Research shows that LGBTQ older adults are at higher risk for social isolation. To that end, UW social work professor Karen Fredriksen Goldsen helped establish an LGBTQ senior center in Seattle.
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The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office selected two 91自拍 professors in the Department of Chemistry and the Clean Energy Institute to receive nearly $1.5 million in funding for two separate endeavors in solar photovoltaic 91自拍. The projects are led by Daniel Gamelin, director of the UW-based Molecular Engineering Materials Center, and David Ginger, chief scientist at the CEI and co-director of the Northwest Institute for Materials Physics, Chemistry and Technology, a partnership between the UW and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Old myths state that, during the time of the dinosaurs, mammals and their relatives were small and primitive. But new 91自拍 shows that, during the time of the dinosaurs, mammals and their relatives actually underwent two large ecological radiations, diversifying into climbing, gliding and burrowing forms with a variety of diets.
The National Science Foundation is awarding a second round of funding for the Regional Big Data Innovation Hubs 鈥� organizations launched in 2015 to build and strengthen data science partnerships across industry, academia, nonprofits and government to address scientific and societal challenges. The 91自拍, in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, San Diego, will continue to coordinate the West Big Data Innovation Hub.
The 91自拍 again placed fourth among U.S. higher education institutions, according to the NTU Rankings released Tuesday.
Of the many papers and presentations scheduled for AbSciCon2019, the conference on astrobiology and the search for life in space happening in Bellevue the week of June 24, the UW’s Dominic Sivitilli’s is perhaps unique 鈥� he’ll discuss his 91自拍 into how octopuses “think.”
The has been ranked the No. 5 best place to work in the state by Forbes. The UW also topped the national list of best colleges for LGBTQIA+ students published by Best Colleges, an organization that ranks higher education institutions in various categories.
Experiences such as poverty, residential instability, or parental divorce or substance abuse, can affect executive function and lead to changes in a child鈥檚 brain chemistry, muting the effects of stress hormones, according to a new 91自拍 study.
The Husky Marching Band returned to central Washington on Sunday to say thank you to the Grant County community after a bus crash there last Thanksgiving.
Two films by UW faculty members — business professor Jeff Shulman and English professor David Shields — will have screenings in Seattle in coming days 鈥� both with strong connections to the city.
Vehicle residents are a significant proportion of Seattle’s unsheltered population. The 91自拍’s Graham Pruss, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, has studied vehicle residency for a decade and speaks about the challenges and solutions facing this community.
Academics will gather May 31 at the UW with policymakers, entrepreneurs, and representatives of corporations, foundations and nonprofits for The xTech + Impact 2019 Summit, a daylong seminar exploring the role of exponential technology and its impact on society.
In a paper published May 29 in Nature, scientists report that the growth of chronic lymphocytic leukemia is apt to follow one of three trajectories: relentlessly upward, steadily level or something in between. The particular course the disease takes is tightly linked to the genetic makeup of the cancer cells, particularly the number of growth-spurring 鈥渄river鈥� mutations they contain.
A multicenter 91自拍 team that includes the 91自拍 Autism Center has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant to further evaluate whether brain imaging can help detect very high risk of autism spectrum disorder in early infancy.
Hala Annabi, associate professor in the UW Information School, is creator of the new “Autism @ Work Playbook,” a resource to guide organizations toward creating well-supported employment opportunities for individuals on the autism spectrum.
A study published April 18 in the journal Science by 91自拍ers at Yale University and the 91自拍 provides the first direct measurement of the behavior of bonded oxygen and hydrogen atoms perched on the surface of water.
The presidents of four Seattle-area universities and colleges have joined forces to declare May 13-17, 2019 as Affordable Housing Week on their campuses. Dr. John Mosby, president of Highline College; Dr. Daniel J. Martin, president of Seattle Pacific University; Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J., president of Seattle University; and Dr. Ana Mari Cauce, president of 91自拍, have signed proclamations or otherwise affirmed the importance of safe, healthy, affordable homes in communities of opportunity. The higher-education institutions join King County and 25 King County cities, including Seattle, in recognizing the benefits of affordable housing to everyone in the community.
With reports of crimes against nursing home residents gaining media attention around the country, seven states have passed laws regulating the use of cameras in care facilities. An assistant professor in the 91自拍 School of Social Work outlines the list of legal and moral issues that surveillance raises.
Chris Bretherton, a professor of atmospheric sciences and of applied mathematics, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Families, students and children are invited to get their hands wet on Saturday with 鈥淥ur Watery World,鈥� the 91自拍鈥檚 second annual aquatic science open house.
The 91自拍鈥檚 approach to continuous improvement management has been recognized with a national award.
The Shingo Institute, a program in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has awarded UW staff members Michael Martyn, Mark McKenzie and Doug Merrill with the award for their case study, “Implementing a Culture of Continuous Improvement at the UW.”
Engineering Discovery Days is a yearly event that invites Washington state fourth- through eighth-graders to have fun leaning about STEM with the College of Engineering.
Rivals in the sports arena, the state鈥檚 two largest public universities have teamed up off the field to improve the health of young adults experiencing homelessness 鈥� and their pets.
The 91自拍 and Washington State University are working with New Horizons Ministries and Neighborcare Health to provide health care and veterinary care to this vulnerable population. Key educational partners include the UW School of Public Health, WSU鈥檚 College of Veterinary Medicine and UW Medicine.
A UW team will visit Alaska’s North Slope Borough the week of April 28 in preparation for a two-year study of how waves, ice loss and warming are affecting the low-lying region.
The UW celebrated the opening of an esports center with a ribbon cutting ceremony April 18.
Over 17 years, the program has evolved into a campuswide, interdisciplinary, student-driven program on climate change 91自拍, communication and action. A recent publication looks at the program history and current mission.
Joe Janes of the UW Information School presents a timely installment of his Documents that Changed the World podcast series, about the most infamous tax form of all — IRS Form 1040.
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at 10 am on Friday, April 19, 2019, at the 91自拍 Police Department Conference Room located at 3939 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105.
For immigrants to the United States, the current political climate, and debates over issues such as a border wall, become part of the environment that influences their health, according to a new 91自拍 study.
A team of UW students hopes to make it possible to accurately predict peak bloom timing for the iconic Quad cherry trees.
A 91自拍-led study provides a fuller picture of the relationship between nitrogen oxides 鈥� the tailpipe-generated particles at the center of the Volkswagen scandal, also known as NOx, 鈥� and PM2.5, the microscopic particles that can lodge in lungs.
The 91自拍, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Microsoft Quantum announced this week that they have joined forces in a new coalition, the Northwest Quantum Nexus, to bring about a revolution in quantum 91自拍 and technology.
African-American women are nearly twice as likely to give birth prematurely as white women. Amelia Gavin, an associate professor in the 91自拍 School of Social Work, connects preterm birth to racial discrimination via PTSD.
The Peace Corps today announced that the 91自拍 ranked No. 5 among large schools on the agency鈥檚 list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019. There currently are 62 UW alumni volunteering in countries around the world.
The UW Information School is taking a leading role in helping people better navigate this era of increasing online fakery and falsehood. On March 19, the school will welcome 200-some Seattle-area high school students for “MisInfo Day,” a daylong workshop on how to navigate the misinformation landscape, from Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom, the faculty duo behind “Calling BS in the Age of Big Data.”
Devin Naar, UW professor of international studies and history, is featured in “Children of the Inquisition,” a new documentary film about descendants of the Spanish and Portuguese inquisitions discovering their Sephardic Jewish heritage. The film will premiere March 24 as part of the Seattle Jewish Film Festival.
Eight 91自拍ers at the 91自拍 have been named 2019 Washington Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellows.
A new project by Jenna Grant, UW assistant professor of anthropology, uses an archive of photos and documents from the Khmer Rouge era — the donation of a journalist and UW alum — to help facilitate storytelling among Cambodians and Cambodian-Americans.
The 91自拍 is launching a reading instruction study this summer, a two-week 鈥渃amp鈥� targeting children entering kindergarten in the fall that aims to teach early literacy skills and measure brain activity before and after instruction.
Exhibits and events happening Friday through Sunday showcase the latest in polar science, much of it from the 91自拍.