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  • UW prof discovers the cutting edge in green living

    A new book from Karen Litfin, associate professor of political science, recounts a journey to 14 ecovillages, where communities of people are trying to build sustainable, healthy ways of living.
    03/19/2014 | Crosscut
  • Global Health Through a Historian's Lens

    The roots of some of today's most successful global health initiatives can be traced back to less-than-noble colonial ventures.

    March 2014 Perspectives
  • Ethics Takes Center Stage at Competition

    Should college athletes be paid? To what extent should politicians’ sexual indiscretions be forgiven? Is it ethical to arm rebels in countries where we’re not at war?

    March 2014 Perspectives
  • High-school ethics bowl a first for Washington state

    In February, UW hosted over 100 students who spent their day discussing topics from the legalization of marijuana to supporting research on genetically engineered meat.
    Seattle Times
  • Bitcoin: Modern-day gold rush or risky investment?

    "If this was truly a currency this would be unprecedented levels of volatility right now," says University of Washington economics professor Phillip Bond.
    KOMO
  • Post-Chavez Venezuela: a political house of mirrors

    Steve Scher talks with Jose Antonio Lucero, chair of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Washington, about the protests in Venezuela.
    KUOW
  • Editorial: Ukraine's conflicted neighbors

    The Seattle Times editorial board asks, "How will Europe pick between lucrative economic ties and forcing Russia to respect the democratic aspirations expressed by Ukrainians?" Scott Radnitz, associate professor in the Jackson School, is quoted.
    The Seattle Times
  • How to prevent the crisis in Ukraine from escalating

    Scott Radnitz, professor of political science breaks down the situation in Ukraine and offers thoughts on averting armed conflict.
    The Washington Post
  • Hirabayashi medal comes home

    Gordon Hirabayashi's heroic journey began at the University of Washington, where he was attending classes when the U.S. government ordered him and thousands of other Americans, singled out for their Japanese heritage, to obey curfews and be imprisoned in internment camps during World War II. He refused.
    Northwest Asian Weekly
  • Joel Migdal book 'Shifting Sands' considers American role in Middle East

    Migdal, UW professor of international studies, discusses his latest book, "Shifting Sands: The United States in the Middle East."
    UW Today
  • Editorial: A missing bridge in Ukraine's east-west divide

    The Seattle Times editorial board comments on current events in Ukraine. Scott Radnitz, director of the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, is quoted.
    The Seattle Times
  • Why Ukraine Is "Unique" Among Post-Soviet Countries

    KUOW talks with Scott Radnitz, associate professor in the Jackson School, about the growing tension in Ukraine and why there has been a rise in violence.
    KUOW
  • Seminar will celebrate courageous sociology alum Gordon Hirabayashi

    When President Barack Obama bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously on Gordon K. Hirabayashi in 2012, he said the man "knew what it was like to stand alone."
    UW Today
  • Decline of unions affects all

    A UW sociology professor details the ways in which the decline of unions has contributed to inequality in the U.S.
    The Seattle Times
  • V-Day: one billion rising to stop domestic violence

    Valentine's Day is also V-Day, started in 1998 with the mission to end violence against girls and women. Noralis Rodriguez-Coss, a doctoral candidate in gender, women and sexuality studies, is quoted.
    The Seattle Times

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