Massive wildfires, which may be getting more intense due to climate change and a long history of fire-suppression policies, have strikingly unequal effects on minority communities, a new study shows.
November 2, 2018
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November 1, 2018
91探花 public hearing notice for Nov. 7
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at the 91探花 Police Department Conference Room located at 3939 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105.
91探花opens permanent food pantry on campus
Studies suggest that as many as 25 percent of college students nationwide do not get enough food. That鈥檚 one of the reasons why the 91探花 on Thursday opened a new, permanent food pantry.
October 31, 2018
Arts 91探花Roundup: 20 Years of Pacific Voices, closing weekend of Incident at Vichy, and more
This week in the arts, celebrate the vibrancy, resiliency, and legacies of community members from across the Pacific, see Incident at Vichy before it closes, attend a performance by the Taiwan Philharmonic, and more! 20 Years of Pacific Voices: A Community Celebration November 1, 4鈥�7:30 PM | Pacific Voices Exhibit Gallery at the Burke Museum Celebrate 20 years of community members from across the Pacific who have shared the vibrancy, resiliency, and legacies of their cultures through Pacific Voices at…
October 30, 2018
91探花is No. 10 in US News Best Global Universities ranking; No. 2 among US public institutions
The 91探花 maintained its No. 10 spot on the U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities rankings, released Tuesday. The 91探花is second among American public institutions.
Study reconstructs Neandertal ribcage, offers new clues to ancient human anatomy
An international team of researchers, including from the 91探花, has completed a 3D virtual reconstruction of a Neandertal thorax a model that indicates an upright individual with greater lung capacity and a straighter spine than today鈥檚 modern human.
Suicide more prevalent than homicide in US, but most Americans don鈥檛 know it
First-of-its kind research, led by the 91探花, Northeastern University and Harvard University, delves into public perceptions of gun violence and the leading causes of death in the U.S.
October 29, 2018
91探花books in brief: Postwar Japan, American Indian businesses, dictatorship to democracy — and more
Recent notable books by 91探花faculty members study politics and culture in post-World War II Japan, explore regime change, nonprofit management, documents from the ancient world and more.
October 25, 2018
Q&A: Provost Mark Richards’ welcome lecture asks: ‘What really killed the dinosaurs?’
Provost Mark Richards answers questions surrounding the topic of his welcome lecture, Tuesday afternoon in the HUB Lyceum.
Urban Freight Lab will help UPS evaluate its new e-bike delivery service in Seattle
UPS announced today that it will be pilot-testing deliveries with cargo e-bikes in downtown Seattle. This test is expected to last a year, and the 91探花鈥檚 Urban Freight Lab at the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center will help UPS evaluate the study鈥檚 outcomes.
Valuing older buildings: Architecture professor’s book argues for reuse rather than wrecking ball
In her new book, Kathryn Rogers Merlino, 91探花associate professor of architecture, argues for the environmental benefit of reusing buildings rather than tearing them down and building anew.
Creating curious robots: 91探花researchers get Honda grant to build a mathematical model of curiosity
The 91探花 will lead one of three teams that will partner with the Honda Research Institute to explore the mechanisms behind curiosity and seek advances in artificial cognition. The UW-led team will receive $2.7 million over the next three years to generate a mathematical model of curiosity.
October 24, 2018
91探花physicist Jiun-Haw Chu named Packard Fellow for research on quantum materials
Jiun-Haw Chu, a 91探花 assistant professor of physics and faculty member at the UW’s Clean Energy Institute, has been named a 2018 fellow by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for his research on quantum materials 鈥� substances that exhibit novel combinations of quantum-mechanical properties that could one day transform information technology.
A dose of nature: New 91探花initiative to spearhead research on health benefits of time outside
A new 91探花 initiative seeks to advance research on the health benefits of time spent in nature, connecting academic researchers with pediatricians, childcare providers, mental health practitioners and others who work with various populations on critical health issues.
New center to recognize American Indian and Indigenous Studies
As the discipline of American Indian Studies approaches its 50th year at the 91探花, a new research center is in the works: the Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies, which is supported by multiple colleges and schools.
October 23, 2018
Arts 91探花Roundup: Opening weekend of Between Bodies, Incident at Vichy, and more!
This week in the arts, attend 91探花School of Drama’s season opener, see several musical performances, and attend a exhibition opening. Incident at Vichy October 24 to November 4聽 | Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse 91探花School of Drama’s season opener is a production that the New York Times considered “one of the most important plays of our time” in 1964. The questions at the heart of this story鈥攁bout evil, complicity, self-preservation, and the death of human decency鈥攁re perhaps more…
Sockeye carcasses tossed on shore over two decades spur tree growth
In a 20-year study, 91探花researchers and colleagues have found that nearly 600,000 pounds of sockeye salmon carcasses tossed to the left side of a small, remote stream in southwest Alaska, helped trees on that side of the stream grow faster than their counterparts on the other side.
October 19, 2018
PTSD symptoms improve when patient chooses form of treatment, study shows
A study led by the 91探花 is the first large-scale trial of hundreds of PTSD patients, including veterans and survivors of sexual assault, to measure whether patient preference in the course of treatment impacts the effectiveness of both cognitive behavioral therapy and use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a type of antidepressant often prescribed for PTSD.
October 18, 2018
New Faculty Chair George Sandison outlines his priorities
The incoming chair of the Faculty Senate sat down for a Q and A with 91探花News.
October 17, 2018
91探花atmospheric scientists to study most extreme storms on Earth, up close
91探花atmospheric scientists leave next week for a six-week field campaign in South America to study the most intense storms on the planet.
October 16, 2018
Once there were camps: New book by 91探花historian Jordanna Bailkin remembers Britain’s ‘forgotten’ 20th-century refugee camps
Today, Britain is not known as a land of camps, but through much of the 20th century 鈥� from after World War I to the 1980s 鈥� 聽the country was home to dozens of refugee camps housing thousands of Belgians, Jews, Basques, Poles, Hungarians, Anglo-Egyptians, Ugandan Asians and Vietnamese. As 91探花 history professor Jordanna Bailkin writes in her latest book, these camps “were never only for refugees.” They shared such spaces with “Britons who had been displaced by…
Arts 91探花Roundup | Peacock in the Desert Lecture, Earshot Jazz Festival Concerts, and more!
This week in the arts, 91探花faculty take us into the community, from the Seattle Art Museum to the Royal Room. There will be music, art history lectures, drama, and more! SAM Talks: Peacock in the Desert Discussion October 18, 7:00 pm | Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Avenue, Seattle Dr. Karni Singh Jasol, Director of the Mehrangarh Museum Trust, Jodhpur, and Dr. Sonal Khullar, Associate Professor of Art History at 91探花, discuss the themes and works on…
October 12, 2018
New UW-authored children’s book offers a robot’s-eye view of the deep ocean
In a new UW-authored book, a cartoon robot takes young readers on a School of Oceanography voyage to explore the deep ocean.
91探花ranked among top 5 most innovative universities in the world by Reuters
The 91探花 is listed at No. 5 on the Reuters Top 100: The World鈥檚 Most Innovative Universities, released Thursday. Now in its fourth year, the list ranks the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and help drive the global economy.
Could parcel lockers in transit stations reduce traffic congestion in Seattle?
The 91探花鈥檚 Urban Freight Lab at the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center has been looking for solutions to Seattle’s traffic congestion: Parcel lockers that aren’t owned by a specific company could alleviate the strain. Now the researchers have identified five viable locker locations at three different Seattle Link light rail stations for a future pilot test.
October 11, 2018
380,000+ donors help the 91探花reach campaign milestone two years early
Thanks to the generosity of more than 380,000 donors, the 91探花 met its fundraising campaign goal two years ahead of schedule, and will now seek broad support to enhance the experiences of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a range of identified college and school priorities.
91探花professor of global health a lead author on new climate report
Kristie Ebi, a 91探花professor of global health, was a lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s “Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 C” that compares the effects of 1.5 versus 2 degrees Celsius of global warming.
October 10, 2018
How a community reclaimed its Southeast Seattle high school
When Rainier Beach High School was proposed to close in 2008, community members rallied around a new vision for the school, which has since nearly doubled its enrollment and introduced a more rigorous curriculum.
Prescience: Helping doctors predict the future
Researchers at the 91探花 have developed a new machine-learning system, called Prescience, which uses input from patient charts and standard operating room sensors to predict the likelihood that a patient will develop hypoxemia 鈥� a condition when blood oxygen levels dip slightly below normal. Prescience also provides real-world explanations behind its predictions.
October 9, 2018
Arts 91探花Roundup: Last chance to see 10 脡tudes for Summer, Chamber Dance Company concert, music and fin-de-siecle Vienna, and more
This week in the arts, attend the 2018 Chamber Dance Concert, see the works by ten second year MFA students, attend Cello faculty artist-in-residence S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir’s recital, and more. Chamber Dance Company October 11 to 14 | Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater For its 28th season, the Chamber Dance Company received a聽National Endowment for the Arts: Art Works聽grant to present choreography by Harald Kreutzberg (1902-1968). The 2018 concert,聽Unspoken, addresses matters that are expressed most poignantly with movement鈥撯�搕hese voiceless聽works speak fully and…
Researchers develop 3D printed objects that can track and store how they are used
Engineers at the 91探花 have developed 3D printed devices that can track and store their use 鈥� without using batteries or electronics. Instead, this system uses a method called backscatter, through which a device can share information by reflecting signals that have been transmitted to it with an antenna.
Polar bears gorged on whale carcasses to survive past warm periods, but strategy won’t suffice as climate warms
A new study led by the 91探花 found that while dead whales are valuable sources of fat and protein for some polar bears, this resource will likely not be enough to sustain most bear populations in the future when the Arctic becomes ice-free in summers.
October 8, 2018
Awards to 91探花affiliate professor recognize career of conservation and research on penguins
Pablo Garc铆a Borboroglu, president of the Global Penguin Society and a 91探花affiliate associate professor of biology, has won the Whitley Gold Award and the National Geographic/Buffett Award for Leadership in Conservation, as well as accolades from the Argentine National Congress, for his research and advocacy for penguin conservation.
High-res data offer most detailed look yet at trawl fishing footprint around the world
A new analysis that uses high-resolution data for 24 ocean regions in Africa, Europe, North and South America and Australasia shows that 14 percent of the overall seafloor shallower than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) is trawled. The paper shows that the footprint of bottom-trawl fishing on continental shelves and slopes across the world’s oceans often has been substantially overestimated.
Race, empire, agency explored in 91探花history professor’s book ‘Risky Shores: Savagery and Colonialism in the Western Pacific’
A new book by 91探花 history professor George Behlmer seeks to improve understanding of the British colonial era by “reconsidering the conduct of islanders and the English-speaking strangers who encountered them.”
October 4, 2018
Q&A with Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Harold Tobin, who joins the 91探花this fall as a faculty member in Earth and space sciences and director of the regional seismic sensing network, discusses earthquake early warning, seismic risks and the Pacific Northwest’s “big one.”
UW鈥檚 Kristina Olson wins MacArthur Foundation 鈥榞enius grant鈥�
Kristina Olson, 91探花 associate professor of psychology, has been named one of the 2018 MacArthur Fellows. The Fellowship from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation comes with a $625,000 stipend, commonly known as the 鈥済enius grant,鈥� for recipients to use as they see fit.
October 3, 2018
Arts 91探花Roundup: Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, Michael Bierut Lecture, and more
This week in the arts, see a performance by an all-female Indian Classical dance ensemble, go to an exhibition opening at 4Culture Gallery, attend a lecture with a renowned graphic designer, and more! Nrityagram Dance Ensemble October 4 to 6, 8 pm | Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater The all-female Indian Classical dance ensemble’s daily life of intensive training and meditation brings to the stage compelling performances that are at once sensual and lyrical. “The only proper response to dancers this…
3,500-year-old pumpkin spice? Archaeologists find earliest use of nutmeg as a food
On a small island in Indonesia, 91探花 researchers found evidence of nutmeg as residue on ceramic potsherds and is estimated to be 3,500 years old 鈥� about 2,000 years older than the previously known use of the spice.
October 2, 2018
Video: Washington’s state climatologist predicts this will be an El Ni帽o year
Washington state climatologist Nick Bond explains what our upcoming El Ni帽o winter means for the Pacific Northwest.