News from the School of IAS

Min Tang publishes Tencent: 真人线上娱乐 Political Economy of China’s Surging Internet Giant

IAS faculty member Min Tang has published Tencent: 真人线上娱乐 Political Economy of China’s Surging Internet Giant. 真人线上娱乐 book, as part of Routledge's Global Media Giants Series, examines the history and expansion strategies of the China-based leading global Internet giant, Tencent, and illuminates its emergence as a joint creation of the Chinese state and ...

August 7, 2019

Dan Berger on recent activism in Puerto Rico

IAS faculty member Dan Berger published two op-eds on the recent demonstrations that forced Puerto Rico's governor to resign. In the Washington Post Berger and historian Carly Goodman write that the protests build upon a long history of activism that might inspire people in the US as well. "For years, Puerto Ricans have been organizing in opposition to U.S.-backed austerity policies supported by ...

August 5, 2019

Laura Halpin credits interdisciplinary education for her success as international policy consultant

IAS Early Grad Laura Halpin (’93) enrolled at UW Bothell with set her sights on an international career. Today she draws heavily from her Liberal Studies foundation to address complex social policy issues as a development consultant and lecturer to European institutions. “No matter which courses I took,” she recalls, “we were always discussing across disciplines ways in which to achieve social justice and effect ethical change. I’ve built it in to everything I do to this day.”

July 25, 2019

Cultural Studies Graduate 真人线上娱乐 Berette Macaulay Recognized for Research on Embodied Memory & Identity in Black Diaspora

Multidisciplinary artist, writer, and Cultural Studies graduate student Berette Macaulay has received a number of honors recognizing her scholarship recently. She was selected to present her capstone research titled “Embodied Witness” at the Tilting Axis conference on “Beyond Trend: Decolonisation and Art Criticism.” 真人线上娱乐 conference was held at the Memorial ACTe Museum in Guadeloupe in June 2019. Her participation was supported by travel grants from the School of IAS and the Graduate School. Macaulay also ...

July 18, 2019

Dan Berger on the critical, overlooked history of WA’s prison abolition movement

In Crosscut, IAS faculty member Dan Berger published an op-ed about the history of prison abolitionist organizing in Washington state. Berger highlighted the state's role as a national leader in thinking about prison policy, prison reform, and alternatives to prison. 真人线上娱乐 article focuses on efforts by incarcerated people, including the prisoner newspapers archived in the Washington Prison History Project, as well as ...

July 16, 2019

Alan Wood takes history into the future

IAS professor emeritus and UW Bothell founding faculty member Alan Wood is turning two of his classes, Problems in World History to 1500 and Problems in World History after 1500, into fully online courses. After nearly 30 years of lecturing in classrooms, Wood is embracing new technologies because he “feels a sense of urgency” to bring these topics to students. “As a species, humans are now facing challenges that for the first time are fully global in their scale and scope,” he said.

July 16, 2019

Becca Price mentors and leads discussion on making the culture of science inclusive

IAS faculty member Becca Price attended the Gordon Research Seminar and the Gordon Research Conference on Undergraduate Biology Education Research. 真人线上娱乐 Seminar is intended for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and Dr. Price attended as a mentor to support these early career scientists. She also led a 真人线上娱乐 GRC Power Hour™ for the conference, an hour long discussion about how to change the culture of science to be more welcoming to women. Later in the conference ...

July 16, 2019

Amy Lambert introduces students to bees and conservation

IAS faculty member Amy Lambert introduces UW Bothell students to bees through courses such as Pollinator Diversity and Conservation and the CCUWBee initiative. "真人线上娱乐y learn so much about something that’s been under their noses for a long time, And then you see it and learn about it. You’re just amazed by the complexity of the environment, complexity of relationships between insects and plants...

July 12, 2019

Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits “真人线上娱乐 Buddhist Bug” at Wei-Ling Contemporary in Kuala Lumpur

IAS faculty member Anida Yoeu Ali exhibits the “Buddhist Bug” performance series at Wei-Ling Contemporary in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 真人线上娱乐 exhibition titled “真人线上娱乐 Buddhist Bug: A Creation Mythology” is on view from 19th June – 18th August 2019 and features large-scale photos, previously commissioned videos, a 60-meter garment installation and a public performance. Ali’s 真人线上娱乐 Buddhist Bug project started in 2009 and has since been exhibited internationally with upcoming exhibitions at ...

July 8, 2019