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Ph.D. candidate says lawmakers must not let college funding slip
Kiana Scott, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Communication, writes that investing in the human capital of our state is a prudent economic decision and smart social policy.
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How the Cheap, Creepy Robotic Hand from UW Will Change the Way We Work
Applied Mathematics and CSE Professor Emo Todorov talks about the $1,000 breakthrough he helped create. -
BlackPast.org history site gets redesign, first executive director
BlackPast.org, the online reference guide to African-American history started by University of Washington history professor Quintard Taylor, is getting an executive director and a website redesign. -
UW increases focus on Indigenous knowledge
The UW is ramping up Indigenous learning across campus.
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White Seattle gets a lesson in racism
A mostly white crowd gathers to hear an all-black panel including Megan Ming Francis, assistant professor of political science. But listening is, at best, a start.
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Faculty Profile: Madeleine Yue Dong
The Whole U profiles Madeleine Yue Dong, chair of the Jackson School's China Studies Program. She talks about reconciling the many facets of modern China.
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Powerful documentary play kicks off International Women's Month in Seattle
The Women’s Center is co-presenting the sold-out documentary play SEVEN at Town Hall on Sunday. Executive Director, Sutapa Basu plays one of the seven women featured.
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The human side of large-scale marine protected areas
The first major discussion of how people interact with large marine protected areas was organized by the Jackson School of International Studies and College of the Environment's Patrick Christie. -
Small satellites threaten to disrupt global markets and militaries
Small satellites have emerged as one of the principal driving forces for democratizing the landscape of outer space activities.
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University of Washington named a ‘top producer’ of Fulbright students
Almost all of the UW Fulbright scholar are majors with the College of Arts & Sciences. -
NGOs demand transparency but struggle to provide it
NGOs are in the forefront of the transparency movement but there is a question that most tend to be less interested in answering: Where do they get their money from?
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Talk: The power of language in deciphering 'difference'
The meaning and importance of the term "difference" is the focus of UW communication professor Ralina Joseph's recent lecture "What’s The Difference With 'Difference?'" -
UW researchers’ robot hand comes creepily close to human functionality
The team includes Emanuel Todorov from the Department of Applied Mathematics. -
UW sends the most students to the Peace Corps
The University of Washington for the second straight year was the top Peace Corps supplier among large universities.
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UW professor’s website becomes go-to resource for African-American history
When Professor Quintard Taylor got an email from New Zealand, he realized he was onto something big.