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A new podcast tells a different kind of prison story
Katherine Beckett, a UW professor of sociology, tells how the Rethinking Punishment Radio Project got started. -
Labor Archives of Washington kicks off minimum-wage history project April 11
The Labor Archives of Washington is creating an online resource called the Minimum Wage History Project to document the 2013-2014 campaign that succeeded in mandating a $15 minimum hourly wage. -
Answering One Question to Better Understand the Universe
When considering what makes up the universe, it’s surprising that scientists could focus on just one yes/no question. But that’s exactly what a group of researchers supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation is doing.
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Identifying as Transgender in Childhood
A new study by a UW psychology professor looks at transgender children ages 5 to 12.
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Saving Lives Through Performance
A UW doctoral student studies the powerful role of performance in providing health education in The Gambia, Africa.
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UW scientists build a nanolaser using a single atomic sheet
University of Washington scientists have built a new nanometer-sized laser that is energy efficient, easy to build and compatible with existing electronics.
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China issues new guidelines to reduce logging
China's forest cover has seen notable progress over the past several decades. A paper written by University of Washington researchers last year is referenced.
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Nature-Inspired Technology
New Air Force center at UW learns from animals for better flight.
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‘Chaotic Earths': Some habitable exoplanets could experience wildly unpredictable climates
As telescopes of ever-greater power scan the cosmos looking for life, knowing where to look — and where not to waste time looking — will be of great value.
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An Unusual Collaboration Addresses Peer Review Bias
A philosopher and a statistician won an NIH competition that addresses the problem of bias in academic peer review.
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Big Universe, Big Data
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will photograph the visible sky 1,000 times over ten years, providing unparalleled data about our universe.
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Experiencing the Real Tahiti
Undergraduates in an immersive summer program in Tahiti looked beyond the tourist appeal of French Polynesia to the implications of it being a French colony.
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A Summer Dive into Research
Nine weeks to complete an independent research project? Students in the Summer Institute for the Arts and Humanities embraced that challenge.
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Prehistoric Emotions in the Modern World
Fear spiders and love sweets? Blame it on your Pleistocene ancestors. Professor Emeritus Gordon Orians explains the connection in a new book.
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A Solar Solution, on the Dot
Professor Brandi Cossairt's efforts to develop affordable solar energy using quantum dots earned her a UW Innovation Award.