Community Impact

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A Sociolinguists’ Eye-View
(October 18, 2024)
Flyer containing information about the workshop
Language Bias Workshop
(May 6, 2024)
Official Flyer with descriptions and timings of event.
Emily Bender Speaks with Ted Chiang: Wishful Thinking and AI
(October 23, 2023)
Guggenheim Hall on a sunny spring day.
NACLO 2024 at the University of Washington
(October 10, 2023)
Headshots of Professor Bender and Professor Choi.
Professors Bender and Choi make Time's list of the world's most influential people in artificial intelligence
(September 14, 2023)
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Emily M. Bender in the news
(April 28, 2023)
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Lhasa Tibetan returns to the UW
(April 28, 2023)
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Trent Ukasick receives Arienne Dwyer Language Documentation Award 
(February 1, 2023)
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UW Linguistics at DeafNation Expo
(February 1, 2023)
Kellie Martin, Austin Vaday, Melissa “Echo” Greenlee
ASL Club and Linguistics
(February 1, 2023)
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Inspiring the next generation
(February 1, 2023)
Speech bubbles of various languages
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
(May 6, 2022)
Emily M. Bender
Emily M. Bender in the news
(May 6, 2022)
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Virginia Beavert celebrates 100th birthday
(January 10, 2022)
Kirby Conrod poster
Kirby Conrod receives Arnold Zwicky award from Linguistic Society of America
(January 10, 2022)
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Alumna Lesley Carmichael
(September 3, 2021)
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Reflecting Back to Head Forward
(August 31, 2021)
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Jiahui Huang, Memorial Service
(July 1, 2021)
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Featured alumnus: Adam Werle
(May 10, 2021)
Laura McGarrity with TA annotation practice
Teaching linguistics in the COVID-19 era
(February 22, 2021)
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American Sign Language News
(February 19, 2021)
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Featured Language: Tigrinya
(February 19, 2021)
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Faculty News
(February 19, 2021)
Alicia Wassink, Harriet Joyce Craven, Ethel Craven-Sweet, Jana Jefferson at Black Pioneer Family Annual Picnic
Historic family takes part in Pacific Northwest English Study
(October 19, 2020)
Black Lives Matter
UW Linguistics Anti-Racism Statement
(June 30, 2020)
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Teaching & Telework Spring 2020
(March 30, 2020)
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Linguistics and AIS undergraduate student named to 2019 Husky 100
(April 30, 2019)
Joseph Hill lecture poster
Joseph Hill gives lecture on emerging trends in Black ASL
(January 14, 2019)
Ben Jones at poster
UW Sociolinguists attend NWAV 2018
(December 4, 2018)
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Ryan Neale Cross Memorial Fellowship to Support Assistive Technology in Linguistics 
(February 14, 2018)
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Undergraduate Martin Horst named to Husky 100
(April 25, 2017)
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ASL Language Director Lance Forshay Signs the Constitution
(November 8, 2016)
Visualizing Ambiguous Sentences
UW Linguistic Graduate Students and Post-Docs Explore Language with Young Researchers at Paws on Science at the Pacific Science Center
(May 10, 2016)
Guggenheim Hall
NACLO 2022 Invitational Round at the University of Washington on March 17, 2022
(October 19, 2015)
Deaf history lecture by Dr. MJ Bienvenu on May 8 at Kane Hall:  "Bringing Back Gallaudet's Sesquicentennial Celebration With a Focus on the 15 Visionary Leaders"
(April 22, 2015)
Linguistics graduate student participates in 3rd annual Spring Research Symposium hosted by UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies
(April 20, 2015)
UW Linguistics grads teach kids about language at Paws-on Science event at Pacific Science Center
(April 14, 2015)
NACLO 2015 at the University of Washington
(January 6, 2015)
Is there a Pacific Northwest accent? UW sociolinguist's interview appears on KUOW website
(December 16, 2014)
Alicia Beckford Wassink gives Invited Plenary Address at Linguistics Society of America's annual meeting in Portland
(December 15, 2014)
Celebrate International Ladino Day on Dec. 4th!
(November 18, 2014)
Dr. Beth Benedict Presents ASL Talk at Kane Hall on Oct. 24
(October 8, 2014)