Founded in 1861 by a private gift of 10 acres in what is now the heart of downtown Seattle, the UW is one of the oldest public universities on the West Coast.
The UW is a multi-campus university in Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell, as well as a world-class academic medical center.
We have 16 colleges and schools and offer 1,800 undergraduate courses each
quarter. We confer more than 12,000 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees annually.
Improv theater is known for improvisation, audience participation and riffing on memes and stories circulating on social and traditional media – all hallmarks of right-wing media.
No HIV vaccine candidate has shown more than modest protective efficacy.
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Si la tendance à l'obésité observée ces trois dernières décennies se maintient, plus de 80 % des adultes américains seront en surpoids ou obèses d’ici à 2050.
Overweight and obesity rates are rising in all age ranges across the U.S.
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Colliding with ships is a top cause of whale deaths. A new study maps the areas of highest risk, showing where proven strategies such as speed limits and new shipping routes can reduce the toll.
Experts recommend getting a dental checkup twice a year.
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Inflation is politically radioactive, and voters have a very long memory for it, as Democrats found when Donald Trump won and Kamala Harris lost the presidential election.
Spreading rumors is problematic but understandable.
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Spreading rumors is human nature. It’s a way people try to make sense of a messy world. In the age of social media and disinformation campaigns, it’s also how people can be misled.
‘Landing of Columbus,’ by John Vanderlyn.
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Claims about Columbus being Sephardic have bubbled up for decades. Early in the 20th century, some immigrant groups hoped proving ties to him would improve their own social standing.
Mural by artist Chris Wright on Metropolitan Avenue in East Atlanta.
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Which is riskier for your health: a few days of very bad PM₂.₅ exposure or many more days of slightly bad exposure? Researchers developed new metrics to provide better answers.
Two foods may have the same number of calories, but other food factors and your microbes influence which calories your body uses more of.
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Many countries are enacting measures to counter population decline, but manipulating fertility is an inefficient means of solving social, economic and environmental problems.
A postcard from the turn of the century showing the Jewish neighborhood of Rhodes.
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