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Faculty/staff honors: New atmospheric research board trustee; prize-winning fiction; PBS show consultant
An English professor’s story is honored, a Jackson School faculty member helps with research for a PBS show, and more.
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Donald Trump isn’t first president to face illness in office, but stakes are now higher, local experts say
It was 101 years ago that the American public was riveted by the health of the United States president. Woodrow Wilson was described on the Oct. 2, 1919, front page of The Spokane Chronicle as experiencing “restlessness.” It would take months before the public learned the 63-year-old had experienced a paralyzing stroke. Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.
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How do we heal? History shows it will take consensus-building leadership, experts say
An acrimonious American presidential election isn’t anything new, scholars are quick to point out. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.
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ArtSci Roundup: Global Challenges Discussion, Katz Lecture: Abderrahmane Sissako, and more
This week at the UW, listen to a discussion on global challenges, join the Herny Art Museum for a roundtable discussion, and more.
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A criminal defense for poverty, behavioral health? Seattle officials to weigh controversial proposal
A proposal introduced during Seattle City Council’s budget deliberations would allow judges and juries the option to dismiss misdemeanor crimes that were committed because of poverty or while a person was experiencing symptoms of a mental illness or substance-use disorder. Katherine Beckett, professor of sociology and of law, societies and justice, and Alexes Harris, professor of sociology at the UW, are quoted.
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Filmmaking from the heart
Award-winning screenwriter, playwright and novelist La'Chris Jordan, (BA, Communications, 2001), tells a timely and personal story in her debut short film.
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Black Voices: How can the UW engage?
“Something I hear all the time is that those who are closest to the pain and to the solution are furthest from the power to make the change,” says De’Sean Quinn, a Tukwila City Councilmember.
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Black Voices: What the UW has gotten right
“It’s important to take stock of what we’ve accomplished so we can remember that our collective activism, past and present, isn’t in vain,” says LaShawnda Pittman, an assistant professor of American Ethnic Studies.
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Editor’s Letter: I won’t stop lifting up our voices
“Institutions move slowly,” writes sociology professor Alexes Harris, guest editor of Viewpoint Magazine. “But we are at a moment for change and we need to apply and support constant pressure and expect certain outcomes.”
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Big money in politics — now greener than ever
Environmental groups have become some of the biggest spenders in U.S. politics this election. Washington is no exception. Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW, is interviewed.
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Could COVID impact voter turnout in Washington state?
The final days of campaign season come just as coronavirus infection rates rise, something that likely wouldn’t have a big impact on results in Washington with voters using an established mail-in system. In other states, it’s been a scramble to redesign voting systems and change voting behavior. James Long, associate professor of political science at the UW, is interviewed.
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A surge of voting hours before Election Day
There’s been a massive surge of voting, with less than 48 hours until Election Day. Right now, 72% percent of King County ballots are already in. James Long, associate professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.
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Left and right still talk in this district east of Seattle, but what does that mean when their candidate lands in D.C.?
Incumbent Democrat Kim Schrier is being challenged by Republican Jesse Jensen to represent the 8th Congressional District, east of Seattle. Unlike a lot of American politics in 2020, one big theme in the race is bipartisanship. But what does bipartisanship mean in a hyper-partisan age? Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, is interviewed.
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LIN HONGXUAN TELLS AN UNTOLD HISTORY
When people ask Lin Hongxuan why he studies the history of a community he’s not part of, his answer can be very simple: the history hasn’t been told. But there’s a more complicated answer, too. It’s dangerous for people within this particular community to tell their history.
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Senate Republicans accuse tech CEOs of anti-conservative bias in hearing on ‘26 words that created the internet’
With Election Day less than a week away, the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter on Tuesday appeared virtually before a Senate panel where lawmakers grilled them over their influence in the election and a once-obscure law that has drawn criticism from Republicans and Democrats. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.