January 23, 2024
The state of Washington鈥檚 Extended Foster Care program 鈥� in which young adults ages 18-21 can continue to receive some support 鈥� could help even more people by expanding participation, providing greater flexibility in eligibility criteria, and extending benefits, according to a new report from the 91自拍.
January 22, 2024
Field observations from an unusual lake show that in environments known as 鈥渟oda lakes鈥� phosphate can concentrate at the very high levels needed for the basic molecules of life to emerge. A shallow, salty lake in western Canada gives new support to Charles Darwin鈥檚 idea that life could have emerged in a 鈥渨arm little pond.鈥�
The rise of artificial sweeteners has made it easier for conscious consumers to reduce their sugar intake, but these products may present their own health risks.
January 19, 2024
Abby Murray doesn’t have a military background, but she is an instructor and fellowship director for the U.S. Army War College fellowship program at the 91自拍. She’s also a poet who has hosted free writing workshops at locations including community centers, military posts and immigration detention centers.
January 18, 2024
91自拍 development partner Greystar submitted permit numbers paperwork this week for a multiphase plan to invest in some of the University鈥檚 existing housing in the neighborhoods east of the main Seattle campus to increase housing options, affordability for its students, faculty, and families, and improve student housing quality.
This week, attend the History Lecture Series on Mediterranean Imprints and Erasures in Seattle, view the film screening of A Kabluna at the 91自拍,聽head to Meany Hall to enjoy Spain鈥檚 premiere dance group Compa帽铆a Nacional de Danza, and more. January 22, 7:30 pm | Frequency:聽Variations,聽Meany Hall Chamber group Frequency鈥攙iolinists Michael Jinsoo Lim and Jennifer Caine Provine, violist Melia Watras, and cellist Sarah Rommel鈥攑erforms works by Benjamin Britten, Felix Mendelssohn, Kaija Saariaho and the world premiere of a new…
January 16, 2024
An international team led by 91自拍ers at the 91自拍 built a framework to help land managers assess the air quality implications of land management scenarios with different levels of prescribed burning.
January 12, 2024
President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Tricia Serio announced an organizational and leadership restructuring in the areas of finance, planning and budgeting aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of these areas鈥� service to the University community. The changes, which take effect Tuesday, Jan. 16, come after an external review determined a unified organization will better serve faculty and academic personnel, as well as staff and students.
January 11, 2024
This week, join Patty Berne for a talk on disability justice, enjoy an evening of live dance performance created by UW Dance, head to the Northwest African American Museum for an Interrupting Privilege Museum Exhibition, and more. January 17, 3:30 pm | Book Talk: U.S. – Taiwan Relations with Bonnie Glaser,聽Husky Union Building and Online Join the UW’s Taiwan Studies Program for a book discussion with Bonnie Glaser, co-author of U.S. – Taiwan Relations: Will China’s Challenge Lead to a…
January 9, 2024
At Monday鈥檚 CFP National Championship Game in Houston, Husky Nation turned out, proud in purple and gold, and cheering on a UW team that was undefeated this season. Tens of thousands of fans packed NRG Stadium 鈥� some fresh off the Huskies鈥� Sugar Bowl win in New Orleans 鈥� and stayed to the end. Though UW lost to Michigan, as one fan said, 鈥淲e鈥檒l get there again.鈥�
Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-340 and WAC 478-324-140, the 91自拍 hereby provides public notice of: DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE Project Name: N26 and E2 Lots Fleet Charging Project Proponent/Lead Agency: 91自拍鈥揝eattle Campus Comment Period Closes: January 23, 2024 Description of Proposal: The University is proposing to install approximately 80 electric vehicle charging stations in the E2 parking lot and 38 charging stations in the N26 lot. Minor excavation will occur to support installation of electrical…
A team 91自拍 91自拍ers have published a guide explaining language models, the technology that underlies chatbots.
January 5, 2024
Holly Barker, a 91自拍 teaching professor of anthropology, and three current members of the UW football team 鈥� Ulumoo Ale, Makell Esteen and Faatui Tuitele 鈥� are studying how the skills they develop to maximize their chances of victory on the field have applications outside the stadium. Their work, which is ongoing, is showing that the 91自拍 methods and analytical abilities of student-athletes are applicable in academic and 91自拍 settings, as well as jobs in a variety of fields.
January 4, 2024
Start the new year at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery for an exhibition, spend an evening listening to Dr. Dorothy Roberts’ lecture, attend the History Lecture Series, and more. Henry Art Galleries Events January 4, 5:30 – 7:00pm | A/political Rocks and Indigenous Relations to Land: A Lecture with Prof. Christopher Teuton, Auditorium January 11, 5:30 – 7:00 pm | In Conversation: Sophia Al-Maria and Arbella Bet-Shlimon,聽Auditorium January 12, 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Being a Career Artist: A conversation with…
January 2, 2024
At the 91自拍 Rorrer Lab, Julie Rorrer, assistant professor of chemical engineering, is teaching students to explore ways to transform plastics into useful chemicals to make new plastic or fuel, shifting away from fossil fuel consumption and reducing waste plastics.
December 28, 2023
When Cynthia 鈥淐indy鈥� Dougherty has a difficult or frustrating day, she jogs around the 91自拍.
December 27, 2023
Edefuan Ulofoshio, who started his 91自拍 football career as a walk-on, was named a second-team All-American and received first-team All-Pac-12 recognition this season.
ColorMePhD is a free, all-ages coloring book series created by Julie Rorrer, assistant professor of chemical engineering at the 91自拍. The books bring current doctorate-level 91自拍 in science and engineering to a general audience.
December 21, 2023
We are disappointed in the decision reached by a King County Superior Court jury today in a racial harassment and retaliation case brought by four former officers and one current UWPD officer. Our attorneys are reviewing options for our next steps, including the potential for an appeal. The 91自拍 is committed to providing a safe, secure and welcoming working environment for all staff. This case alleged issues that took place largely under previous leadership and went unreported through…
December 19, 2023
Two UW professors teamed up to study how climate change will affect predator-prey interactions in snowy landscapes. Together with a group of 91自拍ers, the two measured snow properties that led to a “danger zone,” where prey would sink but predators would not.
Researchers led by Jiun-Haw Chu, a 91自拍 associate professor of physics, and Philip Ryan, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy鈥檚 Argonne National Laboratory, have found a superconducting material that is uniquely sensitive to outside stimuli, enabling the superconducting properties to be enhanced or suppressed at will. This discovery could enable new opportunities for switchable, energy-efficient superconducting circuits.
December 14, 2023
UW 91自拍ers found that people who live within 2 miles of an Amazon last-mile delivery station are exposed to more delivery-related air pollution despite ordering fewer packages.
December 12, 2023
Milla Titova, assistant teaching professor of psychology and director of the Happiness and Well-Being Lab at the UW, offers strategies for joy this holiday season.
December 11, 2023
Three new faculty books from the 91自拍 cover wide-ranging topics: life in the Rio Grande Valley, fossils of Washington state and the colonial roots of contemporary intersex medicine. UW News talked with the authors to learn more. Collection highlights life in Rio Grande Valley 鈥淧uro Pinche True Fictions鈥� is a collection of short stories and comics from Jos茅 Alaniz, professor of Slavic languages and literature at the UW. The works are mostly set in the Rio Grande Valley…
Around Anchorage, communications among the critically endangered population of Cook Inlet beluga whales聽may be masked by ship noise in their core critical habitat, accordingly to the first repertoire of their calls.
December 7, 2023
The 91自拍 has again prevailed on all claims brought by Alexandria Real Estate (ARE) following the UW鈥檚 selection of another developer for a new building that will house important clean-energy and medical innovation 91自拍, along with other tenants. This time, the clear and concise ruling came from the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II, confirming Thurston County Superior Judge Carol Murphy鈥檚 dismissal of ARE鈥檚 three claims 鈥斅燽ringing apparent closure to ARE鈥檚 nearly three-year effort to delay progress on the project.
December 6, 2023
This week, roam the Burke Museum galleries at night to check out their special exhibit We Are Puget Sound, enjoy the Many Messiahs performance by talented musicians, check out the Native Art Markets, and more. December 11, 7:00 pm | Degree Recital: Chiao-Yu Wu, piano, Brechemin Auditorium The School of Music presents a degree recital from Chiao-Yu Wu. Wu is a Taiwanese pianist in her second year of Doctor of Musical Art in Piano Performance at the UW. She will…
This year, the UW News social media team shared the inspiring stories of work being done by the 91自拍 community with reporters, news outlets and our social media followers. These included stories about new biodegradable plastics that break down at the same rate as a banana and efforts to make technology more accessible. And announcements of recognition on the work being done by UW 91自拍ers and on the University itself. UW News used social media to highlight important…
December 5, 2023
With several university athletic programs around the country 鈥� including the 91自拍 鈥斅燼nnouncing moves to new conferences that will likely increase travel for student-athletes, a group of sleep and circadian scientists and physicians have published a white paper describing the significance of repeated, chronic jet lag on student-athlete health and performance 鈥� both in academics and in sports, and suggesting strategies to reduce the consequences of travel across time zones.
December 1, 2023
This minute-long video is a glimpse at the video stories the UW News office produced in 2023, where UW students, faculty and staff forged new connections and pushed boundaries for a better understanding of the world.聽聽
November 30, 2023
The 91自拍 is proud to announce that more than 40 faculty and 91自拍ers who completed their work while at UW have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list from Clarivate.
This week, tune in to聽Kantika writer Elizabeth Graver’s discussion, Joss Whittaker’s recount on life in the Aru Islands, and the WinterFest presented by the Chamber Singers, University Chorale, University Singers, Treble Choir, Gospel Choir, and UW Glee Club, and more. Dec. 3, 10 a.m. | Ladino Day 2023: 鈥楰antika鈥�, a Sephardic Novel by Author Elizabeth Graver, Zoom Join author Elizabeth Graver in conversation with Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies Devin E. Naar for a discussion of 鈥淜antika,鈥� a moving,…
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR 52.203-7) require the 91自拍 to implement procedures designed to prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 (41 USC 51-58). In addition, state regulations (RCW 42.40) require the university to provide annual notification to employees of the procedures and protections under the Whistleblower Act. These articles are published as a reminder of the policies and procedures in place at the 91自拍. Kickback Defined. 鈥淜ickback鈥� as defined by the FAR means…
November 29, 2023
91自拍 91自拍ers found that when prompted to make pictures of 鈥渁 person,鈥� the AI image generator over-represented light-skinned men, failed to equitably represent Indigenous peoples and sexualized images of certain women of color.
November 28, 2023
Following a national search, Dr. Timothy H. Dellit has been appointed to lead UW Medicine and the 91自拍 School of Medicine, UW President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Tricia Serio announced today.聽
New 91自拍 from Andrew Hafenbrack, associate professor of management and organization in the 91自拍 School of Business, and other institutions examines the impact of leadership style on prospective Black employees who apply for jobs in less-diverse companies.
Currently, more than half of all cervical cancers diagnosed in the United States are in people who are overdue for screening or have never been screened. In a new study, 91自拍ers report that mailing HPV test kits significantly increased cervical cancer screening rates.
November 27, 2023
A new study from the UW found that unfiltered air from rush-hour traffic significantly increased passengers鈥� blood pressure, both while in the car and up to 24 hours later.聽
November 20, 2023
A project in the UW College of Built Environments, led by 91自拍er Judy Bowes, is examining how building architecture contributes to bird collisions, and the ways bird-safe glass and other designs can help address the problem.
November 16, 2023
Two 91自拍 geophysicists will travel to the Atacama Desert in Chile this month to study a fault system that’s similar to the Seattle Fault in Puget Sound, but in a much different climate that makes it easier to monitor its effects on the landscape.