• Why Egypt's new constitution may not turn out as badly as you think

    The UW's Victor Menaldo and a colleague from the University of Chicago write that Egypt's revolution is about to enter a new phase.
    01/16/2014 | The Washington Post
  • Now 15 campaign fits Seattle's labor past

    The campaign to raise Seattle's minimum wage to $15 fits in with Washington state's long history of labor movements, according to James N. Gregory, a history professor at the University of Washington
    01/12/2014 | The Seattle Times
  • 'The War On Poverty' helped shape Seattle activism

    Ross Reynolds talks with UW historian Trevor Griffey about Seattle's role in protests that led to the early formation of affirmative action.
    01/09/2014 | KUOW
  • One New Year's idea: Have dinner and talk about death

    A new project encourages hosts around the country to gather friends and families to talk about what matters in death and in life. Creator Michael Hebb said he came up with the idea during a class he co-taught in the UW communications department.
    12/28/2013 | USA Today
  • Race project | Answering question on race is harder than you think

    In an article that looks at the changing face of race around our region,Charles Hirschman, sociology professor at the UW thinks making the question about race and ethnicity on census forms open-ended might confuse people filling out the forms.
    12/26/2013 | Seattle Times
  • Big Pharma's Marketing Strategies

    David Hyde talks with Natalie Mizik, University of Washington marketing professor, about how successful big pharmaceuticals are at marketing their products.
    12/18/2013 | KUOW
  • China's leaders push urbanization as engine for growth

    China's leaders reaffirmed their intention to turn urbanization into a powerful engine to drive growth and remake the economy, saying they would encourage rural residents to move to smaller cities, rather than Beijing, Shanghai and other megacities.
    12/15/2013 | The Wall Street Journal
  • Speaking Up for the Creditless MOOC

    University of Washington Communication Professor Matt McGarrity writes about his experience teaching a massive open online course (MOOC) last summer
    12/12/2013 | The Chronicle of Higher Education
  • What Makes A Successful Digital Activist?

    Ross Reynolds talks to Dr. Philip Howard, leader of the Digital Activism Research Project at the University of Washington, about his research on digital activist.
    12/09/2013 | KUOW
  • Matt Barretto weighs in on Latino support for Chris Christie

    Barretto says the Republican Party has a great deal to lose in terms of Latino support, which could have significant consequences.
    12/06/2013 | U.S. News & World Report
  • Inside a mermaid's purse

    A poetic intersection between life and science, art and photography. The Guardian column Grrl Scientist profiles the work of Adam Summers, professor of biology.
    12/05/2013 | The Guardian
  • A Bold Experiment for AP Courses

    A collaboration between the UW and the Bellevue School District, designed to improve student engagement and performance in advanced placement (AP) courses, is now finding wider success.

    December 2013 Perspectives
  • Want a Salad with that Living Will?

    Death Over Dinner is a web resource that encourages people to host dinners for family and friends to discuss end-of-life issues. To date, Death Over Dinner has been the impetus for more than 1,000 dinners in 17 countries.

    December 2013 Perspectives
  • Old fashioned protests give way to online political activism

    Are the days of "Hey, hey - Ho, ho," giving way to a world of keyboard typing and mouse double clicking? A new University of Washington study took a look at the changing way we fight for change and found the best way forward.
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  • Easing Into a Grim Topic

    Death planning is a grim topic, but Michael Hebb, a teaching fellow at the University of Washington, is making that conversation easier. He has developed a project called "Death Over Dinner," which helps relatives, friends and even strangers to gather, break bread and talk about matters such as terminal illnesses, loss of a loved one or how they'd like their own death handled.
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