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A Journey to the Center of the Anthropocene
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Scholars track hidden stories at the birthplace of a geologic era.
Robin Kelley
Video: Robin D. G. Kelley on Racial Capitalism
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
The preeminent US historian opened a yearlong series on the complex intersections of race and capitalism.
Dwyer and Cohn
Simpson Center Welcomes New Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
We are delighted to introduce Monica Cohn, Administrator, and Annie Dwyer, Assistant Program Director for Reimagining the Humanities PhD and Reaching New Publics.
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Announcing Funding Awards for 2017-18
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
The Simpson Center for the Humanities announces its funding awards for the upcoming year.
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In Defense of the Search Engine
Monday, June 5, 2017
Google isn’t making us stupid, it’s opening a gold mine for scholars with the right tools, Daniel Shore argues.
Michelle Habell-Pallán
Michelle Habell-Pallán Awarded Barclay Simpson Prize for Scholarship in Public
Thursday, April 27, 2017
The award recognizes community-building projects like Women Who Rock and American Sabor that create new forms of scholarship.
Bachman Creates Suzzallo Library Exhibit on ‘Bollywood and Bolsheviks’
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Doctoral student Jessica Bachman (History) has created a new exhibit based on her work as a Mellon Summer Fellow for Public Projects in the Humanities.
Global Indigeneities Institute Leads to NSF and Post-Doc Fellowships
Monday, April 17, 2017
Two participants in last year’s Summer Institute in Global Indigeneities (SIGI) have landed prestigious fellowships that they credit, in part, to the inaugural institute at the UW.
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Exploring Global Health ‘Partnerships’
Friday, April 7, 2017
A uniquely collaborative research team unpacks a widely used but rarely scrutinized term in global health.
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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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