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FASER is born: new experiment will study particles that interact with dark matter
Several UW faculty members, researchers, and students are involved in the FASER collaboration, which studies interactions of high-energy particles.
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STEM classes don’t teach engineers how to think
"It’s no secret that the media eagerly reports potential technical breakthroughs with hyperventilating headlines ... [but] the media often fails to clearly indicate the preliminary nature of the findings they trumpet. Even worse, they seldom report when the studies they hyped previously fail to pan out," writes Executive Editor Leland Teschler. The UW's Jevin West, associate professor in the UW Information School, and Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, are quoted.
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An Artist Was Targeted in a Hate Crime. So She Designed a Video Game
The pandemic saw a spike in xenophobia against Asians. Digital artist Chanee Choi, a doctoral student in digital arts and experimental media at the UW, decided to fight back in a way only she could.
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Grace Funsten (PhCand) and Adriana Vazquez (PhD '17) win Rome Prize
Grace Funsten (Classics PhD candidate) and Adriana Vazquez (who received her PhD in classics in 2017) have won the 2021-22 Rome Prize, a year-long residential fellowship at the American Academy in Rome.
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The Way We Think About COVID Testing Is About to Change
Testing is still a valuable tool in our COVID-19 prevention toolkit, but the technologies and motivations behind it are shifting. We’ll also have to shift our understanding of test results and metrics. A tool developed by the UW's Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, and Ryan McGee, a graduate student in biology, are quoted.
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Jacob Lawrence Gallery accepting applications for 2021 BIPoC Graduate Student Curatorial Fellowship
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery has started accepting applications for its 2021 BIPoC Graduate Student Curatorial Fwlloeship, which supports students in curating their own show at the gallery.
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The UW's trailblazing women studies program turns 50
The UW's womens studies program has celebrated its 50th anniversery. Professor and department chair Shirley J. Yee and Mary Logan Rothschild, the first acting director of the program, discuss.
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University of Washington graduate and professional disciplines rank highly in US News’ ‘Best Graduate School’ lists
Over 100 UW graduate and professional programs have been ranked by U.S. News & World Report to be among the top 35 in the nation.
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'What's going to happen to me?' Reflecting on a pandemic college year, through the words of student newspapers
USA Today examines coverage of COVID-19 in college newspapers. UW Daily staff Jake Goldstein-Street and Mac Murray are quoted.
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Upgrade on the horizon for Art and Music Buildings
The art and music buildings will be undergoing renovations beginning in early 2022.
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‘Prototypical women’ more likely to receive sexual harassment support
Bryn Bandt-Law, lead researcher and psychology graduate student, discusses the results of her study, which showed that traditionally feminine women are more likely to be believed when making accusations of sexual harassment.
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A year with COVID-19: A chronology of how the UW adapted — and responded — to the pandemic
Take a look back at the last year of the UW's research of and adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Top Public and Private Colleges in the West
The University of Washington is ranked No. 5 on The Wall Street Journal’s list of top public colleges in the West.
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UW launches Faculty Diversity Initiative
The UW has launched a new initiave to promote faculty diversity, equity, and inclusion, including $5 million for faculty hiring.
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UW partners in new postdoctoral program to diversify the science and engineering faculty at America’s research universities
UW is attempting to combat the severe underrepresentation of minorities in science and engineering faculty through a new postdoctoral program.