As climate negotiations continue in Paris, Old Weather, a citizen-science project led by a University of Washington scientist, is mining historic ships logs to get a unique peek at Arctic climate over the past two centuries.
UW researchers use cell phone metadata to estimate poverty in developing countries
In developing or war-ravaged countries where government censuses are few and far between, gathering data for public services or policymaking can be difficult, dangerous or near-impossible. Now, researchers with the University of Washington Information School and Computer Science and Engineering Department have devised a way to estimate the distribution of wealth and poverty in an area by studying metadata from calls and texts made on cell phones.
Skoll Foundation leader will speak on campus about global social entrepreneurship
Getting Beyond Better: A conversation with Sally Osberg, President & CEO of the Skoll Foundation
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 the Foster School of Business’s Global Business Center will be hosting Sally Osberg, President & CEO of the Skoll Foundation, for a conversation about social entrepreneurship and her new book “Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works” co-authored with Roger L. Martin. The conversation, and questions & answer session, will be monitored by the Foster School’s Dr. Emer Dooley and will be followed by a reception where Sally Osberg will be selling and signing her new book.
This free event is open to all students, faculty, staff and community members. Please register at: bit.ly/SallyOsberg
Event details
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2015
Time: 6-8pm (discussion 6-7pm, reception and book signing 7-8pm)
Location: Anthony’s Forum, 3rd Floor of Dempsey Hall, University of Washington
Nov. 24: Paris roundtable with UW faculty
Join UW faculty on Tuesday, Nov. 24 for a roundtable discussion on “Paris II: Making Sense of the World” in Thomson Hall 101 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
More details from the Jackson School of International Studies…
Panelists for this event include:
Daniel Chirot, Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies
Kathie Friedman, Associate Professor, Jackson School of International Studies
Ray Jonas, Colonel Donald W. Wiethuechter, USA Ret., Endowed Faculty Fellow in History
Reşat Kasaba, Stanley D. Golub Chair of International Studies; and Director, Jackson School of International Studies
Anand Yang, moderator; Chair, Department of History; and Tamaki Professor, International Studies
Presented by The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, the Department of History, the Center for Global Studies, the Center for West European Studies, the European Union Center of Excellence, and the Middle East Center. The Middle East Center’s sponsorship of this event does not imply that the Center endorses its content.
From a Pac-12 announcement to a tea ceremony, dancers make most of time in Shanghai
Four UW dancers and Harry the Husky took part in the UW’s events in China, courtesy of the Pac-12 Conference. Here in the second post about the group’s experiences, Annie Millspaugh and Julia Tran discuss the announcement of the Pac-12’s partnership with China’s Letv, as well as a traditional tea ceremony.
UW dancers describe experiences at Alibaba, Lingyin Temple
Four UW dancers and Harry the Husky took part in the University’s events in China, courtesy of the Pac-12 Conference. Here Jordan French and Becca Love share some of their experiences at Alibaba headquarters and Lingyin Temple, both in Hangzhou.
Alumni from around Asia gather in Shanghai
The capstone to the UW’s week of events in China was a gathering of alumni from across Asia following the Huskies’ 77-71 victory over Texas in the Pac-12 China Game.
Huskies, Longhorns make college basketball history
When the Huskies and Longhorns tipped off, it was just like any other college basketball game. The stands were filled with cheering alumni decked out in their school colors. UW Cheer & Dance and Harry the Husky rallied fans. There were even contests during timeouts, a “kiss cam” and a halftime show.
But a closer look at the bilingual signage, and hearing announcements in Mandarin and English, made it clear this was like no other college basketball game.
Seeing the future of building at Disney
What does innovation look like? At Disney Research China it looks like a modest, four-story historic building in Shanghai’s Xuhui District. Fellow UW Innovation Summit speakers Adina Mangubat, Ben Waters and I were invited inside for a tour to find out why such an unassuming place from the outside is on the frontier of building sciences.
UW Innovation Summit, alumni leadership session held in Shanghai
The penultimate day of the UW’s week of events in China featured the University’s inaugural Innovation Summit, preceded by a gathering of alumni leaders from around Asia.