University Of Washington

Education

The basics behind the UW Researcher Strike

KUOW labor & economy reporter Monica Nicklesburg joins Soundside to talk about the researcher strike happening at the University of Washington.

Environment

Students chain selves to smokestack to light climate fire under UW

“We're chained to the power plant right now."

Arts & Life

'We are still here' – the art and culture of Seattle's Sephardic community

Seattle has the third largest Sephardic Jewish population in the U.S. A recent symposium at the University of Washington, “Muestros Artistas," featured six Sephardic artists — a mix of musicians, writers, and painters from across the country.

Words In Review: Police fleeing SPD; Residents leaving town. Is this a Seattle 'exodus'?

Bill Radke talks with Jacob Beckert, a PhD candidate in the U.W. History Department who specializes in Jewish Studies, about what qualifies as an "exodus."

Study: people mean different things when they talk about managing wolves through fear

There’s a lot of misunderstanding when people talk about wolf management, according to a new study out of the University of Washington.

Business

Neighbors: UW professor and author Taso Lagos

UW Professor and author Taso Lagos first immigrated to Seattle with his family from Greece when he was just nine years old. For 40 years, this family constellated around the Continental Restaurant on University Way NE, near the University of Washington. Several years ago, Taso’s parents closed The Continental and retired. Taso and Libby Denkmann walk the Ave and talk about his memories of the U-District, and how the neighborhood and his parents’ old storefront has changed.

Some freeways may be useable following 'the Big One' per new modeling by UW

New modeling by the University of Washington of the impacts of a major Cascadia earthquake offers a less dire picture of the aftermath of the so-called "Big One" — specifically when it comes to highway bridges.