January 8, 2019
As part of a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-led project, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has produced a stunningly detailed portrait of the Triangulum Galaxy, displaying a full spiral face aglow with the light of nearly 25 million individually resolved stars.
January 7, 2019
Bottle feeding infants is associated with left-handedness, according to a new study from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. The study found that the prevalence of left-handedness is lower among breastfed infants as compared to bottle-fed infants. This finding was identified in about 60,000 mother-infant pairs and accounted for known risk factors for handedness.
January 2, 2019
Statements from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø President Ana Mari Cauce, director of athletics Jennifer Cohen and men’s rowing head coach Michael Callahan
Female Magellanic penguins are more likely to die at sea as juveniles, which has caused a skewed sex ratio of nearly three adult males to every female, as well as population decline of more than 40 percent since 1987 at one of their largest breeding colonies — Punta Tombo in Argentina.
Husky football players, including Myles Gaskin and JoJo McIntosh, mentor teens each week as part of a program hosted by the Yesler Community Center in Seattle.
In a paper published Jan. 2 in PLOS Biology, two scientists at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and North Carolina State University use the economic theory of contests to illustrate how the competitive grant-application system has made the pursuit of research funding inefficient and unsustainable — and that alternative methods, such as a partial lottery to award grants, could relieve pressure on professors and free up time for research.
December 24, 2018
Two ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scientists have unveiled a new statistical method for estimating migration flows between countries. They show that rates of migration are higher than previously thought, but also relatively stable, fluctuating between 1.1 and 1.3 percent of global population from 1990 to 2015. In addition, since 1990 approximately 45 percent of migrants have returned to their home countries, a much higher estimate than other methods.
December 19, 2018
Researchers at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø have genetically modified a common houseplant to remove chloroform and benzene from the air around it.
December 18, 2018
New analysis shows that odd winds, not warming, caused the unusual patch of open water north of Greenland last February.
New research shows that the powerful sense of smell Pacific salmon rely on for migration, finding food and avoiding predators might be in trouble as carbon emissions continue to be absorbed by our ocean.
December 17, 2018
The American Talent Initiative, a nationwide alliance comprising the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and more than 100 other colleges and universities, has made significant progress in improving opportunities for low- and moderate-income students, according to a new report.
Suggested upgrades to technology, training and communication — and funding them appropriately — lie at the heart of recommendations to the state from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Evans School researchers after a study of service at the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal in West Seattle.
A small study about a workshop to bring together students of different political persuasions found that workshop participants were able to better understand their fellow students as individuals, but their attitudes about opposing beliefs, in general, did not change.
December 14, 2018
The following is a statement from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø President Ana Mari Cauce in response to Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposed 2019-2021 biennial budget
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø glaciologist Ben Smith shared a first look at the NASA ICESat-2 satellite’s view of Greenland and Antarctic glaciers at the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
December 13, 2018
A ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø team created a mechanical eye under the ocean’s surface that could live near renewable-energy sites and use a series of sensors to watch nearby animals. On Dec. 13, the researchers put the newest version of the AMP into the waters of Seattle’s Portage Bay for two weeks of preliminary testing before a more thorough analysis is conducted in Sequim, Washington.
As the year comes to a close and festivities abound, some ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty creations can make great gifts for the thinking Dawg on your giving list.
December 12, 2018
End 2018 artfully by visiting the Henry Art Gallery, seeing Clotilde Jiménez’s “Apple of My Eye” before it closes, and ringing in the new year and at the same time – saying goodbye – to the old Burke Museum! Visit the Henry Art Gallery The Henry is internationally recognized for bold and challenging exhibitions, for pushing the boundaries of contemporary art and culture, and for being the first to premiere new works by established and emerging artists. Enjoy, learn, and be…
In 2016, Seattle Public Schools pushed back the start times for the district’s 18 high schools by 55 minutes, from 7:50 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. And as hoped, teenagers used the extra time to sleep in.
A study by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Temple University examines what happens in children’s brains when they anticipate a touch to the hand, and relates this brain activity to the executive functions the child demonstrates on other mental tasks.
December 11, 2018
A new ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-led study examines one key stress-inducing circumstance — the effects of social hierarchy — and how cells respond to the hormones that are released in response to that stress.
Farmers can already use drones to soar over huge fields and monitor temperature, humidity or crop health. But these machines need so much power to fly that they can’t get very far without needing a charge. Now, engineers at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø have created a sensing system that is small enough to ride aboard a bumblebee.
December 10, 2018
A new species of whale discovered in 33-million-year-old Oregon rock has been named for Elizabeth Nesbitt, a curator at the Burke Museum and faculty member in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Department of Earth and Space Sciences.
Frank Hodge has been named the next Orin and Janet Smith dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Foster School of Business, Provost Mark A. Richards announced today. His appointment, set to begin July 9, 2019, is subject to approval by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Board of Regents.
Russell Callender began as Washington Sea Grant’s new director this fall, and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø News sat down with him recently to learn more about what he hopes to bring to the organization.
December 7, 2018
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is the top public institution in the country when ranked by 2017 fiscal year (FY) federal research expenditures according to data recently released by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
December 6, 2018
A new collaborative study led by a research team at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles and the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø could provide engineers new design rules for creating microelectronics, membranes and tissues, and open up better production methods for new materials.
New research from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Stanford University combines models of ocean conditions and animal metabolism with published lab data and paleoceanographic records to show that the Permian mass extinction in the oceans was caused by global warming that left animals unable to breathe. As temperatures rose and the metabolism of marine animals sped up, the warmer waters could not hold enough oxygen for them to survive.
December 3, 2018
Kate Simonen, architect, engineer and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø associate professor of architecture, discusses recent work by her and the Carbon Leadership Forum toward reducing embodied carbon in construction materials.
This week in the arts, learn about the history of art and its politics in Japan post-1945, see the final performances of Fefu and Her Friends, take a workshop at the Henry Art Gallery, and more! Art and Engagement in Early Postwar Japan December 7, 3:30 PM| Thomson Hall Justin Jesty, associate professor at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Department of Asian Languages and Literature will be giving a talk on his newly published book Art and Engagement in Early Postwar…
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumna Havana McElvaine, Class of 2017, has been selected as a Marshall scholar, one of the highest honors available to college graduates in the U.S. She plans to attend the London School of Economics and Oxford University.
November 30, 2018
Two ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers, Terrance Kavanagh and Jay Shendure, are among the 416 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, announced in November.
November 29, 2018
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers contributed to the Fourth National Climate Assessment that considers impacts, risks and adaptation across the United States.
Three researchers from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Department of Psychology say existing practices overlook the importance of culture, and suggest how individuals and institutions can be more inclusive.
November 28, 2018
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers in the Center for Neurotechnology are studying how brain-computer interfaces affect whether patients feel they are in charge of their own actions.
November 27, 2018
In a comprehensive study of healthy corals published Nov. 22 in the journal Nature Communications, a team of scientists from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bothell, Pennsylvania State University and Oregon State University report that coral bacteria are a surprisingly diverse bunch — and that different sections of the coral body can host unique communities of bacteria.
November 26, 2018
What is a “book” in the digital age — and what will it become? Amaranth Borsuk, assistant professor in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Studies, discusses the idea of “the book,” from clay tablets and papyrus scrolls to the hyperlinked, multimedia format of the digital age. She has her own new book out on the topic, titled “The Book.”
This week in the arts, attend MarÃa Irene Fornés’ most celebrated, realistic and feminist works, go to opening night of Clotilde Jiménez’s “Apple of My Eye”, learn about the restoration of the miraculous image of the Madonna del Baraccano, listen to a 100-voice gospel choir, and more. Fefu and Her Friends November 28 to December 9 | Meany Studio Theater Professor Valerie Curtis-Newton directs an all-female cast in MarÃa Irene Fornés’ most celebrated, realistic and feminist works, Fefu and Her…
A new, free tool with temperature and precipitation records across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana as far back as 1881 lets users play around to discover significant trends. It also includes historical snow records for Washington state.
A new study from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) shows that parents who learn how and why to speak “parentese” can have a direct impact on their children’s vocabulary.