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Marvel’s ‘Ironheart’ Reimagines AI Through A Black Girl’s Lens Marvel’s 'Ironheart' offers viewers a glimpse into what could happen if the people who build the tech of tomorrow are more representative of the humans who will use it.

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New faculty books: Artificial intelligence, 1990s Russia, song interpretation, and more Recent faculty books from the University of Washington include those from linguistics, Slavic languages and literature and French. UW News spoke with the authors of four publications to learn more...

Recent faculty books from the University of Washington include those from linguistics, Slavic languages and literature and French. UW News spoke with the authors of four publications to learn more about their work. @emilymbender.bsky.social

Sara Goering

Sara Goering, philosophy @uwartsci.bsky.social, researches Brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs. In this episode of "Ways of Knowing," she discusses discusses the ethical concerns surrounding BCIs.
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Stephen Meyers’ research focuses on global disability studies. In this episode of "Ways of Knowing," Meyers discusses how this bias is foundational to disability studies, and how the field won’t advance until it works to critique and decolonize itself.
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Q&A: What universities can learn about navigating ideological tension from the history of same-sex domestic partner benefits A new study from Abhinav Gupta, professor of management in the University of Washington Foster School of Business, examines how public universities decided whether to offer same-sex domestic partner...

A new study from Abhinav Gupta @uwfosterschool.bsky.social offers timely lessons on how universities can navigate politically charged issues without abandoning their core commitments.

Hayadev Athreya

Jayadev Athreya, professor of mathematics and of the comparative history of ideas, argues for introducing creativity earlier in students’ careers. In this episode of "Ways of Knowing," he discusses math as the language of abstract pattern recognition.
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Golden Marie Owens

Golden Marie Owens, cinema and media studies, says there is much to learn about a person from how they sound. In this episode of "Ways of Knowing," she discusses her research into why a white woman is the default voice for virtual assistants in the U.S.
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The podcast "Ways of Knowing” highlights how the humanities can reflect everyday life. In S2 Ep1, Anna Preus
@uwartsci.bsky.social discusses how she digitally streamlines the documentation of historical text.
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Text on a purple background. The text says "Everything we receive has some kind of accompanying discourse. We are always already preconditioned to receive text in a particular way."

Richard Watts’s research focuses on paratext. In this episode of "Ways of Knowing", Watts explains how everything we read comes with accompanying discourse. The podcast highlights how the humanities can reflect everyday life. @uwartsci.bsky.social
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Hamza Zafer ’s research focuses on the ancient African language of Ge’ez. In this episode of "Ways of Knowing", Zafer discusses the ways centering Ge’ez brings different pieces of history and culture to life. @uwartsci.bsky.social
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UW professors highlight music in powwow culture course University of Washington associate professors Jessica Bissett Perea and John-Carolos Perea are co-teaching a new iteration of “Powwow Cultures in Native North America

@uofwa.bsky.social associate professors Jessica Bissett Perea and John-Carolos Perea are co-teaching a new iteration of “Powwow Cultures in Native North America” this quarter.

Discovery of Quina technology challenges view of ancient human development in East Asia Ben Marwick, a University of Washington professor of archaeology, was part of a team of researchers that uncovered a complete Quina technological system in the Longtan site in southwest China. The...

While the Middle Paleolithic period is viewed as a dynamic time in European and African history, it is commonly considered a static period in East Asia. New research from the @uofwa.bsky.social challenges that perception.

Q&A: UW researchers examine mental impact of Girl Scouts’ interactions with nature New research from the University of Washington, recently published in the Journal of Environmental Education, examined whether children’s interactions with nature that are embodied, rather than just.....

Q&A: UW researchers examine mental impact of Girl Scouts’ interactions with nature #UWEnvironment @uw-sefs.bsky.social @uwnews.bsky.social

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Two people sit across from each other on picnic bench. One person is using a laptop. The other is holding their cellphone in one hand and an iced coffee in the other.

Hybrid work claims to offer the best of both worlds — employees benefit from face-to-face collaboration in the office and can also focus on deep, individual work at home — but new research from the @uofwa.bsky.social shows this arrangement might be too good to be true.
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@uofwa.bsky.social faculty members Amy L. Orsborn, Dianne J. Xiao and Amy X. Zhang have been awarded early-career fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Danli Luo & @uw-hcde.bsky.social developed a system to turn used coffee grounds into a paste for 3D printing objects such as packing materials and a vase. The paste is inoculated with mushroom spores making it a fully compostable alternative to plastic.

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Q&A: UW researchers are designing cancer therapeutics that can kill cancer cells and restore healthy tissue Two University of Washington researchers are developing treatments that aim to simultaneously treat cancer and improve patients' quality of life. For World Cancer Day, UW News asked them to discuss...

Two @uofwa.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social researchers are developing treatments that aim to treat cancer and improve patients’ quality of life. For World Cancer Day, @uwnews.bsky.social asked them to discuss how their novel materials can treat the cancer and the patient.

A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands – evoking the long struggle for ‘consumer citizenship’ Black brands and consumers alike are struggling to prove the value of Black dollars.

"Now, as Black consumers and business owners weigh varying responses to the retailer’s decision to reverse their commitment to DEI values, one question endures: Do Black dollars matter?" Timeka Tounsel writes in @theconversation.com.

Q&A: How 12 UW researchers fell in love with their research For Valentine's Day, UW News asked 12 University of Washington researchers to share their love stories: What made them decide to pursue their career paths?

For Valentine’s Day, @uwnews.bsky.social asked 12 University of Washington researchers to share their love stories: What made them decide to pursue their career paths?

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