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Humanitarian Jihad and the Problem with Essentializing Islam
When UW anthropologist Cabeiri Robinson returned to Kashmiri Pakistan one month after the horrific 2005 earthquake, it was more than a professional visit. -
What music can teach us about the lasting impact of WWI
KUOW's Speakers Forum presents the lecture and performance from last year's Music From The War To End All Wars series, with UW professors Ronald Moore and Robin McCabe.
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Gender, corporate culture at Boeing explored in new book ‘Capitalist Family Values’
Author Polly Myers is a lecturer in the University of Washington Department of History and the Integrated Social Sciences. -
UW scientists are pioneering research on ‘body maps’ in babies’ brains.
Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) are among the first scientists worldwide to study body maps in the infant brain. -
Can millennials save unions?
Jake Rosenfeld says that although there have been significant strides in the last few years, he doesn’t see a big labor revival on the way. -
Citizen scientists help unravel secrets of star formation
Analysis of thousands of photographs of the Andromeda galaxy taken by the Hubble Space Telescope could help explain how stars were born in our own galaxy. -
Hubble Survey Unlocks Clues to Star Birth in Neighboring Galaxy
A survey of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope images offers new similarities between the neighboring Andromeda galaxy and our own galaxy. -
Earth observations show how nitrogen may be detected on exoplanets, aiding search for life
Observations of nitrogen in Earth’s atmosphere by a NASA spacecraft 17 million miles away are giving astronomers fresh clues on faraway planets. -
Obama's Arctic visit highlights a fast-changing region
Nadine Fabbi, associate director of the Canadian Studies Center at the University of Washington, discusses why the Arctic is increasingly important to U.S. foreign policy.
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Infusing ancient Ladino songs with rap to keep a culture alive
Rabbi Simon Benzaquen and Alex Hernandez call themselves Los Seranos, the watchmen, and they're safeguarding messages locked in Ladino song lyrics generations ago by rapping them. -
New Orleans is missing a key ingredient for its big business renaissance
If there’s one thing other tech hubs have that New Orleans doesn’t, it’s a highly educated workforce, says Jacob Vigdor, an economist at the University of Washington. -
Identity crisis: Wives of immigrant tech workers struggle to find purpose
“It’s very challenging for many of the women who come here as spouses,” says Amy Bhatt, who did her Ph.D. research on high-tech immigrant communities in the Seattle. -
Author's work 'The Sea Is My Country' explores importance of whaling in Makah culture
This September, Joshua Reid will start a new job as associate professor in history and Native American studies. -
Biology professor reunited with rare nautilus
UW Biology Professor Peter Ward encounters one of the world's rarest animals, one he hasn't seen in over three decades.
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Fareed Zakaria reviews Jackson School professors' book
The world has been horrified but also puzzled by the rise of ISIS. How does one comprehend its brutality and success? What is its likely path?