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Much of Rural India Still Waits for Electricity
Many households in rural India still lack electrical power despite the nation's intention more than six decades ago to bring electricity to all its citizens. Professor Sunila Kale explores why parts of India are still off the grid.
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Native American longhouse breaks ground Oct. 25
The "Intellectual House," will serve as a learning and gathering place for Native American students, faculty and staff, as well as the UW and surrounding community. It will feature a "village concept" that includes two primary buildings and a central outdoor gathering space. -
Geography professor draws map to new Seattle
Seattle Charter Amendment 19 seeks to change the way City Council members are elected, from all at-large to seven geographic council districts with two at-large positions.Geography professor emeritus Richard Morrill drew up the map. -
Sex and the single organism
In a guest piece, David Barash, professor of psychology, looks at several recent books on evolutionary science that consider reproduction. -
Silberner Lauded for Radio Series
UW Artist in Residence Joanne Silberner has received several awards for a five-part radio series on global cancer issues, which aired on Public Radio International's "The World."
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Geographic changes: Seattle ranks #1 for same-sex households
Seattle passed San Francisco as the top big city in the nation for the percentage of same-sex couple households. UW geography professor Michael Brown weighs in on what the change means. -
"PoetSinger" traces his roots back to UW Speech Communication
Blackfeet Indian 'PoetSinger' Jack Gladstone is scheduled to perform on the UW campus October 16. In an interview with Communications he tells his story. -
History lecture series to explore slavery in making of America
The UW history department will review America's history of slavery from four different angles in its annual lecture series, which begins on Oct. 23. -
In spite of economic recovery, U.S. poverty rate remains high
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that, for the second year in a row, the poverty rate for the U.S. remained stable at 15 percent in 2012. There were no statistically significant changes in the poverty rate by race, age, sex, nativity or disability status. -
Amazon's Jeff Bezos talks innovation with UW educator
Communication Leadership director, Hanson Hosein sat down with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to talk about innovation and why the company doesn't really care about it's competitors. -
Arts & Sciences faculty named to state academy of sciences
Professors of mathematics, chemistry, and sociology were named to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. -
Why Obama shouldn't care about backing down on Syria
The University of Washington's Jonathan Mercer's book, "Reputation and International Politics," finds that there is no predictable effect of backing down in crisis. -
Exploring Sephardic—and Seattle—History
A set of letters dating back to the 1940s led Devin Naar to study the history of Sephardic Jews. Now he heads the UW's Sephardic Studies Initiative and oversees an archive of Sephardic materials that is among the nation's largest.
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Hands-on Course in Agroecology
Students learned about agroecology from the ground up—literally—as they worked with farmers in an unusual and isolated high-altitude farming community in the Upper Rio Grande. -
Encouraging Young Philosophers in Oaxaca
Philosophy graduate student Amy Reed-Sandoval has spent the past three summers leading a philosophy program for children in Oaxaca, Mexico, guiding conversations on everything from individual rights to the nature of happiness.