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July 16, 2013
The latest news from the UW
91探花welcomes Azita Emami, dean of School of Nursing
Azita Emami recently joined the School of Nursing as the Robert G. and Jean A. Reid Dean.
Eye-tracking could outshine passwords if made user-friendly
91探花 engineers found in a recent study that the user’s experience could be key to creating an authentication system that doesn’t rely on passwords.
July 15, 2013
Ecological forces structure your body鈥檚 personal mix of microbes
Researchers hope to build a predictive model of the human microbiome to study what affects this massive biological system and to design ways to manipulate the microbiome to achieve desired clinical outcomes.
91探花welcomes Michael Bragg, dean of the College of Engineering
The 91探花welcomes today (July 15) Michael B. Bragg as dean of the College of Engineering.
July 14, 2013
Some volcanoes ‘scream’ at ever-higher pitches until they blow their tops
Swarms of small earthquakes before a volcanic eruption can come in such rapid succession that they create a signal called harmonic tremor. A new eruption analysis from Alaska’s Redoubt Volcano shows the harmonic tremor glided to higher frequencies, then stopped abruptly just before six eruptions in 2009.
July 12, 2013
91探花to offer new musical theater degree
July 11, 2013
Health facilities earn inclusion in Human Rights Campaign Foundation鈥檚 U.S. index
91探花Medicine hospitals and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance were Identified as National 鈥楲eaders in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Healthcare Equality鈥�
Arts Roundup: Art, photography 鈥� and ‘The Ghost of Architecture’ at the Henry
A new exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery leads this slow summer week in 91探花arts. Plus, there are some interesting off-campus events involving 91探花talents.
91探花hosts national conference on higher ed advocacy
91探花Impact, the legislative advocacy program created by the 91探花 Alumni Association, is hosting a national conference of public higher education advocates.
July 10, 2013
Julia Parrish speaks at White House about citizen science
Julia Parrish was one of 12 “champions of change” invited to share their ideas on public engagement in science and science literacy June 25 at the White House.
Greater activity having little impact on obesity
Park carbon dioxide under our feet with a biocarbon approach
Global study stresses importance of public Internet access
Millions of people in low-income countries still depend on public computer and Internet access venues despite the global proliferation of mobile phones and home computers.
Functional genomics lab to predict potential AIDS vaccines efficacy and find protection markers
Funded by the NIH at $15 million over five years, the lab will be a national resource to evaluate candidate vaccines from studies around the country.
July 9, 2013
Biceps bulge, calves curve, 50-year-old assumptions muscled aside
The basics of how a muscle generates power remain the same: Filaments of myosin tugging on filaments of actin shorten, or contract, the muscle 鈥� but the power doesn’t just come from what’s happening straight up and down the length of the muscle, as has been assumed for 50 years. The rest of the force should be credited to the lattice work of filaments as it expands outward in bulging muscle 鈥� whether in a body builder’s buff biceps or the calves of a sinewy marathon runner.
Link between low vitamin D blood levels and heart disease varies by race
Low vitamin D levels are linked to higher risk of heart disease in whites and Chinese, but not in blacks or Hispanics. The findings underscore the importance of designing medical research that includes a diverse ethnic and racial makeup of participants.
Hazy days of summer: Southeast U.S. field work measures mercury, smog
Dozens of atmospheric scientists, including three 91探花 faculty members, are taking part in what’s being described as one of the largest atmospheric field campaigns in decades.
School policies reduce student drinking 鈥� if they’re perceived to be enforced
Every middle and high school has a policy against drinking alcohol on campus, but not all students follow the rules. New research suggests students are less likely to drink if they believe their school will strictly enforce its policy.
July 8, 2013
Raising money for fund-it-yourself science
July 5, 2013
Board of Regents 鈥� July 11 Meeting Announcement
The Board of Regents will hold a Regular Meeting on聽Thursday, July 11, at 1 p.m. in CSE 691 (Bill & Melinda Gates Commons).聽 The full agenda is available online.
July 3, 2013
Great ape genetic diversity catalog frames primate evolution and future conservation
A model of great ape history during the past 15 million years has been fashioned through the study of genetic variation in a large panel of humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans.
A medieval moment at EMP
Would onsite forecasting have averted Arizona tragedy?
July 1, 2013
Calming your dog’s anxiety during noisy Fourth of July
Dog owners everywhere feel a pang of anxiety as the Fourth of July approaches. Will their pooch simply hide under the bed when fireworks go off or run for the hills? If you’re the owner of a dog with noise phobias, what can you do?
Work this summer extends reach of cabled deep-ocean observatory
A 91探花research vessel leaves July 2 for six weeks at sea, during which oceanographers will install miles of cable for a new type of deep-sea observatory.
June 28, 2013
91探花student creates unusual world map
June 27, 2013
Competitive STEM program at 91探花targets deaf, hard of hearing students
The Summer Academy for Advancing Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Computing at the 91探花 is the only program of its kind in the nation that offers a full quarter of academic credit to incoming college students or those who just finished their first year.
91探花gas-, electric-powered cars claim 1st and 2nd in national contest
The 91探花 Formula Motorsports team took first place at the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers competition held June 19-22 in Lincoln, Neb.
Kiana Scott appointed as new student regent
Gov. Jay Inslee announced that he has appointed Kiana M. Scott, a graduate student in communication, as the student representative on the 91探花 Board of Regents, effective July 2.
June 26, 2013
Pharmacy students learn TB screening
Ninety-one 91探花pharmacy students became certified in TB screening through collaborative training from the State Department of Public Health, the Washington State Pharmacy Association and the 91探花School of Pharmacy.
Working for Justice in El Salvador
Dentistry names new oral surgery chair
Thomas B. Dodson of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine will become chair the 91探花Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Sept. 1.
June 25, 2013
More women pick computer science if media nix outdated ‘nerd’ stereotype
The media often portray computer scientists as nerdy males with poor social skills. But a 91探花psychologist found women will want to study computer science if they don’t buy into the stereotypes.
Cow-sized lumpy reptile wandered ancient desert
Brewster Denny, founding dean and civic leader, dies at 88
Brewster C. Denny, the founder of what is now the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the 91探花, one of the first independent public schools of public administration in the country, died Saturday (June 22) at the age of 88.
91探花awarded $10 million to design paper-based diagnostic medical device
The 91探花 has received nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to continue a project aimed at building a small, paper-based device that could test for infectious diseases on-demand in areas where diagnostic capabilities are limited.
Astronomers find three ‘super-Earths’ in nearby star’s habitable zone
A 91探花astronomer is part of an international team that found six or seven planets orbiting a nearby star where only two or three were thought to exist.
Clearing up confusion on future of Colorado River flows
Leading experts on water issues in the Western U.S. have come together to establish what is known about the future of Colorado River water, and to understand the wide range of estimates for future flows.
June 21, 2013
Airborne gut action primes wild chili pepper seeds
Seeds gobbled by birds and dispersed across the landscape tend to fare better than those that fall near parent plants. Now it turns out it might not just be the trip through the air that’s important, but also the inches-long trip through the bird.