-
A passion for global study
A first-generation Latina student from Yakima, WA, Annabel Cholico, ’08, is an alumna of the Rome Academic Enrichment Program sponsored by the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity.
-
Intellectual House Opens
UWTV covers the opening ceremony of the UW Intellectual House, a new space on campus to better connect Native American tribes with the larger University community.
-
UW Stroum Center to host Spring Research Symposium May 1
The UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies will host its third annual Spring Research Symposium 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, in room 214 of the HUB. -
Fighting inequality: UW’s interim president takes a bold stand
Ana Mari Cauce made an important speech Thursday about the need for her institution to put working for fairness, justice and equity at its core, and to start by recognizing where it falls short. -
UW among select universities to use investigational Medtronic device, advance research into brain activity
Essential tremor, a nervous system disorder that causes a rhythmic shaking in the hands, affects an estimated 10 million Americans and millions more worldwide...
-
Museums hammer out details for farm-labor cabin displays
Last month, Erasmo Gamboa, a UW professor of history and Latin American studies, returned to his hometown of Sunnyside to salvage the walls and rooftops of three farm-labor cabins. -
Ivan Doig, history alum who chronicled the American West, dies
Ivan Doig, a history department alumnus whose books set in his native Montana made him one of the most respected writers of the American West, has died. He was 75. -
UW students search for El Salvador children
KING 5 reports on the work of students who are helping search for children disappeared in El Salvador during violent conflict in the early 1980s.
-
Your guide to low-cost streaming TV sticks: Amazon beats Google, Roku
Media distribution evolves. Today, only about half of us watch traditional TV. Kathy Gill, lecturer in communication at the UW, compares streaming video options. -
Why some women choose to get circumcised
Bettina Shell-Duncan, an anthropology professor at the UW, discusses some common misconceptions about female genital cutting, including the idea that men force women to undergo the procedure.
-
A Talent for Teaching
To acknowledge the passing of beloved history professor Jon Bridgman (1930-2015), the College shares a 2001 profile in which he discusses his teaching, his colleagues, and more.
-
After Kleiner trial, expect less shooting from the hip in Silicon Valley
Details that came out during the trial may upend perhaps the most celebrated aspect of venture capitalism: investing on instinct. Margaret O'Mara, an associate professor of history is quoted. -
Asia's Simmering Rivalries Are Shifting To Outer Space
Today there is greater contestation and participation in the global space regime than ever before. -
UW students spend spring break teaching kids a way forward
They could have spent their week off at a beach. They could have gone home to see family. Instead, five University of Washington students spent their spring break helping in the classroom. -
Video: Honoring March 29, El Salvador’s Day of the Disappeared Child
Students in the University of Washington's Center for Human Rights honor El Salvador's "Day of the Disappeared" with a report and videos about some of the thousands of children who were disappeared.