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  • A new podcast tells a different kind of prison story

    Katherine Beckett, a UW professor of sociology, tells how the Rethinking Punishment Radio Project got started.
    03/25/2015 | Seattle Weekly
  • Labor Archives of Washington kicks off minimum-wage history project April 11

    The Labor Archives of Washington is creating an online resource called the Minimum Wage History Project to document the 2013-2014 campaign that succeeded in mandating a $15 minimum hourly wage.
    03/25/2015 | UW Today
  • Generation Putin Wins Big

    An audio documentary about young activists in the former Soviet Union earns UW faculty a top journalism award.

    March 2015 Perspectives
  • Medieval Scheming and Sabotage in Smith Hall

    In a new medieval history course, role playing is serious business as students learn about the past by living it.

    March 2015 Perspectives
  • A Spring Break of Service

    American ethnic studies major Salvador Gomez is spending his spring break tutoring and mentoring children in rural Washington.

    University of Washington
  • A spring break of service

    A first-generation student from a migrant farming family, Salvador Gomez is donating his spring break to the Pipeline Project, tutoring and mentoring children in rural Washington.

    UW News
  • Race relations reality check

    Dr. Alexis Harris, a sociology professor at the University of Washington, talks about the #RaceTogether campaign Starbucks and KING parent company Gannett are taking on.
    KING
  • Volunteers work to reclaim old migrant labor cabins for museum

    Erasmo Gamboa, UW associate professor of ethnic studies, is leading an effort to repurpose the roofing, walls and window frames of three decrepit cabins.
    Yakima Herald-Republic
  • Special place allows family to heal one year after Air 4 crash

    Nora Strothman talks about a bench placed at the University of Washington in honor of her husband Bill, a graduate of economics and communication who died in a helicopter crash.

    KOMO
  • China issues new guidelines to reduce logging

    China's forest cover has seen notable progress over the past several decades. A paper written by University of Washington researchers last year is referenced.

    The New York Times
  • Student wins prestigious Luce Scholarship

    Varsha Govindaraju, a senior student majoring in anthropology and law, societies, and justice with minors in human rights and diversity was recently selected as a 2015-16 Luce Scholar.

    Undergraduate Academic Affairs
  • Advocating for Hope

    Thanks to scholarship support, Dashni Amin was able to draw inspiration from her parents’ sacrifices — and prepare herself for a future of helping others.

    University of Washington
  • New longhouse at UW a dream realized

    On Thursday, the UW opened a modern interpretation of a Coast Salish longhouse on the Seattle campus, fulfilling a 40-year-old request by Native Americans to create a space that would allow students to connect with culture and family.
    Seattle Times
  • UW expert part of international research project on female genital cutting

    Decades of efforts to end female genital cutting have resulted in some progress, but the ancient tradition stubbornly persists in many places.
    UW Today
  • Compassion around the world: This week in daily giving

    Elyse Gordon, a geography doctoral student at the UW, wants to inspire younger people to get involved in their communities.
    Huffington Post

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