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September 18, 2013
Documents that Changed the World: The Riot Act, 1714
When does a gathering become a riot? According to the United Kingdom’s Riot Act of 1714, it’s when local authorities say so.
Tag(s): Documents that Changed the World • Information School • Joe JanesSeptember 17, 2013
Stronger winds explain puzzling growth of sea ice in Antarctica
Despite warming temperatures, Antarctic sea ice is on track to hit a record high. A new study suggests stronger polar winds can explain the recent increase in Southern Hemisphere sea ice.
Tag(s): Applied Physics Laboratory • Axel Schweiger • climate change • Jinlun Zhang • polar science • sea ice
Emotional attachment to robots could affect outcome on battlefield
As the military designs field robots to be more human or animal-like, it’s important to study whether soldiers could become emotionally attached to the mechanical tools and less willing to send them into harm’s way.
Tag(s): College of Education • Julie Carpenter • robotics
Door open for migrant students at UW
In spite of economic recovery, U.S. poverty rate remains high
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau today show that, for the second year in a row, the poverty rate for the U.S. remained stable at 15 percent in 2012. Although the median annual income did not fall in 2012, it remains 8.3 percent below median income in 2007.
Tag(s): West Coast Poverty CenterSeptember 16, 2013
Depletion of ‘traitor’ immune cells slows cancer growth in mice
Scientists at the University of Washington have developed a strategy to slow tumor growth and prolong survival in mice with cancer by targeting and destroying a type of cell that dampens the body’s immune response to cancer.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Department of Bioengineering • Maryelise Cieslewicz • School of Medicine • Suzie Pun
Freshman Convocation marks opening of UW’s school year
University of Washington President Michael Young will be the featured speaker at the UW’s 30th annual Freshman Convocation, which begins at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 in the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
September 13, 2013
Neighborhoods and UW team up to measure diesel exhaust pollution in South Seattle
The residents of the Georgetown and South Park neighborhoods in Seattle’s Duwamish Valley now know how much diesel exhaust they are exposed to. A report on findings from an air pollution study comparing these neighborhoods to Beacon Hill and Queen Anne was published today, Sept. 13.
15 UW faculty members named to state Academy of Sciences
The Washington State Academy of Sciences has added 25 new members to its ranks, and 15 of them are from the University of Washington.
September 12, 2013
Initial positive results reported on vaccine to treat genital herpes
The vaccine is the first to significantly reduce the frequency of viral shedding — the surfacing of herpes virus on the genitals — and appears to activate T cell immune responses to the virus.
Tag(s): Anna Wald • vaccines
Futures Committee suggests new compact for UW and community
A committee of volunteers, including many of the state’s top business and civic leaders, has issued a report recommending a stronger partnership between the University of Washington and the broad community of people that it serves.
Arts Roundup: Historic photos, art exhibits — and the Burke explores New Zealand
Even as the UW gears up for a new school year, interesting arts events are cropping up across campus. The Henry Art Gallery and Jacob Lawrence Gallery have new exhibits and the Burke Museum offers buggy weekend activities.
September 11, 2013
UW engineers to make cookstoves 10 times cleaner for developing world
University of Washington engineers have received a $900,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to design a better cookstove, which researchers say will use half as much fuel and cut emissions by 90 percent.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Department of Mechanical Engineering • John Kramlich • Jonathan PosnerSeptember 10, 2013
New Sports Medicine Center at Husky Stadium is a game-changer for all athletes
This week the newest UW Medicine Sports Medicine Center opened its doors to the community at Husky Stadium. A public open house is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 19.
Tag(s): athletes • Husky Stadium • Michael Harrast • sports medicine
Two common drugs may help treat deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
A combination of interferon-alpha 2b and ribavirin, drugs routinely given for hepatitis C, may be an effective treatment for the coronovirus that causes this new disease.
Tag(s): Angela Rasmussen • Department of Microbiology
New UW-based organization aims to prevent suicides
Forefront: Innovations in suicide prevention, a new University of Washington-based organization launched Sept. 10, will help Washington state lead the way to new policies and programs to solve what is regarded as a major public health problem.
UW ranked 16th among national public universities by US News
The University of Washington was tied for 16th place among public universities for its undergraduate program in the most recent edition of America’s Best Colleges released by US News & World Report.
September 9, 2013
Gene for most common childhood cancer identified
In children with this form of leukemia, damage to chromosome 9 removes part of a normal copy of the gene in question, and leaves the mutated copy unopposed.
Tag(s): cancer • Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology • Department of Medicine • genetics & DNA • Marshall Horwitz • School of Medicine
Brotmans receive Gates Volunteer Service Award
Nearly half of state’s distracted drivers are texting
In our state, texting on a hand-held device diverts drivers’ attention more than any other distraction.
Tag(s): Beth Ebel • Department of Pediatrics • Harborview Medical Center
Breaking deep-sea waves reveal mechanism for global ocean mixing
Oceanographers for the first time recorded an enormous wave breaking miles below the surface in a key bottleneck for global ocean circulation.
Tag(s): Applied Physics Laboratory • Matthew Alford • oceanography • School of OceanographySeptember 6, 2013
UW’s big bet on cheap classes
September 5, 2013
News Digest: UW 14th on Teach for America list, program scores perfect 100, UW Botanic Gardens showcases vendors
UW 14th on Teach for America list || College Assistance Migrant Program scores perfect 100 || UW Botanic Gardens showcases venues and vendors
Redesigned feminine hygiene product tackles problem of human trafficking
A group of University of Washington graduate students wanted to help save victims of human trafficking. Along the way they won two prestigious national design awards for their efforts and hope to raise money to help even more people.
Tag(s): School of Art + Art History + DesignSeptember 4, 2013
Pico-world dragnets: Computer-designed proteins recognize and bind small molecules
Computer-designed proteins that can recognize and interact with small biological molecules are now a reality. Scientists have succeeded in creating a protein molecule that can be programmed to unite with three different steroids.
Tag(s): Institute for Protein Design
KUOW inaugurates new two-hour program
KUOW launched “The Record on KUOW” Tuesday with more than a half-dozen segments focused on local, national and international news and information.
Researchers hope to protect against another HIV-like outbreak
Researchers examining virus transmission from monkeys to humans in Bangladesh found some people are infected with multiple strains of simian foamy virus.
September 3, 2013
Research cruise makes discoveries about Cacadia megaquake fault
Huskies vault to No. 20 in new AP poll
UW welcomes Bjong Yeigh, UW Bothell chancellor
Bjong “Wolf” Yeigh takes the helm this week as chancellor at the University of Washington Bothell.
Tag(s): UW BothellAugust 30, 2013
New ocean forecast could help predict fish habitat six months in advance
UW researchers and federal scientists have developed the first long-term seasonal forecast of conditions for the Northwest ocean ecosystem.
Tag(s): climate change • College of the Environment • Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies • Nick Bond • ocean acidification • Samantha Siedlecki • School of OceanographyAugust 28, 2013
UW student archaeologists wind up summer at Tel Dor site
Scenes from the summer 2013 at the UW Tel Dor Archeological Excavation and Field School.
Tag(s): archaeology • Department of Classics • Sarah Stroup
Town Hall to host discussion of tea party and reactionary politics
August 27, 2013
Researcher controls colleague’s motions in 1st human brain-to-brain interface
University of Washington researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able to send a brain signal via the Internet to control the hand motions of a fellow researcher.
Tag(s): Andrea Stocco • Chantel Prat • College of Engineering • health care and mental health • I-LABS • neuroscience & brain science • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Rajesh RaoAugust 26, 2013
Husky Stadium recognized as ‘Game Changer’ in sustainability
The National Resources Defense Council featured Husky Stadium in its list of ten “Collegiate Game Changers”— athletic programs that excel in green practices.
Microneedle patch could replace standard tuberculosis skin test
A team led by University of Washington engineers has created a patch with tiny, biodegradable needles that can penetrate the skin and precisely deliver a tuberculosis test. The researchers published their results online Aug. 26 in the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Department of Materials Science & Engineering • Marco Rolandi
UW Tacoma offers behind-the-scenes U.S. Open experience
UW ranked 13th nationally by Washington Monthly, 9th in “Bang for Buck”
Washington Monthly, which ranks universities based upon social mobility, research production and commitment to service, has ranked the University of Washington 13th among national universities for 2013.
August 23, 2013
One-of-a-kind shell collection donated to Burke Museum
August 21, 2013
Physicists pinpoint key property of material that both conducts and insulates
UW scientists have made the first-ever accurate determination of a solid-state triple point, the temperature and pressure at which three different solid phases can coexist stably.
Tag(s): David Cobden • physics« Previous Page Next Page »
