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Silicon Valley can't escape the business of war
Opinion piece by UW Department of History Professor, Margaret O'Mara.
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New center to recognize American Indian and Indigenous studies
As the discipline of American Indian studies approaches its 50th year at the UW, a new research center is in the works:
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Meet the UW professor who just killed the death penalty
Learn how sociologist Katherine Beckett's research on racial bias contributed to the abolishment of the death penalty in WA State.
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Don’t Forget About Serena
Dr. Ralina Joseph, founding Director of the Center from Communication, Difference, on Serena Williams, racism and sexism.
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Scooter companies may have found a loophole to cities' strict limits
Aseem Prakash, founding director of the UW Center for Environmental Politics, comments on the climate impacts of scooters.
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Don’t be afraid to talk about the costs of dealing with climate change
Analysis from Aseem Prakash of the Center for Environmental Politics.
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Race, empire, agency explored in UW history professor’s book ‘Risky Shores: Savagery and Colonialism in the Western Pacific’
A new book by University of Washington history professor George Behlmer seeks to improve understanding of the British colonial era.
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3,500-year-old pumpkin spice?
As all things pumpkin spice arrive in grocery store aisles and on restaurant menus, a new UW study describes the earliest-known use of nutmeg as a food ingredient.
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Millions of Texas oil dollars flowing into carbon fee fight in Washington state
UW political science professor and founding director of the Center for Environmental Politics, Aseem Prakash, on the potential impact of initiative 1631
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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.