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The Moral Failure of Crowdfunding Health Care
Monday, April 3, 2017
The rise of crowdfunding on sites like GoFundMe reflects—and potentially worsens—inequities already at play in US health care, according to new research.
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Lobbying for the Humanities in Washington, DC
Friday, March 17, 2017
The Simpson Center’s Andy Nestingen and Jon Hiskes spoke with Washington state’s Congressional offices about the life-changing power of humanities and language funding.
Lorraine Daston
Lorraine Daston on Algorithms Before Computers - April 19
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Celebrated historian of science Lorraine Daston delivers a Katz Distinguished Lecture at 7 pm, Wednesday, April 19 in Kane Hall 210.
Chapbook Recaps Translational Poetics Symposium
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Essay Press has published a new chapbook based on a January 2016 symposium on translational poetics organized by Affect & Audience in the Digital Age.
Alondra Nelson
Alondra Nelson on DNA, Race, and Reparations - March 8
Thursday, February 9, 2017
The author of celebrated books on race, genetics, history, and medicine delivers a Katz Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, March 8.
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From Chicana Punk Rock, Habell-Pallán Forges a Vision for Public Scholarship
Monday, January 23, 2017
The new director of the Certificate in Public Scholarship draws on the cultural ferment among musicians, scholars, and communities.
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Race and Capitalism Receive Year-Long Investigation through $175,000 Sawyer Seminar Grant
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
An interdisciplinary group of faculty and graduate students examine the tangle of capitalism and race since the origins of European colonialism.
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Call for Nominations: Barclay Simpson Prize for Scholarship in Public
Thursday, January 12, 2017
The Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities invites nominations of University of Washington faculty members for the Barclay Simpson Prize for Scholarship in Public.
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Announcing First Round of Funding Awards for 2017-18
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
The Simpson Center Executive Board has made its first round of funding awards for 2017-18 after receiving many strong proposals from UW faculty, graduate students, and staff. Congratulations to our recipients!
Marian Lyles in classroom
Inside Higher Ed Features Arteaga on Doctoral Partnerships at Two-Year Colleges
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Rachel Arteaga has written an article for Inside Higher Ed about new partnerships between two-year colleges and doctoral programs in the humanities.

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