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The 窪蹋勛圖厙 has a long history of leading research into the impacts of wildfires from an ecological and health perspective. We worked with two experts to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, including the ways that the pandemic is increasing our communitys vulnerability to extreme wildfire events in the region.

Recent honors to 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty and staff members have come from the Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Association Media & Publishing and The American Society of Human Genetics.

A new study led by the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and the University of Leeds uses satellite data over the Southern Hemisphere to understand the makeup of global clouds since the Industrial Revolution. This research tackles one of the largest uncertainties in todays climate models the long-term effect of tiny atmospheric particles on climate change.

Recent honors to 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty and staff have come from Architect magazine, the Center for Research Libraries, member states of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the American Society of Human Genetics.

Notable new books by 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty and staff include a study of rebellion at sea, an emeritus faculty member’s Buddhist-focused memoir, a reconsideration of Northwest Coast Native American art with Indigenous perspectives in mind, thoughts on bridging cultural gaps through design and an award for the editor-in-chief of 窪蹋勛圖厙 Press.

Chris Petersen, former head football coach at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and Boise State University, has been appointed as the Edward V. Fritzky Endowed Chair in Leadership at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Foster School of Business for the 2020-2021 school year, officials announced today. Established in 2002, this prestigious faculty position is designed to bring distinguished leaders to campus to share their expertise with faculty and students.

窪蹋勛圖厙 family physician Morhaf Al Achkar publishes memoir “Being Authentic,” and a Lambda Literary award goes to 窪蹋勛圖厙 Tacoma’s Emily Thuma.

In a paper published May 29 in Nature Communications, a team of scientists at the 窪蹋勛圖厙, the University of Minnesota and the Johns Hopkins University reports that differences in visual motion perception in autism spectrum disorder are accompanied by weaker neural suppression in the visual cortex of the brain, which may help scientists understand sensory hypersensitivity in people with ASD.

An international team of astronomers has used mysterious fast radio bursts to solve a decades-old mystery of missing matter, material long predicted to exist in the universe but never detected until now. The researchers have now found all of the missing normal matter in the vast space between stars and galaxies. The team, which includes scientists based in Australia, the United States and Chile, announced its findings in a paper published May 27 in the journal Nature.

A 5-year, up to $300 million grant from NOAA establishes the new Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies, a 窪蹋勛圖厙-based institute with partners at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Oregon State University. The institute will lead collaborative, multidisciplinary research and education activities around oceans and climate.

Recent honors to 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty and staff have come from the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Washington Native Plant Society, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Republic of Ghana.

Recent honors to 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty and staff have come from the Association of Asian Studies, the American Society of Public Administration, the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography and Cascade Public Media.

Recent notable books by 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty members look at gentrification and inequity in a New York neighborhood, skin lighteners though history, female agency in Arthurian legend and biographical epitaphs in China across many centuries.

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 Asian Languages & Literature Department has been awarded a four-year $1.3 million “flagship” grant from the the Institute for International Education that will support the expanded study of Chinese language and culture across the 窪蹋勛圖厙.

Three 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty members, including President Ana Mari Cauce, are among the 2020 fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nations oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Trisha Davis, professor and chair of biochemistry at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Medicine, and Tatiana Toro, the Craig McKibben and Sarah Merner Professor of Mathematics, are also among the 276 artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, non-profit and private sectors who were announced as new fellows Thursday.

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 today announced a $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to advance shared conservation services among the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Libraries, the Henry Art Gallery and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

Recent honors to 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty and staff have come from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the World Register of Marine Species.

Scientists and physicians have long known that immune cells migrate to the site of an infection, which individuals experience as inflammation swelling, redness and pain. Now, researchers at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 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.

The s design program in the School of Art + Art History + Design earned top honors on the 2020 list of Best Graphic Design Programs by the online siteAnimation Career Review. 窪蹋勛圖厙 was the top ranked school in Washington, among the top 10 on the West Coast and ranked 7th out of 40 public institutions.