Most of the world’s wild fisheries could be at healthy levels in just 10 years, and global fish populations could greatly increase by 2050 with better fishing approaches, according to a new study co-authored by 91自拍 91自拍ers.
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Alison Duvall talks about the geology of the UW light rail station in a narration to accompany the station’s art installation, which was created by UW alumnus Leo Saul Berk.
The following is a statement from 91自拍 President Ana Mari Cauce on the recent death of student Katy Straalsund.
Washington Sea Grant was recently awarded nearly $900,000 to help coastal communities protect against marine hazards, including tsunamis, winter storms and sea-level rise.
Members of the UW community are invited to a free daylong conference for technology professionals at the third-annual UW TechConnect Conference聽March 24. Sean Mooney, a professor of biomedical informatics and medical education and UW Medicine chief 91自拍 information officer, will kick off the day with a keynote presentation starting at 8:30 a.m. Internet2 Senior VP and Chief Innovation Officer Florence Hudson will lead a morning session on future-proofing your career and environment through diversity and inclusion. Over 35 speakers from…
When Delilah was diagnosed with a congenital liver disorder, her mother Tabitha, recalls, 鈥淒octors told us she wasn鈥檛 going to make it.鈥� She鈥檇 need a new liver. She spent five months in Seattle Children鈥檚 Hospital waiting. It was a time of uncertainty and worry, but doctors eventually found a donor. Along the way, she qualified for a wish through Make-A-Wish庐 Alaska and Washington. Delilah wished to go on a cruise. Help Make-A-Wish grant a wish to every qualified child by…
The UW’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences is hosting its second-annual contest for undergraduate and high school students in Washington to create videos about what climate change means to them, in three minutes or less.
BlackPast.org, the online reference guide to African-American history started by 91自拍 history professor Quintard Taylor, is getting an executive director — Chieko Phillips — and a website redesign.
The evolving nature of the public sector will be the topic when professionals and scholars from the UW’s Evans School for Public Policy & Governance and around the world gather in Seattle March 17-22 for the 77th annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration.
A 91自拍 team won first place in a science communication video contest that culminated during the recent Ocean Sciences Meeting.
The UW Information School’s 2015-16 undergraduate cohort in informatics is not only the school’s largest yet with 210 students, it also includes more women students than ever before 鈥� about 40 percent.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the 91自拍 a three-year, $750,000 grant to support guest artists in developing new works, and to better integrate arts disciplines into the broader university curriculum.
The grant will support a Creative Fellowships Initiative, under which guest performing artist fellows will be recruited from around the world for one- to three-year residencies in dance, music and theater.
If people find it easier to get data from the city of Seattle going forward, they can in part thank the 91自拍. A team of UW faculty members and doctoral students spent the past six months working with the city on a new open data policy unveiled last week by Mayor Ed Murray. The policy requires all city departments to make their data as accessible as possible to the public while upholding privacy and security considerations. The UW…
For soldiers serving in the Vietnam War, music was a salve, a connection to home and a temporary respite from the horrors of combat. In “We Gotta Get Out of This Place,” Rolling Stone鈥檚 #1 Best Music Book of 2015, Doug Bradley and Craig Werner explore the importance of music to U.S. troops in Vietnam, relaying powerful, intimate stories told by veterans themselves. Bradley, a Vietnam veteran, teaches a course on the war with Werner, a professor of Afro-American studies…
Investigate a real ice core from Greenland, survey microbes from the coldest parts of the world, explore an Arctic ice camp and meet with polar scientists 鈥� many of whom are from the 91自拍. It鈥檚 all part of Polar Science Weekend, returning to Seattle’s Pacific Science Center March 4-6. The three-day event features interactive exhibits and opportunities to talk with top polar scientists who work in some of the most remote and challenging places on Earth. New this…
University Book Store announced Thursday聽that it has opted to close its store in the University鈥檚 South Campus building and move its products and services to the flagship store on University Way Northeast. Though the relocation date has yet to be determined, University Book Store is planning for sometime before June. “Our lease was up for renewal, so it was time to evaluate whether we were successfully fulfilling our mission to provide our students with the materials they needed to succeed,”聽said…
The 91自拍 was ranked No. 7 by Business First, a Buffalo-based publication,聽for聽America’s top 10 best public colleges and universities, the publication released Tuesday, Feb. 23. Business First, owned by American City Business Journals,聽used a 20-part formula based on academic excellence, prestige, affordability, diversity and economic strength to calculate each of the 477 participating universities’ scores. Out of the six Washington institutions included in the report, the UW ranked first, following by Washington State University (No. 112). UC Berkeley…
The cherry trees in the Quad at UW will likely be in full bloom the week of March 14.
UW employees are invited to attend an open forum March 2 to learn more about the university鈥檚 plans to create an HR/Payroll Integrated Service Center.
The 91自拍 is one of the top producers of Fulbright students for 2015-16, according to lists released Monday in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
A new study of fishing practices found that the “risky” behavior that makes fishing one of the most dangerous lines of work dropped sharply following the adoption of catch shares management in the West Coast fixed gear sablefish fishery.
If you are a 91自拍 supervisor, you have probably participated in the Strategic Leadership Program 鈥� a customized training program enhancing communication and managerial skill. Developed and taught by 91自拍 Professional & Organizational Development, the program has graduated over 4000 supervisors since it launched almost 16 years ago. On Feb. 4, the Strategic Leadership Program received the top leadership excellence award for Best Corporate University at the national LEAD2016 conference sponsored by HR.com and held at…
The 91自拍 campus already is home to a lot of great public art. Now there are two additions to the campus collection 鈥� one at the Odegaard Undergraduate Library and the other at w菨色菨b蕯altx史 – Intellectual House.
Tom Anderson, a 91自拍 professor of computer science and engineering and alumnus, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Also elected are UW civil engineering alumnus Jon Magnusson and computer science alumnus Albert Greenberg.
We know the Earth is habitable because 鈥� well, here we are. But would it look like a good candidate for life from hundreds of light-years away?
UW seismologist John Vidale will participate in a White House summit focusing on national earthquake preparedness.
The acclaimed 2012 book 鈥淭he New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness鈥� is the foundation for a daylong 鈥渢each-in鈥� at the 91自拍 Feb. 9. The event is titled 鈥淧erpetual Displacement and Bondage: Understanding Historical and Contemporary Intersections of Mass Incarceration, Racism, and Health.鈥� It鈥檚 free and open to the public, and will include four sessions on various aspects of mass incarceration featuring UW faculty members and community speakers. Alison Holcomb, director of the American Civil…
The UW has signed on to a new report and initiative encouraging changes to the college admissions process to promote greater ethical and intellectual engagement on the part of prospective students.
Two 91自拍 teams claimed top prizes in a national competition to design a game about climate adaptation.
First-time visitors and regulars to Washington Park Arboretum can now learn the names and origins of plants as well as save favorites while strolling through the grounds.
Helen Garrett has been selected as the 91自拍鈥檚 new university registrar and chief officer for enrollment information services. 鈥淗elen emerged as the top candidate from a very deep pool of applicants. Her substantial experience in enrollment management combined with her wealth of knowledge regarding data and student information services were exactly what the registrar search committee was looking for,鈥� said Philip Reid, chair of the registrar search committee and professor of chemistry. “She has the right combination of…
In December, the 91自拍’s Department of Bioengineering began accepting applications for its newest graduate degree program, the Master of Applied Bioengineering. The one-year, full-time program begins in August, and will train students to apply engineering design and entrepreneurship skills to address unmet clinical needs and to transform biomedical 91自拍 into technologies for improving health care. The degree will position graduates to respond to market-based demands of industry, medicine and translational 91自拍.
Kellye Y. Testy, dean of聽the 91自拍鈥檚 law school, will give her inaugural address as president of the Association of American Law Schools tomorrow night in Washington, D.C. Testy previously served on the association‘s executive committee and was voted in as its president in October 2014. She takes over from 2015 president Blake Morant, dean of The George Washington University Law School. “It is an incredible honor for me to be elected president of AALS, and I look forward…
Astronomers with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) announced that a distant quasar ran out of gas. Their conclusions, reported Jan. 8 at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Kissimmee, Florida, clarify why quasar SDSS J1011+5442 changed so dramatically in the handful of years between observations.
Two 91自拍 faculty members joined Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Wednesday as he announced a new initiative to reduce gun-related deaths by strengthening background checks and implementing a statewide suicide prevention plan. Jennifer Stuber, an associate professor at the UW School of Social Work, and Monica Vavilala, director of the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, stood alongside Inslee as he made the announcement at a mental health center in Burien. “This is a public health response to a…
UW scientists will give free talks on climate change for three consecutive Saturdays at Mt. Baker Ski Area.
DO-IT, a 91自拍 program, is looking for high school students with disabilities to apply to be program scholars. Applicants must be a current high school sophomore or junior in Washington, have an aptitude and interest in attending college, have any disability, and must be motivated to participate and interested in interacting with other students with a variety of disabilities. The application can be found online. Applicants who are selected as聽DO-IT scholars聽are loaned computers and adaptive technology needed to…
Today’s college graduates tend to be highly trained and employable but often lack a key skill needed for post-college life: how to identify and ask their own questions, according to a new study.
Eric Agol, a 91自拍 professor of astronomy, will receive the 2016 Lecar Prize from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The award, now in its third year, recognizes exceptional contributions to the study of exoplanets 鈥� those beyond our solar system 鈥� and theoretical astrophysics. It is named for Myron S. “Mike” Lecar, who was with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory from 1965 to 2009, 91自拍ing planet formation and the dynamics of gravity and our solar system. Lecar died in…
When campaigning for social change, disruptive protests may win a few battles but education is more likely to win the war, according to 91自拍 by Abhinav Gupta, an assistant professor of strategic management at the 91自拍 Foster School of Business. Gupta and co-authors studied “Rein in Russell,” a 2009 campaign by United Students Against Sweatshops at Pennsylvania State University and other institutions designed to pressure the company Russell Athletic to change its anti-union business tactics and reopen a…