The 91探花 held its position at No. 14 in the world 鈥� No. 3 among U.S. public universities 鈥� on the聽2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities, released this month.
August 27, 2019
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August 23, 2019
Video: Wildfires west of the Cascades: Rare, but large and severe
More than聽99聽percent聽of聽wildfires in the last 40 years have聽been east of the Cascade Crest. But evidence聽that聽suggests聽Western Washington聽also has a history of large wildfires, each burning hundreds of thousands of acres.聽We聽might not be familiar with them,聽because聽most happened centuries ago.
August 22, 2019
91探花books in brief: Tribal sovereignty and the courts, mentoring through fan fiction, 91探花Press paperback editions
Recent notable books by 91探花faculty members explore the legal history of Indigenous nations and the mentoring benefits of fan fiction. Plus, a 91探花anthropologist鈥檚 book is honored, a former English faculty member is remembered in a biography, and 91探花Press brings out paperback editions of three popular titles.
August 21, 2019
3 91探花graduate students earn NASA fellowships, continue legacy of success
Three 91探花 graduate students are among this year’s recipients of a prestigious NASA fellowship that funds student research projects in the fields of Earth and planetary sciences and astrophysics.
August 20, 2019
New tools to minimize risks in shared, augmented-reality environments
91探花security researchers have created ShareAR, a toolkit that lets developers build collaborative and interactive features into AR apps without sacrificing their users’ privacy and security.
August 19, 2019
USGS awards $10.4M to ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system in the Pacific Northwest
The U.S. Geological Survey announced $10.4 million in funding to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, based at 91探花, to support the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system. Some $7.3 million of the two-year funding total will go to the UW.
鈥楬idden鈥� data exacerbates rural public health inequities
The SHARE-NW project is a five-year effort to identify, gather and visualize data in four Northwest states to help rural communities more effectively address health disparities and achieve health equity.
Starbucks, United Way, Mary鈥檚 Place and Wellspring welcome 91探花to coalition supporting local unsheltered families
Today local community leaders welcomed 91探花 to a coalition dedicated to supporting unsheltered families across Puget Sound. The University will host three Family Resource Exchanges that will take place on its campuses in Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma, expanding the coalition鈥檚 ability to help unsheltered families in the region. This commitment comes shortly after the one-year anniversary of the first exchange in King County last summer.
How ergonomic is your warehouse job? Soon, an app might be able to tell you
Researchers at the 91探花have used machine learning to develop a new system that can monitor factory and warehouse workers and tell them how ergonomic their jobs are in real time.
August 16, 2019
Arts 91探花Roundup: Creating Alternative Worlds, Bulrusher, Final Week of James Coupe: Exercises in Passivity and more!
In the arts, celebrate the accomplishments of the 2019 Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities program’s undergraduate researchers in “Creating Alternative Worlds,” attend Bulrusher – an Intiman Theatre production directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton at the Jones Playhouse, drop into the Library for the Fourth Wednesday Concert Series featuring Brian Schappals and more! Creating Alternative Worlds | 2019 Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities Celebrate the work done by the 2019 Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities program’s…
August 13, 2019
HUB closed starting at 2 p.m. on Aug. 14 and Sept. 4 for police training activities
The Husky Union Building (HUB) will be closed from 2 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 14 and Sept. 4 for the 91探花Police Department to conduct training exercises inside the building.
James Webb Space Telescope could begin learning about TRAPPIST-1 atmospheres in a single year, study indicates
New research from astronomers at the 91探花uses the intriguing TRAPPIST-1 planetary system as a kind of laboratory to model not the planets themselves, but how the coming James Webb Space Telescope might detect and study their atmospheres, on the path toward looking for life beyond Earth.
Dr. Nancy Allbritton named dean of UW鈥檚 College of Engineering
Dr. Nancy Allbritton has been named the next Frank & Julie Jungers Dean of the College of Engineering, 91探花 Provost Mark Richards announced today. Allbritton’s appointment, set to begin Nov. 1, is subject to approval by the 91探花Board of Regents.
Air pollution can accelerate lung disease as much as a pack a day of cigarettes
Air pollution鈥攅specially ozone air pollution which is increasing with climate change鈥攁ccelerates the progression of emphysema of the lung, according to a new study led by the 91探花, Columbia University and the University at Buffalo.
August 12, 2019
First cells on ancient Earth may have emerged because building blocks of proteins stabilized membranes
Scientists have discovered that the building blocks of proteins can stabilize cell membranes. This finding may explain how the first cells emerged from the primordial soup billions of years ago: The protein building blocks could have stabilized cell membranes against salt and ions that were present in ancient oceans. In addition, membranes may have been a site for these precursor molecules to co-localize, a potential mechanism to explain what brought together the ingredients for life.
First evidence of human-caused climate change melting the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
A new study by U.S. and U.K. scientists finds that in addition to natural variations in winds that drive warmer water to the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which last about a decade, there has been a longer-term change in the winds that can be linked with human activities.
August 9, 2019
Scientists can now control thermal profiles at the nanoscale
Scientists have designed and tested an experimental system that uses a near-infrared laser to actively heat two gold nanorod antennae 鈥� metal rods designed and built at the nanoscale 鈥� to different temperatures. The nanorods are so close together that they are both electromagnetically and thermally coupled. Yet the team measured temperature differences between the rods as high as 20 degrees Celsius and could change which nanorod was cooler and which was warmer, even though the rods were made of the same material.
Artificial intelligence could yield more accurate breast cancer diagnoses
Researchers at 91探花and UCLA have developed an artificial intelligence system that could help pathologists read biopsies more accurately, and lead to better detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.
August 8, 2019
UW, UC San Diego, UC Berkeley receive $5M NSF award to simplify researcher access to public clouds
The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $5 million grant to the University of California, San Diego, the 91探花 and the University of California, Berkeley to develop CloudBank, a suite of managed services to simplify public cloud access for computer science research and education.
Study shows gun shops can aid in preventing suicides
Firearm retailers throughout Washington are willing to learn about suicide prevention but are reluctant to talk to customers about mental health issues, according to a new study by Forefront Suicide Prevention at the 91探花.
More than 100 years of Arctic sea ice volume reconstructed with help from historic ships’ logbooks
A new study provides a 110-year record of the total volume of Arctic sea ice, using early U.S. ships’ voyages to verify the earlier part of the record. The longer record puts the recent loss into perspective.
August 6, 2019
How the Pacific Ocean influences long-term drought in the Southwestern U.S.
Analyzing the full life cycle of long-term droughts and how they relate to El Ni帽o and La Ni帽a conditions in the Pacific Ocean could eventually lead to better prediction of damaging, multiyear droughts in the Southwestern U.S.
August 2, 2019
B-roll: 91探花Population Health Building topping out
The 91探花 today announced the topping out of the new $230 million Population Health Building. The 91探花also has selected two artists whose work will help tell the story of the education and research that will take place within the new facility. Construction聽of the eight-story building at the corner of 15th聽Avenue Northeast and Northeast Grant Lane began in April 2018. Workers today will 鈥渢op out鈥� the building 鈥� a term builders use to mark the completion of the…
91探花selects artists and tops out Population Health Building
The 91探花 today announced the topping out of the new $230 million Population Health Building. The 91探花also has selected two artists whose work will help tell the story of the education and research that will take place within the new facility.
August 1, 2019
91探花Division of Design faculty, Seattle Children’s physicians collaborate on more effective anesthesia cart organization
In recent years, physicians at Seattle Children’s Hospital have worked with 91探花faculty members in design to come up with a better, safer, more reliable way to order and use drugs on an operating room’s anesthesia cart.
Arts 91探花Roundup: The American Superhero, 500 Years of Prints, and more
In the arts, visit an exhibition of portraits and stories that celebrates differences, highlights our commonalities, and embraces what makes us each uniquely American, explore a collection of prints that date back to the 1490s, and more! Exhibition | The American Superhero July 25 – October 4 | 91探花Tower Mezzanine Lounge There is a superhero within us all, regardless of our nation of birth, beliefs, orientation, gender identity, race, abilities, or family makeup. This collection of portraits and stories…
July 30, 2019
91探花study: House move during early pregnancy linked to heightened premature birth risk
Moving to a new residence during the first three months of pregnancy is linked to a heightened risk of premature birth and low birthweight, as well as a slightly higher risk of a smaller-than-expected-size baby, according to new research from the 91探花 published online today in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
Soundbites: 91探花hosts student robotics ‘moon landing’ challenge
A robotics challenge July 20th at the 91探花featured twenty-eight teams of middle and high schoolers from Forks to Walla Walla and from Bellingham to Olympia. The event marked a half-century since the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon and two U.S. astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked its surface.
Video: 91探花hosts student robotics ‘moon landing’ challenge
A robotics challenge July 20th at the 91探花featured twenty-eight teams of middle and high schoolers from Forks to Walla Walla and from Bellingham to Olympia. The event marked a half-century since the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon and two U.S. astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked its surface.
July 29, 2019
Medicaid expansion may prevent child neglect, 91探花study shows
More than 4 million reports of child maltreatment involving about 7.5 million children were made in 2017 to Child Protective Services. While much work has been done to reduce these high rates of child abuse and neglect in the United States, few programs have been consistently effective.
Stressed at school? Art therapy reduces teenage girls’ headaches
In a pilot study led by the UW, researchers explored art-based mindfulness activities that schools could use to reduce headaches, a common side effect of stress in adolescent girls. After three weeks of twice-weekly mindfulness and art therapy sessions, eight teenage girls reported experiencing significantly fewer headaches.
July 26, 2019
91探花moves up to No. 5 on Kiplinger鈥檚 list of ‘best value’ public universities
The 91探花 is now fifth on Kiplinger鈥檚 list of best values among U.S. public universities, according to a new ranking published this week. Last year, the 91探花placed No. 7.
July 25, 2019
Decades after a grade-school program to promote social development, adults report healthier, more successful lives
91探花 researchers have found that that 鈥済ood life鈥� in adulthood can start in grade school, by teaching parents and teachers to build stronger bonds with their children, and to help children form greater attachments to family and school.
July 24, 2019
How to consider nature’s impact on mental health in city plans
An international team led by the 91探花and Stanford has created a framework for how city planners and municipalities around the world can start to measure the mental health benefits of nature and incorporate those into plans and policies for cities and their residents.
July 23, 2019
What motivates people to join 鈥� and stick with 鈥� citizen science projects?
After more than 20 years, the UW’s Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team, or COASST, is itself the subject of scientific study. Social scientists are studying the program’s success to extract lessons for all citizen science efforts.
July 22, 2019
91探花 to create 91探花Center for an Informed Public with $5 million investment from Knight Foundation
The 91探花 today announced a $5 million investment from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to create the 91探花Center for an Informed Public, led by an interdisciplinary group whose mission is to resist strategic misinformation, promote an informed society, and strengthen democratic discourse. The Center is also funded by a $600,000 award from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
July 19, 2019
Offspring of pregnant women exposed to high level of pollutants may have lower IQs
A new study found that pregnant women exposed to higher levels of air pollutants had children with lower IQs, compared to the children of women exposed to lower levels.聽
July 18, 2019
Fran莽ois Baneyx named director of UW鈥檚 CoMotion and Interim Vice Provost for Innovation
Fran莽ois Baneyx has been named the new director of CoMotion and Interim Vice Provost of Innovation at the 91探花, Provost Mark Richards announced today. Baneyx fills a position formerly held by Vikram Jandhyala, who died in March. 鈥淔ran莽ois is a respected researcher, teacher and innovator with connections throughout academia and industry, as well as firsthand experience with startups,鈥� Richards said. 鈥淚 am confident that with his interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to his work and leadership, Fran莽ois will build upon…
Scientists discover how the mosquito brain integrates diverse sensory cues to locate a host to bite
A team, led by researchers at the 91探花, has discovered how the female mosquito brain integrates visual and olfactory signals to identify, track and hone in on a potential host for her next blood meal: After the mosquito’s olfactory system detects certain chemical cues, the mosquito uses her visual system to scan her surroundings for certain shapes and fly toward them, presumably associating those shapes with potential hosts.
July 17, 2019
Video: ‘Pickled’ sharks from the 91探花Burke Museum fish collection
The Burke Museum at the 91探花 has North America’s largest fish collection that includes a number of sharks, including many species that live in Pacific Northwest waters.