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January 30, 2012

Ferroelectric switching discovered for first time in soft biological tissue

The walls of the aorta, the largest blood vessel carrying blood from the heart, exhibits a response to electric fields known to exist in inorganic and synthetic materials. The discovery could have implications for treating human heart disease.

Arts Roundup: Music, filmmaking, photography and Hungry Planet opens at the Burke Museum

There will be music, film, photography and food, glorious food featured in the arts the week of Jan. 30. The Burke Museum opens an exhibit on what the world eats, 窪蹋勛圖厙TV resumes its series on filmmaking, guitar students play, 窪蹋勛圖厙 Tacoma has a new art class on glass and a blogger explains the legalities of “Downton Abbey.

USDOT awards $3.5 million for 窪蹋勛圖厙-based regional transportation center

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a grant of $3.5 million to a multi-university, regional transportation center led by the 窪蹋勛圖厙. The newly established Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium, or PacTrans, will focus on safe and sustainable transportation systems.

January 18, 2012

New oral history of William Ruckelshaus, key figure in environmental policy, now online

An oral history of the career of William D. Ruckelshaus, the first and fifth administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, whose career parallels the growth of the environmental movement in the United States, is now available in three locations in the state of Washington.

Arts Roundup: MFA exhibit, undergraduate theater, geography film, social work art and something for all at the Henry

Its a busy week in the arts at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 as Winter Quarter heats up. First-year MFA artists show their work, the 窪蹋勛圖厙 World Series Chamber Music Series kicks off, geography has a film, social work has art, undergraduates take the stage and the Henry Art Gallery offers music, a family workshop and an open mic night.

Surgical robots to provide open-source platform for medical robotics research

Seven identical robots created and built at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 will be flown to campuses across the country, where they will provide the first common research platform to develop the future of surgical robotics. The robots will be display Friday at an open house.

January 10, 2012

Gut microbe networks differ from norm in obese people, systems biology approach reveals

For the first time, researchers have analyzed the multitude of microorganisms residing in the human gut as a complex, integrated biological system, rather than a set of separate species. Their approach has revealed patterns that correspond with excess body weight.