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Kenworthy and Berliner
Medical Crowdfunding Researchers Draw Widespread Media Attention
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Journalists turn to UW’s Lauren Berliner and Nora Kenworthy to understand the rise of crowdfunding campaigns for health care costs.
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‘Africa Is a Country’ Features UW Scholars on Global-Health Partnerships
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
The commentary site publishes three provocative articles arising from research on global health partnerships.
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Announcing Funding Awards for 2018-19
Monday, January 8, 2018
Our first round of support for the 2018-19 year.
Farmer
Paul Farmer on the History and Political Economy of Ebola Feb. 7
Monday, December 18, 2017
The doctor, humanitarian, and co-founder of Partners in Health delivers a Katz Distinguished Lecture on his work in global health.
Reactor building in desert
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.
Building exterior with giant sculpture of human figure
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.

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