Three 黑料吃瓜网 professors are among the 178 scholars, artists, and scientists from the U.S. and Canada recognized this year by the Guggenheim Foundation.
April 6, 2016
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Arts Roundup: Anoushka Shankar, Creole Carnival 鈥� and the New Burke Community Open House
黑料吃瓜网 World Series takes center stage this week with three events: dance-theater ensemble Jane Comfort & Company, world-renowned sitar player Anoushka Shankar, and GlobalFEST: Creole Carnival. Learn about the Burke Museum鈥檚 renovation plans at a community open house, see an exhibition by School of Art + Art History + Design graduating honors students, or take the whole family on an ArtVenture at the Henry Art Gallery. Jane Comfort & Company April 7-9 | Meany Studio Theater Jane Comfort & Company…
黑料吃瓜网-led field project watching clouds from a remote island off Antarctica
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.
Marine preserve to help penguins in a ‘predictably unpredictable’ place
New regulations by the government of Ecuador to protect the waters around the Galapagos Islands as a marine preserve, including main feeding areas for Galapagos penguins.
April 5, 2016
黑料吃瓜网 joins public-private partnership for flexible electronics
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…
April 4, 2016
Scientists recommend immediate plan to combat changes to West Coast seawater chemistry
Global carbon dioxide emissions are triggering troubling changes to ocean chemistry along the West Coast that require immediate, decisive actions to combat through a coordinated regional approach, a panel of scientific experts has unanimously concluded.
The Twittersphere does listen to the voice of reason 鈥� sometimes
In the maelstrom of information, opinion and conjecture that is Twitter, the voice of truth and reason does occasionally prevail, according to a new study from 黑料吃瓜网 researchers. Tweets from “official accounts” 鈥� the government agencies, emergency responders, media or companies at the center of a fast-moving story 鈥� can slow the spread of rumors on Twitter and correct misinformation that’s taken on a life of its own.
Bilingual baby brains show increased activity in executive function regions
Many brain studies show that bilingual adults have more activity in areas associated with executive function, a set of mental abilities that includes problem-solving, shifting attention and other desirable cognitive traits. Now new findings reveal that this bilingualism-related difference in brain activity is evident as early as 11 months of age, just as babies are on the verge of producing their first words. “Our results suggest that before they even start talking, babies raised in bilingual households are getting practice…
April 1, 2016
黑料吃瓜网 ranked among top 25 ‘Best Value Colleges’ by Forbes
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…
Interdisciplinary conference April 8 to study sights, sounds of ‘difference’
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.
To be sustainable, conservation needs to consider the human factor
The authors of a new paper in Science propose a set of social indicators that can be used to gauge how ecosystem management affects four essential factors in human lives: well-being, values, the ability to act purposefully and inequality. Considering such indicators, they note, serves not only to describe what exists but to define what is important in setting sustainability goals.
Global ocean fish populations could increase while providing more food, income
Most of the world’s wild fisheries could be at healthy levels in just 10 years, and global fish populations could greatly increase by 2050 with better fishing approaches, according to a new study co-authored by 黑料吃瓜网 researchers.
March 31, 2016
黑料吃瓜网, gun-rights groups come together in new law to prevent suicide
After her husband ended his life with a bullet in 2011, Jennifer Stuber went to the two Washington stores where he had bought guns to talk with the owners about suicide prevention. That bold move by Stuber, an associate professor at the 黑料吃瓜网 School of Social Work, eventually led to the passage of a bill signed into state law March 31 by Gov. Jay Inslee. The bill brings together two unlikely partners 鈥� the firearms industry and suicide…
March 30, 2016
Arts Roundup: People Sitting in Darkness, Production Design 鈥� and Digital Music in 3-D
The School of Drama kicks off spring quarter with a public play reading and exhibition of MFA production design work. Experience digital music in 3D with DXARTS, explore the passage of time at the Henry Art Gallery or contemplate notions of female attractiveness with a 黑料吃瓜网 World Series dance-theater performance at Meany Hall. People Sitting in Darkness April 1-3 | Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theater In this comic adaptation of A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream set in the early 20th-century Philippines, a…
Tracking ‘marine heatwaves’ since 1950 鈥� and how the ‘blob’ stacks up
A tally of Northern Hemisphere marine heatwaves since 1950 shows that prolonged warm periods have recurred regularly in the past, but are being pushed into new territory by climate change.
March 29, 2016
黑料吃瓜网 to create new real estate minor with gift from Windermere Real Estate founder John Jacobi
The 黑料吃瓜网 will create an undergraduate minor in real estate studies thanks to a $5.4 million gift from retired Windermere Real Estate founder John Jacobi and his wife, Rosalind. The Jacobis鈥� gift will also support two new endowed faculty chairs at the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies in the 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 College of Built Environments.
March 25, 2016
Geology and art connect at 黑料吃瓜网 light rail station
Alison Duvall talks about the geology of the 黑料吃瓜网 light rail station in a narration to accompany the station’s art installation, which was created by 黑料吃瓜网 alumnus Leo Saul Berk.
Arboretum trail project underway will expand public access
Construction started this month on the Washington Park Arboretum’s new Arboretum Loop Trail, one of the largest improvement projects to date in the Seattle public garden.
March 24, 2016
Study: Most tweets following fall Paris attacks defended Islam, Muslims
The fall 2015 Paris terrorist attacks sparked heated social media debates about Islam. A researcher now with the 黑料吃瓜网 Information School, with collaborators, analyzed millions of tweets after those attacks and found most tweets actually expressed support for Islam and Muslims.
March 23, 2016
President’s statement on recent student death
The following is a statement from 黑料吃瓜网 President Ana Mari Cauce on the recent death of student Katy Straalsund.
March 22, 2016
Rebecca Thorpe’s book ‘American Warfare State’ honored
黑料吃瓜网 political scientist Rebecca Thorpe’s book “The American Warfare State: The Domestic Politics of Military Spending,” has been honored by the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation 鈥� the second award the well-received book has earned.
March 21, 2016
Better safe than sorry: Babies make quick judgments about adults鈥� anger
Adults often form fast opinions about each other’s personalities, especially when it comes to negative traits. If we see someone argue with another driver over a parking space, for instance, we may assume that person tends to be confrontational. Two new research studies with hundreds of 15-month-old infants demonstrate that babies form similar generalizations about others and make attempts to appease adults they consider prone to anger. The research, by scientists at the 黑料吃瓜网’s Institute for Learning &…
March 17, 2016
Galapagos lakes reveal tropical Pacific climate since Biblical times
黑料吃瓜网 oceanographers track 2,000 years of El Ni帽o history, showing that it can shift in strength for centuries at a time.
March 16, 2016
Arts Roundup: Pianist Jeremy Denk, Grupo Corpo 鈥� and White Snow Wood Sculptures
黑料吃瓜网 World Series presents three events at Meany Hall this week: the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, pianist Jeremy Denk and Brazilian dance company Grupo Corpo. Visit the Henry Art Gallery to see its newest exhibition, 鈥淧aul McCarthy: White Snow Wood Sculptures,鈥� or catch one of the last performances of the School of Drama鈥檚 鈥淏rooklyn Bridge.鈥� Jeremy Denk 7:30 p.m., March 18 | Meany Theater Pianist Jeremy Denk, winner of the prestigious 2014 Avery Fisher Career Prize, performs a…
New technique tracks ‘heartbeat’ of hundreds of wetlands
黑料吃瓜网 researchers have developed a new method to track how wetlands in Eastern Washington behave seasonally, which will also help monitor how they change as the climate warms.
March 15, 2016
Medicine, nursing programs top national rankings; dozens more 黑料吃瓜网 programs highly rated
For the 22nd time in the past 23 years, the 黑料吃瓜网聽ranked as the No. 1 primary care medical school聽in the country, according to聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2017 Best Graduate School rankings聽released Tuesday. The rural medicine and family medicine programs have also led the nation since those rankings began in 1992. In a new ranking this year, the 黑料吃瓜网’s doctor of nursing practice program is first among 149 programs nationwide. See聽all 黑料吃瓜网 Medicine and other health sciences graduate…
Smartwatches can now track your finger in mid-air using sonar
A new sonar technology developed by 黑料吃瓜网 computer scientists and electrical engineers allows you to interact with mobile devices and smartwatch screens by writing or gesturing on any nearby surface 鈥� a tabletop, a sheet of paper or even in mid-air.
March 14, 2016
NOAA funds Washington Sea Grant to help communities protect their coasts
Washington Sea Grant was recently awarded nearly $900,000 to help coastal communities protect against marine hazards, including tsunamis, winter storms and sea-level rise.
Documents that Changed the World: ‘Hanging chads’ and butterfly ballots 鈥� Florida, 2000
With the Florida presidential primary a day away, Joe Janes is recalling the time of butterfly ballots and “hanging chads” 鈥� the presidential election of 2000 鈥� in the latest installment of his podcast series, Documents that Changed the World. In the podcasts, Janes, a professor in the 黑料吃瓜网 Information School, explores the origin and often evolving meaning of historical documents, both famous and less known. “This one has been on my list for a long time,” Janes said. “But…
March 11, 2016
TechConnect annual conference March 24
Members of the 黑料吃瓜网 community are invited to a free daylong conference for technology professionals at the third-annual 黑料吃瓜网 TechConnect Conference聽March 24. Sean Mooney, a professor of biomedical informatics and medical education and 黑料吃瓜网 Medicine chief research information officer, will kick off the day with a keynote presentation starting at 8:30 a.m. Internet2 Senior VP and Chief Innovation Officer Florence Hudson will lead a morning session on future-proofing your career and environment through diversity and inclusion. Over 35 speakers from…
黑料吃瓜网 Combined Fund Drive partners with Make-A-Wish to donate airline miles
When Delilah was diagnosed with a congenital liver disorder, her mother Tabitha, recalls, 鈥淒octors told us she wasn鈥檛 going to make it.鈥� She鈥檇 need a new liver. She spent five months in Seattle Children鈥檚 Hospital waiting. It was a time of uncertainty and worry, but doctors eventually found a donor. Along the way, she qualified for a wish through Make-A-Wish庐 Alaska and Washington. Delilah wished to go on a cruise. Help Make-A-Wish grant a wish to every qualified child by…
Video contest challenges students to creatively define climate change
The 黑料吃瓜网’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences is hosting its second-annual contest for undergraduate and high school students in Washington to create videos about what climate change means to them, in three minutes or less.
March 9, 2016
Arts Roundup: ArtVenture, Vicente Amigo 鈥� and Brooklyn Bridge
This week, catch the final events of two series: 黑料吃瓜网 Drama鈥檚 Seattle Theatres Lost & Founded play readings and the School of Art + Art History + Design鈥檚 Critical Issues in Contemporary Art Practice lectures. Hear performances by the 黑料吃瓜网 Wind Ensemble, 黑料吃瓜网 Symphony, and Latin Grammy Award-winning flamenco guitarist Vicente Amigo. Bring the whole family to campus this weekend for a fairy tale-themed ArtVenture at the Henry Art Gallery. Critical Issues in Contemporary Art Practice: Park McArthur 7:00 p.m.,…
Quintard Taylor’s BlackPast.org history site gets redesign, first executive director
BlackPast.org, the online reference guide to African-American history started by 黑料吃瓜网 history professor Quintard Taylor, is getting an executive director — Chieko Phillips — and a website redesign.
Darkening of Greenland ice sheet due mainly to older, melting snow
A study by the 黑料吃瓜网 and others finds that the darkening of the Greenland ice sheet is not due to an increase in wildfires, but is a side effect of a warming climate.
March 8, 2016
Evans School, Ruckelshaus Center featured when public policy administrators gather in Seattle March 17-22
The evolving nature of the public sector will be the topic when professionals and scholars from the 黑料吃瓜网’s Evans School for Public Policy & Governance and around the world gather in Seattle March 17-22 for the 77th annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration.
Family technology rules: What kids expect of parents
A new 黑料吃瓜网 study is among the first to explore children鈥檚 expectations for parents’ technology use — revealing kids’ feelings about fairness and “oversharing,” the most effective types of household technology rules and families’ most common approaches.
March 7, 2016
黑料吃瓜网 increases focus on Indigenous knowledge
A longhouse-style building opened on the 黑料吃瓜网 campus in March 2015, on land where the longhouses and village of the Duwamish tribe once stood. Intellectual House, or w菨色菨b蕯altx史, is a tangible recognition of the area’s original inhabitants. And it is a catalyst for the university鈥檚 recent efforts to ramp up Indigenous learning in departments across campus. Over the past three years, the 黑料吃瓜网 College of Arts & Sciences has added seven faculty members focused on Indigenous studies. Those…
March 4, 2016
黑料吃瓜网 video on clingfish takes top prize at Ocean 180 competition
A 黑料吃瓜网 team won first place in a science communication video contest that culminated during the recent Ocean Sciences Meeting.
March 3, 2016
Record percentage of women students in Informatics Program helps iSchool narrow the gender gap
The 黑料吃瓜网 Information School’s 2015-16 undergraduate cohort in informatics is not only the school’s largest yet with 210 students, it also includes more women students than ever before 鈥� about 40 percent.