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September 28, 2015

Diverse group of universities form coalition to improve college admission process

A diverse coalition of public and private colleges and universities including the 窪蹋勛圖厙 is coming together with the goal of improving the college admission application process for all students. The Coalition is developing a free platform of online tools to streamline the experience of planning for and applying to college. The initial iteration of the planning tools will be available to freshmen, sophomores and juniors in high school beginning in January 2016. In creating this platform, these colleges…

Four 窪蹋勛圖厙-related books finalists for 2015 Washington Book Awards

Four 窪蹋勛圖厙-related books are finalists for 2015 Washington Book Awards. The awards are chosen by the Washington Center for the Book, at the Seattle Public Library. “Mary Randlett Portraits,” a book of photos of Northwest artists, writers and arts advocates taken by a photographer nearly as well-known as her subjects, was published in September 2014 by 窪蹋勛圖厙 Press. The text was written by Frances McCue, a senior lecturer with the 窪蹋勛圖厙 English Department and writer in…

窪蹋勛圖厙 to raise minimum wage for workers to $15 an hour

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 announced today that, consistent with its earlier commitment to Seattles minimum wage law, it intends to raise the minimum wage of its workers including student workers in Seattle to $15 an hour. Subject to the successful conclusion of on-going negotiations with its unions, the increase will take effect in two stages: moving to $13 an hour on Jan. 1, 2016, and to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, 2017. The increases are in keeping…

Earth-like planets around small stars likely have protective magnetic fields, aiding chance for life

Earth-like planets orbiting close to small stars probably have magnetic fields that protect them from stellar radiation and help maintain surface conditions that could be conducive to life, according to research by 窪蹋勛圖厙 astronomers.

A new single-molecule tool to observe enzymes at work

A team of scientists at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and the biotechnology company Illumina have created an innovative tool to directly detect the delicate, single-molecule interactions between DNA and enzymatic proteins. Their approach provides a new platform to view and record these nanoscale interactions in real time. As they report Sept. 28 in Nature Biotechnology, this tool should provide fast and reliable characterization of the different mechanisms cellular proteins use to bind to DNA strands information that could shed new light on the atomic-scale interactions within our cells and help design new drug therapies against pathogens by targeting enzymes that interact with DNA.

September 25, 2015

Forefront hosts state’s first higher education suicide prevention conference

Each year, around 1,100 undergraduate students around the United States die by suicide; in the last six years alone, 18 窪蹋勛圖厙 students have taken their own lives. That number sounds horrific, and it is, but its also squarely in line with the national average, said Lauren Davis, director of school and campus programs atForefront: Innovations in Suicide Prevention, an interdisciplinary organization based in the 窪蹋勛圖厙sSchool of Social Work. That reality prompted Forefront to organize the first…

September 24, 2015

Cooled down and charged up, a giant magnet is ready for its new mission

The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory or Fermilab announced that a 680-ton superconducting magnet is secure in its new home and nearly ready for a new era of discovery in particle physics. This achievement follows the delicate, 3,200-mile transport of the magnet’s 17-ton, 50-foot-wide housing ring to the U.S. Department of Energy facility outside Chicago two years ago. The fully assembled magnet will drive high-energy particle experiments as part of an international partnership among 34 institutions, of which the 窪蹋勛圖厙 is a leading contributor.

September 23, 2015

Chinese president presents gift to Global Innovation Exchange

Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the gift of a dawn redwood tree to the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX), a new partnership between the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and Tsinghua University, during a ceremony at Microsoft headquarters Wednesday.

Arts Roundup: birthdays, butoh and 37,000 balloons

Arts Roundup is back! The leaves are turning yellow, the days are getting shorter and students are arriving on campus its time to kick off a new season of arts events at the 窪蹋勛圖厙. This weekend marks the end of the popular Martin Creed exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery and with it, your last chance to immerse yourself in a room filled with 37,000 balloons. The 2015-2016 窪蹋勛圖厙 World Series kicks off on October 1 with Japanese dance…

窪蹋勛圖厙 and Shanghai Jiao Tong University forge international collaboration on smart cities

Leaders from the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), one of China’s most prestigious public research universities, signed an agreement Wednesday to work together on “smart cities” research, teaching and collaborations in their respective electrical engineering departments.

Washington, Sichuan promise low-carbon cities in new agreement

A memorandum of understanding, called the “2+2 MOU,” was signed Tuesday between the state of Washington and the Chinese province of Sichuan, as well as the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and Tsinghua University, to catalyze the science, technology and investment needed to grow innovations that will underpin adaptable and resilient urbanization.

窪蹋勛圖厙 team links two human brains for question-and-answer experiment

Imagine a question-and-answer game played by two people who are not in the same place and not talking to each other. Round after round, one player asks a series of questions and accurately guesses the object the other is thinking about. Sci-fi? Mind-reading superpowers? Not quite. 窪蹋勛圖厙 researchers recently used a direct brain-to-brain connection to enable pairs of participants to play a question-and-answer game by transmitting signals from one brain to the other over the Internet. The experiment,…

September 22, 2015

Jackson School gathers experts to discuss Syrian humanitarian crisis Oct. 6

Syria’s drawn-out civil war has displaced more than 10 million people since 2011 and the flood of refugees from the area has drawn the concerned attention of the world. The 窪蹋勛圖厙 Jackson School of International Studies will hold a free, public forum at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Room 101 of Thomson Hall. The forum is titled “Focus on Syria: A Humanitarian Crisis,” and will be moderated by Resat Kasaba, Stanley D. Golub Chair of International Studies…

September 21, 2015

Summer 2015 tally of Arctic Ocean ice volume confirms long-term decline

A 窪蹋勛圖厙 tool that monitors the amount of ice in Arctic waters calculated that we remain on track for a gradual disappearance of the Arctic ice cap in summer. “Last year, when the ice had bounced back by some percentage both in extent and in volume, there was a bit of talk about whether that constituted a recovery,” said Axel Schweiger, a sea ice scientist with the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Applied Physics Laboratory. “I think it’s significant that we’re back…

September 18, 2015

Former U.S. Senators Lott, Daschle to discuss plan for ‘civility and democracy’ at Sept. 24 Ruckelshaus Center event

In a sense, early returns from the 2016 election are already in: Civility is losing to vitriol in a landslide. But two former U.S. senators who each served as Senate majority leaders Republican Trent Lott of Mississippi and Democrat Tom Daschle of South Dakota have been promoting a plan to restore civility to governing. On September 24, the two will present some of these ideas to an audience of state legislators, university representatives, business leaders and members of…

‘Access to Information as a Human Right’ public conference Oct. 5

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 Center for Human Rights will hold a daylong conference Oct. 5 at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 School of Law, underscoring a crucial international theme even with its title: “Access to Information as a Human Right.” The conference springs from the center’s partnerships with communities and organizations struggling for truth and accountability in postwar El Salvador. Panels will include conversations with international experts in human rights, access to information, and international law; and with Salvadoran human rights defenders and…

Poverty decreases in Washington state

The share of Washingtonians living in poverty dropped from 14.1 percent to 13.2 percent between 2013 and 2014, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday. Washington was one of 12 states with significant declines in their poverty rates during that period. Among the remaining states, the vast majority saw no change in their poverty rates or the number of people in living in poverty. “We are finally seeing a drop in the poverty rate six years after the…

A Q & A with Pedro Domingos: Author of ‘The Master Algorithm’

窪蹋勛圖厙 CSE professor Pedro Domingos’ book “The Master Algorithm” is an essential primer on machine learning, and a popular science romp through one of today’s hottest scientific topics.. It unveils the deep ideas behind the algorithms that increasingly pick our books, find our dates, manage investments and run our lives and what informed consumers ought to know about them.

September 16, 2015

Reuters names 窪蹋勛圖厙 the worlds most innovative public university, fourth overall

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 is the most innovative public university in the world, according to a new ranking by Reuters released Wednesday. The 窪蹋勛圖厙 is ranked fourth overall, behind only Stanford, MIT and Harvard. Innovation and turning ideas into action are at the center of everything we do, 窪蹋勛圖厙 Interim President Ana Mari Cauce said. This is great recognition of the hard work done by our faculty and students working across all disciplines, and I cant wait to see what…

窪蹋勛圖厙 labs win $4.5 million NSF nanotechnology infrastructure grant

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 and Oregon State University have won a $4.5 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to advance nanoscale science, engineering and technology research in the Pacific Northwest and support a new network of user sites across the country. The regional partnership was selected as one of 16 sites for a new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) program. That network is designed to give researchers from academia, small and large companies and other institutions open access…

September 14, 2015

Take a virtual voyage to the Arctic Ocean

If you’ve ever wanted to travel north of the Arctic Circle in early fall, when the expanse of water dotted with ice floes reaches its greatest extent, this is your chance. Follow the ArcticMix website or on Twitter at @_following_seas through Sept. 26 A 窪蹋勛圖厙 oceanographer is one of three principal investigators on a monthlong research cruise to the Beaufort Gyre. The researchers are posting updates, photos and videos of their study of Arctic Ocean mixing through Sept….

窪蹋勛圖厙, city of Seattle join ‘Smart Cities’ network

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 and city of Seattle have joined a new national network of university-city partnerships that will work on “smart city” solutions as part of a new White House Smart Cities Initiative. The MetroLab Network, announced by the White House on Monday, consists of partnerships between research universities with expertise in engineering, robotics and computer science and cities looking to be test beds for 21st century solutions. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and 窪蹋勛圖厙 Interim President Ana Mari Cauce…

September 11, 2015

Availability of a final environmental impact statement (DEIS)

Pursuant to the provisions of ROW 43.210 and WAC 197-11-460 & 510 and WAC 478-324-140, the 窪蹋勛圖厙 hereby provides public notice of the: AVAILABILITY OF A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DEIS) Project name: Life Sciences Building Proponent: 窪蹋勛圖厙 Description: The proposed Life Sciences Building (LSB) will accommodate new laboratory and office space to allow the Department of Biology to increase its faculty size to meet major increases in undergraduate student demand. The LSB will be approximately…

September 10, 2015

窪蹋勛圖厙 scientists will continue studies of evolution ‘in real time’ with five-year grant renewal

Faculty members from several departments at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 will share $2.25 million in research funds from the National Science Foundation to study and apply the principles of evolution “in real time.” Their studies are a part of the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action. Founded in 2010, this NSF science and technology center is a partnership among five universities to better understand evolutionary processes and apply concepts such as adaptation and selection to new and…

September 8, 2015

窪蹋勛圖厙 seventh-largest driver of Teach for America corps

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 is the 7th-largest contributor of college graduates to the 2015 Teach For America corps, according to the annuallistof top contributors released today by the national nonprofit organization. Graduateswho join Teach For America commit to teach for at least two years in under-resourced schools. Among large schools, the University of CaliforniaLos Angeles contributed thehighest number of alumni to the corps, with 65 graduates beginning as teachers through the program this fall. The 窪蹋勛圖厙’s Seattle campus…

Gender, corporate culture at Boeing explored in new book ‘Capitalist Family Values’

Polly Myers is a lecturer in the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Department of History and author of the book “Capitalist Family Values: Gender, Work, and Corporate Culture at Boeing,” published by University of Nebraska Press.

窪蹋勛圖厙 scientists are pioneering research on ‘body maps’ in babies’ brains

For more than half a century, scientists have studied how the surface of the body is mapped in parts of the brain associated with touch. That research has focused largely on body maps that show how certain parts of the brain correspond point-for-point with the bodys topography. These body maps have been studied extensively in adult humans and other primates, but how they develop in babies, and how they relate to other aspects of infant development, have been little understood….

窪蹋勛圖厙 hosts Pacific Northwest energy storage symposium on Sept. 11

Gone are the days when electricity flowed only in one direction from huge power plants to homes and businesses and entirely on demand. Today, homeowners who install solar panels can sell extra electricity back to the grid. Savvy industries save money by timing and controlling energy use. Renewable energy sources are multiplying. Yet moving toward a more efficient and sustainable system hinges on the ability to store energy for when it’s needed most, which is the topic of…

September 4, 2015

窪蹋勛圖厙 indoor alert test Sept. 9 on Seattle campus

The 窪蹋勛圖厙’s indoor alert system will be tested Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. in buildings across the Seattle campus. The indoor alerts are part of the campus emergency notification system. The test will last about 15 minutes and could include voice announcements, tones and horns, depending on the building. The purpose of this system-wide test is to make sure each building is receiving the alert broadcast and that alerts are clear and understandable to the people inside. Campus building coordinators will…

Poplar trees are best bet for biofuel in 窪蹋勛圖厙-led research project

A five-year, $40 million study is laying the foundation for a Pacific Northwest industry that converts sustainably produced poplar feedstock into fuels and chemicals. The research, led by the 窪蹋勛圖厙, will seed the world’s first wood-based cellulosic ethanol production facility.

Grant will help Native American undergraduates attend first scientific meeting

Two professors from the 窪蹋勛圖厙 and Oklahoma State University have been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to bring six Native American undergraduate students to their first scientific meeting. The students will attend the Jan. 2016 annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in Portland, Oregon. Known commonly by its acronym, SICB, this broad scientific research society of 3,500 members promotes research and collaboration on diverse topics within biology such as evolution, developmental…

September 1, 2015

窪蹋勛圖厙 professor Marsha Linehan to receive National Alliance on Mental Health award

窪蹋勛圖厙 psychology professor Marsha Linehan has been chosen to receive the 2015 Scientific Research Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The award, given annually since 2005, honors excellence in research for mental illnesses. Linehan, who is also an adjunct professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the 窪蹋勛圖厙, is the director of the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics, a research center that develops and evaluates new prevention measures and treatments for suicidal behaviors and other…