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Meet NPR's 2018-19 Kroc Fellows
NPR Kroc Fellowship selected Mayowa Aina (BA, International Studies, 2017) for the yearlong program designed to develop the next generation of extraordinary public media journalists.
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Marshall Islands marches toward zero greenhouse emissions by 2050
Aseem Prakash, founding director of the UW's Center for Environmental Politics, said the Marshall Islands’ move spoke to a growing trend around carbon neutrality.
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China Distances Children From Families to Subdue Muslim West
"What we're looking at is something like a settler colonial situation where an entire generation is lost," said Darren Byler, a researcher of Uighur culture at UW.
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UW historian Margaret O'Mara discusses famous 1968 computer mouse 'demo' – and the start of Silicon Valley – for new podcast by The Conversation
Margaret O'Mara explores the impact of a December 1968 computer presentation that came to be called “the mother of all demos” in an episode of a new podcast series.
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What does Alexandria Ocasio-Ortez think about the South China Sea?
Oped-Ed by Daniel Bessner, Assistant Professor of International Studies | The rising left needs more foreign policy. Here's how it can start.
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UW Jackson School centers receive $13.4 million in federal funding to advance understanding of global issues
Funding to support the teaching and study of world regions and foreign languages, and generate public engagement in international affairs.
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On the front lines of human rights
From El Salvador to Spokane, the UW Center for Human Rights seeks justice.
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How to survive the election: 5 tips for online news consumers
Journalism lecturer, Caley Cook, recommends reading investigative journalism to understand bigger issues and for building a foundation of knowledge about government accountability.
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A Summer of Indigenous Cultures
In an introductory American Indian Studies course, students left the classroom to learn about Indigenous cultures.
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Before 'Crazy Rich Asians," Asian Americans were already making film history
Op-ed by American Ethnic Studies Assistant Professor, Vincent Schleitwiler
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Gillum's win in Florida shows the midterms will be defined by turnout
UW political scientist, Scott Lemieux, on Andrew Gillum's primary victory and the 2018 midterms.
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The 'whitening" of Asian Americans
UW sociologist, Jonathan Warren, is quoted in this article about identity, privilege and affirmative action.
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Working class heroes: A look inside the Labor Archives of Washington
Take a look inside UW Libraries' Labor Archives of Washington — home to 3,000 cubic feet of materials — with labor archivist Conor Casey.
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New study finds police-related fatalities may occur twice as often as reported
A study led by the University of Washington and Cornell University uses new data sources to determine the likelihood of dying at the hands of police.
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Peace activists are aging – but all those nuclear weapons right over there are just as threatening as ever
Political Science major and anti-nuclear proliferation activist, Jade Lauw, on galvanizing her generation to take action for peace.