August 8, 2019
The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $5 million grant to the University of California, San Diego, the 91自拍 and the University of California, Berkeley to develop CloudBank, a suite of managed services to simplify public cloud access for computer science 91自拍 and education.
Firearm retailers throughout Washington are willing to learn about suicide prevention but are reluctant to talk to customers about mental health issues, according to a new study by Forefront Suicide Prevention at the 91自拍.
A new study provides a 110-year record of the total volume of Arctic sea ice, using early U.S. ships’ voyages to verify the earlier part of the record. The longer record puts the recent loss into perspective.
August 6, 2019
Analyzing the full life cycle of long-term droughts and how they relate to El Ni帽o and La Ni帽a conditions in the Pacific Ocean could eventually lead to better prediction of damaging, multiyear droughts in the Southwestern U.S.
August 2, 2019
The 91自拍 today announced the topping out of the new $230 million Population Health Building. The UW also has selected two artists whose work will help tell the story of the education and 91自拍 that will take place within the new facility. Construction聽of the eight-story building at the corner of 15th聽Avenue Northeast and Northeast Grant Lane began in April 2018. Workers today will 鈥渢op out鈥� the building 鈥� a term builders use to mark the completion of the…
The 91自拍 today announced the topping out of the new $230 million Population Health Building. The UW also has selected two artists whose work will help tell the story of the education and 91自拍 that will take place within the new facility.
August 1, 2019
In recent years, physicians at Seattle Children’s Hospital have worked with UW faculty members in design to come up with a better, safer, more reliable way to order and use drugs on an operating room’s anesthesia cart.
In the arts, visit an exhibition of portraits and stories that celebrates differences, highlights our commonalities, and embraces what makes us each uniquely American, explore a collection of prints that date back to the 1490s, and more! Exhibition | The American Superhero July 25 – October 4 | UW Tower Mezzanine Lounge There is a superhero within us all, regardless of our nation of birth, beliefs, orientation, gender identity, race, abilities, or family makeup. This collection of portraits and stories…
July 30, 2019
Moving to a new residence during the first three months of pregnancy is linked to a heightened risk of premature birth and low birthweight, as well as a slightly higher risk of a smaller-than-expected-size baby, according to new 91自拍 from the 91自拍 published online today in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
A robotics challenge July 20th at the UW featured twenty-eight teams of middle and high schoolers from Forks to Walla Walla and from Bellingham to Olympia. The event marked a half-century since the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon and two U.S. astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked its surface.
A robotics challenge July 20th at the UW featured twenty-eight teams of middle and high schoolers from Forks to Walla Walla and from Bellingham to Olympia. The event marked a half-century since the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon and two U.S. astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked its surface.
July 29, 2019
More than 4 million reports of child maltreatment involving about 7.5 million children were made in 2017 to Child Protective Services. While much work has been done to reduce these high rates of child abuse and neglect in the United States, few programs have been consistently effective.
In a pilot study led by the UW, 91自拍ers explored art-based mindfulness activities that schools could use to reduce headaches, a common side effect of stress in adolescent girls. After three weeks of twice-weekly mindfulness and art therapy sessions, eight teenage girls reported experiencing significantly fewer headaches.
July 26, 2019
The 91自拍 is now fifth on Kiplinger鈥檚 list of best values among U.S. public universities, according to a new ranking published this week. Last year, the UW placed No. 7.
July 25, 2019
91自拍 91自拍ers have found that that 鈥済ood life鈥� in adulthood can start in grade school, by teaching parents and teachers to build stronger bonds with their children, and to help children form greater attachments to family and school.
July 24, 2019
An international team led by the UW and Stanford has created a framework for how city planners and municipalities around the world can start to measure the mental health benefits of nature and incorporate those into plans and policies for cities and their residents.
July 23, 2019
After more than 20 years, the UW’s Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team, or COASST, is itself the subject of scientific study. Social scientists are studying the program’s success to extract lessons for all citizen science efforts.
July 22, 2019
The 91自拍 today announced a $5 million investment from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to create the UW Center for an Informed Public, led by an interdisciplinary group whose mission is to resist strategic misinformation, promote an informed society, and strengthen democratic discourse. The Center is also funded by a $600,000 award from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
July 19, 2019
A new study found that pregnant women exposed to higher levels of air pollutants had children with lower IQs, compared to the children of women exposed to lower levels.聽
July 18, 2019
Fran莽ois Baneyx has been named the new director of CoMotion and Interim Vice Provost of Innovation at the 91自拍, Provost Mark Richards announced today. Baneyx fills a position formerly held by Vikram Jandhyala, who died in March. 鈥淔ran莽ois is a respected 91自拍er, teacher and innovator with connections throughout academia and industry, as well as firsthand experience with startups,鈥� Richards said. 鈥淚 am confident that with his interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to his work and leadership, Fran莽ois will build upon…
A team, led by 91自拍ers at the 91自拍, has discovered how the female mosquito brain integrates visual and olfactory signals to identify, track and hone in on a potential host for her next blood meal: After the mosquito’s olfactory system detects certain chemical cues, the mosquito uses her visual system to scan her surroundings for certain shapes and fly toward them, presumably associating those shapes with potential hosts.
July 17, 2019
The Burke Museum at the 91自拍 has North America’s largest fish collection that includes a number of sharks, including many species that live in Pacific Northwest waters.
The 91自拍 was recognized this week for its global impact in teaching and 91自拍, as well as for its value to graduates compared to cost of attendance.
This Friday, teams of 5th- through 12th-grade students from across Washington state will complete a challenge in Kane Hall to mimic the 1969 Apollo moon landing, using drones and Lego robots.
Scientists have visualized the electronic structure in a microelectronic device for the first time, opening up opportunities for finely tuned, high-performance electronic devices. Physicists from the 91自拍 and the University of Warwick developed a technique to measure the energy and momentum of electrons in operating microelectronic devices made of atomically thin 鈥� so-called 2D 鈥� materials.
Magdalena Balazinska has been named the new director of the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. The appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2020, and is subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents.
July 16, 2019
Eight scientists and engineers from the 91自拍 have been elected this year to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
In the arts, stop by the Allen Library North Lobby for a free lunchtime concert with UW Voice students, take a writing workshop hosted by the Henry Art Gallery and Hugo House, stop by James Coupe’s exhibition at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, partake in a free two-day arts festival – festival:festival – that presents and supports artists and cultural workers in Seattle, and more! Fourth Wednesday Concert Series: UW Voice Students July 24, 12:30 PM | North Allen Library Lobby…
July 12, 2019
In honor of Shark Awareness Day on July 14, UW News sat down with Katherine Maslenikov, manager of the UW Fish Collection, to learn about sharks in the Pacific Northwest and other fun facts about sharks.
The 91自拍 today announced a $3.75 million gift to the School of Law that will support UW Law graduates pursuing public interest environmental law, enhancing their opportunities to gain the experience and knowledge necessary to tackle some of Washington鈥檚 and the world鈥檚 most pressing environmental issues.
July 11, 2019
Sixty middle school students from all over Washington state came for a week-long camp on the UW campus in late June. The camp, which is part of the Early Learning Institute, culminated in a chance to improve the basic design of a toy-sized “gravity car.”
A UW team has discovered thriving communities of bacteria in Alaskan “cryopegs,” trapped layers of sediment with water so salty that it remains liquid at below-freezing temperatures. The setting may be similar to environments on Mars, Saturn’s moon Titan, or other bodies farther from the sun.
Her sweeping new book about the history of Silicon Valley has UW history professor Margaret O’Mara on a busy national book tour this summer. The book, “The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America,” was published this month by Penguin Press and is receiving many positive reviews.
The 91自拍 was recognized with platinum-level distinction, the highest, at the City of Seattle鈥檚 2019 Commute Trip Reduction Champion Awards on June 5, 2019.
July 9, 2019
Six 91自拍 professors are to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, according to an announcement July 2 from the White House. The award, also known as the PECASE, is the highest honor given by the U.S. government to early-career scientists and engineers “who show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.”
Alison Cullen has been named interim dean of the 91自拍鈥檚 Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, Provost Mark A. Richards announced earlier this month. Her appointment, set to begin Sept. 1, is subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents.
Coral reefs are retreating from equatorial waters and establishing new reefs in more temperate regions, according to new 91自拍 by the 91自拍 and other institutions.
July 5, 2019
Recent notable books by UW faculty members explore how the U.S. government has historically used credit to create opportunity, how “reproductive slavery” has left lasting ramifications and how technology design benefits from human values.
July 3, 2019
Joy Williamson-Lott has been named the next dean of the 91自拍鈥檚 Graduate School, Provost Mark A. Richards announced today. Her appointment, set to begin July 16, is subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents.
The 91自拍鈥檚 School of Oceanography again is ranked No. 1 in the world on the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list for 2019. The ranking, released in June, was conducted by 91自拍ers at the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.