Rick Mohler, associate professor of architecture in the College of Built Environments, is now teaching his classes using Zoom. His architecture classes usually meet in person, but were conducted entirely online Monday.
March 9, 2020
The latest news from the UW
Soundbites & B-roll: Marissa Baker on workplace disease exposure
A 91自拍 91自拍er calculates that 14.4 million workers face exposure to infection once a week and 26.7 million at least once a month in the workplace, pointing to an important population needing protection.
Underrepresented college students benefit more from 鈥榓ctive learning鈥� techniques in STEM courses
Students from different backgrounds in the United States enter college with equal interest in STEM fields 鈥� science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But that equal interest does not result in equal outcomes. Six years after starting an undergraduate STEM degree, roughly twice as many white students finished it compared to African American students. A new study by 91自拍ers at the 91自拍 shows that teaching techniques in undergraduate STEM courses can significantly narrow gaps in course performance between students…
Book notes: UW architectural historian Tyler Sprague explores the work of Kingdome designer Jack Christiansen
A talk with UW architecture professor Tyler Sprague about his book “Sculpture on a Grand Scale: Jack Christiansen’s Thin Shell Modernism.” Plus books from Rick Bonus and Yong-Chool Ha.
Climate change at Mount Rainier expected to increase 鈥榤ismatch鈥� between visitors and iconic wildflowers
The wildflowers of Mount Rainier鈥檚 subalpine meadows, which bloom once the winter snowpack melts, are a major draw for the more than 1 million visitors to this national park in Washington state each spring and summer. But by the end of this century, scientists expect that snow will melt months earlier due to climate change. New 91自拍 led by the 91自拍 shows that, under those conditions, many visitors would miss the flowers altogether.
March 6, 2020
Video: President Cauce on the decision to end in-person classes for the quarter
91自拍 President Ana Mari Cauce sat down with Vice President of Student Life Denzil Suite for a candid conversation about how COVID-19 is affecting campus operations, why classes will no longer meet in person for the rest of the quarter and whether a student-led petition had an impact on the decision.
Press conference: 91自拍’s response to COVID-19
The 91自拍 held a press conference at 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2020 to address the decision to move classes online in an effort to limit the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, and address the UW staff member who received a presumptive positive test result.
UW staff member has presumptive positive test for COVID-19
The UW Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases (ACCD) announced Friday that a 91自拍 staff member who works in the Roosevelt Commons East building has received a presumptive positive test for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The employee is in self-isolation at home. Out of an abundance of caution, the building, which is located west of the UW鈥檚 Seattle campus in the 4300 block of 11th Ave. NE, has been closed for appropriate cleaning until further notice.
UW classes will no longer meet in person through end of quarter
The 91自拍 announced today that starting Monday, March 9, classes聽will聽no longer meet in person.聽For the remainder of the quarter, instructors聽have been asked聽to conduct classes and/or exams remotely, as possible, until the quarter concludes on March 20.聽Final exams will not be conducted in person, but may be conducted online when feasible, and at the instructor鈥檚 discretion.聽
Millions of US workers at risk of infections on the job, UW 91自拍ers calculate, emphasizing need to protect against COVID-19
A 91自拍 91自拍er calculates that 14.4 million workers face exposure to infection once a week and 26.7 million at least once a month in the workplace, pointing to an important population needing protection as the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, continues to break out across the U.S. Marissa Baker, an assistant professor in the UW School of Public Health, based her calculations on 91自拍 she published in 2018 in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine. In that paper, Baker…
Dimming Betelgeuse likely isn鈥檛 cold, just dusty, new study shows
Late last year, news broke that the star Betelgeuse was fading significantly, ultimately dropping to around 40% of its usual brightness. The activity fueled popular speculation that the red supergiant would soon explode as a massive supernova. But astronomers have more benign theories to explain the star鈥檚 dimming behavior. And scientists at the 91自拍 and Lowell Observatory believe they have support for one of them: Betelgeuse isn鈥檛 dimming because it鈥檚 about to explode 鈥� it鈥檚 just dusty. In…
March 5, 2020
The food you need: UW expert on preparing for an extended home stay
Nutritional science expert Anne-Marie Gloster, a lecturer in the UW School of Public Health鈥檚 Nutritional Sciences Program and expert in emergency food planning, has put together this list of things to think about and foods to have on hand if you should be called on to stay at home for an extended period. 鈥淪hopping intentionally and feeding ourselves mindfully is a delicious way to reduce our stress during this time of heightened awareness about our personal and community health,鈥� Gloster…
Visitors should avoid coming to UW campus to see cherry blossoms amid COVID-19 outbreak
The University is asking people to avoid coming to campus this year to comply with Gov. Inslee鈥檚 March 11 proclamation that prohibits large gatherings of more than 250 people as our region combats the spread of COVID-19.
President Cauce, Dr. Geoff Gottlieb discuss UW COVID-19 response at ASUW senate meeting
91自拍 President Ana Mari Cauce, joined by Dr. Geoff Gottlieb, head of the UW鈥檚 Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases, met with the members of the ASUW Student Senate on March 3 to share the most current information and take questions about the University鈥檚 response and preparations for the novel coronavirus.
March 4, 2020
ArtsUW Roundup: Guest Artist trio Meridian performs and hosts a master class, Scandinavian 30 lecture asks us to contemplate Tom of Finland, and more
Updated March 6, 2020: Many of the events in this roundup have been postponed or cancelled. Information for a specific event will be at the link provided for that event. This week in the arts, School of Art faculty Whitney Lynn gives a lecture at the Art Building, UW Symphony and combined choirs perform at Meany Hall, Dr. Charlotte Cot茅聽shares lessons from the w菨色菨b蕯altx史 – Intellectual House, and more! To learn about more events taking place,聽visit ArtsUW. Faculty Lecture with…
March 3, 2020
Soundbites & B-roll: UW rural nursing program
On March 3, Premera Blue Cross announced a $4.7 million grant to the 91自拍 to establish the Rural Nursing Health Initiative to place current students in rural practices in Washington state.
Premera Blue Cross teams with the UW to establish rural nursing program
Premera Blue Cross, a leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest, today announced a $4.7 million grant to the 91自拍 to establish the Rural Nursing Health Initiative to place current students in rural practices in Washington state.
March 2, 2020
New honors for scientists studying 鈥榚cosystem sentinels鈥�
P. Dee Boersma, a UW professor of biology and director of the Center for Ecosystem Sentinels, is a finalist for the 2020 Indianapolis Prize for conservation, to be awarded later this year by the Indianapolis Zoological Society. Sue Moore, a scientist with the center and a UW affiliate professor of biology and of aquatic and fishery sciences, has won the 2020 IASC Medal, also known as the Arctic Medal, from the International Arctic Science Committee.
A conversation with Ted Poor, UW faculty, jazz drummer, with new album out, ‘You Already Know’
Ted Poor, assistant professor of drums in the UW School of Music, has a new album. “You Already Know,” was released Feb. 28 on New Deal/Impulse. UW Notebook caught up with Poor for a short Q and A.
Navigating the potential pitfalls of tracking college athletes
UW 91自拍ers interviewed 22 athletes and staff members from three college athletics programs to see how collecting data from college athletes might encroach on their autonomy.
Not a 鈥榤ath person鈥�? You may be better at learning to code than you think
New 91自拍 from the 91自拍 finds that a natural aptitude for learning languages is a stronger predictor of learning to program than basic math knowledge.
February 28, 2020
ArtsUW Roundup: Ted Poor debut album release show, The Women of Lockerbie opens, and more
This week in the arts, Art History professor Foong Ping discusses the聽reconceptualizing of the Seattle Asian Art Museum, four Native American Huskies share what 鈥渉ome鈥� means to them, the exhibition As, Not For: Dethroning Our Absolutes opens at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, and more! To learn about more events taking place,聽visit ArtsUW. Concert聽鈥� H茅l猫ne Grimaud March 4, 7:30 PM | Meany Hall French pianist H茅l猫ne Grimaud brings a virtuosic program to Meany Center, performing music from her 2018 recording,聽Memory. In…
February 27, 2020
Video: Warming Arctic means less ice, bigger waves
Throughout the month of November 2019, a team of 91自拍 91自拍ers chased storms in the Arctic Ocean. The project, Coastal Ocean Dynamics in the Arctic, or CODA, is looking at how water currents shift and waves hit the coast with more open water, to provide better forecasts and predictions for the region鈥檚 future.
Thinning, prescribed burns protected forests during the massive Carlton Complex wildfire
In the first major study following the devastating Carlton Complex fire in north central Washington, 91自拍ers from the 91自拍 and U.S. Forest Service found that previous tree thinning and prescribed burns helped forests survive the fire.
February 26, 2020
The UW ranks No. 10 among Peace Corps鈥� top volunteer-producing schools in 2020
The Peace Corps announced today that the 91自拍 ranked No. 10 among large schools on the agency鈥檚 list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2020. There are 55 Huskies currently volunteering in countries around the world.
Wildness in urban parks important for human well-being
A new 91自拍 study has found that not all forms of nature are created equal when considering benefits to people’s well-being. Experiencing wildness, specifically, is particularly important for physical and mental health.
February 24, 2020
Faculty/staff honors: Finnish knighthood, NIH grant, new annual Sharona Gordon Award
Recent honors to UW faculty and staff include a Finnish knighthood, an NIH award to extend a 91自拍 grant and a new annual award from the Society of General Physiologists.
February 20, 2020
ArtsUW Roundup: 3D4M Open House, Niyaz The Fourth Light Project, Katz Distinguished Lecture with Anna Tsing, and more
This week there are many opportunities to get involved with the arts including聽the opening of CabLab’s Frozen: A Play, a free whirling meditation workshop, Critical Issues lecture series, recitals with School of Music faculty, and more! To learn about more events taking place,聽visit ArtsUW. 3D4M Open House February 25, 6:00 PM | Ceramic And Metal Arts Building (CMA) Join the School of Art + Art History + Design to explore the facilities of our 3D4M: ceramics + glass + sculpture…
New, UW-developed data tool tracks state legislative process, from first draft to final law
A new, 91自拍-developed data visualization tool draws on bill information made available by the Washington State Legislature to enable students, journalists and voters to visually explore the lawmaking process.
February 18, 2020
ArtsUW Roundup: Brazil’s Grupo Corpo, Scheidel Lecture with Regina G. Lawrence 鈥� and more
This week in the arts, attend Critical Issues lecture series with Sadie Barnette, Grupo Corpo performs at the Meany Center, and more! To learn about more events taking place,聽visit ArtsUW. 2020 UW Department of Communication Scheidel Lecture February 19, Reception: 3:45 pm, Lecture: 5 pm | Walker Ames Room, Kane 225 Join the Department of Communication and Dr. Regina G. Lawrence for a presentation on how journalists may be able to reframe their institutional and information authority through bold experiments…
Campus podcasts: UW Tacoma, architecture, science papers explained
It’s the year 2020, and where two or more are gathered, it seems, there is a podcast. Given the level of creativity among 91自拍 faculty and staff, it’s no surprise that many high-quality podcasts are now being produced on campus. Here鈥檚 a look at three podcasts being created by UW departments or people, including a couple that have been underway for quite a while. UW Notebook will occasionally report on campus podcasts and ask a few questions of…
Simple, fuel-efficient rocket engine could enable cheaper, lighter spacecraft
UW 91自拍ers have developed a mathematical model that describes how rotating detonation engines work.
February 14, 2020
Earth鈥檚 cousins: Upcoming missions to look for ‘biosignatures’ in the atmospheres of nearby worlds
Victoria Meadows, professor of astronomy at the 91自拍 and director of the UW’s Virtual Planetary Laboratory, talks about how upcoming missions like the James Webb Space Telescope will be able to characterize the atmospheres of potentially Earth-like exoplanets and may even detect signs of life. Meadows is delivering a talk on this subject on Feb. 15, 2020 at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Seattle.
February 13, 2020
Researchers at AAAS to discuss latest science on Cascadia earthquake hazards
At a Saturday afternoon session, 91自拍ers from the 91自拍 and federal agencies will discuss the emerging 91自拍 on Pacific Northwest megaquakes.
Effectiveness of travel bans 鈥� readily used during infectious disease outbreaks 鈥� mostly unknown, study finds
While travel bans are frequently used to stop the spread of an emerging infectious disease, a new 91自拍 and Johns Hopkins University study of published 91自拍 found that the effectiveness of travel bans is mostly unknown.
Hydropower dams cool rivers in the Mekong River basin, satellites show
Using 30 years of satellite data, UW 91自拍ers discovered that within one year of the opening of a major dam in the Mekong River basin, downstream river temperatures during the dry season dropped by up to 3.6 degrees F (2 degrees C).
Immune cells consult with neighbors to make decisions
Scientists and physicians have long known that immune cells migrate to the site of an infection, which individuals experience as inflammation 鈥� swelling, redness and pain. Now, 91自拍ers at the 91自拍 and Northwestern University have uncovered evidence that this gathering is not just a consequence of immune activation. Immune cells count their neighbors before deciding whether or not the immune system should kick into high gear.
February 12, 2020
Four UW scientists awarded Sloan Fellowships for early-career 91自拍
Four faculty members at the 91自拍 have been awarded early-career fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The new Sloan Fellows, announced Feb. 12, are Kyle Armour and Jacqueline Padilla-Gami帽o, both assistant professors in the College of the Environment; and Hanna Hajishirzi and Yin Tat Lee, both assistant professors in the College of Engineering.
Polar bears in Baffin Bay skinnier, having fewer cubs due to less sea ice
Satellite tracking of adult females and visual monitoring of polar bears in Baffin Bay show changes from the 1990s to the period from 2009 to 2015. Bears in Baffin Bay are getting thinner and adult females are having fewer cubs than when sea ice was more available.
UW is host university for 186th AAAS meeting in Seattle
The 91自拍 is the host university for the 186th annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, scheduled through the weekend at and around the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.