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IN CLOSE Creating Julia: University of Washington Professor Helps Sesam
Posted 04/26/2016
Professor Wendy Stone from Psychology discusses her work with Sesame Street.
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Following Our Students' Steps Through Rome
Posted 05/03/2016
An A&S board member shares her experience of traveling in Rome with English professor Shawn Wong and Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity students
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Researchers explain how stereotypes keep girls out of computer science c
Posted 04/26/2016
A Op-Ed from UW Psychology and I-LABS faculty Allison Master, Sapna Cheryan and Andrew N. Meltzoff.
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Seattle's "diverse" neighborhoods are surprisingly segreg
Posted 04/07/2016
Sociology doctoral students found that some Seattle neighborhoods may not be so diverse when you analyze the area block by block.
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Parent Support May Help Transgender Children's Mental Health
Posted 04/11/2016
UW Psychology's Kristina Olson speak about her research on children and families.
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Women in science on Wikipedia: will we ever fill the information gap?
Posted 03/19/2016
The number of Wikipedia entries on female scientists is staggeringly low, but that might be changing. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW
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BlackPast.org history site gets redesign, first executive director
Posted 03/09/2016
BlackPast.org, the online reference guide to African-American history started by University of Washington history professor Quintard Taylor, is
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UW increases focus on Indigenous knowledge
Posted 03/07/2016
The UW is ramping up Indigenous learning across campus.
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White Seattle gets a lesson in racism
Posted 03/04/2016
A mostly white crowd gathers to hear an all-black panel including Megan Ming Francis, assistant professor of political science. But listening is, at
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Transgender kids’ mental health boosted by family support, UW study find
Posted 02/25/2016
Research from UW Psychology faculty show transgender children can thrive with the right support.
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Men and women give different answers when asked who’s the smartest in cl
Posted 02/16/2016
Dan Grunspan was studying the habits of undergraduates when he noticed a persistent trend: Male students assumed their male classmates knew more about
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Talk: The power of language in deciphering 'difference'
Posted 02/18/2016
The meaning and importance of the term "difference" is the focus of UW communication professor Ralina Joseph's recent lecture "What’s The Difference
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Study: Male biology students consistently underestimate female peers
Posted 02/11/2016
The researchers say bias in the classroom could be mitigated through measures like randomized calling during class and creating small-group
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UW professor’s website becomes go-to resource for African-American histo
Posted 02/16/2016
When Professor Quintard Taylor got an email from New Zealand, he realized he was onto something big.
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Seeking resolution for a sad chapter in Seattle's history
Posted 07/23/2015
Seattle City Council member Nick Licata will introduce a resolution July 29 that expresses regret for the anti-Chinese legislation and riots in the
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