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University of Washington stories: 13 news summaries

 Biased? 
 Harvard 
 Wants to Know 

Web test tries to suss out implicit prejudice via picture exercise

Nov 1, 09 5:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Do you have a subconscious love of gays—or hatred of white people? There's an app for that. Actually, it's a website that's part of a study by Harvard, the University of Virginia, and the University of Washington . “Project Implicit” gathers personal information, then puts you through a... More »

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Internet • Malcolm Gladwell • racism • University of Washington • website • University of Virginia • bias • scientific study • Harvard University • prejudice

Column Deriding Gay Marriage Riles Campus

U. of Wash. students fume over column's bestiality illustration

Dec 6, 08 12:26 PM CST
(Newser) - An opinion column denouncing gay marriage—and illustrated with an image of a man adjacent to a sheep—has many University of Washington students beside themselves and demanding sensitivity training for their student newspaper, reports The Seattle Times. The editor of The Daily has refused to apologize, citing... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • University of Washington • protected speech • Seattle • colleges and universities • conservatives • student newspapers

 'Foxy Knoxy' Faces Old Flame 

Both attend Kercher murder trial for third accused

Sep 26, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amanda Knox saw her one-time boyfriend in an Italian court today for the first time since they were arrested on suspicion of killing her British roommate, reports the Telegraph. The pair can’t write each other, but Raffaelo Sollecito sent the 21-year-old American flowers on her July birthday. They... More »

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Italy • University of Washington • murder trial • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • Rudy Hermann Guede

 Crows Recognize
 Human Faces: Study

Birds distinguished friendly and unfriendly masks, squawked at perceived foe

Aug 26, 08 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you ever offend a crow, don’t expect it to forgive and forget. University of Washington researchers found that the birds recognize human faces long after an encounter, the New York Times reports. Participants wore specific masks when they captured campus crows; after their release, the birds angrily scolded... More »

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study • birds • University of Washington • Crows • face recognition

 Polar Meltdown
 Threatened
 This Summer 

North Pole may be ice free for the first time in human history

Jun 27, 08 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The North Pole may become free of ice this summer for the first time in human history. Thick Arctic sea ice that normally covers the polar region has been replaced by ice that formed only in the last year and is susceptible to seasonal melting, reports the Independent. It's... More »

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North Pole • University of Washington • polar ice caps • National Snow and Ice Data Center • Arctic sea ice • Arctic Ocean • Goddard Space Flight Center

 This View Zaps Stress, Naturally 

Study finds plasma TV images no substitute

Jun 11, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - For stress relief, there is no substitute for views of nature, the Seattle Times reports. A University of Washington study found that students who faced a stressful task returned to a normal heart rate most quickly while looking out the window at trees and grass. More »

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stress • psychology • nature • University of Washington • relief • natural resources • Plasma TV

Congratulations! ...Possibly

Athlete's collection of letters gives insight
into ins—and outs—of college recruiting

Apr 16, 08 11:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Most people will never get a full football scholarship offer from a big-name university. But those masses need not wonder what such letters look like: high school quarterback Tate Forcier has posted his collection of sometimes fawning, sometimes caveat-laden recruiting letters online. Sports Illustrated breaks down the coaches' voices, the... More »

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NCAA • Penn State • Stanford University • football • University of Washington • University of Michigan • Oklahoma State Cowboys • athletic recruiting

Amanda Knox: 'Railroad Job From Hell'?

Investigators split on merits of murder case against college coed

Apr 13, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amanda Knox , the 20-year-old University of Washington student who's been held by Italian police since November as a suspect in her British roommate's murder, is the victim of a “railroad job from hell,”  an investigator hired by the “48 Hours Mystery” to review the case concluded.... More »

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Italy • murder • University of Washington • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • DNA evidence

 'Black Holes' Sap Net's Traffic 

A more mysterious answer to why that one site won't load...

Apr 9, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ever wonder why that one website just won’t load? New research suggests that the obvious explanations, such as errors with either your computer or the site's Internet connection, are not always sufficient to explain blockages in net traffic, DailyTech reports. In fact, “Internet black holes”—service disruptions... More »

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Internet • University of Washington • Internet access • Internet black holes • TCP/IP

Latinos the Wild Card in Nevada

Immigration debate has unnerved many

Jan 17, 08 7:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Hispanic voters could be key next November because they form a significant  minority of eligible voters in states President Bush won by less than 5% four years ago—Florida, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada. Saturday's Nevada caucus is expected to offer important insight into how Hispanics will vote in November,... More »

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immigration • Latino voters • University of Washington • illegal immigration • Hispanic • border security • Culinary Workers Union • Pew Hispanic Center • Nevada primary • El Mundo

U Wash Won't Cite Students
on Swapping

Second school defies RIAA request to pass along warning letters

Jan 4, 08 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The University of Washington has become the second Pacific Northwest school to refuse to pass along warning letters from the RIAA to students whose IP addresses were used for illegal downloading. The RIAA considers students liable for any swapping connected with their IP addresses, but the UW, along with the... More »

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music downloads • file sharing • RIAA • lawsuit • University of Washington • student • University of Oregon

U. Washington Students Push for Bruce Lee Memorial

School balking over statue of ex-student

Dec 27, 07 6:27 PM CST
(Newser) - University of Washington students are petitioning for the right to build a statue of Bruce Lee, the film icon who studied at the university for three years and offered martial arts classes at the student union. Students argue the statue would be step toward better artistic representation of the school's... More »

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University of Washington • statue • martial arts • Bruce Lee • public art • campus • martial arts movies

Gates Gives $105 Mil to Track Global Public Health

UW center will eye effectiveness of giving

Jun 5, 07 4:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given $105 million to the  University of Washington to study the effectiveness of public health programs around the world. The money will be used to create a center to track such measures as child mortality, the prevalence of major diseases  and the availability... More »

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health • Bill Gates • public health • research • donation • University of Washington • World Health Organization • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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