The 91探花鈥檚 newest freshman class is one of the most diverse in the school鈥檚 162-year history, and 91探花Bothell and 91探花Tacoma are welcoming their largest incoming classes.
October 19, 2023
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October 18, 2023
DNA shows where Washington culvert replacements helped spawning salmon
A project led by the 91探花used genetic sleuthing to study how salmon were affected by two major culvert replacements near the city of Bellingham. One project, a major upgrade under Interstate-5, had a big impact, while the other old culvert may have been less of a barrier to fish. Authors from the 91探花and NOAA are studying the use of eDNA in future environmental impact reporting.
UW鈥檚 Chandan Reddy named one of six 鈥楩reedom Scholars鈥� for work on race, gender and sexuality
Chandan Reddy, an associate professor of gender, women and sexuality studies and of the comparative history of ideas at the 91探花, has been named a 鈥淔reedom Scholar鈥� by the Marguerite Casey Foundation.
October 17, 2023
91探花announces four non-compliant items in recent USDA inspection of animal facilities in Seattle
The 91探花鈥檚 animal facilities on the Seattle campus underwent a routine, unannounced inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) between Sept. 12 and 14. The inspection identified four non-compliant items, all of which had previously been self-reported by the 91探花and rectified before the inspection took place.
Closing in on the elusive neutrino
In a paper published Sept. 6 in Physical Review Letters, an international team of researchers in the United States, Germany and France reported that a distinctive strategy they have used shows real promise to be the first approach to measure the mass of the neutrino. Once fully scaled up, their collaboration 鈥� Project 8 鈥� could also reveal how neutrinos influenced the early evolution of the universe as we know it.
UW’s Briana Abrahms chosen as a Packard Fellow for 2023
Briana Abrahms, a 91探花 assistant professor of biology and researcher with the 91探花Center for Ecosystem Sentinels, has been named a 2023 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering, according to an Oct. 16 announcement from the David and Lucille Packard Foundation. As one of 20 new fellows across the country, Abrahms, who holds the Boersma Endowed Chair in Natural History and Conservation, will receive $875,000 over five years for her research.
Q&A: Researchers aim to improve accessibility with augmented reality
This month, 91探花 researchers will introduce multiple projects that deploy augmented reality 鈥� through headsets and phone apps 鈥� with the aim of making the world more accessible for people with disabilities.
CDC funds 91探花to take first steps toward regional public health emergency preparedness center
The 91探花will convene partners across Washington, Alaska, Idaho and Oregon to develop a workplan to establish a future regional Center for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response.
October 13, 2023
Determination of non-significance: East Campus Dock lmprovements
Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-340 and WAC 478-324-140, the 91探花 hereby provides public notice of: DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE Project Name: East Campus Dock lmprovements Proponent/Lead Agency: 91探花鈥揝eattle Campus Comment Period Closes: October 27, 2023 Description of Proposal: The 91探花is proposing to repair, replace, and remove several docks located along the shoreline of Union Bay in Lake Washington. The dock improvements result in replacement of five, removal of four, and extension of one dock,…
October 12, 2023
Video: Highlights from 91探花President鈥檚 annual address
91探花 President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her annual address to the community on Oct. 12. Highlights of the speech are reflected in this video. The audience was invited to attend the event remotely via livestream.
ArtSci Roundup: Frontiers of Physics Lecture, a conversation with Bridgerton author, Archaeology Day at the Burke, and more
This week, attend the Frontiers of Physics Lecture, listen to a conversation with Julia Quinn the author of the Bridgerton series, head to the Burke Museum to celebrate International Archaeology Day, and more. October 17, 7:30pm | Frontiers of Physics Lecture |聽More perfect than we imagined: A physicist鈥檚 view of life,聽Kane Hall Among the most striking everyday phenomena is the emergence of life from inanimate matter. William Bialek, professor at Princeton University, will explain how we know this everyday phenomena,…
October 10, 2023
Elizabeth 鈥楤etsy鈥� Cowles appointed chair of Ruckelshaus Center board
Elizabeth A. 鈥淏etsy鈥� Cowles has been named chair of the Advisory Board to the William D. Ruckelshaus Center, a public policy-minded collaboration of Washington State University and the 91探花.
Fostering a more diverse faculty: How the new Vice Provost for Academic Personnel aims to build an office of 鈥楩aculty Success鈥�
In 1996, two Kenyan scholars were awarded Fulbright Scholarships 鈥� honors the U.S. Department of State grants to promising young academics worldwide. Fred Muyia Nafukho, who joined the 91探花 earlier this year as the vice provost for academic personnel, vividly remembers the day he was called to the U.S. embassy in Nairobi.
“Ways of Knowing” Epilogue
“Ways of Knowing” Episode 8: Translation
When you hear a cover of a favorite song, comparisons are inevitable. There are obvious similarities 鈥� the lyrics, the melody 鈥� but there are also enough differences to make each version unique. Those deviations say more than you might expect. Maya Angela Smith, associate of professor of French at the 91探花, introduces translation studies through the lens of the song 鈥淣e Me Quitte Pas.鈥� Originally recorded by Jacques Brel 鈥� a French-speaking Belgian man 鈥�…
“Ways of Knowing” Episode 7: Material Culture
Picture a series of uniform mounds of earth, each about 6-feet high. Enclosing 50 acres, the mounds form an octagon that is connected to a circle. This is The Octagon Earthworks, located in central Ohio, and it鈥檚 one of thousands of Indigenous mounds across the eastern half of North America. Chadwick Allen is a professor of English and American Indian studies at the 91探花, and he studies Native American earthworks and cultural erasure. The Octagon Earthworks,…
“Ways of Knowing” Episode 6: Visual Literacy
An empty wallet, a hairbrush, a diaper. These are just a few of the items left behind by migrants at the United States-Mexico border, photographed for a 2021 article in the Los Angeles Times. In this episode, Diana Ru铆z discusses how the same images can be used on both sides of the same debate. In this case, pro- and anti-immigration. Ru铆z, assistant professor of cinema and media studies at the 91探花, describes how the photos evoked empathy and…
“Ways of Knowing” Episode 5: Disability Studies
Who gets to be a superhero? What about a villain? It depends on where you look. In the 1940s, comic book villains were often distinguished from heroes through physical disability. That changed in the 1960s and 70s, when it became more common for heroes 鈥� think Daredevil and Professor X 鈥� to be built around disability. In this episode, he analyzes the physical depictions of superheroes and villains through the decades. Jos茅 Alaniz, professor of Slavic languages and literatures at…
“Ways of Knowing” Episode 4: Environmental Humanities
Centuries ago, writers depicted the natural world as terrifying and dangerous, no place for humans. But that fear, in the decades to come, gradually turned to appreciation, awe and joy, for poets and artists, sightseers and backpackers. Louisa Mackenzie, associate professor of comparative history of ideas at the 91探花, describes how the view of nature has evolved. What was once frightening is now enticing 鈥� what Mackenzie calls the 鈥渨ilderness impulse.鈥� In her translation of 鈥淟a…
“Ways of Knowing” Episode 3: Close Reading Redux
The autobiography of Frederick Douglass, published in 1845, was a standard bearer of the abolitionist movement. Having escaped slavery as a young man, Douglass became a famous activist, orator, statesman and businessman. But it is another aspect of his story that is just as intriguing to Habiba Ibrahim, professor of English at the 91探花: Douglass never knew, nor is there an official record of, his exact age. Then, with the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida…
“Ways of Knowing” Episode 2: Close Reading
鈥淒over Beach,鈥� a poem by 19th century British writer Matthew Arnold, can be read as both a romantic lament and, as many scholars have concluded, a dark, existential commentary on the loss of religious faith. Through close reading, a way of reading for insight, not information, 91探花 English Professor Charles LaPorte dissects 鈥淒over Beach.鈥� Focusing on the inconsistencies of rhythm and rhyme of the poem, LaPorte demonstrates how we can use close reading to study any…
“Ways of Knowing” Episode 1: Reading
What marks the start of the Anthropocene 鈥� the geological epoch marked by human impact on the planet? The debate hinges, in part, on how we define 鈥渟ignature events,鈥� the important information left behind as clues. But finding signature events transcends the study of the Anthropocene; it鈥檚 how we read to make meaning of a text, a collection of data, even a piece of art. Jesse Oak Taylor, associate professor of English at the 91探花, uses a…
October 9, 2023
Prescription opioid companies increased marketing after Purdue Pharma lawsuit, 91探花study shows
Public scrutiny of Purdue Pharma鈥檚 role in the opioid crisis increased sharply in the years after the state of Kentucky filed a lawsuit against the company. New research from David Tan, 91探花 associate professor of management, examines the ensuing behavior of competing prescription opioid companies.
Three 91探花faculty members elected to National Academy of Medicine
Among the most prestigious scientific organizations in the country, the Academy recognizes excellence in the fields of health and medicine, along with a commitment to volunteer service.聽
October 7, 2023
91探花 appoints Troy Dannen as Director of Athletics
The 91探花 has appointed Troy Dannen to serve as its 16th Director of Athletics, 91探花President Ana Mari Cauce announced today. Dannen most recently served as the Director of Athletics at Tulane University, where during his eight-year tenure the Green Wave had 49 All-Americans and 21 conference champions, and made 41 postseason appearances, including a Cotton Bowl victory over USC earlier this year. Dannen will begin his duties at the 91探花on Monday, Oct. 9, and will be…
October 5, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: A Conversation with Emily M. Bender, Dubal Memorial Lecture, and more
This week, learn why Emily Bender believes 鈥淎I鈥� is a bad term, take part in the Dubal Memorial Lecture on ‘Race, Science, and Pregnancy Trials in the Postgenomic Era’, view the film screening of Tortoise Under the Earth, and more. October 12, 7:00 – 8:30pm | Jewish History and Jewish Memory Revisited: ‘Zakhor’ at 40, Husky Union Building Rachel B. Gross, an expert on Judaism and American Jewish history, will open the conversation by addressing Yerushalmi鈥檚 influence on the field…
October 4, 2023
New UW-themed plane takes to the skies
Alaska Airlines has launched its third iteration of 91探花-themed designs on its aircraft, with a purple and gold 鈥淕o Dawgs” Embraer E175 Horizon Air jet on a flight from Seattle to Portland on Oct. 3
October 3, 2023
Group seeks to understand how a new type of satellite will impact Earth-based astronomy
Astronomers with the International Astronomical Union are trying to understand how the brightness and transmissions of the BlueWalker3 satellite will interfere with Earth-based observations of the universe 鈥� and what can be done to minimize these effects as more of these satellites are launched.
September 28, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Faculty Concert, The Secret Language of Art Radicals, and more
This week, explore “how to use art for resistance” with Elisheba Johnson, head to Meany Hall for an engaging performance by the Turtle Island Quartet, and more. October 2, 7:30pm | Faculty Concert: 91探花Faculty Brass, Meany Hall 91探花faculty brass instructors and Seattle Symphony members David Gordon (trumpet), John DiCesare (tuba), John Turman (French horn), and Eden Garza (trombone) are joined by colleague Alexander White (trumpet) in this concert of works by several composers. $10 – $20 Tickets |…
September 27, 2023
MilliMobile is a tiny, self-driving robot powered only by light and radio waves
The robot, equipped with a solar panel鈥搇ike energy harvester and four wheels, is about the size of a penny, weighs as much as a raisin and can move about the length of a bus in an hour on a cloudy day.
September 25, 2023
Q&A: Can AI in school actually help students be more creative and self-directed?
Katie Davis, a 91探花 associate professor in the Information School, discusses how generative AI might support learning, instead of detracting from it, if kids can keep their agency.
September 24, 2023
‘From this day forward, you are a Husky’: Incoming class welcomed at New Student Convocation
The 91探花 welcomed its incoming class and families on Sunday at the University鈥檚 40th annual New Student Convocation.
September 22, 2023
Q&A: How new software is changing our understanding of human brain development
A team including researchers at the 91探花 recently used new software to compare MRIs from 300 babies and discovered that myelin, a part of the brain鈥檚 so-called white matter, develops much slower after birth.
September 21, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Kicking the school year off with the Henry Art Gallery, Dawg Daze, and more
Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week. This week, attend gallery exhibitions, Dawg Daze events, and more. As the 91探花community returns to campus, consider taking advantage of campus perks available to 91探花employees and students: Free admission to the Henry Art Gallery and Burke Museum Discounted tickets to performances by Meany Center, School of Drama, Department of Dance, School of Music, and more September 20 – 29 | Dawg Daze,聽 91探花Campus Enjoy one of…
NSF funds internet-connected ocean observatory through 2028
The National Science Foundation has awarded the 91探花 $52.4 million over five years to continue operating the Regional Cabled Array, a cabled deep-ocean observatory about 300 miles offshore from Newport, Oregon. The grant is part of a $220 million total investment that will fund the internet-connected ocean observatory, known as the Ocean Observatories Initiative, through 2028.
UW鈥檚 incoming class to be welcomed at New Student Convocation
The 91探花 will welcome its incoming classes and their families on Sunday, Sept. 24 at the University鈥檚 40th annual New Student Convocation, which will be held in Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
91探花team鈥檚 shape-changing smart speaker lets users mute different areas of a room
A team led by researchers at the 91探花 has developed system of robotic self-deploying microphones, which lets users control sound in a room, muting certain areas and creating 鈥渁ctive zones鈥� in others.
September 20, 2023
Video: 91探花welcomes students to campus as thousands move into residence halls
About 8,500 students, including 78% of this year鈥檚 freshman class, are expected to move into 91探花residence halls and apartments this week. 聽
September 19, 2023
Five 91探花faculty members elected as AGU Fellows, plus more honors
The American Geophysical Union announced Sept. 13 that five 91探花 faculty members have been elected as new fellows, representing the departments of astronomy, Earth and space sciences, oceanography, global health, and environmental and occupational health sciences.
September 15, 2023
Polar experiments reveal seasonal cycle in Antarctic sea ice algae
The frigid ocean surrounding Antarctica is home to much of the region’s photosynthetic life. A new 91探花 study provides the first measurements of how sea-ice algae and other single-celled life handle dramatic seasonal swings, offering clues to how this ecosystem might adapt to climate change.