Learning Inuktitut in ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ (Igloolik)
August 5, 2016
Jason Young, a UW doctoral student in Geography, was awarded a Summer 2016 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship by the Canadian Studies Center. He is spending his summer
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FLAS Notes from the Field: Poland’s Open Air Village Museum
July 29, 2016
UW Slavic Languages and Literatures graduate student Nathan Marks is currently on a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship (FLAS) at John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin, Poland. Nathan’s
FLAS Notes from the Field: Russia’s Great Cities
July 21, 2016
UW junior and Electrical Engineering major Molly O’Brien is currently on a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where she is studying with CIEE (Council on International
Humans: Living on the Edge since 200,000 BC
July 12, 2016
Are humans necessarily a terrestrial species? Hannah Bassett (Marine & Environmental Affairs) argues that humans are equally aquatic. Hannah is a Global Studies and Southeast Asia FLAS fellow in Tagalog.
A transfer student tells why she chose the Jackson School
July 5, 2016
Veronica Inveen, a transfer student from Tacoma Community College, was featured in UW’s Spring 2016 Transfer Newsletter where she talks about her decision to major in International Studies and minor in Southeast
West Europe FLAS Fellow Profiles
June 29, 2016
The Center for West European Studies has published profiles of several recent FLAS fellows. Click on the links below to read the profiles. Isatou Jallow, Law. Language: French. Jennifer Ryder,
North Korea Cyber Attacks: A New Asymmetrical Military Strategy
June 28, 2016
North Korea has focused on an asymmetric military strategy because of its lack of conventional power and resources. However, its traditional asymmetric weapons and strength have been monitored by Western countries, therefore, heavily sanctioned. For North Korea, developing and exerting its cyber capabilities is the best way to avoid sanctions while achieving its strategic goals. Cyber tactics are effective because of the characteristics of cyberspace or cyber warfare–the low cost of entry, anonymity, and plausible deniability.
Ph.D. student Deep Pal publishes in The Diplomat on China-India relations after the Nuclear Suppliers Group Plenary
June 28, 2016
Ph.D. Student Deep Pal published a commentary in The Diplomat on June 27 analyzing the ramifications of India’s failure to secure membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). His article titled “China-India Relations After the
Ph.D. Candidate Xiaoshun Zeng wins global Mellon Research Fellowship
June 20, 2016
Ph.D. Candidate Xiaoshun Zeng, a specialist on China and an affiliate of the Southeast Asia Center, has won a Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship. The fellowship, awarded by the Social Science Research Council,
East Asia FLAS Fellow Zachary Reshovsky awarded the Yenching Scholarship for China Studies
June 6, 2016
The East Asia Center congratulates FLAS Fellow Zachary Reshovsky, who was awarded the prestigious Yenching Scholarship for China Studies. The Yenching Scholarship comprises a fully-funded one-year master’s program at Peking University.