October 8, 2012
The latest news from the UW
October 5, 2012
At-home kidney dialysis now a real option, 91探花study shows
October 4, 2012
Arts Roundup: Art, dance, operatic arias 鈥� and the Jazz Faculty Showcase
Expect big big band classics, standards and more when 91探花jazz faculty members perform together Oct. 10 at Benaroya Hall.
Misconduct is a major factor in retracted research
New 91探花research shows that 2,047 research papers that have been retracted since 1977, misconduct鈥攂latantly falsified data or data manipulation鈥� was the cause in 41 percent of the cases.
Charity Fair Oct. 10 launches 91探花Combined Fund Drive
The 91探花Combined Fund Drive kicks off Oct. 10. Last year’s drive raised more than $2 million — an institution record.
October 3, 2012
91探花ranked 24th in the world in new study
The 91探花 was ranked 24th best university in the world and the fourth-ranked American public university in The Times Higher Education Rankings
‘Pivotal Tuesdays’: Historian Margaret O’Mara examines key presidential elections
Margaret O’Mara, associate professor of history, will explore crucial 20th century presidential races in four public lectures through October called “Pivotal Tuesdays: Four Presidential Elections That Made History.”
October 2, 2012
Sticky paper offers cheap, easy solution for paper-based diagnostics
Global health researchers are working on cheap systems like a home-based pregnancy test that might work for malaria, diabetes or other diseases. A new chemical technique makes medically interesting molecules stick to regular paper — a possible route to building such paper-based diagnostics from paper you could buy at an office-supply store.
News Digest: Fish and Wildlife director speaks Oct. 3, Rideshare options in face of bus cuts
Fish and Wildlife director, a 91探花alum, speaks Oct. 3 || 91探花Rideshare options in face of Metro bus route cuts
91探花scientists team with Coast Guard to explore ice-free Arctic Ocean
91探花scientists are teaming with the U.S. Coast Guard to study the new frontier in the Arctic Ocean opened up with the melting ice.
‘A-game’ strategies for parents, coaches in youth sports
Parents typically are the biggest headaches for coaches in youth sports. In two new books, 91探花psychology professors share strategies to help parents and coaches work together to help kids get more out of sports.
October 1, 2012
91探花Libraries aims to preserve historic athletics footage
Among voters lacking strong party preferences, Obama faces 20 percent handicap due to race bias
Race biases are having a strong anti-Obama effect among the least politically partisan voters, according to a study by Anthony Greenwald, a 91探花psychology professor.
News Digest: Rainfall rivalry, talk by Japanese ambassador
Friendly competition pits Washington volunteer rainfall observers against Oregon || Japanese ambassador to U.S. to speak at UW
91探花composer fills arboretum byways with her ‘Music of Trees’
A 91探花doctoral student in musical composition uses sounds from the Washington Park Arboretum to create music that’s part natural, part imagined.
September 28, 2012
Duplex-sequencing method could lead to better cancer detection and treatment
Two young 91探花researchers sought to reduce the error rate in DNA sequencing to better pinpoint cells that are mutating.
Documents that Changed the World: The Internet Protocol, 1981
It’s a global communication platform to some and just 鈥渁 series of tubes鈥� to others, but there’s no question the Internet was revolutionary. But how exactly does it work, and how did it get started?
News Digest: Poplar rates LEED gold, molecular engineering doc airs tomorrow, next flu shot clinic Oct. 15
LEED gold rating for student residence Poplar Hall || Molecular engineering and science documentary airs tomorrow || Next flu shot clinic Oct. 15 at 91探花Tower
Montlake Boulevard detours start Friday evening
Part of Montlake Boulevard will be down to one lane starting 7 p.m. Friday and will be completely closed from 2 p.m. Saturday until the early morning hours of Monday.
September 27, 2012
Dynamics of DNA packaging helps regulate heart formation
Findings suggest new ways to study controls of early human development, causes of birth defects, and regeneration of damaged tissue.
Arts Roundup: Exhibits, music, dance 鈥� and valuing live versus digital
School of Drama lectures explore the value of live performance in a digital world — plus faculty art at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and a new exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery.
Browser plug-in helps people balance their political news reading habits
As the U.S. presidential election approaches, many voters become voracious consumers of online political news. A new tool tracks whether all those articles really provide a balanced view of the debate 鈥� and, if not, suggests some sites that offer opinions from the other side of the political spectrum.
State Supreme Court campaign shows race still matters
September 26, 2012
Singing whales and Noah’s flood: Summer stories you may have missed
From reports on new planets to singing whales, American megachurches and ethical computer hacking, 91探花News and Information published some interesting stories during the summer.
Treasure trove of restricted social science data now available to Pacific Northwest researchers
The newly-opened Northwest Census Research Data Center in the University District will provide qualified researchers with access to restricted data.
The 鈥榞rand duchess of jellyfish鈥� and her research
91探花profs immortalized in Google T-shirt
September 25, 2012
Official Notice: Regents to hold Special Meeting on Sept. 28
The 91探花 Board of Regents will hold a Special Meeting on Friday, Sept. 28.
91探花community invited to tour Montlake Tower
Montlake Tower, which overlooks Portage Bay, has distinctive architectural, technological and environmental elements.
Textbook rentals arrive at U Book Store
September 24, 2012
New York Times blog features 91探花scientist at sea
The New York Times’ Scientist at Work blog is featuring posts from Jim Thomson, an oceanographer at the 91探花’s Applied Physics Laboratory, as he seeks big waves in the North Pacific.
News Digest: Discount Stanford tickets for faculty/staff, checklist for smart computing, scorecard for St. Helens, Honor: D. Boersma, environmental-humanities confab
Discount Stanford football game tickets for faculty/staff || It’s a new year: 91探花offers checklist for secure/smart computing || Dee Boersma receives Motar Board award || First transatlantic environmental humanities conference starts Friday
September 23, 2012
Large bacterial population colonized land 2.75 billion years ago
New 91探花 research suggests that early microbes might have been widespread on land, producing oxygen before the atmosphere was oxygen-rich.
September 20, 2012
Arts Roundup: Burke Museum activities, organ music and poetics
Weekend activities at the Burke Museum, Renaissance organ music in Kane Hall and a 91探花Bothell conference on poetics lead the last quiet week in 91探花arts before the new school year starts.
Low income linked to poorer health in both U.S. and England, despite different health systems
Although the English are generally healthier than Americans, both countries grapple with large health inequalities. A new study suggests that in both countries, health and wealth are tightly linked. The study, published online Sept. 20 in the American Journal of Public Health, links income level with obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, asthma and other health conditions. The results surprised author Melissa Martinson, an assistant professor at the UW’s School of Social Work, who expected income to have less of an effect…
Native health researcher bikes for Hopi Cancer Assistance Fund
Dr. Angela Gonzales will ride from Bellingham, Wash., to Ventura, Calif., to raise funds for Hopi cancer patients.
Beekeeping at the 91探花farm — 91探花360 video
The original Twitter? Tiny electronic tags monitor birds’ social networks
A tiny digital tag developed at the 91探花can for the first time see when birds meet in the wild, offering a window into animal social networks. A study in Current Biology used the tags to track the social habits of New Caledonian crows, and found a surprising amount of interaction among the tool-using birds.
September 19, 2012
When students scram, tons of items find new homes
As a new school year begins, so do the university鈥檚 efforts to collect and donate reusable items that might otherwise go to the landfill including books that raise money to fight illiteracy and backpacks donated to Real Change newspaper sellers.
September 18, 2012
Center for Chemical Innovation receives NSF reauthorization of $20 million
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $20 million grant over five years in reauthorizing the Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis based at the 91探花.