September 30, 2021
GEN ST 297 | Future-ish | Summer 2021
The Summer 2021 GEN ST 297 Future-ish seminar group was very engaged and dynamic. Fashion, the intersection of neuroscience and AI, and COVID were frequent subjects in discussions. This particular group had many students from psychology which provided an interesting perspective during the class discussions and exercises. Seminar Scenarios The Summer 2021 seminar students chose…
August 20, 2021
GEN ST 297 Undergraduate Seminar | Future-ish
In the not-so-distant future, we will learn calculus in kindergarten, design our own clothes and cars on handhelds, and enthusiastically keep our culture and traditions alive whether we are on Earth, the moon, or Mars I lead a quarterly, discussion-oriented undergraduate seminar through First Year Programs that gives students the opportunity to explore future studies…
August 19, 2021
GEN ST 297 | Future-ish | Spring 2021
The Spring 2021 GEN ST 297 Future-ish seminar group was quite interesting. AI seemed to be a topic of interest that spanned the whole seminar, particularly with how it intersected with higher education. This was not surprising given that we are still in virtual mode during the COVID-19 mitigation period, but the directions this interest…
October 31, 2018
My Dawg Life | Provost Richard’s First Lecture
Packed house for Provost Richards’ first lecture on campus. It was great to have a Provost address that wasn’t about admin/budget stuff for once. Even better that his area of expertise happens to be on what caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs. Even MORE better that it had some pretty humorous moments throughout 😉 Welcome Provost…
October 29, 2018
News | New Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies
This is really exciting news! American Indian Studies will be the home of a new research center that will bring together multiple campuses, schools, and departments. The new Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies will support research in American Indian and Indigenous Studies across the three UW campuses, as well as with surrounding Native…
October 22, 2018
MLK Week Poster Contest
Plans for MLK Week 2019 are already underway. The UW Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity announced their UW student MLK Week Poster Contest for the event. This post relates to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG):
October 3, 2018
My Dawg Life | Great Start of the Quarter for Student Clubs
Just…wow. Attended the first meeting of the quarter for three student clubs tonight at UW…UW Equestrian, UW Green Greeks, and UW UNICEF and ALL of them were overflowing with students. Really inspiring to see students getting so involved
September 26, 2018
My Dawg Life | The Willapa Spirit Arrives at UW
The Willapa Spirit Honor Canoe arrived at UW recently and today was the first day of Cynthia Updegrave and Marilyn Bard’s first meeting of their UW AIS 375 class “Engaging with the Waterways: Welcoming the Willapa Spirit Canoe to Campus”. The picture above is the Willapa Spirit in the ASUW Shell House located at the…
September 21, 2018
News | Partnership with Washington Farmworkers for Health Equity
Great article and video on a community-driven project that engages with UW faculty from across multiple departments to research and improve health equity among farmworkers in Washington state. The lead investigator of the project is Dr. Vanessa Galaviz, from UW Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS). Co-investigators include Dr. June Spector, associate professor…
News | Poverty in Washington State
New data on poverty rates across the UW was recently released and there was fairly good news for Washington state. Our poverty level is declining slightly. At the same time, Average incomes happened to increase so hopefully the trends will continue on their path. Poverty alleviation is a cornerstone of sustainability. >> Read more here…
