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  • Reviving a language on the brink of extinction

    Devin Naar was given a stack of letters that held the key to his family's past but they were written in a dying language. Now he is leading a project dedicated to keeping the Sephardic language and culture alive
    04/08/2014 | UW Today
  • MESA Community College Program Helps Mark Bennett Overcome the Odds

    From homeless youth to UW math major, Mark Bennett overcame the odds to pursue higher education thanks to support services from the Washington MESA Community College Program.
    04/08/2014 | UW Today
  • Looking to complete that degree?

    The University of Washington has OK'd an online bachelor's degree completion degree. The bachelor of arts in integrated social sciences, is meant to be a flexible, low-cost option for adults who have already earned about two years of college credit or an associate degree.
    04/07/2014 | The Seattle Times
  • Ellen DeGeneres Show takes over UW

    Beautiful blue sky and cherry blossoms made a good backdrop at the University of Washington on Monday for an appearance by the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
    04/07/2014 | KING5
  • Should we call science a frontier?

    In an op-ed piece, Leah Ceccarelli, professor of communication, critiques the rhetoric of science as a "frontier."
    04/06/2014 | The Seattle Times
  • Arts Roundup: Music, dance-- and exhibit openings

    With the start of spring quarter brings a fresh lineup of exciting events to attend on the Seattle campus.
    04/04/2014 | UW Today
  • Oils that are different, yet complementary

    The Seattle Times reviews the paintings of two former UW students featured in an exhibition at Prographica.
    04/04/2014 | The Seattle Times
  • American religious styles: Old time, new age

    In Seattle, one of America's least "churched" cities, academics are impressed by the success of a religious phenomenon that appeals to both extremes at once: Compline. Susan Pitchford, senior lecturer in sociology, is quoted.
    04/04/2014 | The Economist
  • New degree offers opportunity to students in remote areas

    The UW is launching a new online degree in integrated social sciences aimed at people who want to complete their education.
    04/02/2014 | KPLU
  • UW helps rebuild Myanmar's university libraries

    Universities in Myanmar have been given e-libraries with hundreds of thousands of digital books and academic journals. The UW is a member of a partnership to bring teaching and training to Myanmar.
    04/01/2014 | BBC