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Dark days ahead: American professors on Trump's presidency
UW Arts & Sciences faculty members weigh in on whether President-elect Trump's election means doomsday.
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Philanthropy in Silicon Valley: Big Bets on Big Ideas
UW Economics and Jackson School alum Matt Bannick, who is managing partner of the Omidyar Network, shares his approach to philanthropy in Silicon Valley.
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Interdisciplinary inspiration: Special journal edition honors multitalented UW alum, NOAA economist
Mark Plummer's interdisciplinary celebrates his life and work.
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Less test-iness over L.A. teacher evaluations
Teachers in Los Angeles are taking issue with an observation-based teacher evaluation system. Dan Goldhaber, director of the Center for Education Data & Research at the UW, is quoted. -
Geopolitics moves to center stage of Obama trade deal push
Trade supporters are pushing the geopolitical importance of a sweeping Asia-Pacific agreement in an effort to save the deal from defeat. Fabio Ghironi, professor of economics at the UW, is quoted. -
Making the most out of your college experience through mentorship programs
Mentorship in college has proven to be effective in maintaining retention rates and better performance in careers after degree completion. -
How to calculate the costs to society of the VW scandal
A lawsuit against Volkswagen says the car maker willfully violated U.S. emission standards. Hendrik Wolff, assistant professor of economics at the UW, is quoted. -
Douglass North was a visionary
Douglass North, former economics professor at the UW and Nobel Prize co-recipient, died last month.
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Douglass C. North, maverick economist and Nobel laureate, dies at 95
In a seven-decade teaching career and in many books and articles, Douglass North, a former UW economics professor, became known for challenging traditional market-based methods of economic analysis. -
Professor Pat Bajari elected Econometric Society fellow
One of only 13 Fellows elected this year to lifetime appointments, Professor Bajari joins an elite group of economic researchers from around the world.
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Douglass North, Nobel Prize-winning economic historian, dies at 95
Dr. North was on the faculty of the University of Washington in Seattle for 33 years.
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Husky profile: Thane Cleland, ’87
A passionate advocate for higher education, Thane Cleland, ’87, has been fostering UW community through the Portland Huskies UW Alumni Association Chapter for the past 20 years. -
Thanks to an influx of tech jobs, Seattle is booming – but it's not easy to deal with
Seattle's economy and population have skyrocketed in the last few years but some important pieces have fallen behind. Elaina Rose, UW associate professor of economics, is quoted. -
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. -
Many College alumni in Seattle City Council race
Crosscut offers a guide to all 47 contenders for the seven district positions and two at-large seats on Seattle's City Council.