A new cross-disciplinary research project hosted by the UW’s Simpson Center for the Humanities “[puts] the human back into animal studies.”
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Sephardic Studies Chair comments on Spain’s offering of citizenship
Dr. Devin Naar, the Marsha and Jay Glazer endowed chair in Jewish Studies and chair of the UW Sephardic Studies program, shared his own family history and commented on Spain and Portugal’s recent offering of citizenship to the Sephardic diaspora.
East Asia Library collects oral histories of Seattle immigrants
The project documents the life and experiences of Seattle’s Chinese immigrant community from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and beyond. It aims to create an archive for use by future scholars.
‘Global innovator’ UW alumna raised $1.2 million with a speech
When she learned that the usual science funding channels weren’t open to her, UW alumna Cindy Wu turned to crowd funding. Her leadership might just change the world.
UW researcher presents on campus today: Climate Dynamics and Global Change
Dr. Tra Dinh of the University of Washington’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory will present a special session today on the global impact of climate dynamics.
International team of scientists fighting malaria with a new drug
UW scientists, along with researchers from two other institutions, led an international team which has just announced the development of a new malaria drug ready for clinical testing with humans.
International ocean experts gather on campus
UW oceanographers Virginia Armbrust and Micaela Parker are helping to host a gathering on campus of 170 diatom scientists from the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, U.K., Ireland, Israel, Japan, China and Taiwan. The group will discuss the perils and promise of diatoms – the microscopic algae that live throughout the world’s oceans.
Key facts about GIX from Geekwire
Vice Provost for Innovation Vikram Jandhyala offers more details on the pathbreaking new partnership between the University of Washington, Tsinghua University and Microsoft.
UW Bothell to host Global Engagement through Technology Symposium
UW Bothell Global Initiatives and the Teaching and Learning Center will host the Global Engagement through Technology Symposium on September 18, 2015. The event brings together faculty, staff and administrators interested in implementing international collaboration components into courses across the curriculum and sharing best practices to create a physical and virtual learning community.
DNA evidence uncovers African poaching hotspots
UW researchers are discovering the origin of illegal ivory and helping police an international trade that is decimating African elephant populations.