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  • Life Reimagined tackles relationships at any age

    "New Day" talks with Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology and AARP's "Love and Relationship Ambassador."
    10/15/2014 | KING 5
  • Enraged about Columbus Day, Italian Americans fight back

    A group of Italian American leaders this morning launched an aggressive campaign to fight the city's appropriation of Columbus Day, which on Monday the council renamed "Indigenous Peoples' Day." Adam Warren, associate professor of history, is quoted.
    10/10/2014 | Seattle Weekly
  • What do we really know about Columbus?

    Herald columnist Julie Muhlstein looks at Columbus' history. Christopher Teuton, chair of American Indian studies, is quoted.
    10/08/2014 | Everett Herald
  • New director maps social justice to Honors Program landscape

    This fall, the University Honors Program welcomed a new director, Victoria Lawson, professor of geography, internationally-recognized scholar on global poverty and co-founder of the Relational Poverty Network.
    10/06/2014 | Undergraduate Academic Affairs
  • Can 11 billion people survive on this planet?

    A new study by the UW and the U.N. says by 2100, there could be an extra 4 billion people roaming the planet - making it difficult to discern whether Earth will have enough resources to support the birth of practically another planet-worth of people.
    10/05/2014 | Seattle PI
  • $34K fed grant to help state pinpoint Latino historic, cultural sites in Yakima Valley

    The National Park Service awarded a $34,374 grant to identify places of Latino historic and cultural significance in the Yakima Valley, Gov. Jay Inslee's office announced Friday. Erasmo Gamboa, associate professor of American ethnic studies, is quoted.
    10/04/2014 | Yakima Herald
  • Jackson School director discusses goals of new International Policy Institute

    The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington has announced the creation of a new International Policy Institute. Reşat Kasaba, Jackson School director, answered a few questions about the new institute and its work.
    10/03/2014 | UW Today
  • Latino candidates still struggle in redrawn 15th District

    Since the 15th Legislative District was redrawn it doesn't appear a Latino, much less a Democrat, has a chance of being elected to the Legislature there in the near future. Matt Barreto, associate professor of political science, is quoted.
    09/28/2014 | Yakima Herald-Republic Weekly News
  • Professor Matt Barreto says politicos are missing the boat

    Matt Barreto, associate professor of political science, and a co-author do a reality check on assumptions about Latino voters in their new book, "Latino America: How America's Most Dynamic Population Is Poised To Transform The Politics Of The Nation."
    09/27/2014 | NBC News
  • Gun control backers put millions behind background check measure

    In the state of Washington the National Rifle Association is up against some of the deepest pockets in the world. Matt Barreto, associate professor of political science, is quoted.
    09/25/2014 | Fox News & Business
  • Borders collapse in voices of young poets

    Seattle Times columnist Sarah Stuteville talks with young Seattle-area poets who draw on complex international identities and themes in their work. Jackson School student Hamda Yusuf is profiled.
    09/25/2014 | The Seattle Times
  • Carnegie Corp. awards $5-million to tie international research to policy

    Five international-affairs programs, including the Jackson School, will split $5-million from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to finance projects aimed at bridging the gap between academic research and policy making.
    09/23/2014 | The Chronicle of Higher Education
  • Integrated social sciences degree among several new programs

    Through new degree programs starting this fall at the University of Washington, students will learn architecture from a liberal arts perspective, complete social sciences degrees online, become expert in the teaching of science, and much more.
    09/22/2014 | UW Today
  • On the path past 9 billion, little crosstalk between U.N. sessions on population and global warming

    Adrian E. Raftery, professor of statistics and sociology, offers thoughts on the many benefits of action around the world's projected rapid population growth.
    09/20/2014 | NY Times Blogs
  • How the aid and development industry helped cause Africa's Ebola outbreak

    James Pfeiffer, professor of global health and anthropology, discusses how Western agencies devoted to reducing global poverty imposed policies on African nations that discouraged many from investing in public infrastructure, such as basic health care.
    09/19/2014 | Humanosphere

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