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In Israel, Asylum Seekers Find Their Voice
Oded Oron witnessed a massive protest of aslyum-seeking refugees in Tel Aviv. Then he wrote a PhD dissertation about it.
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An Optimist Studies Race & Equity
PhD student Arianne Eason believes that understanding what shapes our views on race is the first step toward positive change.
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Anthropologist explores China's changing art scene in 'Experimental Beijing'
Interview with Sasha Welland, associate professor in anthropology and gender, women and sexuality studies about her new book.
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Want to help your child succeed in school? Add language to the math, reading mix
A University of Washington-led study shows that language is the winner for predicting a child's later success.
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Forest loss in one part of US can harm trees on the opposite coast
UW assistant professor of atmospheric sciences and of biology, Abigail Swann's new research shows small forest loss can impact on a continental scale.
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Orbital variations can trigger ‘snowball’ states in habitable zones around sunlike stars
New research from astronomers at UW shows that large obliquity variations in a planet in the "habitable zone" will increase the likelihood for a frozen surface.
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Stomata — the plant pores that give us life — arise thanks to a gene called MUTE, scientists report
New research in plants shows that a gene called MUTE is required for the formation of stomata — the tiny pores that are critical for gas exchange, including releasing the oxygen gas.
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DBT: The Emotional Control Therapy You Need Now
University of Washington professor of psychology Marsha Linehan's Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) referenced for treating ADHD.
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Atomically thin magnetic device could lead to new memory technologies
A University of Washington-led team is working on a magnetic breakthrough that may revolutionize both cloud computing technologies and consumer electronics.
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Center for Communication, Difference and Equity to explore issues of race and media in conference May 10-12
UW associate professor of communication Ralina Joseph is the founder and director of the event that will explore the issues of race and racism in American culture and media.
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Making the case: four Jackson School students are finalists in nationwide policy competition
The team of four made it to the final round of the national New York University Policy Case Competition.
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How Neuroscience Can Help Us Treat Trafficked Youth
UW psychology associate professor Katie McLaughlin's youth trauma research is advancing understanding and treatment for immediate and long-term victims
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Breaking bottlenecks to the electronic-photonic information technology revolution
UW chemistry professor emeritus Larry Dalton is part of the research team that has achieved an optical communications breakthrough that could revolutionize information technology.
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Inspired by Ives
UW composer Huck Hodge talks about his music and receiving the prestigious Charles Ives Living Award.
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‘Democracy in Exile
New book by Daniel Bessner explores brain drain from Germany in 1930s, effect on U.S. foreign policy