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January 27, 2022

ArtSci Roundup: 91探花Symphony, Photograph 51, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week! Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 91探花Symphony February 4, 7:30 PM | Meany Hall David Alexander Rahbee leads the University Symphony in a program of music by Klengel, Mahler, P盲rt, and Schubert. With graduate student conductors Daren Weissfisch and Rylan Virnig. $10 | Buy tickets & more info 2022 History Lecture Series: Capitalism…

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January 26, 2022

Air pollution from planes, roads infiltrates schools and can be dramatically reduced with portable air filters

What started as a 91探花-led project to measure air pollution near Sea-Tac International Airport has led to schools in the area installing portable air filters to improve indoor air quality. First, 91探花researchers found they were able to parse aircraft pollution from roadway pollution in the communities under Sea-Tac International Airport flight paths and map the air quality impacts of the ultrafine particles associated with planes. Then they discovered that the mix of ultrafine particle pollution, black carbon…

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Glaciers are squishy, holding slightly more ice than thought

Though usually though of as a solid, glaciers are also slightly compressible, or squishy. This compression over the huge expanse of an ice sheet 鈥� like Antarctica or Greenland 鈥� makes the overall ice sheet more dense and lowers the surface by tens of feet compared to what would otherwise be expected.

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Four 91探花faculty members, incoming Burke Museum leader named 2021 AAAS Fellows

Four current faculty members and the incoming executive director of the UW鈥檚 Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture have been named AAAS Fellows, according to a Jan. 26 announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 564 new fellows from around the world elected in 2021, who are recognized for 鈥渢heir scientifically and socially distinguished achievements鈥� in science and engineering.

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January 25, 2022

Hungry yeast are tiny, living thermometers

91探花 researchers report that yeast cells can actively regulate a process called phase separation in one of their membranes. During phase separation, the membrane remains intact but partitions into multiple, distinct zones or domains that segregate lipids and proteins. The new findings show for the first time that, in response to environmental conditions, yeast cells precisely regulate the temperature at which their membrane undergoes phase separation.

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January 24, 2022

Fast, cheap test can detect COVID-19 virus鈥� genome without need for PCR

Researchers at the 91探花 have developed a new test for COVID-19 that combines the speed of over-the-counter antigen tests with the accuracy of PCR tests that are processed in medical labs and hospitals. The Harmony COVID-19 test is a diagnostic test that, like PCR tests for COVID-19, detects genetic material from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But whereas conventional PCR tests can take several hours, the Harmony kit can provide results in less than 20 minutes for some samples and with similar accuracy.

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January 20, 2022

Shift work helps marine microbes share scarce ocean resources

With a low supply of and high competition for key nutrients, scientists have puzzled over the vast diversity of microbial species found in the open ocean. A new study shows that time of day is key, with species of marine microbes specializing in different shifts throughout the day and night.

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ArtSci Roundup: Small Island Big Song: Our Island, Photograph 51, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week! Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Small Island Big Song: Our Island January 29, 7:30 PM | The Great Hall and online In partnership with the 91探花Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program,聽Town Hall Seattle is thrilled and honored to serve as the first stop on Small Island Big Song鈥檚 2022 U.S. and European…

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January 19, 2022

Bubbles of methane rising from seafloor in Puget Sound

The release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas responsible for almost a quarter of global warming, is being studied around the world, from Arctic wetlands to livestock feedlots. A 91探花 team has discovered a source much closer to home: 349 plumes of methane gas bubbling up from the seafloor in Puget Sound, which holds more water than any other U.S. estuary.

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January 17, 2022

Shifting ocean closures best way to protect animals from accidental catch

Many nations are calling for protection of 30% of the world鈥檚 oceans by 2030 from some or all types of exploitation, including fishing. Building off this proposal, a new analysis led by the 91探花 looks at how effective fishing closures are at reducing accidental catch. Researchers found that permanent marine protected areas are a relatively inefficient way to protect marine biodiversity that is accidentally caught in fisheries. Dynamic ocean management 鈥� changing the pattern of closures as accidental catch hotspots shift 鈥� is much more effective.

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January 13, 2022

91探花Pharmacy鈥檚 Drug Interaction Database, built to promote medication safety, wins national innovation award

The 91探花School of Pharmacy鈥檚 Drug Interaction Database 鈥� the core research tool from the school鈥檚 nonprofit Drug Interaction Solutions team 鈥� is celebrating both a national award for innovation and two decades of independent funding through licensing agreements with companies, research institutes and regulatory agencies around the globe.

Arts and entertainment

January 12, 2022

ArtSci Roundup: Re/frame: Illumination, 2022 Critical Issues Lecture Series: Andrea Chung, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week! Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Re/frame: Illumination January 20, 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Online Light allows us to perceive our surroundings, it shows us the path ahead, and it focuses our attention. It evokes emotions and sensations, bringing us comfort, highlighting tension, or provoking playfulness, to name a few. Join the聽Henry Art…

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Q&A: Cuong Vu looks back at playing trumpet on new record by the late David Bowie

In 2000, the late David Bowie recorded his album “Toy,” which went unreleased due to the financial struggles of his record label. On Jan. 7, it was finally released, and it features Cuong Vu, 91探花professor of music and chair of the jazz studies department. Vu look back at working with Bowie, the music industry and music education.

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January 11, 2022

Researchers find concerns for animals tied to same habitats

Like humans, wild animals often return to the same places to eat, walk on the same paths to travel and use the same places to raise their young. A team led by researchers at the 91探花 and the University of Wyoming has reviewed the scientific literature and found that, while 鈥渃onsistent鈥� behavior may be beneficial when environmental conditions don鈥檛 change very fast, those benefits may not be realized in the ever-changing world dominated by humans.

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Q&A: Bringing a justice lens to wildlife management

A team of researchers led by the 91探花 drew upon the field of environmental justice 鈥� which primarily has focused on harms to people and public health 鈥� and applied its concepts to wildlife management, considering forms of injustice that people, communities and animal groups might experience. Lead author and 91探花assistant professor Alex McInturff talks with 91探花News about this work and why it’s significant.

Arts and entertainment

January 6, 2022

ArtSci Roundup: Virtual Artist Panel, EL SUE脩O: THE FLOWERS THAT BLOOM, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week! Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Virtual Artist Panel: The Work of Collaboration with Barbara Earl Thomas, Derrick Adams, Janelle Iglesias, and Lisa Iglesias January 13, 6:00 PM | Online This virtual panel is hosted by the National Nordic Museum, in partnership with the Henry Art Gallery. On the occasions of聽M(other) Tongues: Bodhild and…

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January 4, 2022

Mass die-off of Magellanic penguins seen during 2019 heat wave

In 2019, 91探花 researchers witnessed the consequences of an extreme heat event in Argentina at one of the world鈥檚 largest breeding colonies for Magellanic penguins. On Jan. 19, temperatures at the site in Punta Tombo, on Argentina鈥檚 southern coast, spiked in the shade to 44 C, or 111.2 F. As the team reports in a paper published Jan. 4 in the journal Ornithological Applications, the extreme heat wave killed at least 354 penguins, based on a search for bodies by 91探花researchers in the days following the record high temperature. Nearly three-quarters of the penguins that died 鈥� 264 鈥� were adults, many of which likely died of dehydration, based on postmortem analyses.

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December 22, 2021

ArtSci Roundup: 91探花Dance Presents, 2022 History Lecture Series, and more

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week! Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Restoring Public Trust in Higher Education January 6, 6-7:30 PM | Online Recent studies show a trend of declining trust in higher education among Americans of both major political parties 鈥� but is this trend warranted? The 8th annual 91探花Impact Legislative Preview brings leaders from the worlds…

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December 17, 2021

Deforestation-fueled heat already affecting millions of outdoor workers in the tropics

New research from an interdisciplinary team at the 91探花, Duke University and The Nature Conservancy shows how local temperature increases in the tropics 鈥� compounded by accelerating deforestation 鈥� may already be jeopardizing the well-being and productivity of outdoor workers.

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December 15, 2021

Despite cleaner air, pollution disparities for people of color remain across the US

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.

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December 14, 2021

Millions in savings from construction of UW鈥檚 Hans Rosling Center for Population Health to fund new research

Using project savings from the construction of the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, the 91探花 will fund dozens of new research projects through the Population Health Initiative鈥檚 interdisciplinary grant program. The new grants will fall into three tiers, with funding from $20,000 to $200,000 per award. 鈥淲e are delighted to have the funding capacity to be able to support the launch of roughly 75 innovative and interdisciplinary projects over the next two years,鈥� said Ali Mokdad, chief…

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December 13, 2021

Video: Modeling how debris affects buildings during a tsunami

Researchers are modeling how tsunami debris pushes on a building 鈥� either by hitting it or getting lodged on it and creating a dam. They are also looking for patterns in the way floating debris moves around and against rigid shapes. The information may help in designing buildings in coastal communities that can better withstand damage by floating objects in tsunami events.聽

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December 9, 2021

3D imaging method may help doctors better determine prostate cancer aggressiveness

A team led by the 91探花has developed a new, non-destructive method that images entire 3D biopsies instead of a slice for determining prostate cancer aggressiveness. The 3D images provided more information than a 2D image 鈥� specifically, details about the tree-like structure of the glands throughout the tissue.

Arts and entertainment

ArtSci Roundup: Diana Al-Hadid: Archive of Longings, Burke Museum Exhibitions, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week! Relax toward the end of the quarter by visiting on-campus museums and watching recorded events. Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Diana Al-Hadid: Archive of Longings Through February 6 | Henry Art Gallery Diana Al-Hadid鈥檚 work explores the interplay between the female body and the European art canon; Syrian, Muslim, and immigrant histories and…

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December 8, 2021

鈥榃ould you like a little ice with your exoplanet?鈥� For Earth-like worlds, that may be a tall order

A team at the 91探花 and the University of Bern has computationally simulated more than 200,000 hypothetical Earth-like worlds all in orbit of stars like our sun. As they report in a paper accepted to the Planetary Science Journal and submitted Dec. 6 to the preprint site arXiv, on these simulated exoplanets, one common feature of present-day Earth was often lacking: partial ice coverage. About 90% of these potentially habitable hypothetical worlds lacked partial surface ice like polar caps.

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Simulations show how earthquake early warning might be improved for magnitude-9 earthquakes

Seismologists used 30 detailed simulations of magnitude-9 slips on the Cascadia Subduction Zone to evaluate how the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system would perform in these events. Results show the alerts generally work well, but suggest that lower alert thresholds provide more timely warnings over the full area that will feel the shaking.

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Hans Rosling Center wins state, national architectural design and project awards

The Hans Rosling Center for Population Health has won top awards in 2021 from state and national design and construction associations for both its architectural design and unique project delivery approach. The building was designed by The Miller Hull Partnership and the general contractor was Lease Crutcher Lewis. The Design Build Institute of America in November gave the Rosling Center its Award of Excellence in the Education Building category, the award for Best in Design and the culminating Project of…

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December 1, 2021

ArtSci Roundup: 9th Annual Ladino Day, CarolFest, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week! This week, attend concerts, lectures, and more. Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Gospel Choir December 6, 7:30 PM | Meany Hall Phyllis Byrdwell, School of Music alumni and聽Minister of Music at Mount Zion Baptist Church of Seattle聽leads the 100-voice gospel choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions of the Gospel tradition….

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November 23, 2021

ArtSci Roundup: “Working, Together” Seminar Series, First Wednesday Concert Series: 91探花Baroque Ensemble, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week! This week, attend concerts, exhibitions, and more. Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Roundtable 鈥� Challenging Hegemony: Taiwan, the Baltic, and the EU November 30, 7:00 PM | Online Lithuania鈥檚 recent decision to accept a Taiwan Representative Office has聽created outsized reverberations across Europe, Asia, and the world.聽聽With the decision to utilize the name 鈥淭aiwan,鈥�…

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November 22, 2021

Video: 91探花students build purifiers that can remove virus particles, other pollutants

A 91探花class that normally is about air pollution has pivoted to focus on another airborne health hazard 鈥� coronavirus aerosols. As part of the class project, students are designing and building air purifiers and testing how effective they are.

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November 18, 2021

ArtSci Roundup: Astria Suparak: Asian futures, without Asians, Jazz Innovations, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 91探花community every week! This week, attend lectures, exhibitions, and more. Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Astria Suparak: Asian futures, without Asians November 30, 6:00 PM | Online What does it mean when so many white filmmakers envision futures inflected by Asian culture, but devoid of actual Asian people? This is the central question posed by artist…