February 11, 2020
The 鈥檚 design program in the School of Art + Art History + Design earned top honors on the 2020 list of 鈥淏est Graphic Design Programs鈥� by the online site聽Animation Career Review. UW was the top ranked school in Washington, among the top 10 on the West Coast and ranked 7th out of 40 public institutions.
A UW study found that increases in minimum wages primarily had no effect on health overall. However, they did find a mix of negative and positive effects associated with the health of certain groups of working-age people.
The 91自拍 ranked among the highest in the country in producing Fulbright scholars and students, according to a list published Sunday in聽The Chronicle of Higher Education. The UW is among 20 institutions in the country to be named a top producer for both the Fulbright U.S. Student and U.S. Scholar programs.
February 10, 2020
A new 91自拍 study of eviction filings from each of Washington鈥檚 39 counties illustrates where, and to whom, evictions hit hardest.
Steve Kramer, a professor of UW civil and environmental engineering, has been elected to the聽National Academy of Engineering.聽Kramer is among 87 members and 18 international members newly elected to the academy, one of the highest professional distinctions in engineering.
Recent honors to UW faculty and staff members include awards for architectural education and biomaterials 91自拍, fellowships in nursing and cloud computing, a professor named among Seattle’s most influential people and a big news year for “a burgeoning band of embodied carbon busters.”
In the decade-long absence of federal action, many states, counties and cities have increased minimum wages to help improve the lives of workers. While political debate over these efforts has long been contentious, scientific 91自拍 on the health effects of raising the minimum wage is relatively new. Some studies have found higher minimum wages associated with positive health outcomes, with little evidence that minimum wages harm health. However, a new study by 91自拍ers at the 91自拍 found…
February 9, 2020
The UW Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases (ACCD) announced Sunday that it received negative test results for the fourth of four students who have been tested for coronavirus. Three students had previously also tested negative, and there are no remaining tests pending among any members of the UW community. There continue to be no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus among UW community members.
February 7, 2020
Dr. Judith Wasserheit, chair of the UW Department of Global Health in the School of Public Health and part of the UW MetaCenter for Pandemic Preparedness and Global Health Security, answers questions about the novel coronavirus outbreak, its spread, the level of concern and how to best protect yourself. For journalists Download soundbites and b-roll Forum: Coronavirus and Pandemic Disease Preparedness Join Dr. Judith Wasserheit and more than a dozen other UW School of Public Health, School of Medicine and…
91自拍 geographer Bo Zhao has created an interactive map, updated every few hours, of coronavirus cases around the world.
February 6, 2020
This week in the arts, attend a student jazz ensemble concert, hear from Department of Communications faculty about creative ways to tackle challenges within your community, join Rahel Aima for another Critical Issues lecture, and more! To learn about more events taking place,聽visit ArtsUW. Lecture-Recital: Bach Cello Suites: S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir February 11,聽 1:30 pm | Brechemin Auditorium Faculty cellist S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir presents six Tuesday afternoon lecture-recitals in 2019-20鈥攐ne for each of聽the six cello suites of J.S. Bach. She performs the…
February 5, 2020
The 91自拍 was notified by Public Health 鈥� Seattle & King County聽that a UW student from the Seattle campus is being tested for the novel coronavirus. The student traveled from China in January and lives off campus. There continue to be no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus among UW community members.
For journalists Download soundbites and b-roll New 91自拍 by the 91自拍鈥檚 Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, or I-LABS, finds that altruism may begin in infancy. In a study of nearly 100 19-month-olds, 91自拍ers found that children, even when hungry, gave a tasty snack to a stranger in need. The findings not only show that infants engage in altruistic behavior, but also suggest that early social experiences can shape altruism. Read the full story here. For more…
February 4, 2020
There鈥檚 more to celebrate this Lunar New Year at 91自拍鈥檚 East Asia Library. The UW today announced a $6 million gift from the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation to the East Asia Library. In recognition of this gift, the library will be renamed the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi East Asia Library.
A team of chemical engineers has developed a new way to produce medicines and chemicals and preserve them using portable 鈥渂iofactories鈥� embedded in water-based gels known as hydrogels. The approach could help people in remote villages or on military missions, where the absence of pharmacies, doctor鈥檚 offices or even basic refrigeration makes it hard to access critical medicines and other small-molecule compounds. The team 鈥� led by Hal Alper, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Texas, and…
New 91自拍 by the 91自拍鈥檚 Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences finds that altruism may begin in infancy. In a study of nearly 100 19-month-olds, 91自拍ers found that children, even when hungry, gave a tasty snack to a stranger in need.
February 3, 2020
Notable new books by UW faculty members include studies of military cultural education programs and equitable collaboration between schools and families. Also, National Endowment for the Humanities support for a coming book on an 18th century India poet, an honor for a work about postwar Japan — and a National Jewish Book Award.
A study by the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences at the 91自拍 finds the value of using “parentese,” an exaggerated speaking style that conveys total engagement with a child.
UW 91自拍ers have created AuraRing, a ring and wristband combination that can detect the precise location of someone’s index finger and continuously track hand movements.
January 31, 2020
The 91自拍 today announced that its three campuses in Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma have received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement.聽
This week in the arts, attend聽Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident Marisa Williamson’s artist talk, join the Henry Art Gallery for a trumpet and American Sign Language performance, listen as聽David Alexander Rahbee leads the UW Symphony, and more! To learn about more events taking place,聽visit ArtsUW. Open Rehearsal with the UW Symphony February 3,聽 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm | Meany Hall Get a special behind-the-scenes look at the rehearsal process of the UW Symphony Orchestra on Monday, February 3. Under the…
January 30, 2020
The UW Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases (ACCD) announced Thursday that it received negative test results for the third of three students who have been tested for coronavirus. Two students had previously also tested negative, and there are no remaining tests pending among any members of the UW community. There continue to be no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus among UW community members.
With $4 million in matching funds from the National Institutes of Health, the 91自拍 has created a new integrated center to match biomedical discoveries with the resources needed to bring innovative products to the public and improve health. 鈥淭he 91自拍 and regional partner institutions produce some of the most exciting biomedical discoveries and technologies in the world, but we always find it challenging to support their product development as they move into the early commercialization phases,鈥�…
The 91自拍 has long boasted one of the country’s top programs in atmospheric sciences. Now, the UW is also teaching undergraduates how to share that knowledge online and on TV as a broadcast meteorologist.
January 28, 2020
The UW Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases (ACCD) announced Tuesday that it received negative test results for the second student of three students who have been tested for coronavirus. One student had previously tested negative, and the University anticipates receiving test results this week for the third student tested. There continue to be no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus among UW community members.
UW Notebook visits with Allee Monheim, UW Libraries public service librarian, who curates the libraries distinctive social media accounts.
Fran莽ois Baneyx has been named Vice Provost for Innovation at the 91自拍, Provost Mark Richards announced yesterday at the inaugural meeting of the UW Innovation Roundtable. Baneyx was appointed Interim Vice Provost for Innovation in July 2019. Baneyx is also director of CoMotion, UW鈥檚 collaborative innovation hub dedicated to expanding the economic and societal impact of the UW community. In addition, he is the Charles W.H. Matthaei Professor of Chemical Engineering and an adjunct professor of Bioengineering, and…
Researchers from the UW and Evergreen found that many species of animals and plants likely will need to migrate under climate change, and that conservation efforts will also need to shift to be effective.
January 27, 2020
Recent honors to UW faculty and staff include an early career award in astronomy, an honorary doctorate from the Delft University of Technology, a seat on Washington state’s new LGBTQ Commission and national honor for an English Department writing program.
January 26, 2020
The 91自拍 was notified by Public Health 鈥� Seattle & King County (PHSKC) that three students from the UW’s Seattle campus are being screened for the novel (new) coronavirus. These three students recently traveled to Wuhan, China, and developed symptoms after returning. One person lives off campus, and that student鈥檚 test was negative for infection. Two students live in on-campus housing and are awaiting their test results. These are not confirmed cases. The two students awaiting test results…
January 24, 2020
Roughly one-third of young males and 1 in 10 females in rural communities have carried a handgun, reports a new 91自拍 study. And, the study found, many of those rural kids started carrying as early as the sixth grade. 鈥淭his is one of the first longitudinal studies of rural adolescent handgun carrying across multiple states in the U.S.聽It provides evidence that youth handgun carrying in these settings is not uncommon,鈥� said lead author Dr. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, a UW…
Tiny meteorites that fell to Earth 2.7 billion years ago suggest that the atmosphere at that time was high in carbon dioxide, which agrees with current understanding of how our planet’s atmospheric gases changed over time.
This week in the arts, experience a free concert at Benaroya Hall commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, attend a lecture about the story of Shawn Wong’s rediscovery of “No-No Boy,” and more! To learn about more events taking place,聽visit ArtsUW. Music of Remembrance:聽Art from Ashes – Free Concert Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz January 27, 5:30 pm | Benaroya Hall Seattle-based聽Music of Remembrance (MOR) presents聽Art From Ashes, a free community-wide concert marking…
January 23, 2020
A study by the 91自拍’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) shows that a bilingual language program for babies can reach more families, and instructors, through online training for teachers.
January 22, 2020
91自拍 President Ana Mari Cauce participated in a 鈥渕ust-watch鈥� panel, 鈥淔ree to Be (LGBTI)鈥�, Jan. 22 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Using a new “non-targeted” approach, UW and UW Tacoma 91自拍ers screened samples from multiple regions of Puget Sound to look for potentially harmful compounds that might be present.
The 91自拍 led a clinical trial involving more than 600 children in Kenya and Tanzania, in which community members were trained to deliver mental health treatment, showed improvement in participants鈥� trauma-related symptoms up to a year after receiving therapy.
January 21, 2020
On a recent Saturday evening, a dozen women gathered around a table at a community room in the White Center neighborhood of Seattle, settling in with snacks and conversation. The evening鈥檚 program would be more education than entertainment, an opportunity to discuss topics so sensitive that, without the group of women assembled that night, might not be discussed at all. Against one wall of the room, a model of the female reproductive system. Standing before them, a doula, one of…
Despite their reputation as blood-suckers, mosquitoes actually spend most of their time drinking nectar from flowers. Scientists have identified the chemical cues in flowers that stimulate mosquitoes鈥� sense of smell and draw them in. Their findings show how cues from flowers can stimulate the mosquito brain as much as a warm-blooded host 鈥� information that could help develop less toxic repellents and better traps.
January 17, 2020
This week in the arts, see a film screening at SAM, partake in a party at the Burke, attend a Department of Dance concert, and more! Film: “Edo Avant Garde: How Japan Invented Modern Art” with filmmaker Linda Hoaglund January 20, 1:00 – 4:00 pm | Seattle Art Museum Visit the Seattle Art Museum for a screening with director聽Linda Hoaglund.聽Edo Avant-Garde聽is a feature documentary film that tells the untold story of the vital role Japanese artists of the Edo era…