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Israel Today: A lecture series by from the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies

During Winter Quarter 2016, the UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies will host three scholars who represent new approaches in the growing field of Israel Studies.

The lecture series is entitled 鈥淏eyond the Binary: Israel Studies Today鈥� to reflect the fact that these researchers are going beyond standard divisions in the field. Their work, ranging from disability studies to sociolinguistics and the history of medicine, offers alternative perspectives on the region鈥檚 history. All lectures are free and open to the public.

During Winter Quarter 2016, the UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies will host three scholars who represent new approaches in the growing field of Israel Studies. The lecture series is entitled 鈥淏eyond the Binary: Israel Studies Today鈥� to reflect the fact that these researchers are going beyond standard divisions in the field. Their work, ranging from disability studies to sociolinguistics and the history of medicine, offers alternative perspectives on the region鈥檚 history. All lectures are free and open to the public.

Diplomacy in the Earth’s orbit

笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听聽says that space is “a sort of new frontier in terms of U.S. foreign policy, but also the global community.” She aims to “bridge the聽bridge the gap between what academics know and what policymakers might want to know.”

We the people: Race & equity at the UW

The Race & Equity Initiative builds on the 乱伦社区鈥檚 longstanding commitment to inclusion and social justice. The Initiative centers on creating an inclusive experience for students, faculty and staff, addresses institutional bias and racism, and engages our communities to help us work through our shared challenges for a world of good.

Twenty-seven UW faculty listed among 鈥榳orld鈥檚 most influential scientific minds鈥�

The 乱伦社区 is home to 27 researchers included on Thomson Reuters鈥� list of 鈥�The World鈥檚 Most Influential Scientific Minds鈥� for 2015, which was released Jan. 14. The distinction, based on an analysis of over a decade of research paper citations among 21 general scientific fields, is meant to recognize scientists who are most cited by their peers.

鈥淭he awe-inspiring research being done every day at the 乱伦社区 aims to create change and make the world a better place,鈥� UW President said. 鈥淭his recognition of so many of our faculty members as being among the world鈥檚 most influential minds is not surprising, but does serve as a reminder of the global impact of their innovative research and scholarship.鈥�

In Washington Post op-ed, professor addresses ethics and climate change

In his recent op-ed in The Washington Post, Professor of philosophy 聽argues that climate change is a pressing ethical challenge. He writes, ‘Climate change presents a severe ethical challenge, forcing us to confront difficult questions as individual moral agents, and even more so as members of larger political systems. It is genuinely global and seriously intergenerational, and crosses species boundaries. It also takes place in a setting where existing institutions and theories are weak, proving little ethical guidance.’

Arctic Encounter Symposium convenes policymakers, industry leaders and experts

Experts聽from the 乱伦社区 are set to engage in next week’s Arctic Encounter Symposium. The largest annual Arctic policy event in the United States, the Symposium confronts the leading issues in Arctic policy, innovation, and development. It聽aims to raise awareness, engage challenges, and develop solutions for the future of a region and a people.

UW Nursing alumna makes an impact on floating hospital

Nurse Emily Dunham left her job at the Harborview Medical Center to volunteer聽with聽Mercy Ships, a global charity which operates聽hospital ships in developing nations. Dunham聽worked off the coast of Africa for nine weeks, assisting with life-changing procedures including聽cleft palate repair, cataract removal and obstetric fistula repair.