The first-of-its-kind center has received a $6 million renewal grant from the National Science Foundation.
Author: Rebecca Bergh
91探花researchers investigated disparities in exposure to six major air pollutants in 1990, 2000 and 2010 by comparing models of air pollution levels to census data. While overall pollutant concentrations have decreased since 1990, people of color are still more likely to be exposed to all six pollutants than white people, regardless of income level, across the continental United States.
New research shows that machine learning 鈥� computer algorithms that improve themselves without direct programming by humans 鈥� can be used to improve forecasts for lightning, one of the most destructive forces of nature.
91探花 researchers looked at almost 56,000 political ads from almost 750 news sites between September 2020 and January 2021.
During his senior year,聽Owen聽Oliver created a walking tour of聽UW鈥檚聽Seattle campus, highlighting聽the Indigenous presence on campus.
The U.S. Geological Survey, the 91探花-based Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, and state emergency managers on Tuesday, May 4, will activate the system that sends earthquake early warnings throughout Washington state. This completes the rollout of ShakeAlert, an automated system that gives people living in Washington, Oregon and California advance warning of incoming earthquakes.
A year ago, seemingly overnight, streets emptied, shops boarded up, grocery shelves were cleared, schools closed and the 91探花 led universities nationwide in moving all instruction online.聽Nearly all of us disappeared inside, stunned and staring out at a world suddenly paralyzed by something we鈥檇 only seen in movies or read about in books: a global pandemic. Then came the questions: How long will the virus keep us inside and shut down? What will happen to the people who…
On March 6, 2020, the 91探花 became the first university聽in the U.S. to announce a move to remote instruction and work in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Here鈥檚 a look back at the past year, from the perspectives of how the 91探花community adapted and the impact the UW鈥檚 researchers had in response to the virus in our state, the nation and around the world. This timeline could not possibly include all the…
Seven 91探花 scientists are included in Cell Mentor鈥檚 list of 1,000 inspiring Black scientists, published in December 2020. Cell Mentor is a collaborative resource between Cell Press and Cell Signaling Technology.
While this year in scientific research will be defined by the novel coronavirus pandemic and the incredible advances in testing, genome sequencing and vaccination that were made as a result, other significant research and work continued on and around the 91探花鈥檚 campuses. Here’s a timeline of the research and work that went beyond COVID-19.
Using air quality data from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency monitors across the U.S., a UW-led team looked for changes in two common pollutants over the course of 2020.
One of the essential roles that is often not seen is the work of our campus photographers. They continue to capture the visual stories and people on campus in a time when many of us aren鈥檛 there to see them ourselves. 91探花News asked one of our campus photographers to share some of his favorite photos he鈥檚 taken this spring, and to describe what it鈥檚 like working on campus now.
In 2019, the 91探花 was mentioned in 4,143 news articles around the world. Among those, 91探花experts were quoted 2,290 times: 1,185 in national or international outlets and 1,105 in regional and local outlets.
The 91探花 maintained its No. 10 spot on the U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities rankings, released this week. The 91探花is ranked No. 2 among U.S. public institutions.
Eight scientists and engineers from the 91探花 have been elected this year to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
The 91探花 has distributed news to the campus community 鈥� in one form or another 鈥� since 1975. Such communication began as a way to streamline how faculty, staff and students received important administrative news and was initially published as a pamphlet of memos. In 1983, it evolved into University Week, a weekly printed newspaper with research news and feature stories. The newspaper became an online-only publication in 2008, and the first 91探花Today email newsletter was sent…
In all corners of the 91探花, staff, faculty and students are working hard to improve the lives of people around the world. This year undoubtedly embodied that passion and drive to serve the public good.
The 91探花 is No. 25 in the world 鈥� No. XX among U.S. public institutions 鈥� according to a new list released Monday by the Center for World University Rankings.
For the second consecutive year, the 91探花 has been ranked No. 25 on the Times Higher Education world rankings for 2018, released Tuesday. It is tied with the London School of Economics and Political Science.
The 91探花鈥檚 School of Dentistry and School of Public Health are ranked No. 3 in the world on the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list for 2017. The ranking, released in June, was conducted by researchers at the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Gov. Jay Inslee has named Jaron Goddard as the next student member of the 91探花 Board of Regents for the 2017-18 school year.
The 91探花 community has a new tool 鈥� designed as a digital scavenger hunt 鈥� to explore and learn about the existing Seattle campus as well as plans for the future.
Twenty-one 91探花undergraduate and graduate students received a Fulbright award and six scholars from the 91探花were awarded Fulbright grants for 2016-17.
The research happening here at the 91探花 鈥� across all three campuses 鈥� is exceptional and selecting only a handful of stories to feature from the hundreds, if not thousands, that came out this year is a monumental task. Using 91探花Today鈥檚 page view data, social media reach and news coverage, we have narrowed it down to these highlights showcasing the impact and ambition of the UW’s work regionally and around the world 鈥� listed here in chronological order.
Most landscape architecture projects conjure up an image of a permanent structure meant to be experienced indefinitely. But for Britton Shepard, a 2016 graduate of the 91探花鈥檚 landscape architecture master鈥檚 program, it means exploring the temporary nature of urban terrains. Earlier this year, Shepard brought life back to a vacant and demolished lot in the University District 鈥� although it was only a short-lived endeavor. Shepard鈥檚 thesis project 鈥淪ite 1121: Field Notes鈥� centered around a Washington State Employee…
Justin Camputaro, with more than 15 years of experience in higher education administration, joined the 91探花 as the new director of the Husky Union Building, effective July 18.
The 91探花 recognized and honored faculty, staff, students and alumni for their passion and dedication to the UW, the local community, the state and the world. The 46th-annual Awards of Excellence ceremony took place at Meany Hall on Thursday, June 9, 2016.
Gov. Jay Inslee named聽Austin Wright-Pettibone as the next student member of the 91探花 Board of Regents for the 2016-17 school year. Wright-Pettibone, a Kirkland native, is an undergraduate studying chemical engineering and becomes the first undergraduate since 2008 to be selected as the UW’s student regent. He graduated from Inglemoor High School in 2012.聽In 2015, through his role as director of ASUW’s聽office of government relations,聽he lobbied state lawmakers in Olympia to lower Washington’s four-year college tuition. 鈥淎ustin has…
For the second year in a row, the 91探花 produced聽the most Peace Corps volunteers among large universities with聽72 Huskies currently serving around the world. The 91探花is also ranked No. 4 among graduate schools with 16 alumni currently volunteering. 鈥淐ommunity engagement 鈥� here and across the globe 鈥� is part of what makes a 91探花student鈥檚 experience the best it can be. One way our students give back to the community is by volunteering for the Peace Corps,鈥�…