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Google to give #1 billion to nonprofits and help Americans get jobs in the new economy
Google will invest $1 billion over the next five years in organizations helping people adjust to the changing nature of work. Margaret O'Mara, a history professor at the UW, is quoted.
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Prof. Fabio Ghironi's research highlighted in speech by Mario Draghi
In his speech to an assembly of Nobel Laureates and young scholars the President of the European Central Bank, highlighted Professor Fabio Ghironi’s work on monetary policy.
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Using Facebook data as a real-time census
UW-led study demonstrates how present-day migration statistics can be obtained by the same data that advertisers use to target their audience on Facebook.
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Review: 'Myanmar's Enemy Within' and the Making of Anti-Muslim Rage
Review by Mary Callahan, Associate Professor at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
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Faculty Spotlight: Carmen Gonzalez
Meet the Department of Communication professor working at the intersection of health, equity and digital literacy.
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Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology Receives $2.9 Million
The Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology (CSDE) at the University of Washington, College of Arts & Sciences announced it received $2.9 million for a five-year grant from the Population Dynamics Branch of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
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Should America Take Down Monuments That Romanticize Conquistadors?
American Indian Studies professors at the UW weigh in on monuments that celebrate Columbus.
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UW Center for Human Rights studies law enforcement collaboration with federal agencies on immigration
The center has released the first in a series of research memos under an initiative called Human Rights at Home.
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Neo-Nazis 'provoke violence, get a media platform'
Laurie Marhoefer, a historian of Nazi Germany at the UW, gives commentary on the recent controversy over KUOW's interview with a Neo-nazi.
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George Lovell Named Divisional Dean for the Social Sciences at the UW
Former chair of the UW Department of Political Science takes on new role.
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Op-ed: Repeal and replace is back, and scarier than ever
LA Times op-ed on the fate of the Affordable Care Act authored by Scott Lemieux, lecturer in political science at the UW.
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Professor Emeritus Quintard Taylor Awarded Robert Gray Medal by WA State Historical Society
The prestigious prize recognizes Taylor’s distinguished career and his commitment to researching, preserving, and promoting the history of African Americans in the PNW.
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A race to the bottom? Amazon stirs debate by soliciting tax credits for second headquarters
Amazon's announcement that it's searching for a second HQ is generating a backlash in Seattle and elsewhere. Margaret O'Mara, a UW associate professor of history, is quoted.
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Changing the Game
Sociology major, Havana McElvaine, graduated as a student-athlete activist–and now she's getting ready to explore the world.
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Two Days to Solve an International Crisis
For students participating in a simulated negotiation about the Cyprus conflict, the simulation felt very real.