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How Thomas A. Furness Envisions Immersive Technology as a Pathway to Human Growth and Learning

Tom founded the Virtual World Society to bring together researchers, technologists, educators, artists, and innovators interested in developing experiences and systems that help individuals grow more connected, compassionate, and aware.

International Business Times

A freshman found a tiny stone on a Seattle campus, and what looked like an ordinary rock, uncovered ancient Native American history from thousands of years ago

A small stone point found by a student at the University of Washington in 2009 unearthed a significant archaeological discovery. Experts from the Burke Museum confirmed the artifact's age, dating it between 4,000 and 6,700 years old. This find provided clear evidence of ancient Native American presence on the land…

The Economic Times

Protesters Celebrate After Antifa Threats Cause TPUSA to Cancel Chloe Cole's Anti-Trans Speech

A Turning Point USA event at the University of Washington was cancelled after threats and protests, following the murder of a transgender student. The incident sparked national debate on free speech.

International Business Times UK

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US universities are seeing an influx of ‘antisemitism centers’. Some Jewish scholars are worried

Political pressures are resulting in a range of initiatives that experts say substitute expertise with ideology

The Guardian - US

New research suggests AirPods with cameras can't happen — unless Apple makes a few major changes

Researchers have squirrelled a tiny camera module into earbuds that allows your listening gear to see what you see — but don't get excited about AirPods with cameras just yet.

TechRadar

Your AirPods could soon see as well as hear, and this is why that's very exciting

Cameras in your ears? Whatever next?

Colorado River mystery solved: Why billions of litres of water are vanishing before reaching reservoirs

The mystery of the Colorado River’s missing water has finally been solved by scientists from the University of Washington, revealing a critical shift in the American West’s hydrological cycle. For the past several decades, hydrologic managers have used winter snowpack measurements to predict how much water will be available in…

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University of Washington professor fired from director job after sending email criticizing Iran war

Aria Fani of University of Washington’s Middle East Center is latest critic of Israel to lose position at US university

The Guardian - US

Exceptionally rare sighting of planets colliding may shed light on the crash that formed the moon

Astronomers say a distant, sunlike star shows signs of a catastrophic planet-on-planet crash that may mirror the ancient impact that formed Earth's moon.

LiveScience

What decades of research reveal about involuntary substance use treatment – and why evidence points elsewhere

Since President Donald Trump issued a July 2025 executive order aimed at “ending crime and disorder on America’s streets,” national attention has increasingly focused on involuntary treatment as a response to visible homelessness and drug use.

The Conversation

The 9th Circuit Upholds a University of Washington Professor's Right to Mock 'Land Acknowledgments'

The appeals court ruled that administrators violated Stuart Reges' First Amendment rights when they investigated and threatened to punish him for constitutionally protected speech.

Reason

UW Professor's Parody of Land Acknowledgment in Class Syllabus Protected by First Amendment

"[I]n the public university setting, student disagreement with a professor's academic speech on an issue of public concern cannot alter the Pickering analysis in the government's favor."

Reason

An anonymous $50M gift will cover some tuition for medical lab students at University of Washington

An anonymous donation expected to exceed $50 million is helping cover tuition costs for medical laboratory science students at the University of Washington for the next half-century

The Independent UK

OnlyFans Model Lectures 1,200 University of Washington Students: Professor Says Manifestation 'Worked!'

OnlyFans creator Ari Kytsya addresses 1,200 UW students as debate grows over her invitation and the professor's claim that her manifestation journey inspired the lecture.

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Evidence of catastrophic medieval tsunami in Caribbean reveals future risk to British Virgin Islands

Findings can support ongoing efforts to prepare for future Caribbean tsunamis, scientists say

The Guardian - US

One year after Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was killed, the US has not investigated. Her family wants answers

The American Turkish woman, 26, was shot in the head on 6 September 2024 by an Israeli sniper in the West Bank

The Guardian - AU

Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say

Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as the planet warms

The Guardian - UK

Millions of children at risk as global vaccine rates fall, study finds

Persistent health inequalities, disruption caused by Covid-19, and soaring levels of misinformation and hesitancy are behind fall, say study’s authors

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Evening Standard

Alzheimer's and cold sores: Are they linked?

Could cold sores be linked to an increased risk of developing dementia? Could cold sore treatment be used to treat Alzheimer’s?

The Independent UK

21 University of Washington students suspended for pro-Palestinian protest

The University of Washington has suspended the 21 students arrested earlier this week for occupying an engineering building during a pro-Palestinian protest

The Guardian - US

University of Washington faces federal review after pro-Palestinian protest

Trump administration launches review after what it calls ‘recent incidents of antisemitic violence’ at school

The Guardian - US

Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at University of Washington occupation

Group demands university cut ties with Boeing over company’s military contracts with Israel

The Times of India

Slim is out, fat is in: Over half the world set to be overweight or obese by 2050; how it will impact health

The world is getting fatter by the day and in the next 25 years over half of us could be overweight or obese, a new study published in The Lancet journal has warned. Not that this can't be reversed, but it would demand a series of bold and drastic measures…

The Guardian - UK

Gwen Watkins obituary

Codebreaker at Bletchley Park during the second world war who went on to become a successful author

Space

Hubble Space Telescope reveals richest view of Andromeda galaxy to date (image)

The most detailed panorama of the entire Andromeda galaxy is packed with science that could revolutionize our understanding of how spiral galaxies across the universe form and evolve.

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