Community Impact

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The Sam Dubal Memorial Lecture on Racial Justice in Medical Anthropology and Global Health to Be Held on December 2, 2024
(November 26, 2024)
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2024 Husky 100
(May 1, 2024)
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Rotary panel delves into PNW’s growing relationship with South Asia
(April 23, 2024)
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ArtSci Roundup: Fall Concert with DXARTS, Dance Graduate Research Symposium and more
(October 18, 2023)
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The Dubal Memorial Lecture: Weighing the Future: Race, Science, and Pregnancy Trials in the Postgenomic Era
(October 2, 2023)
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New Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science
(September 7, 2023)
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Archaeologists do a reality check on Indiana Jones
(June 29, 2023)
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Analysis: Drawing, making music and writing poetry can support healing and bring more humanity to health care in US hospitals
(June 8, 2023)
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2023 Husky 100
(April 23, 2023)
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ArtSci Roundup: January Preview
(December 14, 2022)
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Honoring American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
(November 13, 2022)
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Building the Future of Anthropology through Podcasting, with Graduate Students Delaney Glass and Yoli Ngandali
(May 10, 2022)
Research Family
Research Family: Bridging accessibility divides in academic research through Indigenous Oceanic paradigms
(November 19, 2021)
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Honoring Sam Dubal's Vision
(November 19, 2021)
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Dianne Harris named dean of UW College of Arts & Sciences
(July 15, 2021)
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Dianne Harris named dean of UW College of Arts & Sciences
(July 15, 2021)
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A year with COVID-19: A chronology of how the UW adapted — and responded — to the pandemic
(March 8, 2021)
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A year with COVID-19: A chronology of how the UW adapted — and responded — to the pandemic
(March 4, 2021)
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Hindsight 2020: Professors predicted what Trumpism would look like. Here's what they got right
(October 25, 2020)
Age of Kampuchea Video Exhibit at UW
UW secures competitive $1 million Luce Foundation grant to advance Southeast Asian research and community engagement
(October 5, 2020)
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Bill James, hereditary chief at Lummi, master weaver, dies at age 75
(June 4, 2020)
Hollis Miller piloting a skiff around Old Harbor (Photo credit: Ben Fitzhugh)
Community-Oriented Archaeology in Old Harbor, Alaska
(May 12, 2020)
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Seeking Mama Amaan (Safe Motherhood) in Seattle
(May 12, 2020)
Yasmin Habib standing in front of a red brick wall outside her office building.
A Difficult Journey Inspires Action
(March 9, 2020)
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This Year in Focus: 19 for 2019
(December 23, 2019)
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Mindful travel, Silicon Valley’s evolution, Schumann on viola, Seattle history — UW-authored books, music for the Husky on your list
(December 19, 2019)
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A shower, beds for the kids and ‘French Toast Wednesdays’: New blessings for a grateful Eastside family
(November 30, 2019)
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Things to do in Seattle: Native arts edition
(November 25, 2019)
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Make code accessible with these cloud services
(November 5, 2019)
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UW books in brief: Tribal sovereignty and the courts, mentoring through fan fiction, UW Press paperback editions
(August 22, 2019)
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Perot Museum of Natural History: Greater Accessibility
(June 11, 2019)
Screenshot of Perot Museum Tweet "Meet the Scientist" Miguel Ochoa, in English
Perot Museum of Natural History: Greater Accessibility
(June 11, 2019)
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Evolution Science Outreach in the PEB Lab
(June 11, 2019)
Deja Edwards on the floor with toys in the Social Cognitive Development Lab.
In Praise of Mentors
(June 9, 2019)
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Seattle's forgotten street community: UW anthropologist talks about the unique circumstances of vehicle residency
(June 6, 2019)
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16 UW students awarded Fulbright fellowships
(May 30, 2019)
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UW anthropologist connects communities to archive of Khmer Rouge-era Cambodia
(March 8, 2019)
An incredible group of birth professionals and advocates from the local Somali-American community on the completion of the Safe Mother Project Great Start Professional Community Childbirth Educators Workshop (#StrongFamilies) conducted with Parent Trust
Immigrant and refugee communities in Southeast Seattle
(February 22, 2019)
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Journey behind bars to aid in prisoners' learning
(August 6, 2018)
Photo taken at WMCA's youth-led community event Beautify the Block. Photos are by Sara Bernard from the Seattle Weekly
Anthropology at Work in the World … Somali-style
(May 9, 2018)
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Nuclear trauma still fresh for Seattle’s Marshallese community on 64th anniversary of Bikini Atoll tests
(March 6, 2018)
Nuclear Fallout in the Marshall Islands
(December 26, 2017)
Why Australians Keep Getting Older
(December 6, 2017)
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The Ancient One returns home 
(June 7, 2017)
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Burke Museum, Research Family, and the Disney film, Moana
(June 7, 2017)
Cooking in the Husky Den Kitchen Kathryn Steele, unidentified student, Kirsten Lirio, Diane Guerra (undergraduate advisor), Gabrielle Son, Morgan Hale (assistant undergraduate advisor), Kyla Hasenpflug Photo by Ema Simion
The Kitchen Classroom: Service Learning at Tent City 3
(June 7, 2017)
Workshop 1 Collaboration on Heritage in the Salish Sea. Panel Discussion facilitated by Sara Gonzalez. Photo credit: Sven Haakanson
New Collaborations in Indigenous and Community-Based Archeology: The Preserving the Past Together series
(June 7, 2017)
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A Cup of Kindness: Janelle Taylor Researches Dementia and Friendship
(June 5, 2017)
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Early human fossils found in South African cave system
(May 9, 2017)
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Why treating animals may be important in fighting resurgent tropical disease
(April 13, 2017)