

    Jeannie Yandel talks with Ross Braine, the University of Washington's tribal liaison, about his big dreams for the University's brand new Intellectual House, a space for Native Americans on campus.
    04/28/2015 | KUOW
  • After 17 Years in Prison, Success in Life

    A radio documentary, produced by a UW team with Canadian colleagues, focuses on the potential for former prisoners to succeed post-incarceration.

    April 2015 Perspectives

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