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Stories From The Place of Sports in The University, 3rd Edition

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Author(s): Students of the Place of Sports In the University

Editor(s): Jennifer Lee Hoffman

Subject(s): Moral and social purpose of education, Higher education, tertiary education, Sports and Active outdoor recreation, Sports teams and clubs, Multidiscipline sports, Winter sports / activities, eSports / Professional video gaming

Publisher: University of Washington Libraries

Publication date: 2024-06-15

Last updated: 2026-05-08

What is the place of sports at a university? From the 2024 media frenzy over women's college basketball to our own University of Washington football team playing in a National Championship, student contributors examined the impact of these highly visible sports on a campus. Just as importantly, are stories that reveal the impact in so many other sports opportunities a campus offers. Cover Photo Credit: Lauren Ray

Climate Science for the Classroom

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Author(s): Program on Climate Change Community

Editor(s): Miriam Bertram, Surabhi Biyani, Isaac Olson, Elise Herzfeld

Subject(s): Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy, Climate change

Institution(s): University of Washington

Last updated: 2026-05-07

Modules, games and labs focused on teaching climate change. Developed by graduate students and faculty associated with the UW Program on Climate Change, a cross departmental collaboration to research, teach and communicate climate science. Updated regularly.

Florecer

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Author(s): Erin Fernandez Mommer

Subject(s): Language teaching and learning: second or additional languages

Last updated: 2026-05-06

This textbook was developed to give students and their instructors free and open access to a textbook aimed at the Introductory level of Spanish. The vocabulary, grammar and readings were developed with the final goal of guiding students towards meaningful communication through reading, writing, listening and speaking activities.

Each of the 12 chapters are dedicated to a different Spanish speaking country or region and focused on introducing students to the immense cultural and linguistic diversity of the Spanish speaking world. By the end of the last chapter, students should be able to bloom to the functional level in the Spanish language set up to thrive at the intermediate level.

Journey through the UW Libraries: A Self-guided Tour

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Author(s): University of Washington Libraries

Subject(s): The Arts

Publication date: 2021-09-13

Last updated: 2026-04-27

Climate, Justice and Energy Solutions

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Author(s): Dargan M. W. Frierson

Subject(s): Climate change, Climatology and climate modelling, The environment, Pollution and threats to the environment, Social impact of environmental issues, Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology, Energy, power generation, distribution and storage

Last updated: 2026-04-18

I'm All Ears

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Author(s): Jorge González Casanova

Subject(s): Language and Linguistics, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation

Last updated: 2026-04-17

Quick Tips for Accessibility

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Author(s): Perry Yee, Deepa Banerjee, Kira Wyld, Artemis L., Jinny S.

Subject(s): Accessibility in web and digital design, Library and information services

Institution(s): University of Washington

Last updated: 2026-04-14

The University of Washington (UW) Libraries is committed to providing equal access to library collections, services, and facilities for all library users. This book is developed as part of the Accessibility Quicktips workshop series hosted by the UW Libraries Accessibility Working Group (AWG). Questions related to this resource can be directed to uwlib-awg-training@uw.edu.

This book provides an overview of accessibility, discusses core elements of digital accessibility, covers accessibility topics you may encounter while working at a public service desk in the UW Libraries, explains the accessibility tools that UW Libraries provide, and gives some guidance on creating video captioning. The Appendix section contains additional resources such as cheat sheets that guide you step by step in the practical application of accessible elements.

2025 Innovation in the Construction Industry

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Author(s): Prof. Dossick's CM515 Spring 2025 Class

Editor(s): Carrie Sturts Dossick, Lauren Ray

Subject(s): Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes, Construction and heavy industry, Construction and building industry, Building construction and materials, Digital and Information technology: general topics, Computer applications in industry and technology

Institution(s): University of Washington

Publication date: 2025-08-29

Last updated: 2026-04-09

This book contains a series of case studies authored by graduate students in CM515 Virtual Construction Management Spring 2025. We explored how people, teams, and companies change practices with a variety of new technologies in the workplace. You will find cases of people who are innovators, teams who took on innovation, and specific design and construction projects that realized these innovation practice changes.

How to FOIA

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Author(s): Emily Willard

Subject(s): Freedom of information law, Civics and citizenship, Research and information: general, Social and ethical issues, Politics and government, Legal skills and practice, Legal skills: research methods, Human rights, civil rights, Political activism / Political engagement

Publication date: 2019-11-01

Last updated: 2026-03-19

This document is a guide to accompany a training workshop “How to File a FOIA” to celebrate the University of Washington Center for Human Rights’ 10th Anniversary Celebration in May 2019. The guide includes information on researching, writing, submission, and tracking of FOIA requests, and was created by UWCHR graduate research fellow, Emily Willard in May 2019 based on previous drafts of training manuals for UWCHR interns. This training guide for anyone who is interested in filing a FOIA related to public interest.

Our Voices: A Guide to Citing Personal Experience and Interviews in Research

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Author(s): Emily Willard, Emma Macdonald-Scott, Jake Lally

Subject(s): Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy, Research methods / methodology, Social pedagogy, Higher education, tertiary education

Institution(s): University of Washington

Publisher: UW PressBooks

Publication date: 2023-05-15

Last updated: 2026-03-17

Our hope is that this guide to citing personal experience and interviews meets our goal of supporting students to produce their own knowledge, as well as honoring the academic value of their lived experience and the experiences of their families and communities. Through the use of a set of guidelines we created for students to cite personal experience and interviews, we found students self-reported increase in engagement and success in academic assignments. We propose this set of guidelines are an important practical tool for critical, feminist, and anti-racist pedagogy, as well as a method for teaching ethical research.