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Research by Forefront Suicide Prevention at the 窪蹋勛圖厙, from visits to 18 gun shows and other community events around Washington state last year, found that engaging people in a community-based setting, in an empathetic conversation focused on safety, resulted in more people locking up their firearms.

Cost of living is up in all Washington counties, for families of all sizes, according to the 2020 Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State, a report that identifies the amount of income needed to support families of various sizes without additional help from the government, community or other personal resources.

With a grant from the National Institutes of Health, a five-year, $1.8 million training program at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 will fund 25 academic-year graduate fellowships, develop a new training curriculum and contribute to methodological advances in health research at the intersection of demography and data science.

New books by 窪蹋勛圖厙 faculty members include children’s works profiling STEM researchers and a personal memoir of an immigrant’s journey to freedom. Also, 窪蹋勛圖厙 Press remembers a century of publishing, and a book on British colonialism is honored.

A King County initiative to relocate people from homeless shelters to hotel rooms during the pandemic not only limited the spread of COVID-19, but also improved people’s mental health and well-being, and allowed them to focus on long-term goals.

Election security is the theme of a new podcast by James Long, an associate professor of political science at the 窪蹋勛圖厙. Neither Free Nor Fair? features experts from the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and elsewhere on topics such as mail-in voting, foreign interference and the role of social media, and resolving disputed elections.

The Department of English has introduced its new “Literature, Language, Culture” Dialogue Series, a series of podcasts and YouTube videos — and Devin Naar of Sephardic Studies is interviewed on two podcasts

Political science researchers at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 examined the factors associated with statewide mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic. When controlling for other factors, states with Republican governors delayed imposing broad indoor mask requirements by nearly a month.

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.

A new online survey for Washington state residents has launched to gather data on how the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic downturn have affected food access and economic security. The Washington State Food Security Survey, which went live June 18 and runs through July 31, is open to all Washington state residents aged 18 or over.

A quick look at several 窪蹋勛圖厙-produced podcasts, from benevolent marketing to Arctic geopolitics and a classics professor’s work being featured in a podcast produced by the Times Literary Supplement.

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.

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.