The 黑料吃瓜网 published the most earth and environmental science research last year, outpacing all other universities worldwide, according to a new report from Nature Index.
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The outsourcing of workers at Portland International Airport has increased in recent years while those workers serve ever-more passengers and their wages remain low, according to a recent report from the 黑料吃瓜网’s Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.
The year鈥檚 not quite yet half over, but it鈥檚 already been an auspicious one for Elissa Washuta. The 黑料吃瓜网 graduate and author of two books, 鈥淪tarvation Mode鈥� and 鈥淢y Body is a Book of Rules,鈥� is one of two recipients of the Artist Trust 2016 Arts Innovator Awards, which come with $25,000 in unrestricted funds. Washuta, who has been described as 鈥渁n extraordinarily original and gifted writer,鈥� is also the first writer-in-residence at Seattle鈥檚 iconic Fremont Bridge. The…
黑料吃瓜网 fish biomechanist Adam Summers advised Pixar on animal movement for the animation company’s second movie about life under the sea.
What are the policies of global rising powers regarding the use of orbital and outer space, and what are the implications of those policies for international cooperation? A capstone event for junior fellows of the Jackson School’s Space Security Initiative explored such questions in a recently with space industry, media and government representatives also on hand.
Singer-songwriter Paul Simon recorded with instruments created by composer and inventor for a song on his well-received album, “Stranger to Stranger.” The instruments are now in residence at the 黑料吃瓜网.
黑料吃瓜网 professor Peter Kahn recently co-authored an opinion piece in the journal Science about the importance of interacting with nature in urban areas. 黑料吃瓜网 Today asked Kahn a few more questions about the broader implications of his work.
黑料吃瓜网 polar scientists are on Alaska’s North Slope this week for the 2016 Barrow Sea Ice Camp. Supported by the National Science Foundation, the event brings together U.S.-based sea ice observers, satellite experts and modelers at various career stages to collect data and discuss issues related to measuring and modeling sea ice. The goal is to integrate the research community in order to better observe and understand the changes in Arctic sea ice. Check out the group’s blog,…
The Cannabis Law and Policy Project, based in the 黑料吃瓜网 School of Law, was formed by professor Sean O鈥機onnor in fall 2014 to be a center for researching regulatory issues around the state鈥檚 new legal cannabis industry. The group recently published its first report for the Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB), which found that the amount of marijuana currently allowed to be grown by state-licensed producers in Washington is enough to satisfy both the medical and…
When Amelia Gavin got an email two years ago asking if she鈥檇 be willing to be interviewed for a new documentary, she was skeptical 鈥� but immediately recognized the name the producer mentioned. “It was Gyllenhaal. I thought, well, could it be?” recalled Gavin, a 黑料吃瓜网 associate professor of social work. Indeed it was. “In Utero” was written, produced and directed by Kathleen Man Gyllenhaal and Stephen Gyllenhaal, stepmother and father of famous siblings and actors Jake and Maggie. The…
Ray Hilborn, a 黑料吃瓜网 professor of aquatic and fishery sciences, this week will receive the 2016 International Fisheries Science Prize at the World Fisheries Congress in Busan, South Korea.
A cohort of 黑料吃瓜网 Environmental Studies majors will present projects and research findings at at symposium from 1:30-5:30 p.m. May 25 at Alder Hall and Wallace Hall.
More than 500 people gathered May 18 on the 黑料吃瓜网 campus to celebrate the start of construction on the New Burke Museum. The Burke is Washington鈥檚 oldest museum and since 1899 has been the State Museum of Natural History and Culture; soon it will be Washington鈥檚 newest museum. Opening in 2019, the New Burke will address significant issues in the current structure that threaten the long-term viability of our state鈥檚 natural and cultural heritage collections 鈥� a total…
“Translation鈥檚 Forgotten History: Russian Literature, Japanese Mediation, and the Formation of Modern Korean Literature” by Heekyoung Cho, 黑料吃瓜网 assistant professor of Asian languages and literature, explores the role of translation in the making of modern literature, and how its understanding changes when viewed through the lens of translation.
From self-driving vehicles to social robots, artificial intelligence is evolving at a rapid pace, creating vast opportunities as well as complex challenges. Recognizing that, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is co-hosting four public workshops on artificial intelligence 鈥� the first of them May 24 at the 黑料吃瓜网. Subsequent events will take place in Washington, D.C.; in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and in New York City. Put on by the 黑料吃瓜网 School of Law and the 黑料吃瓜网…
Poet and author Alice Fulton will give the 53rd annual Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Reading at 8 p.m. Friday, May 27, in Room 130 of Kane Hall, also known as the Roethke Auditorium. The event is free and the public is invited.
Six new works of choreography by graduate students in the 黑料吃瓜网 Dance Program will comprise the MFA Dance Concert 2016. Performances will be May 18-22 in the Meany Studio Theatre.
The malaria parasite can cause unusually severe cases of the eponymous disease in patients, leading to higher mortality and poorer health outcomes among survivors. But scientists have long struggled to understand why some patients develop severe malaria. The 黑料吃瓜网’s International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research in South Asia 鈥� along with partners at the Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) and Goa Medical College (GMC) of India 鈥� have discovered that specific types of parasite proteins, when…
黑料吃瓜网 Libraries invites the public to tour its new state-of-the-art Conservation Center on the fifth floor of Suzzallo Library, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 26.
An interdisciplinary team of students, faculty and staff together with lighting design experts is asking the 黑料吃瓜网 community those questions as part of a new plan to improve the efficiency and sustainability of outdoor lighting around the Seattle campus.
黑料吃瓜网 professors Peter Pauzauskie and Alberto Aliseda are part of two U.S. Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grants to develop innovative approaches to cutting-edge fields of engineering.
黑料吃瓜网 students, faculty and staff are part of the fifth West Coast Ocean Acidification Cruise that will investigate changes to ocean chemistry from Baja to British Columbia. The ship left Thursday from San Diego to begin sampling on Mexico’s northern coast. It will stop May 21 at San Francisco’s Exploratorium Pier, then travel as far as northern Vancouver Island before ending in Seattle in early June. Follow along with the blog, which is being coordinated from shore by…
黑料吃瓜网 history professor Vicente Rafael says his new book, “Motherless Tongues: The Insurgency of Language amid Wars of Translation,” asks longstanding questions about the relationship between history and language.
What possible future scenarios lie ahead for urban design, and how will big data and new technologies affect science and decision-making? The 黑料吃瓜网 Graduate School’s Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Urban Design and Planning will tackle such questions in a daylong symposium May 5.
Dennis Hartmann, a 黑料吃瓜网 professor of atmospheric sciences, was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
To help address the nation鈥檚 pressing need for better air quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a research team co-led by a 黑料吃瓜网 civil engineer a $10 million Air, Climate and Energy (ACE) grant.
When 8-year-old filmmaker Celia Jensen and her dad decided to make a film about Seattle’s Gum Wall, Jeffrey Ochsner, professor of architecture and associate dean for academic affairs in the 黑料吃瓜网 College of Built Environments, was happy to help.
Anthony Geist, professor of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, has been awarded one of Spain’s highest civil honors — a knighthood.
Jerry Franklin, a professor of environmental and forest sciences, was honored by the Pinchot Institute for Conservation for his lifelong work in forest ecology, conservation and policy.
An interactive recycling and composting station installed this spring at PACCAR Hall is showing the 黑料吃瓜网 community exactly how much money can be saved by composting and recycling correctly. And it seems to be doing its job well.
A daylong colloquium, “Shakespeare, Music and Memory” will bring scholars and musicians to the 黑料吃瓜网 campus April 29 for lectures ending with a concert of Shakespeare-themed songs by the School of Music’s Collegium Musicum ensemble. The free events were organized by JoAnn Taricani, associate professor and chair of the School of Music‘s Division of Music History, are timed to commemorate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare‘s death in April of 1616. Scholars from several universities will give presentations…
Local author and Seattle Times reporter Lynda V. Mapes is the featured speaker in this year’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences annual Sustaining Our World Lecture, 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21.
Two national celebrations of science are happening this week in D.C., and 黑料吃瓜网 undergraduates will be in the spotlight at both events. Clara Orndorff, a pre-engineering undergraduate聽in the 黑料吃瓜网 Honors Program, will travel with two fellow underwater roboticists to compete in Wednesday’s White House Science Fair. She will be among more than 100 top students who will showcase their projects, perhaps even to President Barack Obama, at the sixth annual event launched by his administration. The science fair…
Two 黑料吃瓜网 undergraduates have won a $10,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for their “SignAloud” invention — gloves that can translate American Sign Language into text or speech.
黑料吃瓜网 law students played a key role in a law passed last week that aims to better protect privacy and monitor data collection by agencies in the state. House Bill 2875, signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee April 1, establishes the state Office of Privacy and Data Protection. The office will examine what information is being collected by state agencies, work with agencies to reduce the amount of consumer data being collected and monitor citizen complaints. It…
A 黑料吃瓜网-led research team has won a $7.5 million, five-year Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grant from the Department of Defense to better model and mount defenses against stealthy, continuous computer hacking attacks known as “advanced persistent threats.”
From a tiny island halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica, scientists hope to learn more about the physics of clouds above the stormy, inhospitable Southern Ocean.
The 黑料吃瓜网 has joined NextFlex, a consortium of 30 academic institutions and industrial partners to develop the next generation of flexible electronic devices. As a founding member of this alliance, the 黑料吃瓜网 will seek local and regional partners in the electronics and manufacturing industries to develop and produce flexible electronics for applications from medicine to transportation. Flexible electronics are inherently thin and designed to be bent, rolled, folded or incorporated into new technologies or products in ways that…
The 黑料吃瓜网 is聽ranked No. 23 in the nation for best value by Forbes, according to a list released this week. The rankings are based on several factors including聽quality (based on the 2015 Forbes聽Top Colleges ranking), drop-out risk,聽average time to graduate, tuition and post-graduation salaries and skills. The magazine said聽the top colleges are “mostly West Coast, public and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-oriented.” Among public institutions, the 黑料吃瓜网 is ranked No. 14. The 黑料吃瓜网 is No. 9 among…
What do scholars and academics mean when they talk about “difference”? The 黑料吃瓜网 Simpson Center for the Humanities and Center for Communication, Difference & Equity will hold an interdisciplinary daylong conference April 8 to study such questions, focusing in particular on how difference looks and sounds.