February 1, 2017
AccessMap 鈥� a 91自拍 project spearheaded by the Taskar Center for Accessible Technology 鈥� launched a new online travel planner offering customizable suggestions for people who need accessible or pedestrian-friendly routes when getting from point A to B in Seattle.
January 31, 2017
The UW-based Forefront will host a memorial for Washington state residents who died by suicide and join firearms dealers, veterans鈥� organizations, pharmacists, health care providers and suicide attempt and loss survivors to advocate for two legislative bills as part of Suicide Prevention Education Day.
Poet activists from around the nation will gather for daylong UW conference Feb. 3 on creativity in activism 鈥� and then give full voice to that creativity in performances 7 – 10 p.m. at the Seattle Public Library. All are welcome.
January 30, 2017
Jennifer Nemhauser leads a 91自拍 laboratory of scientists, all immersed in the complex world of plant hormones. But last year, the 91自拍 professor of biology boosted her lab’s roster with some unexpected talent. Claire Cowie 鈥斅燼n artist, UW alumna and lecturer 鈥斅爏pent three months in 2016 as a part-time artist-in-residence in Nemhauser’s lab. On Feb. 3, Cowie will deliver a talk to share her experiences and help spread the word about the benefits both she and Nemhauser see…
January 27, 2017
A statement from Denzil Suite, vice president for student life at the 91自拍, regarding an event purported to be taking place Monday on Red Square.
Meany Center for the Performing Arts and the School of Art + Art History + Design celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of artist Jacob Lawrence along with the Seattle Art Museum.
January 25, 2017
It’s a musical week here at the UW! 聽Attend the faculty-student chamber recital and performances by the Escher String Quartet and the Evergreen Trio. Undergraduate Theater Society: New Works Festival 7:30 p.m., January 27 through January 29 |聽Hutchinson Hall Cabaret Theater A long standing UTS tradition, the New Works Festival highlights work shopping new scripts, putting new work on its feet, and giving undergrads opportunities they can’t find elsewhere. 聽All three plays featured will have been written by, directed…
Researchers from across the UW are presenting their work at the American Meteorological Society’s annual meeting this week in Seattle.
New 91自拍 indicates that people who had more infections as babies harbor a key marker of cellular aging as young adults: the protective stretches of DNA which “cap” the ends of their chromosomes are shorter than in adults who were healthier as infants.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 91自拍鈥檚 Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) announced today the foundation鈥檚 commitment to invest $279 million in IHME to expand its work over the next decade.
January 24, 2017
Paleontologists picking through a bounty of fossils from Montana have discovered something unexpected 鈥� a new species of lizard from the late dinosaur era, whose closest relatives roamed in faraway Asia.
The specific cues that trigger an animal’s natural defense vary depending on the species and its history in the ecosystem, a new 91自拍 study finds.
January 20, 2017
A statement from 91自拍 President Ana Mari Cauce following an incident in which a man suffered a gunshot wound in the abdomen during a large protest in Red Square
January 18, 2017
This week in the arts, take a trip in time with Maple and Vine, view choreography by nationally and internationally recognized faculty, and hear collaborative musical works at Meany Hall. Maple and Vine January 17 through January 22聽|聽Jones Playhouse Written by Jordan Harrison and directed by Sean Ryan, this darkly funny and provocative investigation of the modern condition asks us to consider how much mobility we鈥檇 sacrifice for the chance to just stand still next to someone we love.聽More info….
The year 2016 was officially the hottest in recent history, beating previous records in 2014 and 2015. UW scientists let you hear the data speak for itself.
A new 91自拍 study finds that one of Alaska’s most abundant freshwater fish species is altering its breeding patterns in response to climate change, which could impact the ecology of northern lakes that already acutely feel the effects of a changing climate.
Vitamin B-12 exists in two different, incompatible forms in the oceans. An organism thought to supply the essential vitamin B-12 in the marine environment is actually churning out a knockoff version.
January 17, 2017
Conditions suitable to support complex life may have developed in Earth’s oceans 鈥� and then faded 鈥� more than a billion years before life truly took hold, a new 91自拍-led study has found.
The UW Dance Program will team with the “vertical dance company” BANDALOOP for part of its annual Dance Faculty Concert, to be held Jan. 20 鈥� 22 in Meany Hall.
Fishing communities can survive 鈥� and even thrive 鈥� as fish abundance and market prices shift if they can catch a variety of species and nimbly move from one fishery to the next, a new 91自拍 study finds.
In a paper published Jan. 17 in the journal Nature Communications, 91自拍ers report that fruit flies 鈥� perhaps the most widely studied insect in history 鈥� show signs of rational decision-making when choosing a mate.
January 12, 2017
UW School of Law professor Sean O’Connor has filed a brief in the famous “Blurred Lines” music copyright case, arguing for full composition credit for those who worked in the “aural tradition” and did not use traditional musical notation.
Using big data to address human services 鈥� including health, foster care and the challenges of homelessness 鈥� will be the focus of a workshop next week at Seattle City Hall hosted by the 91自拍 and City of Seattle along with MetroLab Network, a recent White House initiative to improve cities through university-city partnerships.
The acidification of the ocean expected as seawater absorbs increasing amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere will reverberate through the West Coast鈥檚 marine food web, but not necessarily in the ways you might expect, new 91自拍 shows.
A new national program at the UW 鈥� LATTICE 鈥� aims to diversify the national engineering faculty population by building supportive communities during the critical transition from graduate studies to permanent tenure-track positions.
January 11, 2017
This week,聽two new exhibits featuring local artists are on display in the UW Tower through March, a lecture-recital at Brechemin Auditorium, and a UW vocal performance highlighting聽scenes from Mozart’s operas. UW Tower Exhibit: Don Silverstein January through March 2017聽|聽UW Tower The illustrative work and abstract paintings of prolific artist Donald Silverstein will be on display on the Mezzanine Level of the UW Tower this quarter. 聽More info. Lecture-Recital: Dainius Vaicekonis, Piano 7:30 p.m., January 12 |聽Brechemin Auditorium UW alumnus and…
Autonomous floating sensors built at the UW are being deployed to track conditions in the waters surrounding Antarctica.
January 10, 2017
Two 91自拍 professors have received the 2017 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given by the U.S. government to early career scientists and engineers.
Ice core records from the two poles show that during the last ice age, sharp spikes in Arctic temperatures triggered shifts in the winds around Antarctica.
Zillow Group, the Seattle-based company that houses real estate and home-related brands on mobile and web, has committed $5 million toward the development of a second Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) building on the UW Seattle campus.
January 5, 2017
UW President Ana Mari Cauce, the first Cuban-born president of a major American university,聽was on board the first West Coast commercial flight to Havana on Thursday. Cauce left Cuba with her family when she was 3 years old. 鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled at this new spirit of openness and the opportunity for us to build greater ties with the people of Cuba,鈥� said Cauce. 鈥淲e have much to share and learn about the Cuban people鈥檚 work in health care and education. This…
A new study led by the 91自拍 finds the annual migration of some beluga whales in Alaska is altered by sea ice changes in the Arctic, while other belugas do not appear to be affected.
January 4, 2017
This week,聽bring the whole family for an ArtVenture at Henry Art Gallery to discover how Paul McCarthy transformed small objects into giant sculptures, or catch performances from JACK Quartet and pianist Louis Lortie. ArtVenture: Toy Transformation! With Michelle Hagewood 1 p.m., January 8聽| Henry Art Gallery How do toys reflect who we are? Bring a toy or dig through a collection of oddities to build a new doll, vehicle, or inventive plaything. We will explore how artist Paul McCarthy transformed…
Eelgrass, a marine plant crucial to the success of migrating juvenile salmon and spawning Pacific herring, is stable and flourishing in Puget Sound, despite a doubling of the region’s human population and significant shoreline development over the past several decades.
January 3, 2017
New 91自拍 finds that for some songbirds, urban sprawl is kicking them out of their territory, forcing divorce and stunting their ability to find new mates and reproduce successfully, even after relocating.
A new multi-institution study led by the UW shows more clearly than ever that urbanization is affecting the genetic makeup of species that are crucial to ecosystem health and success.
December 27, 2016
The 91自拍 happening here at the 91自拍 鈥� across all three campuses 鈥� is exceptional and selecting only a handful of stories to feature from the hundreds, if not thousands, that came out this year is a monumental task. Using UW Today鈥檚 page view data, social media reach and news coverage, we have narrowed it down to these highlights showcasing the impact and ambition of the UW’s work regionally and around the world 鈥� listed here in chronological order.
December 22, 2016
Donald Trump鈥檚 promises on the campaign trail have generated confusion and consternation around the country, as many wonder not only what the president-elect actually intends to do, but what is within his power to accomplish. Will Trump follow through on his threat to deport millions of undocumented immigrants? Could he pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement? And what of Trump鈥檚 promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act? Such questions will be the focus of new…
December 21, 2016
Joe Janes’ latest Documents that Changed the World podcast is about Sir Ronald Fisher, the man who set the mark of “statistical significance” for ages afterward at 5 percent, no more no less.
Most conscientious adults tend to avoid making biased or discriminatory comments in the presence of children. But new 91自拍 from the 91自拍 suggests that preschool-aged children can learn bias even through nonverbal signals displayed by adults, such as a condescending tone of voice or a disapproving look. Published Dec. 21 in the journal Psychological Science, the 91自拍 found that children can “catch” social bias by seeing negative signals expressed by adults and are likely to generalize that learned…