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- A robot the size of a grain of salt offers a vision of medicine’s future | The Washington Post7 hours ago
Solving a technical challenge that has stymied science for 40 years, researchers have built a robot with an onboard computer, sensors and a motor. The whole assembly is less than 1 millimeter in size — smaller than a grain of salt. Sawyer Fuller, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the UW, is quoted. - Opinion: Susan Kane-Ronning: Wolf recovery is ongoing in Washington and across the West | The Spokesman Review7 hours ago
"The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission’s recent vote against translocating Washington wolves to Colorado was not a referendum against Colorado’s wolf recovery. Washington’s wolf population declined by 9% in 2024, and breeding pairs dropped from 23 to 18. The request for Washington wolves also came after conservationists beat back a legislative attempt to downlist wolves from endangered to sensitive, weakening wolf protections," writes Susan Kane-Ronning. A University of Washington study is mentioned. - Northwest floods offer sneak peek of hotter climate's toll | KUOW7 hours ago
Climate scientists say December’s back-to-back atmospheric rivers and extreme flooding offer a sneak peek into our warmer future. The ocean-crossing storms known as atmospheric rivers are nothing new. But climate scientists expect them to grow more powerful, arrive more frequently, and last longer as Earth’s climate keeps warming. Meade Krosby, senior scientist at the UW Climate Impacts Group, is quoted. - Polar bears are 'rewriting their DNA' to survive warming Arctic, study suggests | ABC News7 hours ago
A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and scientists believe it’s due to the impacts of climate change. Previous research from the UW is mentioned. - Time magazine deploys AI “Ask Me Anything” box that covers up its actual journalism and can’t be closed | Futurism7 hours ago
It may not surprise you that Time magazine has elected to highlight the AI industry in its annual “Person of the Year” issue. Or should we say persons: the collective billionaire “architects of AI,” it announced. But what may surprise you is a new feature prominently displayed on Time‘s website: a window for an AI chatbot. Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the UW, is quoted. - Unusual weather conditions feed atmospheric river drenching Pacific Northwest | Associated Press1 day ago
Warm water and air and unusual weather conditions tracing back as far as tropical cyclone flooding in Indonesia helped supercharge stubborn atmospheric rivers that have drenched Washington state with almost 5 trillion gallons (19 trillion liters) of rain in the past seven days, threatening record flood levels. Guillaume Mauger, Washington’s state climatologist, is quoted. - UW research on cervical cancer screenings | KEPR-TV1 day ago
Only 7% of women are properly following cervical cancer screening guidelines, which includes Pap smears and UPV testing, according to research done at the University of Washington. - Opinion: The Ivies can weather the Trump administration’s research cuts – it’s the nation’s public universities that have the most to lose | The Conversation1 day ago
"Most of the media coverage of the federal government’s recent cuts in federal research money for universities has focused on its effects on a handful of elite Ivy League universities, such as Harvard, Columbia and Cornell," writes Todd L. Pittinsky. But, he notes, these schools account for only a small fraction of the nation’s scientific output that federal research money helps generate. The UW is mentioned. - Opinion: Lawmakers must draw lines on police surveillance technology | Yakima Herald1 day ago
"We used to dismiss creepy feelings that someone was watching our every move as passing paranoia — maybe from watching too many scary movies. Not anymore," writes the editorial board. A UW report is mentioned. - Opinion: Tacoma right to expand red-light and speed camera plan | Tacoma News Tribune1 day ago
"I was driving down Pacific Avenue to meet a friend at Wapato Park when traffic in front of me suddenly slowed down. After I checked traffic conditions and saw no reason for the hold up, I changed lanes and got back up to speed. Boy, was I wrong. Several days later, I got a ticket in the mail for breaking the 20 mph speed limit in the school zone in front of Stewart Middle School," writes Laura Hautala. Research from the UW is mentioned. - Polyclinic to pay $400K to settle claims it denied interpreter services to deaf, blind patients | MyNorthwest1 day ago
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and Polyclinic resolved allegations of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violation, where on multiple occasions, one of the medical facilities allegedly failed to provide a sign language interpreter for a patient who is deaf and blind. UW Medicine is mentioned. - Some UW graduate programs suspend admissions, with funding in flux | The Seattle Times2 days ago
Faced with funding worries, the astronomy department has paused its graduate admissions for the 2026-2027 year. The small department’s decision is part of a wave of painful choices among the 300-plus graduate programs spread across UW’s three campuses. With funding in flux, around 20 master’s and doctoral programs have suspended admissions for the upcoming cycle. Jessica Werk, professor and chair of astronomy; Emily Levesque, associate professor of astronomy; Julie Kientz, professor and chair of human centered design and engineering; Jesús Hidalgo, graduate program advisor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies; and Lauryn Williams, a doctoral student in astronomy, are quoted. - Is the Pacific Northwest ready for a wave of climate migration? | KUOW2 days ago
KUOW heard from more than a dozen families that said climate change was a driving factor in their decision to relocate to the Pacific Northwest. Climate migration is difficult to study, and even harder to predict, because a complex constellation of factors guides the decision to pick up and move. A report from the UW Climate Impacts Group is mentioned. - IHME report: Violence against women a top health threat | KIRO Newsradio2 days ago
Violence against women and children is one of the top threats to good health, according to a new study from the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Emmanuela Gakidou, professor of health metrics sciences at the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, is quoted. - Auburn man regains arm function with brain implant | KING 52 days ago
An Auburn man regained arm function after receiving a brain implant from doctors at Harborview Medical Center. The UW is mentioned Jeffrey Herron, associate professor of neurological surgery, is quoted. - Why Native Americans are facing high rates of mental decline | PBS News Hour3 days ago
It’s estimated that around 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, a number that’s expected to double by 2060. But researchers have found that some of the highest rates of cognitive impairment and dementia exist in a population that’s long been one of the most difficult to study: Native Americans. Dr. C. Dirk Keene, professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the UW School of Medicine, and Dr. Thomas Grabowski, professor of radiology and of neurology in the UW School of Medicine and director of UW Medicine’s Memory and Brain Wellness Center, are interviewed. - UW study on the financial burdens of surgery | KNKX3 days ago
The financial burdens of surgical costs affect millions of people in the US, according to a new study led by a team of University of Washington physicians. The study analyzed patient data from across the country documenting financial hardship before and after surgery. Dr. Alexandra Hernandez, a resident in the Department of Surgery at UW Medicine, is quoted. - Opinion: The ignorance of South Asian cardiovascular disease outcomes by the US healthcare system | NW Asian Weekly3 days ago
"The United States healthcare system continues to overlook the urgent need to improve South Asian cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, and it shows," writes Adelyn Emil, an undergraduate in the UW School of Public Health. UW Medicine is mentioned. - Microsoft, Providence and UW create AI that unlocks tumor insights | GeekWire3 days ago
Pacific Northwest tech and cancer researchers are publicly releasing an AI tool that can perform sophisticated tumor analysis in a fraction of the time and cost of existing methods, potentially making cutting-edge cancer insights available to far more patients. The UW’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering is mentioned. - ‘Fire hose of moisture’ brings rain, winds and threat of floods to Pacific Northwest | The Spokesman Review3 days ago
A powerful atmospheric river is bearing down on the Pacific Northwest with back-to-back storms, bringing rain, gusty winds and unseasonably warm temperatures until Thursday morning. Cliff Mass, professor of atmospheric sciences at the UW, is quoted.
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- A robot the size of a grain of salt offers a vision of medicine’s future | The Washington Post7 hours ago
Solving a technical challenge that has stymied science for 40 years, researchers have built a robot with an onboard computer, sensors and a motor. The whole assembly is less than 1 millimeter in size — smaller than a grain of salt. Sawyer Fuller, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the UW, is quoted. - Polar bears are 'rewriting their DNA' to survive warming Arctic, study suggests | ABC News7 hours ago
A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and scientists believe it’s due to the impacts of climate change. Previous research from the UW is mentioned. - Time magazine deploys AI “Ask Me Anything” box that covers up its actual journalism and can’t be closed | Futurism7 hours ago
It may not surprise you that Time magazine has elected to highlight the AI industry in its annual “Person of the Year” issue. Or should we say persons: the collective billionaire “architects of AI,” it announced. But what may surprise you is a new feature prominently displayed on Time‘s website: a window for an AI chatbot. Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the UW, is quoted. - Unusual weather conditions feed atmospheric river drenching Pacific Northwest | Associated Press1 day ago
Warm water and air and unusual weather conditions tracing back as far as tropical cyclone flooding in Indonesia helped supercharge stubborn atmospheric rivers that have drenched Washington state with almost 5 trillion gallons (19 trillion liters) of rain in the past seven days, threatening record flood levels. Guillaume Mauger, Washington’s state climatologist, is quoted. - Opinion: The Ivies can weather the Trump administration’s research cuts – it’s the nation’s public universities that have the most to lose | The Conversation1 day ago
"Most of the media coverage of the federal government’s recent cuts in federal research money for universities has focused on its effects on a handful of elite Ivy League universities, such as Harvard, Columbia and Cornell," writes Todd L. Pittinsky. But, he notes, these schools account for only a small fraction of the nation’s scientific output that federal research money helps generate. The UW is mentioned. - Why Native Americans are facing high rates of mental decline | PBS News Hour3 days ago
It’s estimated that around 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, a number that’s expected to double by 2060. But researchers have found that some of the highest rates of cognitive impairment and dementia exist in a population that’s long been one of the most difficult to study: Native Americans. Dr. C. Dirk Keene, professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the UW School of Medicine, and Dr. Thomas Grabowski, professor of radiology and of neurology in the UW School of Medicine and director of UW Medicine’s Memory and Brain Wellness Center, are interviewed. - Should you worry about PFAS in new EPA-approved pesticides? | Everyday Health3 days ago
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it’s moving forward to permit the use of 10 new pesticide products that contain the insecticide isocycloseram. However, many environmental experts and advocates have been loudly critical of this decision because, they say, isocycloseram contains harmful PFAS. Dr. Debra Cherry, an associate professor of Medicine at UW Medicine and an adjunct associate professor in the School of Public Health, is quoted. - Scientists have proof coffee can be connected to longer lifespans | Men's Health3 days ago
Scientists have observed molecular evidence that drinking a certain amount of coffee daily could extend your life by up to five years. But of course, there’s a catch—and we’re not talking about jitters. Dr. Tommy Wood, associate professor of pediatrics in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - Opinion: Why I brought OnlyFans star Ari Kytsya to my college class | Psychology Today4 days ago
Nicole McNichols, associate teaching professor of psychology at the UW, writes, "On November 17, my students at the University of Washington heard from someone at the center of today’s most complicated conversations about sexuality, labor, and the digital world. That person was Ari Kytsya, an enormously successful OnlyFans creator whose online presence is very different from what many people imagine when they hear ‘OnlyFans model.’" - US mass killings drop to 20-year low. Some policy shifts might be helping | Christian Science Monitor4 days ago
In a respite from years with nation-wrenching mass killing incidents, the United States is on track to record the lowest level of such deadly events in two decades, according to one group of researchers tracking the data. There have been 17 mass killings, 14 of which involved guns, recorded this year, according to a database maintained by Northeastern University, in partnership with the Associated Press and USA Today. Eric Madfis, professor of social work and criminal justice at UW Tacoma, is quoted. - Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation | The Guardian4 days ago
A groundbreaking experiment to gauge the potency of Elon Musk’s social platform to increase political division found that when posts expressing anti-democratic attitudes and partisan animosity were boosted, even barely perceptibly, in the feeds of Democrat and Republican supporters there was a large change in their unfavourable feelings towards the other side. Martin Saveski, an assistant professor in the Information School, is quoted. - Why are ADHD rates on the rise? | Scientific American5 days ago
In some parts of the world, record numbers of people are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the United States, for example, government researchers last year reported that more than 11% of children had received an ADHD diagnosis at some point in their lives — a sharp increase from 2003, when around 8% of children had. Margaret Sibley, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - How a faith-based AI bot is helping one man rewrite retirement | Christian Science Monitor5 days ago
Shelley is a chatbot. Unlike open models such as ChatGPT, which draw on anything and everything available on the internet, Shelley is trained on a limited selection of writings compiled by Reverend Kim to generate answers that spring from Christian ideals. So, when users ask Shelley a question, they get a response more closely tailored to their value system. Clara Berridge, associate professor of social work at the UW, is quoted. - Aluminum is crucial to vaccines, and safe — why are CDC advisers debating it? | Scientific American1 week ago
RFK Jr’s vaccine advisory panel will be discussing the inclusion of adjuvants in childhood vaccinations today. Here’s what’s at stake. Rhea Coler, an affiliate professor of global health at the UW, is quoted. - CDC vaccine panel scraps guidance for universal Hepatitis B Shots at birth | Scientific American1 week ago
New guidance from the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel would do away with a decades-old universal birth dose recommendation for hepatitis B that helped cut infections by 99 percent in the U.S. Dr. Helen Chu, professor of epidemiology and of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - Foreign aid cuts will see an extra 200,000 children under 5 die this year, Gates warns | The Independent1 week ago
Around 200,000 more children under the age of 5 are projected to die across the world this year compared with 2024 – the first time this century that has happened – following unprecedented international aid cuts from countries including the U.S. A report from The UW’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is mentioned. - Telecom fiber-optic cables measured an earthquake in incredible detail | Scientific American1 week ago
The same optic fibers that pulse with the world’s Internet traffic are now listening to the pulse of the planet, picking up earthquake tremors in better detail than traditional seismic networks do. Brad Lipovsky, an assistant professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Why child deaths under age five will likely rise for the first time this century | NPR1 week ago
One of the crowning achievements in global health is at risk of coming undone. Between 2000 and 2020, the number of children who die before they hit their 5th birthday dropped by half — from nearly 10 million deaths a year to under 5 million deaths a year. Estimates suggest 2025 will be the first year this century that child deaths have gone up instead of down. Stephen Lim, professor of health metrics sciences at the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, is quoted. - Child deaths projected to rise for first time this century, as aid cuts reverse decades of progress | CNN1 week ago
The number of children who die before age five is expected to rise for the first time this century, amid sweeping cuts to global health funding by high-income countries, according to a new report from the Gates Foundation. The UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is mentioned. - Photographer captures a polar bear devouring a sperm whale | Earth.com1 week ago
Deep in the Arctic Ocean on broken sea ice near Svalbard, a polar bear was photographed tearing into the body of a dead sperm whale. Kristin Laidre, associate professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW and principal researcher of polar science at the Applied Physics Laboratory, is mentioned.
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- Opinion: Susan Kane-Ronning: Wolf recovery is ongoing in Washington and across the West | The Spokesman Review7 hours ago
"The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission’s recent vote against translocating Washington wolves to Colorado was not a referendum against Colorado’s wolf recovery. Washington’s wolf population declined by 9% in 2024, and breeding pairs dropped from 23 to 18. The request for Washington wolves also came after conservationists beat back a legislative attempt to downlist wolves from endangered to sensitive, weakening wolf protections," writes Susan Kane-Ronning. A University of Washington study is mentioned. - Northwest floods offer sneak peek of hotter climate's toll | KUOW7 hours ago
Climate scientists say December’s back-to-back atmospheric rivers and extreme flooding offer a sneak peek into our warmer future. The ocean-crossing storms known as atmospheric rivers are nothing new. But climate scientists expect them to grow more powerful, arrive more frequently, and last longer as Earth’s climate keeps warming. Meade Krosby, senior scientist at the UW Climate Impacts Group, is quoted. - UW research on cervical cancer screenings | KEPR-TV1 day ago
Only 7% of women are properly following cervical cancer screening guidelines, which includes Pap smears and UPV testing, according to research done at the University of Washington. - Opinion: Lawmakers must draw lines on police surveillance technology | Yakima Herald1 day ago
"We used to dismiss creepy feelings that someone was watching our every move as passing paranoia — maybe from watching too many scary movies. Not anymore," writes the editorial board. A UW report is mentioned. - Opinion: Tacoma right to expand red-light and speed camera plan | Tacoma News Tribune1 day ago
"I was driving down Pacific Avenue to meet a friend at Wapato Park when traffic in front of me suddenly slowed down. After I checked traffic conditions and saw no reason for the hold up, I changed lanes and got back up to speed. Boy, was I wrong. Several days later, I got a ticket in the mail for breaking the 20 mph speed limit in the school zone in front of Stewart Middle School," writes Laura Hautala. Research from the UW is mentioned. - Polyclinic to pay $400K to settle claims it denied interpreter services to deaf, blind patients | MyNorthwest1 day ago
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and Polyclinic resolved allegations of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violation, where on multiple occasions, one of the medical facilities allegedly failed to provide a sign language interpreter for a patient who is deaf and blind. UW Medicine is mentioned. - Some UW graduate programs suspend admissions, with funding in flux | The Seattle Times2 days ago
Faced with funding worries, the astronomy department has paused its graduate admissions for the 2026-2027 year. The small department’s decision is part of a wave of painful choices among the 300-plus graduate programs spread across UW’s three campuses. With funding in flux, around 20 master’s and doctoral programs have suspended admissions for the upcoming cycle. Jessica Werk, professor and chair of astronomy; Emily Levesque, associate professor of astronomy; Julie Kientz, professor and chair of human centered design and engineering; Jesús Hidalgo, graduate program advisor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies; and Lauryn Williams, a doctoral student in astronomy, are quoted. - Is the Pacific Northwest ready for a wave of climate migration? | KUOW2 days ago
KUOW heard from more than a dozen families that said climate change was a driving factor in their decision to relocate to the Pacific Northwest. Climate migration is difficult to study, and even harder to predict, because a complex constellation of factors guides the decision to pick up and move. A report from the UW Climate Impacts Group is mentioned. - IHME report: Violence against women a top health threat | KIRO Newsradio2 days ago
Violence against women and children is one of the top threats to good health, according to a new study from the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Emmanuela Gakidou, professor of health metrics sciences at the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, is quoted. - Auburn man regains arm function with brain implant | KING 52 days ago
An Auburn man regained arm function after receiving a brain implant from doctors at Harborview Medical Center. The UW is mentioned Jeffrey Herron, associate professor of neurological surgery, is quoted. - UW study on the financial burdens of surgery | KNKX3 days ago
The financial burdens of surgical costs affect millions of people in the US, according to a new study led by a team of University of Washington physicians. The study analyzed patient data from across the country documenting financial hardship before and after surgery. Dr. Alexandra Hernandez, a resident in the Department of Surgery at UW Medicine, is quoted. - Opinion: The ignorance of South Asian cardiovascular disease outcomes by the US healthcare system | NW Asian Weekly3 days ago
"The United States healthcare system continues to overlook the urgent need to improve South Asian cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, and it shows," writes Adelyn Emil, an undergraduate in the UW School of Public Health. UW Medicine is mentioned. - Microsoft, Providence and UW create AI that unlocks tumor insights | GeekWire3 days ago
Pacific Northwest tech and cancer researchers are publicly releasing an AI tool that can perform sophisticated tumor analysis in a fraction of the time and cost of existing methods, potentially making cutting-edge cancer insights available to far more patients. The UW’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering is mentioned. - ‘Fire hose of moisture’ brings rain, winds and threat of floods to Pacific Northwest | The Spokesman Review3 days ago
A powerful atmospheric river is bearing down on the Pacific Northwest with back-to-back storms, bringing rain, gusty winds and unseasonably warm temperatures until Thursday morning. Cliff Mass, professor of atmospheric sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Research finds reducing pollution can also speed warming | Salish Current4 days ago
A new UW study found an unintended consequence of reducing air pollution is that clouds reflect less sunlight, accelerating climate warming. Knut von Salzen, senior research scientist of atmospheric and climate science and Sarah Doherty, senior research scientist at the UW’s Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies, are quoted. - UW warns students, faculty and staff on wintertime scams | KUOW4 days ago
The University of Washington joined a chorus of organizations warning people about the potential for gift card scams. - Founder Institute getting fresh start in Seattle with return to in-person accelerator, events and more | GeekWire4 days ago
Founder Institute, the global business incubator and pre-seed startup accelerator, is getting up and running again in Seattle. The UW’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship is mentioned. - Editorial: Cheers & Jeers: Police excellence; charity scams | The Olympian4 days ago
Jeers: To a drop in international students. The University of Washington reports a decline in international students, with the number reaching its lowest level in eight years. Nationally, according to the Institute of International Education, the number of newly enrolled foreign students has dropped 17 percent. - WA housing market has more homes for sale as prices dip | My Northwest4 days ago
In November, Washington saw a 24% increase in active listings through a year-over-year comparison. The state also had a 21.7% decline in closed sales compared to October and a 10.6% decline in closed sales compared to November 2024. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW and director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research, is quoted. - In Washington, youth of color face harsher sentences | Investigate West4 days ago
In 2018, Washington passed a law to limit the number of children charged as adults. Supporters of the law argued the legislation was necessary to prevent needlessly harsh sentences, noting that kids of color were more likely to be charged as adults than white children. A University of Washington report is mentioned.
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UW Bothell
- How to spot fake videos online | KUOW2 weeks ago
If you feel there’s something weird about that cute cat video your aunt sent you, you may be right. Mike Caulfield, an academic and collaborative technology manager at UW Bothell, is quoted. - AI simulation connects deceased WA grandpa with grandchildren | FOX 133 weeks ago
Most of us have probably heard about artificial intelligence being used in health care, banking, or maybe you use it in aspects of your job. Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad, research scientist at Harborview Medical Center and affiliate assistant professor of computer science at UW Bothell, has now created an AI chatbot that’s keeping his dad’s memory alive and helping foster a connection between his dad and his children. - Studying the secret sounds of whales | Scripps News3 weeks ago
Scientists in Washington state are trying to protect some of the ocean’s most endangered animals, including orcas, by listening to them more closely than ever. Shima Abadi, an audiologist at UW Bothell and associate professor of oceanography at the UW, is interviewed. - How much power should we give AI in end-of-life decisions? | Forbes3 weeks ago
Ready or not, AI predictions are quietly set to become part of care decisions at the end of life. However, what role they’ll play in relation to human intelligence and values, and whether there can be a “moral” AI that takes those into account, remain wide-open questions. Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad, research scientist at Harborview Medical Center and affiliate assistant professor of computer science at UW Bothell, is mentioned. - Fiber-optic cable tracks orcas off San Juan Islands | KING 52 months ago
A two-kilometer fiber-optic cable now resting on the seafloor off the San Juan Islands could revolutionize how scientists track and protect endangered orcas, offering what researchers describe as "thousands of ears in the water" listening all at once. Shima Abadi, an audiologist at UW Bothell and associate professor of oceanography at the UW, is quoted. - Underwater fiber-optic cables might help save endangered orcas | FOX 132 months ago
New research is investigating whehter fiber-optic cables that carry internet signals can be transformed into a continuous underwater microphone to capture the sounds of whales. Shima Abadi, an audiologist at UW Bothell and associate professor of oceanography at the UW, is interviewed. - Editorial: Seattleite’s Nobel Prize-winning work benefits all humanity | The Seattle Times2 months ago
Seattleite Mary Brunkow said she was astonished when she learned she and two scientist colleagues had won the 2025 Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology. But based on her career accomplishments in medical research, she shouldn’t have been. Brunkow earned a bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW. - Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas | Associated Press2 months ago
A new experiment tests whether the fiber-optic cables that carry internet signals can be transformed into a continuous underwater microphone to capture the clicks, calls and whistles of passing whales — information that could reveal how they respond to ship traffic, food scarcity and climate change. Shima Abadi, an audiologist at UW Bothell and associate professor of oceanography at the UW, is quoted. Isabelle Brandicourt, a graduate student of oceanography, is mentioned. - At colleges, diversity training is out — dialogue workshops are in | The Chronicle of Higher Education4 months ago
As colleges across the nation phase out diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, many have started to phase in programs with a new focus: “dialogue.” UW Bothell chancellor Kristin Esterberg is quoted. - Santhi Perumal named UW Bothell vice chancellor for Planning & Administration | Northwest Asian Weekly5 months ago
UW Bothell announced on Tuesday that it has selected Santhi Perumal as its new vice chancellor for Planning & Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2025. - Methow Valley residents take their concerns to the nation’s capital | Methow Valley News6 months ago
Dan Jaffe, a part-time Winthrop resident and professor of environmental chemistry at UW Bothell, knows firsthand how vital scientific research is. Jaffe is currently looking at the effects of wildfire smoke on health and air quality. So Jaffe recently joined more than a hundred colleagues from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Washington, DC, to share concerns about the critical impacts of federal funding for health and science. - Opinion: Education: Teacher training | The Seattle Times6 months ago
"The Seattle Times editorial board misrepresents educational research and promotes a deeply flawed evaluation of teacher preparation," co-write Wayne Au, professor of educational studies and acting dean of diversity and equity at UW Bothell; Mia Tuan, dean of the UW College of Education; and Rachel Endo, professor and dean of education at UW Tacoma, in a letter to the editor. - Some of the world’s biggest teams are coming to Seattle — do fans care? | The Seattle Times6 months ago
Starting Sunday, Seattle will host matches between some of the world’s greatest soccer teams for the 2025 FIFA men’s Club World Cup. PSG, the reigning UEFA Champions League winners, Italian side Inter Milan, Brazilian club Botafogo, Argentine giants River Plate, Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds and the hometown Sounders will all play at Lumen Field over the next two weeks. Ron Krabill, professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Bothell, is quoted. - Opinion: When Trump turns troops on people in Seattle, where will you be? | The Seattle Times6 months ago
"It looks like President Trump is itching to do to Seattle what he has done to Los Angeles over the past week," writes Naomi Ishisaka. Dan Berger, professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Bothell, is quoted. - How to draft a will to avoid becoming an AI ghost — it’s not easy | Ars Technica6 months ago
Why requests for "no AI resurrections" will probably go ignored. Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad, affiliate assistant professor of computer science at UW Bothell, is quoted. - The birds came before the Birdman of Alcatraz | NPR7 months ago
Alcatraz — which closed as a prison the year after the escape and is now a popular tourist draw — is back in the news, thanks to President Trump ordering it to be rebuilt and reopened to house the country’s "most ruthless and violent Offenders," he wrote Sunday on Truth Social. Dan Berger, professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Bothell, is quoted. - Amazon drops ‘Do Not Send Voice Recordings’ setting with AI upgrade | KIRO 79 months ago
Amazon Echo users will lose the ability to prevent their voice recordings from being stored in the cloud March 28, according to a report by Ars Technica. The change comes as part of the company’s launch of Alexa+, a generative AI-powered version of its virtual assistant. Marc Dupuis, associate professor of computer and software systems at UW Bothell, is interviewed. - UW study lists Bend as one of the smokiest cities in Oregon | KOHD10 months ago
A new study from the University of Washington found several towns in Oregon were among the smokiest in the country. Haebum Lee, a postdoctoral scholar of environmental chemistry at UW Bothell, is mentioned and Dan Jaffe, professor of environmental chemistry at UW Bothell, is interviewed. - Seattle scientists protest Trump’s NIH cuts to research funding | Cascade PBS10 months ago
At a rally outside the UW’s Genome Sciences building on Wednesday, hundreds of people demonstrated against a new National Institute of Health directive that would carve a massive hole in research budgets at institutions across the country. Ansel Neunzert, a part-time lecturer in science, technology, engineering & mathematics at UW Bothell; Valentina Alvarez, a graduate research assistant in the UW School of Medicine; and Eva Cherniavsky, a professor of English, are quoted. - Oregon is home to 4 of the top 5 smokiest cities nationwide | OPB10 months ago
Northwest researchers found Medford, Grants Pass and Bend had the most wildfire smoke from 2019-2023. Dan Jaffe, professor of environmental chemistry at UW Bothell, and Haebum Lee, a postdoctoral scholar of environmental chemistry at UW Bothell, are mentioned.
UW Tacoma
- US mass killings drop to 20-year low. Some policy shifts might be helping | Christian Science Monitor4 days ago
In a respite from years with nation-wrenching mass killing incidents, the United States is on track to record the lowest level of such deadly events in two decades, according to one group of researchers tracking the data. There have been 17 mass killings, 14 of which involved guns, recorded this year, according to a database maintained by Northeastern University, in partnership with the Associated Press and USA Today. Eric Madfis, professor of social work and criminal justice at UW Tacoma, is quoted. - US mass killings down, experts warn against expecting trend | AP News1 week ago
A shooting last weekend at a children’s birthday party in California that left four dead was the 17th mass killing this year — the lowest number recorded since 2006. Experts warn that the drop doesn’t necessarily mean safer days are here to stay and that it could simply represent a return to average levels. Eric Madfis, professor of social work and criminal justice at UW Tacoma, is quoted. - New UW Tacoma project | Northwest News Radio3 weeks ago
The University of Washington Tacoma campus is primarily a commuter school, but the Board of Regents hopes to change that in the coming years. - UW Tacoma plans residential, dining hall project | KOMO 43 weeks ago
UW Tacoma is seeking a developer to help the campus expand with student housing and a dining development project. Joe Lawless, the UW Tacoma Chief Strategy Officer, and Michael Ramsey, a UW Tacoma student, are quoted. - New UWT dining hall and residence will reshape campus life | Tacoma News Tribune3 weeks ago
The University of Washington Tacoma’s newly approved housing and dining development will house about 500 students by late 2029, officials say. UW Tacoma Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange is quoted. Elizabeth Metcalf, director of communications for UW Tacoma’s marketing and communications department, is mentioned. - Explore UW Tacoma: A leading hub for education & innovation | Tacoma News Tribune3 weeks ago
Discover the University of Washington Tacoma, a vibrant campus in downtown Tacoma. - UW Tacoma expanding student housing | KNKX3 weeks ago
UW Tacoma has plans to grow. The school is accepting proposals from contractors to build new student housing and new dining hall. - UW Tacoma is expanding student housing | South Sound Business3 weeks ago
The University of Washington Tacoma is moving forward with a new student housing and dining project after receiving approval from the UW Board of Regents last week — and it’s looking for a developer. UW Tacoma Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange is quoted. - UW Tacoma art professor honors community via dumpling art | Tacoma News Tribune3 weeks ago
In today’s society that increasingly relies on outsourced food, the dedication and community that goes into cooking your favorite dishes can go unrecognized. Yixuan Pan, assistant professor of culture, arts and communication at UW Tacoma, is quoted. - UW Tacoma seeks developer for major campus housing expansion | Puget Sound Business Journal3 weeks ago
UW Tacoma is offering developers a chance to acquire its existing student housing building and construct new facilities on two neighboring sites. - UW Tacoma takes first step toward building new student housing and dining facility | KING 53 weeks ago
The University of Washington is officially accepting proposals from contractors as it moves to build a new student housing and dining facility near its downtown Tacoma campus. - Lakewood billboard hack plays Charlie Kirk memes for hours | Tacoma News Tribune4 weeks ago
When a Lakewood police officer caught a glimpse of a shopping center’s billboard Tuesday night, he gazed on an unusual sight. Instead of its typical advertising, the sign for the Lakewood Towne Center displayed a slideshow of images depicting Charlie Kirk. More specifically, memes. Strange ones. Deveeshree Nayak, assistant teaching professor of cybersecurity at UW Tacoma, is quoted. - Tacoma celebrates milestone anniversary: 150 years | FOX 134 weeks ago
Nov. 12 marks a pivotal moment in the history of Washington: the birth of what would grow to become Washington’s third-largest city behind Seattle and Spokane. The University of Washington Tacoma is mentioned. - How inventors find inspiration in evolution | The New York Times1 month ago
For centuries, engineers have turned to nature for inspiration. Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of gliding machines that would mimic birds. Today, the close study of animals and plants is leading to inventions such as soft batteries and water-walking robots. Cassandra Donatelli, assistant professor of engineering and technology at UW Tacoma, is quoted. - Light bulbs | Freakonomics3 months ago
Why did it take so long to invent a longer-lasting bulb? Heather Dillon, professor and program chair for mechanical engineering at UW Tacoma, is interviewed. - Opinion: At the start of the school year, 3 educators reflect on how we can transform the school system | South Seattle Emerald3 months ago
Seattle Public Schools welcomed students back into classrooms this week. Three educators from the community, who are supporters of the Academy for Rising Educators program, wanted to offer words of encouragement and thoughts for South End parents, students and educators heading into the new school year. UW Tacoma Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange is mentioned. - How are instructors talking about AI in their syllabi? | The Chronicle of Higher Education3 months ago
A dozen instructors and experts describe their AI-use policies for this fall and how the guidelines appear in course syllabi — a key opportunity to set a tone for the term. Brian Lee, a lecturer at UW Tacoma, is quoted. - The University of Washington Tacoma unveils Strickland Fellowship for Career Pathways | Daily Journal of Commerce3 months ago
The University of Washington Tacoma has established the Strickland Fellowship for Career Pathways, named in honor of Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland. The program provides students with hands-on experience working on municipal projects in Tacoma city departments, helping them prepare for engineering careers close to home. UW Tacoma is mentioned. - How a new UW Tacoma fellowship honors US Rep. Strickland | South Sound Business4 months ago
The University of Washington Tacoma announced this week the establishment of The Strickland Fellowship for Career Pathways in honor of the Democrat from Tacoma. The honor acknowledges Rep. Marilyn Strickland’s contributions to education and workforce development. UW Tacoma Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange is quoted. - What led to the closure of Tacoma’s RAIN biotech incubator? | Tacoma News Tribune4 months ago
For years, a nonprofit biotech hub was a prime force leading Tacoma’s aspirations in the life-sciences sector. But for the past eight months, it has been winding down operations. Jenna McKee-Johnson, a lab manager in the school of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Tacoma, is quoted.
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- Time magazine deploys AI “Ask Me Anything” box that covers up its actual journalism and can’t be closed | Futurism7 hours ago
It may not surprise you that Time magazine has elected to highlight the AI industry in its annual “Person of the Year” issue. Or should we say persons: the collective billionaire “architects of AI,” it announced. But what may surprise you is a new feature prominently displayed on Time‘s website: a window for an AI chatbot. Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the UW, is quoted. - Some UW graduate programs suspend admissions, with funding in flux | The Seattle Times2 days ago
Faced with funding worries, the astronomy department has paused its graduate admissions for the 2026-2027 year. The small department’s decision is part of a wave of painful choices among the 300-plus graduate programs spread across UW’s three campuses. With funding in flux, around 20 master’s and doctoral programs have suspended admissions for the upcoming cycle. Jessica Werk, professor and chair of astronomy; Emily Levesque, associate professor of astronomy; Julie Kientz, professor and chair of human centered design and engineering; Jesús Hidalgo, graduate program advisor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies; and Lauryn Williams, a doctoral student in astronomy, are quoted. - Opinion: Why I brought OnlyFans star Ari Kytsya to my college class | Psychology Today4 days ago
Nicole McNichols, associate teaching professor of psychology at the UW, writes, "On November 17, my students at the University of Washington heard from someone at the center of today’s most complicated conversations about sexuality, labor, and the digital world. That person was Ari Kytsya, an enormously successful OnlyFans creator whose online presence is very different from what many people imagine when they hear ‘OnlyFans model.’" - How a faith-based AI bot is helping one man rewrite retirement | Christian Science Monitor5 days ago
Shelley is a chatbot. Unlike open models such as ChatGPT, which draw on anything and everything available on the internet, Shelley is trained on a limited selection of writings compiled by Reverend Kim to generate answers that spring from Christian ideals. So, when users ask Shelley a question, they get a response more closely tailored to their value system. Clara Berridge, associate professor of social work at the UW, is quoted. - Federal funding cuts create uncertainty in graduate programs | KNKX1 week ago
Many doctoral programs, including some at the UW, are shrinking or eliminating admissions because of lost federal funding. Emily Levesque, associate professor of astronomy at the UW, is quoted. - A recap of Webb telescope discoveries | KING 51 week ago
Emily Levesque, an associate professor of astronomy at the UW who specializes in massive stars and supernovas, joined host Leah Pezzetti on The Sky Above to discuss the biggest and best discoveries to come from the James Webb Space Telescope this past year. - ‘Game changer’: System to track small animals from space takes flight — again | Science Magazine2 weeks ago
A space-based wildlife tracking system that could revolutionize the study of animal migrations and behavior is set to get back online with SpaceX’s recent launch. Briana Abrahms, assistant professor of biology at the UW, is quoted. - Elderly Asian Americans learn to protect themselves as crime, scams hit Seattle’s Chinatown-International District | Northwest Asian Weekly2 weeks ago
Public safety in the Chinatown-International District (CID) takes an important step forward with a targeted educational campaign. More than 100 elderly residents and their family members gathered on Nov. 15 at the International District/Chinatown Community Center for CID Cares, a community safety program for one of Seattle’s most vulnerable populations. The event is supported in part by the UW American ethnic studies department. - Northwest scientists develop a dark matter detector to study one of the biggest mysteries of the universe | Oregon Public Broadcasting2 weeks ago
The universe is full of mysteries that scientists have not yet been able to solve. And a big one has to do with what the universe is actually made of. Now physicists from the UW are taking a big swing at answering that question. Alvaro Chavarria, associate professor of physics at the UW, is quoted. - Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson unveils full transition team, seven key policy areas | KOMO2 weeks ago
Seattle’s Mayor-elect Katie Wilson has announced her 60-member transition team, which includes many campaign supporters of outgoing mayor Bruce Harrell, as well as longtime business advocates. Ana Mari Cauce, professor of psychology and UW president emerita, and UW students Rayne Thompson and Sonal Virk, are mentioned. - New bilingual pamphlet offers tips for keeping Seattle's CID elders safe | South Seattle Emerald2 weeks ago
Close to 100 people gathered on Nov. 15 at the Chinatown-International District Community Center for a celebratory launch of a project more than a year in the making: a public safety pamphlet called "With Love for Our Grandparents & Seniors." The comic book-style guide provides safety tips for seniors in both English and Cantonese, including education on common scams and support resources in the event of an emergency or attack. Connie So, teaching professor of American ethnic studies at the UW, is quoted. - The inexplicable sex appeal of RFK Jr | Mother Jones2 weeks ago
How can ferocious desire be attached to this man? Two memoirs by the women who love him offer clues. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted. - University of Washington invites OnlyFans star to psychology class | Fox News2 weeks ago
A University of Washington professor invited social media personality and OnlyFans star Ari Kytsya to speak to her students last week, a decision that was defended by both the professor and the university in statements to Fox News Digital. Nicole McNichols, associate teaching professor of psychology at the UW, and UW spokesperson Victor Balta are quoted. - KUOW Board of Directors welcomes six new members | KUOW3 weeks ago
KUOW is thrilled to welcome six new members, including Andrea Woody, professor of philosophy at the UW, to the KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio Board of Directors. - Male hummingbirds evolved dagger-like bills for combat | Earth.com3 weeks ago
Hummingbirds often seem gentle from a distance. A closer look tells a different story. Life in the forest pushes each bird to compete, react fast, and make sharp choices. Alejandro Rico Guevara, associate professor of biology at the UW and curator of birds at the UW Burke Museum, is quoted. - Washington has the pieces for a quantum ecosystem — now the state needs a game plan and money | GeekWire3 weeks ago
There’s a quantum paradox in Washington. The state has strong ingredients for a quantum technology hub: powerful giants like Microsoft and Amazon, a hardware leader in IonQ, and world-class research at UW and PNNL. Yet it may be falling behind states like Illinois, Montana and Colorado that are pushing forward on quantum. Charles Marcus, professor of materials science and engineering and of physics, is quoted. - Bodies remember what archives erase: Scholars confront Indonesia’s 60-year silence on genocide | Northwest Asian Weekly3 weeks ago
Sixty years after one of the 20th century’s worst atrocities, three scholars gathered at the UW to confront a question that is still connected to Indonesia: What does it mean to commemorate a genocide? Nazry Bahrawi, assistant professor of Asian languages & literature at the UW, is quoted. - Sedro-Woolley English teachers bring AI literacy into the classroom | Salish Current3 weeks ago
Several English classes at Sedro-Woolley High School are implementing lesson plans designed by Linsey Kitchens to help students understand the limitations of artificial intelligence programs such as ChatGPT. The UW’s Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, and Jevin West, professor in the Information School, are mentioned. - Makah Tribe’s treaty-protected whaling rights remain blocked more than two decades later | Indian Country Today3 weeks ago
Despite the Makah Tribe’s success in getting a waiver to carry out their exclusive treaty right for whaling, the permitting process that had dragged on for over 20 years has now been effectively delayed another year and a half — because of bogged-down federal bureaucracy. Joshua Reid, associate professor of history and of American Indian studies at the UW, is quoted. - Providence Swedish layoffs are the latest in a wave of job cuts sweeping Puget Sound hospitals | KING 53 weeks ago
Several major hospital systems across the Puget Sound region are cutting hundreds of jobs, a wave of reductions that experts warn could soon lead to longer waits, fewer available services, and growing pressure on families seeking medical care. Anirban Basu, professor of health economics at the UW, is quoted.
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- WA housing market has more homes for sale as prices dip | My Northwest4 days ago
In November, Washington saw a 24% increase in active listings through a year-over-year comparison. The state also had a 21.7% decline in closed sales compared to October and a 10.6% decline in closed sales compared to November 2024. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW and director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research, is quoted. - Bainbridge Island struggles to update growth plan, months behind state deadline | The Urbanist2 weeks ago
Not only has the Bainbridge Island City Council not yet started to review a draft of the city’s updated Comprehensive Plan, which lays out the zoning changes needed to accommodate anticipated housing growth through 2044, the city’s Planning Commission has spent most of this year spinning its wheels. The UW’s Joe Tovar, affiliate associate professor of urban design and planning, is quoted. - Interest down, inventory up in Basin housing market | Columbia Basin Herald4 weeks ago
The prospects for home buyers in Washington are looking up, according to data released last week by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, which tracks real estate trends in 27 Washington counties. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW and director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research, is quoted. - Another piece of Selig’s Seattle office empire sold at fire sale discount | The Seattle Times4 weeks ago
Seattle office mogul Martin Selig has lost a large portion of his real estate portfolio over unpaid debts, including a point-topped office building at Fourth and Blanchard in Downtown Seattle. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW and director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research, is quoted. - McCleary initiates annexation review process on 43 acres | The Daily World1 month ago
During the McCleary City Council meeting on Nov. 5, the council approved Resolution 786, initiating the annexation review process for Ranch at Camp Creek LLC’s property. Located behind the subdivisions on Summit , the 43-acre Ranch at Camp Creek parcel is owned by Mark Studer, a Montesano resident and developer. Richard Sepler, affiliate instructor of urban design and planning at the UW, is quoted. - Report: More homes on the market in King, Snohomish Counties | 425 Business1 month ago
King and Snohomish counties both posted sharply higher increases in single-family homes and condominiums for sale in October versus the same month last year, according to Northwest Multiple Listing Service data. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW and director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research, is quoted. - Nine families, one roof: urban cohousing in Seattle | KUOW1 month ago
Seattle’s housing scene is defined by high prices and shrinking apartments, leaving many people feeling both financially squeezed and socially disconnected. Cohousing offers an alternative. Gregg Colburn, associate professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted. - Home prices dip slightly statewide, but up in the Basin | Columbia Basin Herald2 months ago
Inventory is climbing and home prices slipped in the housing market in September, according to data released by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, which tracks real estate trends in 27 Washington counties. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW and director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research, is quoted. - Seattle home prices drop amid high interest rates | KING 52 months ago
The median home price in the Seattle-Tacoma-Everett region fell in September as housing inventory grew modestly and high interest rates continued to dissuade buyers. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW and director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research, is quoted. - Housing inventory rises, prices ease across WA in September | South Sound Business2 months ago
Housing inventory is climbing, giving buyers more options. Home prices are showing signs of moderation after years of rapid growth, the Northwest Multiple Listing Service reported in its September market report. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW and director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research, is quoted. - Homelessness in WA is growing, but at a slower rate — why? | The Seattle Times3 months ago
The number of people who are sleeping outside or in emergency shelters in Washington increased about 2.2% from January 2024 to January 2025, according to the state. Gregg Colburn, associate professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted. - Renting in Seattle area to get harder as supply of new apartments drops | The Seattle Times3 months ago
A perfect storm of still-high interest rates, rising construction costs and economic uncertainty has hit the building industry, keeping developers from taking on new apartment projects at a time when the need for all types of housing is critical. Gregg Colburn, associate professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted. - Home listings, sales up in Grant County | Columbia Basin Herald3 months ago
More homes are on the market in Washington than a year ago and closed sales are up in Grant County but down over much of the state, according to data released this week by Northwest Multiple Listing Service, which tracks real estate trends in 27 Washington counties. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted. - Seattle housing market cools in August as prices stall, sales slip | KING 53 months ago
Home prices across Washington state held steady in August while sales slowed, underscoring a housing market still grappling with weak buyer demand. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted. - Seattle-area offices staying empty as job losses outpace return-to-office | The Seattle Times3 months ago
Office vacancies persist despite widespread return-to-office mandates — more than a third of downtown Seattle offices are still empty. It’s clear the market faces another barrier: hiring has slowed. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted. - Seattle Kingdome designer’s personal residence hits the market | KIRO 74 months ago
A striking midcentury-modern residence crafted by the engineer behind Seattle’s Kingdome has been listed for sale, offering a rare opportunity to own a piece of architectural and engineering history. Tyler Sprague, associate professor of architecture, is quoted. - Delays, empty storefronts frustrate residents at Everett riverfront | The Everett Herald4 months ago
When Grant Harrington first moved into his new home at the Overlook at Riverfront development in east Everett, he would often run past a patch of grass set to be transformed into a brand-new park. Shannon Affholter, affiliate instructor of real estate at the UW, is quoted. - How much do you have to make to afford Seattle ‘out of whack’ rents? | The Seattle Times4 months ago
A King County renter needs to make almost $92,000 a year to afford a modest one-bedroom apartment, according to a recent report by a leading affordable housing advocate. Gregg Colburn, associate professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted. - Home sales, prices hold steady | Tacoma News Tribune4 months ago
Home sales increased sluggishly in the last year, according to a report by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, which tracks real estate trends in 26 Washington counties. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted. - The earthquake is coming — is old Seattle worth saving? | KUOW4 months ago
Seattle’s unreinforced brick buildings are a disaster waiting to happen — and the cash to fix them isn’t there. It’s been almost 25 years since the Nisqually earthquake. That’s the last significant quake to hit Seattle. Statistically, the region is due for the next one. Rick Mohler, professor of architecture at the UW, is quoted.
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- Yakima forum highlights K-12 education funding gaps and what can be done about it | Bellingham Herald1 month ago
The Yakima School District had its second annual school funding forum last week to highlight Washington’s K-12 formula, inadequacies and disparities among students and districts. David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy at the UW, is quoted. - Yakima forum highlights K-12 education funding gaps and what can be done about it | Yakima Herald-Republic1 month ago
The Yakima School District had its second annual school funding forum last week to highlight Washington’s K-12 formula, as well as inadequacies and disparities among students and districts. David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy at the UW, is quoted. - Meet the Washington superintendents who want to make K-12 education funding more equitable | Yakima Herald-Republic2 months ago
Many Washington school districts, wealthy and low-income, are struggling financially. Superintendents from around the state are coming together to advocate for more equitable funding. Mia Tuan, dean of the UW College of Education, is mentioned and David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy at the UW, is quoted. - The next chapter for AI in schools: Navigating a new era with caution and curiosity | GeekWire3 months ago
Across the Seattle region, student leaders say they appreciate the personalized feedback and guidance AI can provide, even as they wonder whether it shortcuts the very struggle that makes learning meaningful. And south of the city, a math teacher has watched her students more than double their annual growth benchmarks with the support of AI tools developed by a UW team. Min Sun, a professor of education at the UW, is quoted. Alex Liu, UW doctoral student in education, and Lief Esbenshade, a research coordinator in the College of Education, are mentioned. - 20 WA superintendents are reenvisioning state's 'broken' K-12 funding model | Cascadia Daily News4 months ago
A group of education leaders is working to reshape Washington’s system of funding for K-12 education after years of financial challenges plaguing school districts. Mia Tuan, dean of the UW College of Education; Anthony Craig, professor of practice in the UW College of Education; and David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy at the UW, are mentioned. - Opinion: Education: Teacher training | The Seattle Times6 months ago
"The Seattle Times editorial board misrepresents educational research and promotes a deeply flawed evaluation of teacher preparation," co-write Wayne Au, professor of educational studies and acting dean of diversity and equity at UW Bothell; Mia Tuan, dean of the UW College of Education; and Rachel Endo, professor and dean of education at UW Tacoma, in a letter to the editor. - TPS warns of ongoing cuts unless funding model reforms | Tacoma News Tribune6 months ago
Tacoma Public Schools officials say the district will continue to make staff and program cuts “indefinitely” in the years to come unless the state changes the way it funds public education. David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy at the UW, is quoted. - Title IX federal investigation clashes with WA gender identity laws | Cascade PBS7 months ago
In a departure from previous cases, the Department of Education publicly announced investigations against Washington and Maine for presumed violations. David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy at the UW, is quoted. - New WA education budget brings wins and disappointments | The Seattle Times7 months ago
Washington’s new education budget brought some wins — namely, a long-awaited increase in funding for special education students — but still leaves school districts across the state in a challenging financial position weighing harmful cuts. David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy at the UW, is quoted. - Trump’s cuts to Education Department threaten money for schools | NPR9 months ago
President Trump’s efforts to shutter the U.S. Department of Education are in full swing. Matthew Gardner Kelly, assistant professor of education at the UW, is quoted. - Opinion: The Department of Education's history shows it is essential | TIME10 months ago
"Why has support for federal education become such a political target? The Department of Education was created primarily to distribute funding — particularly for disadvantaged students — and enforce civil rights laws in schools," writes Mallory Hutchings-Tryon, instructor of education at the UW. - Why more WA students are learning math on laptops | The Seattle Times10 months ago
As middle school students across Washington struggle with math, Seattle’s new approach incorporating digital educational tools is an example of districts searching for solutions to a problem that could have long-term consequences. The latest results from the biannual National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation’s Report Card, show that less than 30% of the state’s eighth-grade students are proficient in math. In 2013, about 42% of Washington’s eighth graders were proficient. Min Sun, a professor of education at the UW, is quoted. - Why more WA students are learning math on laptops | Bellingham Herald10 months ago
David Evans’ Hamilton International Middle School classroom stands out in Seattle’s public schools, where screen-free learning is becoming increasingly rare in math classes. After 16 years of using the same math lessons, the district adopted a new digital curriculum for geometry and algebra classes this fall. George Robertson, a University of Washington’s College of Education graduate student, is quoted. - SPS seeing encouraging enrollment data amid closure proposals | KING 51 year ago
October numbers suggest the enrollment crisis, that’s been blamed on a drop in school funding, may be turning around. David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy at the UW, is quoted. - Summit Olympus charter school in Tacoma plans to shut down | Tacoma News Tribune1 year ago
Summit Olympus, a Tacoma charter school, recently announced plans to close after the school year, citing chronic low enrollment and ensuing fiscal issues. David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy at the UW, is quoted. - UW lands $10M grant to launch a new center developing gen AI teaching tools | GeekWire1 year ago
A UW College of Education program that uses AI and chatbots to assist K-12 teachers was selected this week as a national center for research and development into the use of generative artificial intelligence as a teaching tool. Min Sun, a professor of education at the UW, is quoted. - South Seattle school closures raise concerns for marginalized students and education quality | South Seattle Emerald1 year ago
In the South End, parents, students, and educators are coming to grips with proposed massive school closures and their effects on children — especially marginalized and vulnerable students. After several months of trepidation about school closures from parents and educators, Seattle Public Schools announced two proposals for the shuttering of 17 or 21 elementary and K–8 schools. David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy at the UW, is quoted. - Opinion: 'Big 5' legislative priorities to fully fund our schools | South Seattle Emerald1 year ago
Community organizer Oliver Miska calls on readers to sign a pledge to pass new taxes to fully fund Washington schools. Work by David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy, is cited. - Opinion: With schools, money does indeed matter — so does how we spend it | The Seattle Times1 year ago
"As state legislators in Washington consider a significant investment in K-12 schools, they’ll need to address the pervasive myth that money doesn’t matter in education. Many commenters and system leaders have done their own research and found that schools now spend more than they have in the past, while average test scores have not kept pace," co-write the UW’s David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy, and Pooya Almasi, postdoctoral fellow of education. - At age 50, National History Day keeps pushing students to seek difficult truths through research | Associated Press1 year ago
National History Day was founded to invigorate history curricula beyond the “boring textbook” that students felt had “no meaning,” according to executive director Cathy Gorn. David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy at the UW, is mentioned.
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- A robot the size of a grain of salt offers a vision of medicine’s future | The Washington Post7 hours ago
Solving a technical challenge that has stymied science for 40 years, researchers have built a robot with an onboard computer, sensors and a motor. The whole assembly is less than 1 millimeter in size — smaller than a grain of salt. Sawyer Fuller, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the UW, is quoted. - Some UW graduate programs suspend admissions, with funding in flux | The Seattle Times2 days ago
Faced with funding worries, the astronomy department has paused its graduate admissions for the 2026-2027 year. The small department’s decision is part of a wave of painful choices among the 300-plus graduate programs spread across UW’s three campuses. With funding in flux, around 20 master’s and doctoral programs have suspended admissions for the upcoming cycle. Jessica Werk, professor and chair of astronomy; Emily Levesque, associate professor of astronomy; Julie Kientz, professor and chair of human centered design and engineering; Jesús Hidalgo, graduate program advisor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies; and Lauryn Williams, a doctoral student in astronomy, are quoted. - Microsoft, Providence and UW create AI that unlocks tumor insights | GeekWire3 days ago
Pacific Northwest tech and cancer researchers are publicly releasing an AI tool that can perform sophisticated tumor analysis in a fraction of the time and cost of existing methods, potentially making cutting-edge cancer insights available to far more patients. The UW’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering is mentioned. - From stress relief to self-discovery: UW researchers reveal the deeper impact of video games | GeekWire1 week ago
Video games often have a positive impact on the people who play them, but that impact simply doesn’t get a fraction of the press of gaming’s various downsides. That positive impact is the focus of a new paper from the UW. The UW’s Nisha Devasia, a doctoral student in human centered design and engineering; Julie Kientz, professor of human centered design and engineering; and Jin Ha Lee, professor in the Information School, are quoted. Georgia Kenderova, a doctoral student in human centered design and engineering, and Michele Newman, a doctoral student in the Information School, are mentioned. - These pink microbes could help reduce planet-warming methane emissions | Washington Post2 weeks ago
Microbes — including the tiny organisms in the gut of cows — are among the factors implicated in the increase of methane in the atmosphere, which is warming the Earth. The gas spews from livestock farms, landfills, wastewater treatment plants, natural gas operations, oil production, rice paddies, wetlands, thawing permafrost and even termite mounds. Although methane breaks down faster than carbon dioxide, its heat-trapping potential is 80 times as powerful in the first 20 years after it’s released. Methane-eating microbes could help disrupt that process. Mary Lidstrom, professor emeritus of chemical engineering and of microbiology at the UW, is quoted. - PNNL researchers among world’s most highly cited | Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business2 weeks ago
Thirteen Pacific Northwest National Laboratory staff and two research affiliates made Clarivate’s 2025 list of the world’s most highly cited researchers. The UW’s Jie Xiao, professor of mechanical engineering, and Jun Liu, professor of chemical engineering and professor and chair of materials science and engineering, are mentioned. - Helion wants to build the world's first fusion power plant in Chelan County — can they pull it off? | KHQ3 weeks ago
Helion Energy is a start-up with support from big names like Microsoft and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. They’re trying to build the world’s first commercially viable nuclear fusion power plant in Malaga next to Rock Island Dam along the Columbia River. Bhuvana Srinivasan, professor of aeronautics and astronautics at the UW, is quoted. - Can the power of a star lower our electric bills? | KUOW3 weeks ago
Experts expect demand for electricity in the Pacific Northwest to grow 30% over the next 10 years. We’re running out of capacity to generate more power. But big tech is betting on a solution straight out of science fiction: nuclear fusion. The UW’s Bhuvana Srinivasan, professor of aeronautics and astronautics, and Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies, are quoted. - Washington has the pieces for a quantum ecosystem — now the state needs a game plan and money | GeekWire3 weeks ago
There’s a quantum paradox in Washington. The state has strong ingredients for a quantum technology hub: powerful giants like Microsoft and Amazon, a hardware leader in IonQ, and world-class research at UW and PNNL. Yet it may be falling behind states like Illinois, Montana and Colorado that are pushing forward on quantum. Charles Marcus, professor of materials science and engineering and of physics, is quoted. - Scientists develop incredible liquid metal that could transform future gadgets: 'A lot of functionality' | The Cool Down3 weeks ago
Electronic waste is one of the fastest-growing pollution problems on the planet, and researchers at the University of Washington may have found a way to slow it down. Mohammad Malakooti, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the UW, is quoted. - UW pumps $10M donation into AI | The Seattle Times3 weeks ago
The UW unveiled its new initiative Tuesday to spearhead the college’s approach to artificial intelligence. The initiative, AI@UW, was made possible in part through a $10 million donation by Charles and Lisa Simonyi, a husband-wife pair of philanthropists, according to a news release shared with The Seattle Times. UW President Robert J. Jones and Noah Smith, professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, are quoted. - UW receives $10M for AI research | KNKX3 weeks ago
The UW has received a $10 million gift to advance research into artificial intelligence. - UW lands $10M from Microsoft's Charles Simonyi to tackle AI in the classroom | GeekWire3 weeks ago
The UW today announced a $10 million gift from Microsoft pioneer Charles Simonyi and his wife, Lisa Simonyi, to launch AI@UW, a campus-wide initiative supporting the university’s leadership in the responsible, effective use of artificial intelligence in the classroom and research. UW President Robert J. Jones and Noah Smith, professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, are quoted. - Is coding dead? This professor doesn't think so | KUOW4 weeks ago
Young people are choosing trade school over college out of fear of white-collar jobs drying up. Companies appear to be making big bets that AI can replace huge chunks of their workforces. Dan Grossman, professor of computer science and engineering and vice director of the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, says the outlook isn’t so bleak for students who still want a career in tech. - Google's DeepMind cracks a century-old physics mystery with AI | Business Insider4 weeks ago
For over a century, mathematicians and physicists have wrestled with the chaotic nature of fluid movement — how air whirls around airplane wings or water churns in a pipe. Google’s DeepMind lab recently made a significant breakthrough in this field, utilizing artificial intelligence. Nora Woolley, an undergraduate student of engineering at the UW, is quoted. - Flood’s timing perfect as research gets underway | Chinook Observer1 month ago
Timing of tidal flooding in Raymond from Nov. 5 to 7 was perfect for researchers from the University of Washington who were in the area installing flood gauges to better understand the Willapa River. Alex Horner-Devine, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UW, is quoted. - The Seaweed Solution: from concrete, bricks to cattle feed and bacon's doppleganger | The Spokesman-Review1 month ago
Cement, the key ingredient in concrete, is responsible for 8% to 10% of all worldwide carbon dioxide emissions, according to the World Economic Forum. That is why researchers at the UW, in partnership with Microsoft, have developed a new kind of concrete with seaweed as the secret ingredient. Eleftheria Roumeli, associate professor of materials science and engineering at the UW, is quoted. - State using new technology to help truckers find safe parking, sleeping spots | KING 51 month ago
The Washington State Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Smart Transportation Applications & Research Lab at the UW, launched a new system along Interstate 5, providing real-time and predictive information to help truck drivers locate available parking spaces at rest areas and weigh stations up to four hours in advance. - Tacoma Narrows Bridge: 'Galloping Gertie' collapsed 85 years ago | FOX 131 month ago
On Nov. 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, or ‘Galloping Gertie,’ dramatically collapsed into the Puget Sound. Friday marks 85 years since the disaster reshaped how engineers approach long-span bridges. Frederick Burt Farquharson, a professor of civil engineering at the UW who died in 1961, is referenced. - Why DEI isn’t a success story at Seattle’s tech companies | The Seattle Times1 month ago
Despite its successes, the tech industry has remained staggeringly white and male. Now, with corporate giants cutting thousands of workers to make way for more spending on AI, waves of layoffs signal that the small gains made by women and some tech workers of color could be lost. Ed Lazowska, professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the UW, is interviewed.
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- Northwest floods offer sneak peek of hotter climate's toll | KUOW7 hours ago
Climate scientists say December’s back-to-back atmospheric rivers and extreme flooding offer a sneak peek into our warmer future. The ocean-crossing storms known as atmospheric rivers are nothing new. But climate scientists expect them to grow more powerful, arrive more frequently, and last longer as Earth’s climate keeps warming. Meade Krosby, senior scientist at the UW Climate Impacts Group, is quoted. - Polar bears are 'rewriting their DNA' to survive warming Arctic, study suggests | ABC News7 hours ago
A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and scientists believe it’s due to the impacts of climate change. Previous research from the UW is mentioned. - Unusual weather conditions feed atmospheric river drenching Pacific Northwest | Associated Press1 day ago
Warm water and air and unusual weather conditions tracing back as far as tropical cyclone flooding in Indonesia helped supercharge stubborn atmospheric rivers that have drenched Washington state with almost 5 trillion gallons (19 trillion liters) of rain in the past seven days, threatening record flood levels. Guillaume Mauger, Washington’s state climatologist, is quoted. - ‘Fire hose of moisture’ brings rain, winds and threat of floods to Pacific Northwest | The Spokesman Review3 days ago
A powerful atmospheric river is bearing down on the Pacific Northwest with back-to-back storms, bringing rain, gusty winds and unseasonably warm temperatures until Thursday morning. Cliff Mass, professor of atmospheric sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Research finds reducing pollution can also speed warming | Salish Current4 days ago
A new UW study found an unintended consequence of reducing air pollution is that clouds reflect less sunlight, accelerating climate warming. Knut von Salzen, senior research scientist of atmospheric and climate science and Sarah Doherty, senior research scientist at the UW’s Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies, are quoted. - Nine Alaska seismic stations to go dark in January, slowing West Coast tsunami alerts | KUOW5 days ago
A network of more than 200 seismic stations spans Alaska, and the National Weather Service has tsunami warning centers in Alaska and Hawaii, designed to get initial warnings to regions at risk around the Pacific within five minutes of an earthquake. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officially terminated funding for nine of those stations, including many in Alaska. Carrie Garrison-Laney, a coastal hazards specialist at the UW Washington Sea Grant, and Harold Tobin, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW and Washington’s state seismologist, are quoted. - Telecom fiber-optic cables measured an earthquake in incredible detail | Scientific American1 week ago
The same optic fibers that pulse with the world’s Internet traffic are now listening to the pulse of the planet, picking up earthquake tremors in better detail than traditional seismic networks do. Brad Lipovsky, an assistant professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Tiny cup corals show accelerating ocean acidification in the Salish Sea | KNKX1 week ago
New research from the UW showed that the Salish Sea has become 40% more acidic than other parts of the ocean in the 200 years since the start of the industrial revolution. Alex Gagnon, associate professor of oceanography at the UW, and Mary Margaret Stoll, a doctoral student of oceanography at the UW, are quoted. - Photographer captures a polar bear devouring a sperm whale | Earth.com1 week ago
Deep in the Arctic Ocean on broken sea ice near Svalbard, a polar bear was photographed tearing into the body of a dead sperm whale. Kristin Laidre, associate professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW and principal researcher of polar science at the Applied Physics Laboratory, is mentioned. - Why do road signs warn about icy bridges? | USA Today2 weeks ago
Drivers probably know the sign asks them to use caution on bridges in freezing conditions, but they may not know why. The answer is a simple fact of energy: When it’s cold, bridges get colder faster than a roadway because they are more exposed to the elements than a road on land. Cliff Mass, professor of atmospheric sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Thanksgiving dinner costs dropped for third consecutive year, turkey prices down 16% | KING 52 weeks ago
The cost of feeding family and friends this Thanksgiving may have come as a pleasant surprise to shoppers watching their budgets, as prices for the traditional holiday meal continued a three-year decline. Chris Anderson, professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW, is quoted. - How scientists are tracking salmon with air samples | Earth.com2 weeks ago
A team of researchers has shown that you don’t need to dip a jar into a river to learn who’s swimming by. You can just sample the air. The team, led by the UW, set out simple filters along Issaquah Creek near the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery during last fall’s salmon run. The researchers captured trace genetic material shed by Coho salmon leaping and thrashing at the surface. The UW’s Aden Yincheong Ip, research scientist of marine and environmental affairs, and Ryan Kelly, professor of marine and environmental affairs, are quoted. - A biologist explains how crows can recognize human faces — well enough to hold long-term grudges | Forbes2 weeks ago
If you’ve ever felt like a crow was watching you a little too closely, you probably weren’t imagining it. Crows are among the smartest animals on the entire planet; these birds have cognitive abilities that rival those of great apes, and even young children. John Marzluff, professor emeritus of environmental and forest sciences at the UW, is mentioned. - Crows can hold a grudge way longer than you can | IFL Science2 weeks ago
In nature as in schlocky movie tropes, intelligence often goes hand in hand with evil. Dolphins are smart enough to invent politics, and we know that because of how males occasionally kidnap females in order to monopolize their fertility. Chimps and other great apes have proved their brainpower by understanding that they can lie to others, and immediately doing so. And crows — well, crows can hold a grudge like nobody else. John Marzluff, professor emeritus of environmental and forest sciences at the UW, is quoted. - California's coastal waters are transforming at a surprising rate | San Francisco Chronicle2 weeks ago
Waters off the California coast, part of one of Earth’s richest marine ecosystems, have acidified faster than most of the rest of the world’s oceans over the past century, according to a new study. Alex Gagnon, associate professor of oceanography at the UW, and Mary Margaret Stoll, a doctoral student of oceanography at the UW, are quoted. - UW's Climate Impact Group leads 30 years of resilience strategies | KHQ2 weeks ago
The UW’s Climate Impact Group has been making waves for 30 years by supporting science-backed strategies to boost climate resilience across the Northwest. Susan Dickerson-Lange, the director of Climate Impacts Group, is quoted. - Scientists record 56,000 icebergs breaking off glaciers in real time | Earth.com2 weeks ago
In a recent study, a six-mile-long fiber optic cable laid on the seafloor beside a South Greenland glacier logged 56,000 iceberg breakups in near real time. The array captured the full chain of events from the first crack to waves that churned the fjord. Dominik Gräff, postdoctoral scholar of Earth and space sciences at UW, is quoted. - How Oregon tsunami warnings will continue despite fed cuts | The Oregonian2 weeks ago
Tsunami warnings for Oregonians will remain unaffected, for now, after an Alaska earthquake center decided to backfill federal cuts to an alert system that helps Pacific coast states, including Oregon, receive swift and accurate alerts. Harold Tobin, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW and Washington’s state seismologist, is quoted. - BC oceans more acidic than thought, threatening shellfish | Business in Vancouver3 weeks ago
B.C.’s coastal waters are acidifying faster than previously thought in a trend that could threaten the region’s marine economy, a new study has found. Alex Gagnon, associate professor of oceanography at the UW, is quoted. - Wandering Central Washington: Raucous wings and clever things | Yakima Herald Republic3 weeks ago
The Corvidae family has long been tangled up in both science and lore. For as long as people have been watching them, these birds have earned a reputation for cleverness, mischief and adaptability. Here in Central Washington, we mostly know them as noisy neighbors in the orchards or scavengers in town, but they hold very important ecological and cultural roles. John Marzluff, professor emeritus of environmental and forest sciences at the UW, is mentioned.
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- Oregon lawmakers quietly hire their family members with taxpayer money — and little oversight | The Oregonian1 month ago
Oregon largely allows lawmakers to run offices and oversee staff however they see fit. There are virtually no policies to require tracking of what tasks legislative aides accomplish or oversight of where or how they spend time. The vast majority of the state’s 90 lawmakers don’t list their aides on official websites. Benjamin Brunjes, associate professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted. - Ethics concerns surface from Bruce Harrell’s time as Seattle City Council president | KUOW1 month ago
Emails recently obtained by KUOW show that Bruce Harrell directed his staff to perform administrative tasks for the Royal Esquire Club from 2016 to 2018, which could violate city ethics rules. Harrell said through a spokesperson that he did nothing unethical, as the club was in his district and council members are supposed to help constituents. Benjamin Brunjes, associate professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted. - The real child support story: How the middle class got left out | Forbes1 month ago
From 2003 to 2022, slightly fewer women were working or even looking for work. Yet even during the 2020s (when many mothers stepped back from the workforce to care for children during the pandemic) far fewer had formal child-support agreements than mothers two decades earlier. Heather Hill, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted. - Opinion: Rebuilding civic trust takes us all | The Columbian4 months ago
"When elected officials see themselves as public servants first, they can develop a shared purpose and work across differences to solve challenges that affect us all," writes Jodi Sandfort, dean of the UW Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. - Opinion: Building civic health starts in Washington’s cities and towns | The Spokesman-Review4 months ago
Something important is happening in Washington state. Quietly but powerfully, communities across our state are working to rebuild trust in one another and in the institutions that serve us. We are rebuilding civic health, and one of the clearest signs of progress is the way local leaders are coming together to learn how to govern differently. The UW’s Evans School of Public Policy and Governance is mentioned. - Opinion: Efforts in this Washington offer hope for civic health | Everett Herald4 months ago
"Despite the political turmoil and decline of respectful public discourse in the nation, there are glimmers of hope in Washington state," writes Katy Terry. The UW Evans School of Public Policy & Governance is mentioned. - Housing Research Center coming to UW | KING 54 months ago
The Puget Sound Regional Council is spearheading an effort to establish Washington state’s first Housing Research Center at the UW. The proposed "Housing Futures Center" would be a collaboration between UW’s College of Built Environments and the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, with plans to launch later this year. The center aims to address housing affordability challenges through research and policy analysis that will extend beyond the university campus to inform statewide housing decisions. - Seattle-area suburbs try to keep up as population trends shift | KNKX5 months ago
Seattle’s population growth has brought its own frustrations for both new and longtime residents. Housing prices, traffic congestion and overall cost of living are among the growing pains. Sara Curran, director of the UW’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and professor of international studies, of sociology and of public policy and governance, is quoted. - It's not just you: What data shows about Seattle's transplants | KNKX5 months ago
Transplants now make up a higher share of Seattle metropolitan area residents than Washington locals. For example, 40% of King County residents were born in Washington state. Pierce and Snohomish counties are about 50/50. Sara Curran, director of the UW’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and professor of international studies, of sociology and of public policy and governance, is quoted. - Microsoft layoffs a reminder — WA’s job market can melt down | The Seattle Times5 months ago
With Microsoft’s latest layoffs, the quickening contraction of Seattle-area tech is starting to feel like previous industry meltdowns, when mounting job losses signaled deep disruptions in the regional economy. The UW’s Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance, and Yael Midnight, assistant teaching professor of economics, are quoted. - Pierce County Auditor asks young voters to update their signatures | Cascade PBS6 months ago
Elections officials in Pierce County are contacting all voters ages 18 to 26 and asking them to update their signatures in an effort to head off challenges and make sure their votes are counted. A report from the UW is mentioned. - Bold or boneheaded? Seattle's proposed tax hike on big business draws fire as Amazon stays silent | GeekWire6 months ago
Supporters call it bold. Critics call it boneheaded. A new effort to raise taxes on large businesses in Seattle is generating a wide range of reaction. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted. - Study: Colorado River 'water market' could help conservation | The Hill6 months ago
Applying a market-based approach to Colorado River management could ensure more robust and reliable supplies for farmers, communities and the environment, a new study has found. Philip Womble, assistant professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted. - What promise of mass deportations is doing to the immigrant workforce | KING 56 months ago
The immigrant community makes up a majority of the agricultural workforce in Washington state. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted. - Opinion: Harvard as symbol and target | The New York Times6 months ago
"Among the many points of complaint in Steven Pinker’s opinion essay are statistics that show a lack of ‘viewpoint diversity’ among university faculty. As a retired university professor, may I suggest that this is unlikely to change despite the pressures from the Trump administration?" writes Phil Bereano, professor emeritus of technology and public policy at the UW, in a letter to the editor. - Exempting tips from taxes could hurt employees, critics say | The Washington Post7 months ago
The bipartisan push to eliminate taxes on tips has been touted as a way to help people keep more of their hard-earned money. But some economists warn that it could encourage employers to reduce hourly wages. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy & governance at the UW, is mentioned. - Tax the rich? UW economist calls WA a ‘tax haven like the Cayman Islands’ | The Seattle Times8 months ago
Jacob Vigdor isn’t known around Seattle as a warrior for progressive causes … So it was intriguing to see him this week down at the statehouse in Olympia, offering a full-throated endorsement of legislative Democrats’ drive to tax the rich. Vigdor, professor of public policy & governance at the UW, is quoted. - Higher minimum wage levels help many workers, but there are tradeoffs | KUOW8 months ago
Minimum wage increases are controversial. Most workers favor them, and many business owners don’t. Seattle’s increased to $20.76 this year, with some exceptions. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy & governance at the UW, is mentioned. - How Seattle’s record-high minimum wage has — and hasn’t — paid off | KNKX9 months ago
Even as some business owners sound alarm bells, ballot measures raising the wage keep passing — and advocates say the increases have been a success as they look to expand their efforts across the region. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted. - Tariffs could mean higher prices on these items in Washington | KIRO 79 months ago
The effects of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are likely to be felt quickly across Washington, according to experts watching the policy unfold. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
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- Some UW graduate programs suspend admissions, with funding in flux | The Seattle Times2 days ago
Faced with funding worries, the astronomy department has paused its graduate admissions for the 2026-2027 year. The small department’s decision is part of a wave of painful choices among the 300-plus graduate programs spread across UW’s three campuses. With funding in flux, around 20 master’s and doctoral programs have suspended admissions for the upcoming cycle. Jessica Werk, professor and chair of astronomy; Emily Levesque, associate professor of astronomy; Julie Kientz, professor and chair of human centered design and engineering; Jesús Hidalgo, graduate program advisor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies; and Lauryn Williams, a doctoral student in astronomy, are quoted. - Can the power of a star lower our electric bills? | KUOW3 weeks ago
Experts expect demand for electricity in the Pacific Northwest to grow 30% over the next 10 years. We’re running out of capacity to generate more power. But big tech is betting on a solution straight out of science fiction: nuclear fusion. The UW’s Bhuvana Srinivasan, professor of aeronautics and astronautics, and Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies, are quoted. - Trump’s path to peace in Sudan lies with his Arab influence — and pressure | Newsweek1 month ago
As US President Donald Trump touts a record of securing peace deals across the globe, the White House is mobilizing efforts to quell a bloody African conflict that the United Nations considers to be the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today. Yasir Zaidan, doctoral candidate at the UW Jackson School of International Studies, is quoted. - Amid Gaza ceasefire, Seattle Palestinians and Jews hope for peace | The Seattle Times2 months ago
Seattle-area residents are setting their sights on the future in light of the precarious ceasefire announced between Israel and Hamas this week. Liora Halperin, professor of history and international studies at the UW, is quoted. - How Oct. 7 transformed Israeli politics | KUOW2 months ago
Tuesday marked two years since Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups carried out multiple coordinated attacks in Israel – killing over a thousand people. Around 250 Israelis were taken hostage. Liora Halperin, professor of history and international studies at the UW, is interviewed. - Oregon sues Trump administration over deployment of National Guard to Portland | KUOW2 months ago
Portland and Oregon are suing to stop federal troops from being deployed there. Scott Radnitz, professor of international studies at the UW, is interviewed. - Analysis: Can violent extremists be deradicalized? I spoke with 24 former terrorists in Indonesia to find out | The Conversation3 months ago
"Can a person who once embraced terrorism and violence truly change? As a researcher who studies soft power and ideological violence, I set out to answer that question by asking 24 Indonesian former terrorists and holding focus group discussion with ex-jihadists," writes Bernard Loesi, a doctoral student in international relations at the UW. - Analysis: Silenced labs, exiled minds: How global science was set back a century | Forbes3 months ago
"Modern science has yielded immense benefits to society, yet it has also suffered greatly at the hands of several major nations. Politics and ideology, not religion, have been the reason," writes Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies at the UW. - 25 years ago, he wrote the book on ‘Jew vs. Jew' — now he is seeing new and deeper divisions | The Forward3 months ago
When Samuel Freedman published “Jew vs. Jew: The Struggle for the Soul of American Jewry” in August 2000, he described a community torn between Orthodoxy and liberalism, between tradition and adaptation, between continuity and assimilation. Noam Pianko, professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted. - How much of a threat is satellite warfare? | BBC World Service3 months ago
Technology is blurring the lines between civilian and military satellites. With countries testing anti-satellite weapons, how much of a threat is war in space? Saadia Pekkanen, professor of international studies at the UW, is interviewed. - Seattle-area suburbs try to keep up as population trends shift | KNKX5 months ago
Seattle’s population growth has brought its own frustrations for both new and longtime residents. Housing prices, traffic congestion and overall cost of living are among the growing pains. Sara Curran, director of the UW’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and professor of international studies, of sociology and of public policy and governance, is quoted. - How psychologists called Trump's 2024 win based on one factor | New York Post5 months ago
Psychologists pulled off what political pundits and polls failed to do: predict the 2024 presidential election winner. Daniel Chirot, professor emeritus of international studies at the UW, is mentioned. - It's not just you: What data shows about Seattle's transplants | KNKX5 months ago
Transplants now make up a higher share of Seattle metropolitan area residents than Washington locals. For example, 40% of King County residents were born in Washington state. Pierce and Snohomish counties are about 50/50. Sara Curran, director of the UW’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and professor of international studies, of sociology and of public policy and governance, is quoted. - Analysis: Could Iran really make a nuclear weapon? | Forbes6 months ago
"Whether Iran has actively sought a nuclear weapon remains unanswered, but there is no doubt it pushed the limits of its enrichment program too far, and not by a little," writes Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies at the UW. - Russia-linked Wagner is promoting alleged atrocities in Africa on social media | Associated Press6 months ago
The International Criminal Court has been asked to review a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner Group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media, including ones alluding to cannibalism, according to the brief seen exclusively by The Associated Press. Daniel Hoffman, director of the UW’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, is quoted. - Why the US opened its doors to Chinese students and why Trump is closing them | The New York Times7 months ago
The 1970s era of academic exchange began as a form of diplomacy. “People were curious about us, inviting us to their homes,” one former student remembers. David Bachman, professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted. - 3 ways the Canadian election could affect Seattle and WA | The Seattle Times8 months ago
The Liberal Party’s narrow victory in Monday’s Canadian election paints a picture of a “divorce” in a fraying relationship between Canadians and Americans, experts said. Nadine Fabbi, director of the Canadian Studies Center at the UW, is quoted. - Q&A: Talking Israel and Palestine with UW professor Liora Halperin | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber8 months ago
Seemingly no international issue provokes as much heartbreak, consternation and demand for moral action for many right now as the fate of Palestinians and Israelis. And few academics have as much insight into the challenges — and benefits — of honest discussion and scholarship about that region as Liora Halperin, professor of history and international studies at the UW. - Opinion: Political scientists find submission to Trump ‘shocking,’ says UW prof | The Seattle Times8 months ago
"This country’s history is full of centuries of repression, violence, enslavement, incarceration and segregation against people of color and other marginalized people. But what we are witnessing now is important to name and understand, even while recognizing that many dark periods have preceded this one," writes Naomi Ishisaka. Scott Radnitz, professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted. - Analysis: White House plans for Alaskan oil and gas face some hurdles — including from Trump and the petroleum industry | The Conversation8 months ago
"The second Trump administration has launched the next stage in the half-century-long battle between commerce and conservation over Alaskan oil and gas development. But its moves are delivering a mixed message to the petroleum industry," writes Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies at the UW.
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- Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation | The Guardian4 days ago
A groundbreaking experiment to gauge the potency of Elon Musk’s social platform to increase political division found that when posts expressing anti-democratic attitudes and partisan animosity were boosted, even barely perceptibly, in the feeds of Democrat and Republican supporters there was a large change in their unfavourable feelings towards the other side. Martin Saveski, an assistant professor in the Information School, is quoted. - From stress relief to self-discovery: UW researchers reveal the deeper impact of video games | GeekWire1 week ago
Video games often have a positive impact on the people who play them, but that impact simply doesn’t get a fraction of the press of gaming’s various downsides. That positive impact is the focus of a new paper from the UW. The UW’s Nisha Devasia, a doctoral student in human centered design and engineering; Julie Kientz, professor of human centered design and engineering; and Jin Ha Lee, professor in the Information School, are quoted. Georgia Kenderova, a doctoral student in human centered design and engineering, and Michele Newman, a doctoral student in the Information School, are mentioned. - Automated systems decide which homeless Philadelphians get housing and who stays on the street — often in ways that feel arbitrary to those waiting | The Conversation2 weeks ago
"Seeing a person huddled under a makeshift roof of tarps or curled up on a warm grate can evoke powerful emotions and questions. How did they get here? Why doesn’t someone help them? What can I do about this? The answers to these questions are complex. However, a significant body of research suggests that there is a highly effective solution for many individuals who experience homelessness. It is called supportive housing," writes Pelle Tracey, assistant professor in the Information School. - AI's recruiting bias is probably slipping by your HR team — here's how to fix that | Inc2 weeks ago
A UW study shows that AI training data can reinforce hiring prejudices, and humans don’t catch it often enough. The UW’s Aylin Caliskan, an associate professor in the Information School, and Kyra Wilson, doctoral student in the Information School, are quoted. - Why you shouldn’t count on humans to prevent AI hiring bias | The Washington Post2 weeks ago
Human oversight was supposed to prevent artificial intelligence from warping job applicant selection processes, but a new study says it’s not enough to mitigate bias. Kyra Wilson, a doctoral student in the Information School at the UW, is quoted. - Sedro-Woolley English teachers bring AI literacy into the classroom | Salish Current3 weeks ago
Several English classes at Sedro-Woolley High School are implementing lesson plans designed by Linsey Kitchens to help students understand the limitations of artificial intelligence programs such as ChatGPT. The UW’s Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, and Jevin West, professor in the Information School, are mentioned. - A $100,000 robot dog is becoming standard in policing — and raising ethical alarms | Bloomberg3 weeks ago
Spot, the four-legged robot from Boston Dynamics Inc., is perhaps best known for its viral dance routines to songs like “Uptown Funk.” But beyond its playful antics, Spot’s ability to climb stairs and open doors signals a potentially controversial role as a policing tool. Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is quoted. - Canada lost its measles elimination status and US could be next | Bloomberg1 month ago
This week, Canada officially lost its measles elimination status, which it held for nearly 30 years — a shameful consequence of falling childhood vaccination rates. Jevin West, a UW professor in the Information School, is quoted. - OpenAI’s new web browser has ChatGPT baked in — that’s raising some privacy questions | NPR1 month ago
OpenAI’s new web browser, Atlas, has been available for less than two weeks — and only on Apple computers, for now — but it’s getting a lot of attention. Chirag Shah, professor in the Information School at the UW, is quoted. - Analysis: AI could worsen inequalities in schools – teachers are key to whether it will | The Conversation1 month ago
"The uncertainties accompanying the artificial intelligence onslaught come amid existing challenges the teaching profession has faced for years," writes Katie Davis, professor in the UW Information School. - Can you shoot a drone in Kentucky? What the law says | Courier Journal2 months ago
Commercial, public and private enthusiasts praise them for their ability to take aerial photography and videos. But what happens if a drone hovers too long over your property? Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is mentioned. This story was originally published in the Indianapolis Star. - Drone flying over your Michigan home? What you need to know | Detroit Free Press2 months ago
It’s not uncommon to spot a drone in the skies in metro Detroit. With the technology, there are a host of federal rules for users to follow. But what if you see one flying above your home? Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is quoted. - Retractions can reshape scientists’ careers in unexpected ways | Nature3 months ago
Retractions can have profound effects on researchers’ careers, sometimes in unexpected ways, a study that tracked the career trajectories of thousands of authors has found. Shahan Ali Memon, doctoral student in the UW Information School, and Dr. Ferric Fang, professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the UW School of Medicine, are quoted. - TikTokers battle Seattle Freeze by getting Gen Z offline | The Seattle Times3 months ago
As an increasingly online world leaves more feeling isolated, some TikTokers in Seattle are trying to break the trend, not just by highlighting events and gatherings but by organizing those themselves and encouraging people to “log off.” Katie Davis, professor in the UW Information School, is quoted. - Google raises stakes for agentic browsers by adding Gemini to Chrome | Marketplace3 months ago
Users of Google’s Chrome web browser may notice some changes in the coming months. Google announced yesterday it’s integrating its “Gemini” artificial intelligence assistant into Chrome, turning it into what’s known as an agentic browser. Many varieties of these browsers are emerging in the arms race for AI dominance. Chirag Shah, professor in the Information School at the UW, is quoted. - Technology in WA classrooms | FOX 133 months ago
Lots of new rules and possible changes when it comes to technology in the classroom. Amy Ko, a professor in the Information School at the UW, is interviewed. - Inside the effect AI is having on children's development | KING 53 months ago
Katie Davis, professor in the Information School at the UW, explains some of the safety concerns around children using artificial intelligence. - Trump announces deal with China to allow TikTok to continue operating in US | Al Jazeera3 months ago
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a deal with China to allow the TikTok platform to continue operating in the United States. Trump said he would speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday to confirm the details of an agreement to avoid a ban on the popular video-sharing app in the U.S. Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is quoted. - China and US say they've reached a 'framework' deal on TikTok's ownership | NPR3 months ago
Chinese and U.S. officials say they’ve agreed on a framework for dealing with the thorny issue of TikTok’s ownership. The leaders of both countries are slated to talk about it Friday. Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is quoted. - How local governments in Washington state are using ChatGPT | KNKX4 months ago
Through a series of public records requests, Cascade PBS and KNKX obtained thousands of pages of ChatGPT conversation logs from city officials in Washington. The volume of the records suggests widespread use of the technology in local government. Anna-Maria Gueorguieva, a doctoral student in the UW Information School, is quoted.
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- Seattle’s small businesses are snared in an affordability trap | The Seattle Times3 weeks ago
There is frequent talk in Seattle about the affordability crisis. The cost of rent, groceries, dining out, ride share for Seattle residents are all some of the highest in the country. But also caught in the affordability trap are small businesses, particularly ones owned by Black, Indigenous and other people of color. Michael Verchot, director of the UW Consulting and Business Development Center in the Foster School of Business, is quoted. - The rise of the AI gut check | Reuters1 month ago
Most people are accustomed to turning to friends, family or a therapist for advice on major life decisions like breakups, career changes, or moving to a different country. But now, some people are turning to AI for on-demand, judgment-free gut checks. Léonard Boussioux, assistant professor of information systems at the UW, is quoted. - Amazon ties massive job cuts to rise of artificial intelligence | KING 51 month ago
Seattle-based tech giant Amazon is making its largest round of corporate layoffs in years — cutting roughly 14,000 jobs — and directly linking the decision to the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. Jeffrey Shulman, a professor of marketing at the UW, is interviewed. - Seattle businesses brace for impact as Amazon cuts 14K jobs amid AI shift | KOMO News1 month ago
Amazon has confirmed it will cut 14,000 corporate jobs as part of a strategic shift towards artificial intelligence, raising concerns about the broader economic impact. Jeffrey Shulman, a professor of marketing at the UW, is interviewed. - Amazon layoffs impacting Bellevue businesses | KIRO 72 months ago
On Tuesday, Amazon officials confirmed 14,000 corporate employees are losing their jobs. Reuters is reporting this could just be the first round of layoffs, saying up to 30,000 people may soon be laid off. Jeffrey Shulman, a professor of marketing at the UW, is quoted. - Culture is contagious: The overlooked habit that shapes organizations | Forbes2 months ago
One person with the wrong attitude can infect an entire culture. And unlike technical errors, this kind of damage rarely stays contained. Research refers to it as behavioral contagion: the invisible transfer of emotions, habits and mindsets that quietly influence a team’s performance and culture. A UW study is referenced. - WA’s law requiring pay rates on job ads is changing — no one is happy | The Seattle Times3 months ago
Roughly two and a half years after Washington’s pay transparency law took effect, lawmakers, state courts, employers and job seekers are still trying to make sense of it. David Tan, professor of management at the UW, is mentioned. - Keurig Dr Pepper buys Peet's Coffee for $18B | KUOW4 months ago
The soda and coffee giant Keurig Dr Pepper will spend $18 billion to buy the Dutch company JDE Peet’s, also known as Peet’s coffee. Once that deal closes, the company is going to split itself in two: soft drinks in one part, coffee in the other. Jarrad Harford, professor of finance and business economics at the UW, is interviewed. - Booms, busts and Seattle's place in the AI era | GeekWire4 months ago
What’s at stake for Seattle in times of dramatic change? University of Washington Foster School of Business marketing professor Jeff Shulman has spent years studying that question. On this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, Shulman joins GeekWire to talk about Seattle’s place in the global AI boom, why the city has struggled to produce superstar startups, what AI means for marketing and education, and how civic identity, tech, business and sports have fueled the region in the past. - Seattle-area inflation ticks up in wake of tariffs | The Seattle Times5 months ago
Inflation increased slightly in the Seattle area in June, reflecting the impact of tariffs on imported goods and higher costs of necessities like food and energy. Thomas Gilbert, associate professor of finance and business economics at the UW, is quoted. - Microsoft layoffs a reminder — WA’s job market can melt down | The Seattle Times5 months ago
With Microsoft’s latest layoffs, the quickening contraction of Seattle-area tech is starting to feel like previous industry meltdowns, when mounting job losses signaled deep disruptions in the regional economy. The UW’s Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance, and Yael Midnight, assistant teaching professor of economics, are quoted. - Trump's investment claims — are tariffs boosting the US economy? | BBC6 months ago
U.S. President Donald Trump may have called tariffs his favourite word in the dictionary. But when it comes to obsessions, business investment has got to be close. German Gutierrez, assistant professor of finance and business economics at the UW, is quoted. - It's in the bag: Biodegradable plastic idea takes top prize in student startup pitch competition | GeekWire6 months ago
A team of students creating a biodegradable plastic bag took first place in the finals of the TiE Young Entrepreneur Seattle chapter finals competition last week. Kymavi, which took home a $3,000 prize, will move on to represent Seattle at the TYE Global Finals, later this month in Washington, D.C. The startup says it has created marine- and land-biodegradable plastic bags that release ocean-healing additives upon breakdown to absorb pollutants and buffer ocean acidification. Suresh Kotha, professor of business at the UW, is mentioned. - Uber sabbatical shift opens new front in worker flexibility crackdown | CNBC7 months ago
Uber recently upped the requirement for its paid employee sabbatical from five years to eight years and its CEO told upset employees, “It is what it is.” Kira Schabram, assistant professor of management at the UW, is quoted. - Hybrid work pitfalls: Avoiding the creation of office cliques | GeekWire7 months ago
A new study featuring research from the University of Washington found that when employees get to choose which days they come into the office, they tend to coordinate with certain colleagues, creating “subgroups” that develop stronger relationships. Michael Johnson, professor of management at the UW, is quoted. - GeekWire Awards 2025 revealed: Community 'alive and well' at annual celebration of best in tech | GeekWire7 months ago
The strength of the Seattle region’s tech community — from the diversity of companies and innovations, to the connections between the people who make it all thrive — was on display once again Wednesday night at the annual GeekWire Awards. Emer Dooley, affiliate instructor of management and organization at the UW, is mentioned. - How will tariffs impact WA’s trade-dependent agriculture industry? | Cascade PBS8 months ago
Washington fruit growers were hit hard by Trump’s first-term tariffs. Experts and legislators fear further erosion of trust with trading partners. Debra Glassman, teaching professor of finance and business economics at the UW, is quoted. - Geeks Give Back: These community builders help strengthen Seattle's tech ecosystem | GeekWire8 months ago
The honorees in the Geeks Give Back category are part of the reason there is a tech community, especially one that helps to make space for more people in tech, to help turn ideas into startups and to continually work to strengthen the ecosystem that makes everything thrive. Emer Dooley, affiliate instructor of management and organization at the UW, is mentioned. - To escape the grind, young people turn to ‘mini-retirements’ | The New York Times8 months ago
Some young people are spending their savings on an extended break earlier in their careers rather than waiting until retirement. Kira Schabram, assistant professor of management at the UW, is quoted. - Coffee prices continue to surge as growing regions see climate extremes | KREM8 months ago
Coffee prices are on the rise across the world because of climate extremes in coffee growing regions. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 73% of the world’s coffee is grown in just five countries: Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia and Ethiopia. Phillip Bruner, professor of practice of sustainable finance, is quoted.
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- Microsoft, Providence and UW create AI that unlocks tumor insights | GeekWire3 days ago
Pacific Northwest tech and cancer researchers are publicly releasing an AI tool that can perform sophisticated tumor analysis in a fraction of the time and cost of existing methods, potentially making cutting-edge cancer insights available to far more patients. The UW’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering is mentioned. - UW pumps $10M donation into AI | The Seattle Times3 weeks ago
The UW unveiled its new initiative Tuesday to spearhead the college’s approach to artificial intelligence. The initiative, AI@UW, was made possible in part through a $10 million donation by Charles and Lisa Simonyi, a husband-wife pair of philanthropists, according to a news release shared with The Seattle Times. UW President Robert J. Jones and Noah Smith, professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, are quoted. - UW receives $10M for AI research | KNKX3 weeks ago
The UW has received a $10 million gift to advance research into artificial intelligence. - UW lands $10M from Microsoft's Charles Simonyi to tackle AI in the classroom | GeekWire3 weeks ago
The UW today announced a $10 million gift from Microsoft pioneer Charles Simonyi and his wife, Lisa Simonyi, to launch AI@UW, a campus-wide initiative supporting the university’s leadership in the responsible, effective use of artificial intelligence in the classroom and research. UW President Robert J. Jones and Noah Smith, professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, are quoted. - Is coding dead? This professor doesn't think so | KUOW4 weeks ago
Young people are choosing trade school over college out of fear of white-collar jobs drying up. Companies appear to be making big bets that AI can replace huge chunks of their workforces. Dan Grossman, professor of computer science and engineering and vice director of the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, says the outlook isn’t so bleak for students who still want a career in tech. - Why DEI isn’t a success story at Seattle’s tech companies | The Seattle Times1 month ago
Despite its successes, the tech industry has remained staggeringly white and male. Now, with corporate giants cutting thousands of workers to make way for more spending on AI, waves of layoffs signal that the small gains made by women and some tech workers of color could be lost. Ed Lazowska, professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the UW, is interviewed. - Right-wing chatbots turbocharge America’s political and cultural wars | The New York Times1 month ago
Once pitched as dispassionate tools to answer your questions, AI chatbots are now programmed to reflect the biases of their creators. Oren Etzioni, professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the UW and former CEO of the Allen Institute for AI, is quoted. - Ai2 loosens Big Tech’s grip on Earth insights with open-source AI models for climate and conservation | GeekWire1 month ago
A new platform from the Allen Institute for AI promises to deliver insights into the state of the planet, in near real-time, by giving organizations without deep AI expertise the ability to monitor deforestation, assess crop health and predict wildfire risk, among other capabilities. Ali Farhadi, professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted. - Cuts at Amazon, Microsoft feed fears of Big Tech reset | The Seattle Times1 month ago
Within the Seattle-area tech world, the pullback is generating anxiety at every level — from managers at Amazon and Microsoft to entrepreneurs at startups to students in computer science programs that, until three years ago, all but guaranteed lucrative jobs. Derek Zhu, an undergraduate student of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted. - Inside the UW Allen School: Six 'grand challenges' shaping the future of computer science | GeekWire1 month ago
The University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering is reframing what it means for its research to change the world. Magdalena Balazinska, professor and director of the UW Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering and Shwetak Patel, professor of computer science and engineering and of electrical and computer engineering, are quoted. Poojita Garg, Marquiese Garrett, Keisuke Kamahori, Zachary Englhardt, Yile Gu and Lisa Orii, students of computer science and engineering, are quoted. Yanming Wan and Vidya Srinivas, student of computer science and engineering, are mentioned. - Renowned computer science professor Pedro Domingos makes a bold prediction about AI disruption | The Times of India1 month ago
A prominent computer science professor predicts Salesforce will be the first major tech company disrupted by AI, sparking widespread debate. Pedro Domingos, professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted. - The value of open data sets and AI models | NPR2 months ago
Hanna Hajishirzi, associate professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, works with the nonprofit Allen Institute for AI to build totally open data sets and models that researchers can experiment with. - I got ChatGPT to cancel subscriptions for me – here’s how | The Washington Post2 months ago
Artificial intelligence “agents” are now capable enough to do annoying tasks like cancelling subscriptions. Just make sure you can undo any mistakes. Oren Etzioni, professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the UW and former CEO of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, is quoted. - Robotics pioneer Siddhartha Srinivasa on the 'last mile problem,' humanoid hype, and why he's joining Madrona | GeekWire3 months ago
Siddhartha “Sidd” Srinivasa, professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, has spent his career at the intersection of robotics research and real-world deployment. Now he’s adding a new role: venture partner at Madrona Venture Group, where he’ll help shape investment themes and evaluate startups in robotics and embodied AI at the Seattle-based firm. Srinivasa is interviewed. - 'Virtual medicine cabinet' from Seattle startups will put health tech apps in one place | GeekWire3 months ago
A “virtual medicine cabinet” to provide families with digital tools to manage some aspects of healthcare from home is up and running with the first app in a partnership between Seattle-based health tech startups. Wavely Diagnostics and Apertur are both UW spinouts working on AI-powered smartphone apps to solve different problems. Shyam Gollakota, professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, and Dr. Randall Bly, assistant professor of otolarynology/head and neck surgery in the UW School of Medicine, are mentioned. - Professor who helped propel UW computer science program reflects on five decade career | Washington State Standard3 months ago
Ed Lazowska’s time at the University of Washington coincided with the rise of the software industry and the state’s dominant role in it. Lazowska, professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the UW, is interviewed. This article was first published by TVW. - Neuralink, Elon Musk and the race to put chips into our brains | Rolling Stone3 months ago
Though brain chips are all over TV and the news now with Neuralink, scientists like those at Caltech have been working on the technology for decades. And some question Musk’s approach. Rajesh Rao, professor of computer science and engineering and of electrical and computer engineering at the UW, is quoted. - Can ChatGPT be at fault for a teenager's suicide? A new lawsuit argues it can | KUOW3 months ago
The parents of a 16-year-old boy who died by suicide sued OpenAI, saying the bot fed into their son’s suicidal ideation. The tragedy highlights the potential power AI holds over its users. What safeguards do we have? Oren Etzioni, professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the UW and former CEO of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, is interviewed. - How Elon Musk is remaking Grok in his image | The New York Times3 months ago
Elon Musk said he wanted xAI’s chatbot to be “politically neutral.” But in practice, Mr. Musk and his artificial intelligence company, xAI, have tweaked the chatbot to make its answers more conservative on many issues, according to an analysis by The New York Times. Oren Etzioni, professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the UW and former CEO of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, is quoted. - Opinion: Home humanoid robots survey reveals surprising preferences | IEEE Spectrum3 months ago
"While humanoid companies (and their investors) dream of a single humanoid capable of doing it all, our survey participants seem to be more on board with a toolbox of smaller, specialized machines for most tasks: a Roomba for cleaning, a medication dispenser for pills, a stairlift for stairs," writes Maya Cakmak, associate professor of computer science and engineering at the UW.
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- UW's RIDE program expands dental education in Spokane | Spokane Public Radio3 months ago
The Regional Initiative in Dental Education (RIDE) program is doubling the number of students and the amount of time they can spend studying in Spokane. That’s good news for people and teeth — all over the state. UW President Robert J. Jones is quoted. - RIDE program trains students to work in rural and underserved areas | KREM3 months ago
Local leaders from UW, Gonzaga University and Eastern Washington University have partnered to establish a new 13,000-square-foot facility for regional initiatives in dental education. UW President Robert J. Jones is quoted. - UW partnerships address rural health | KHQ3 months ago
UW is reaffirming its health education work in Spokane, highlighting recent accomplishments through its partnership with Gonzaga University in rural healthcare access. This includes a collaboration with Gonzaga and Eastern Washington University to support medical professionals in rural communities. UW President Robert J. Jones and Jeremy Percival, UW dentistry student, are interviewed. - New UW oral health training center doubles number of Spokane dental students | The Spokesman Review3 months ago
The UW’s new oral health training center doubles the capacity for Spokane-based students training to bring access to dentistry to rural Washington. A partnership between UW and Eastern Washington University, Regional Initiatives in Dental Education has trained future dentists at the Spokane campus since 2008, but across several different buildings and campuses. The new facility brings all of Spokane dental training under one roof within the UW School of Medicine. The UW’s President Robert J. Jones; Natasha Flake, professor of endodontics; and Frank A. Roberts, professor of periodontics, are quoted. Jeremy Percival, UW dentistry student, is mentioned. - UW dental program expansion in Spokane aims to address rural healthcare shortage | KXLY3 months ago
The UW School of Dentistry has opened a remodeled training center in Spokane that will bring more dentists to rural and underserved communities across Washington. The upgraded facility features new technology that allows dental students to complete their second year of training in Spokane rather than moving to Seattle. The UW’s Ramanpreet Singh and Carter Martinez, dentistry students; President Robert J. Jones; Natasha Flake, professor of endodontics, are quoted. - Is human hair the new answer to better dental care? | The Washington Post4 months ago
The next major innovation in dental care just might be a new ingredient added to our toothpaste and mouthwash from an unlikely source: sheep’s wool or human hair. Sami Dogan, associate professor of restorative dentistry at the UW, is quoted. - Free Longview dental clinic available for low-income veterans, children | Bellingham Herald5 months ago
Community Health Partners of Longview is sponsoring a free dental clinic for low-income veterans and their dependent children 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 16 in Longview. The UW Community Dental Clinic will provide care and referrals for restorative care by the University of Washington School of Dentistry. Restorative care may take place the same day or be scheduled later, depending on the time available. - Humans used to have straighter teeth — what changed? | National Geographic5 months ago
New research explores how diet, evolution, and facial anatomy may have shaped our modern smiles. Susan Herring, professor of oral health sciences and professor emeritus of orthodontics at the UW, is quoted. - Free dental care offered at Yakama Nation community center | KNDO5 months ago
Volunteer dentists, mainly from the UW, are offering their expertise to those who lack access to routine dental checkups. Their goal is to help the community maintain oral hygiene and ensure everyone understands how to care for their teeth. - Free dental care and health screenings offered at clinic this weekend in Toppenish | Yakima Herald5 months ago
Dental care is provided as a volunteer service from local providers, UW dental students, UW faculty and dentists who travel from out of state. - 4 tongue scraping benefits and how to do it right, per dentists | Women's Health7 months ago
On TikTok, a bunch of people are promoting tongue scraping as a non-negotiable step in their morning and nightly routines—and the before and after videos are intriguing, to say the least. Whasun Oh Chung, research professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is quoted. - What to do if fluoride is removed from your water | TIME7 months ago
Right now, it’s politically hot to spit out fluoride. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long railed against fluoride in public water supplies, claiming that it correlates to lower IQs in kids. (Research suggests that fluoride may be linked to lower IQ scores only at very high exposures.) Dozens of places in the U.S.—including Miami-Dade County, Fla., Peshtigo, Wis., and the entire state of Utah—have recently passed restrictions banning the fluoridation of public water supplies. Florida just announced plans to ban fluoride beginning July 1, 2025. Dr. Philippe Hujoel, professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Learn about fluoride in Idaho water as RFK Jr. fights it | Idaho Statesman7 months ago
In 2010, a small city nestled between the Rocky Mountains and Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho voted to stop adding fluoride to its municipal water system. The decision came after over a dozen residents bemoaned the practice at a public meeting, blaming fluoride for bone deficiencies, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Donald Chi, professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Is adding fluoride to the public tap water supply safe? | KING 58 months ago
For decades, communities in the U.S. have been adding fluoride to tap water to help prevent cavities. Last month, Utah became the first state in the U.S. to ban water fluoridation. Some cities in Washington state are considering doing the same. Donald Chi, professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Free Longview dental clinics available in April for low-income veterans, children | Tri-City Herald9 months ago
Longview nonprofit Community Health Partners is sponsoring free hygiene and dental clinics in Longview on April 12 and 26 for low-income veterans and their dependent children. The clinics will be staffed by dental students and instructors from Clark College and the University of Washington, along with local volunteer dentists. - Utah becomes first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water | The National News Desk9 months ago
Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, with Gov. Spencer Cox signing the bill last week to make it official. Donald Chi, professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is interviewed. - States with the best & worst dental health in 2025 | WalletHub11 months ago
To determine where people have the healthiest teeth and gums in the U.S., WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 25 key indicators of dental wellness. Our data set ranges from the share of adolescents who visited a dentist in the past year to dental treatment costs to the number of dentists per capita. Whasun Oh Chung, research professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Can rapamycin really slow down aging? Here's what the latest research says | Verywell Health1 year ago
Rapamycin, a drug typically used to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients, has gained attention recently for its potential anti-aging properties. Jonathan An, assistant professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is quoted. - UW program helps rural Montana access dental care | KNDO1 year ago
A UW program is helping rural Montana residents access dental care. - Analysis: In hundreds of communities across the US, finding a dentist is like pulling teeth − but in 14 states, dental therapists are filling the gap | The Conversation1 year ago
Dr. Donald Chi, professor of oral health sciences at the UW, explains the kind of training that dental therapists receive, the critical need for them throughout the U.S., and how they have affected the communities they serve.
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- Those arrested at Portland ICE protests recount disparate, confusing treatment by federal officers | OPB1 week ago
OPB interviewed more than a dozen people who were arrested at the Portland ICE protests between June and October. What they described was an apparent lack of standard operating procedures as various federal law enforcement agencies cycled through the facility. Mary Fan, professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - A $100,000 robot dog is becoming standard in policing — and raising ethical alarms | Bloomberg3 weeks ago
Spot, the four-legged robot from Boston Dynamics Inc., is perhaps best known for its viral dance routines to songs like “Uptown Funk.” But beyond its playful antics, Spot’s ability to climb stairs and open doors signals a potentially controversial role as a policing tool. Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is quoted. - Feds file notice to appeal injunction barring deployment of National Guard to Oregon | The Oregonian4 weeks ago
The federal government on Friday filed a notice of its intent to appeal U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut’s permanent injunction barring the deployment of National Guard troops from any state to Oregon. Jeff Feldman, associate teaching professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - Zillow pressures homebuyers into using its mortgages, lawsuit claims | The Seattle Times4 weeks ago
Zillow has been slammed with yet another lawsuit — this time for allegedly incentivizing its affiliated agents to pressure homebuyers into using Zillow’s mortgage business. Jane Winn, professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - “Where Is the Line Drawn?”: Key legal question still hangs over National Guard cases | Willamette Week1 month ago
The precise standard for marking the line past which the president could legally deploy the military in the streets of American cities is, U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut wrote, “ultimately a question for a higher court to decide.” Jeff Feldman, associate teaching professor of law at the UW, is interviewed. - Federal judge permanently blocks Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland | Jefferson Public Radio1 month ago
President Donald Trump was permanently blocked from sending the National Guard to Portland by U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, who delivered her final order in the case Friday. Jeff Feldman, associate teaching professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - ‘Exceeded his authority’: Judge issues injunction blocking Trump from sending National Guard to Oregon | The Oregonian1 month ago
A federal judge Friday issued a permanent injunction barring President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops from any state to Oregon, finding the president exceeded his authority. Jeff Feldman, associate teaching professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - ACRS revives free legal clinics for immigrant and refugee families in the south end | South Seattle Emerald1 month ago
Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) is providing free monthly legal consultation to low-income immigrant and refugee community members through December in their southeast Seattle offices. Luq Zhang, a UW Law student, is mentioned. - Federal court ruling doesn’t stop WA immigration judges’ bond denials | The Seattle Times2 months ago
On Sept. 30, the U.S. District Court ruled that Tacoma immigration judges were unlawfully declaring they can’t issue bonds to many detained immigrants, often relegating them to months or years in jail-like conditions. Elizabeth Porter, professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - No Oregon National Guard troops can be deployed under federal control, at least through Tuesday | The Daily Chronicle2 months ago
The federal government will not be able to deploy any Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, at least until Tuesday. Jeff Feldman, associate teaching professor of law at the UW, is quoted.This story was originally published in The Oregonian.
- Judge could rule Friday on National Guard deployment in Portland | The Seattle Times2 months ago
U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut could make a ruling as early as Friday on whether to keep her broader order in place that bars federal deployment of any National Guard troops to Oregon. Jeff Feldman, associate teaching professor of law at the UW, is quoted.This story was originally published in The Oregonian.
- Cowlitz County Judge denies mistrial in Grant Hadler murder case | Bellingham Herald2 months ago
Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Thad Scudder denied the defense’s mistrial motion Thursday morning in the murder trial of former Longview restaurant owner Grant Hadler, but approved striking a former Kelso police officer’s testimony. A report by the UW School of Law is mentioned. This article was originally published in The Daily News. - Can you shoot a drone in Kentucky? What the law says | Courier Journal2 months ago
Commercial, public and private enthusiasts praise them for their ability to take aerial photography and videos. But what happens if a drone hovers too long over your property? Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is mentioned. This story was originally published in the Indianapolis Star. - Washington State Patrol Trooper Sarah Clasen’s case highlights legal precedents in Washington | FOX 28 Spokane2 months ago
The case of Sarah Clasen, a Washington State Trooper, is drawing attention after she pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide while driving under the influence. David Garavito, assistant professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - WSP Trooper Sarah Clasen charged in Richland vehicular homicide | FOX 28 Spokane2 months ago
A state patrol trooper, Sarah Clasen, has been charged with vehicular homicide following an incident where she allegedly hit and killed 20-year-old Josuar Sanchez. Clasen’s blood alcohol level was reportedly almost double the legal limit. David Garavito, assistant professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - Drone flying over your Michigan home? What you need to know | Detroit Free Press2 months ago
It’s not uncommon to spot a drone in the skies in metro Detroit. With the technology, there are a host of federal rules for users to follow. But what if you see one flying above your home? Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is quoted. - Has ICE renewed Tacoma detention center contract? It won’t say | The Seattle Times3 months ago
The 10-year contract for the private company operating the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma is set to end this month, but secrecy shrouds whether it’s been extended. A report by the UW Center for Human Rights is referenced. Alejandra Gonza, director of the University of Washington’s International Human Rights Clinic, is quoted. - Trump announces deal with China to allow TikTok to continue operating in US | Al Jazeera3 months ago
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a deal with China to allow the TikTok platform to continue operating in the United States. Trump said he would speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday to confirm the details of an agreement to avoid a ban on the popular video-sharing app in the U.S. Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is quoted. - State trooper accused of drunk driving homicide to appear in court | KEPR3 months ago
A Washington state trooper is scheduled to appear in a Benton County court next week. She’s accused of causing a drunk driving crash that killed a Richland man earlier this year. David Garavito, assistant professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - China and US say they've reached a 'framework' deal on TikTok's ownership | NPR3 months ago
Chinese and U.S. officials say they’ve agreed on a framework for dealing with the thorny issue of TikTok’s ownership. The leaders of both countries are slated to talk about it Friday. Ryan Calo, professor of law and in the Information School at the UW, is quoted.
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- UW research on cervical cancer screenings | KEPR-TV1 day ago
Only 7% of women are properly following cervical cancer screening guidelines, which includes Pap smears and UPV testing, according to research done at the University of Washington. - Polyclinic to pay $400K to settle claims it denied interpreter services to deaf, blind patients | MyNorthwest1 day ago
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and Polyclinic resolved allegations of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violation, where on multiple occasions, one of the medical facilities allegedly failed to provide a sign language interpreter for a patient who is deaf and blind. UW Medicine is mentioned. - IHME report: Violence against women a top health threat | KIRO Newsradio2 days ago
Violence against women and children is one of the top threats to good health, according to a new study from the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Emmanuela Gakidou, professor of health metrics sciences at the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, is quoted. - Auburn man regains arm function with brain implant | KING 52 days ago
An Auburn man regained arm function after receiving a brain implant from doctors at Harborview Medical Center. The UW is mentioned Jeffrey Herron, associate professor of neurological surgery, is quoted. - Why Native Americans are facing high rates of mental decline | PBS News Hour3 days ago
It’s estimated that around 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, a number that’s expected to double by 2060. But researchers have found that some of the highest rates of cognitive impairment and dementia exist in a population that’s long been one of the most difficult to study: Native Americans. Dr. C. Dirk Keene, professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the UW School of Medicine, and Dr. Thomas Grabowski, professor of radiology and of neurology in the UW School of Medicine and director of UW Medicine’s Memory and Brain Wellness Center, are interviewed. - UW study on the financial burdens of surgery | KNKX3 days ago
The financial burdens of surgical costs affect millions of people in the US, according to a new study led by a team of University of Washington physicians. The study analyzed patient data from across the country documenting financial hardship before and after surgery. Dr. Alexandra Hernandez, a resident in the Department of Surgery at UW Medicine, is quoted. - Opinion: The ignorance of South Asian cardiovascular disease outcomes by the US healthcare system | NW Asian Weekly3 days ago
"The United States healthcare system continues to overlook the urgent need to improve South Asian cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, and it shows," writes Adelyn Emil, an undergraduate in the UW School of Public Health. UW Medicine is mentioned. - Should you worry about PFAS in new EPA-approved pesticides? | Everyday Health3 days ago
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it’s moving forward to permit the use of 10 new pesticide products that contain the insecticide isocycloseram. However, many environmental experts and advocates have been loudly critical of this decision because, they say, isocycloseram contains harmful PFAS. Dr. Debra Cherry, an associate professor of Medicine at UW Medicine and an adjunct associate professor in the School of Public Health, is quoted. - Scientists have proof coffee can be connected to longer lifespans | Men's Health3 days ago
Scientists have observed molecular evidence that drinking a certain amount of coffee daily could extend your life by up to five years. But of course, there’s a catch—and we’re not talking about jitters. Dr. Tommy Wood, associate professor of pediatrics in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - Why are ADHD rates on the rise? | Scientific American5 days ago
In some parts of the world, record numbers of people are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the United States, for example, government researchers last year reported that more than 11% of children had received an ADHD diagnosis at some point in their lives — a sharp increase from 2003, when around 8% of children had. Margaret Sibley, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - West Coast alliance continues to back universal hepatitis B vaccine | The Seattle Times5 days ago
Babies should continue to get the hepatitis B vaccine shortly after birth, the West Coast Health Alliance said late Friday afternoon — disagreeing with a federal vaccine advisory committee’s new recommendation to delay the shots. Dr. Helen Chu, professor of epidemiology and of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - Washington, other West Coast states, go against CDC, recommend hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns | KUOW5 days ago
A CDC panel voted on Friday to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine only to the babies of mothers who test positive for the virus, and to suggest that, for all other babies, doctors and parents should have a conversation about the risks and benefits of the shot, a process known as “shared clinical decision-making.” That goes against what the federal government has recommended for nearly 35 years and against the guidance of medical organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Helen Chu, professor of epidemiology and of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - AI models struggle with pneumonia diagnosis | KAYU1 week ago
Widely available AI models are not up to the task of diagnosing pneumonia from chest X-rays, according to a new study from the UW and Washington State University. - Vaccine advisors to vote on Hepatitis B schedule | KIRO1 week ago
Vaccine advisers to the CDC will vote on a controversial change to the vaccine schedule for children. Dr. Helen Chu, professor of epidemiology and of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is mentioned. - CDC vaccine panel scraps guidance for universal Hepatitis B Shots at birth | Scientific American1 week ago
New guidance from the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel would do away with a decades-old universal birth dose recommendation for hepatitis B that helped cut infections by 99 percent in the U.S. Dr. Helen Chu, professor of epidemiology and of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - State report lays out — and does not rule out — medical education options | Idaho Press1 week ago
Idaho should consider several options to address its physicians’ shortage, according to a working group that has been studying the problem since summer. The menu includes expanding its 50-year partnership with the UW’s medical school, and purchasing a private, for-profit medical school in Meridian. - Ask a Doctor: Ozempic, Wegovy and GLP-1 drugs in general | KUOW1 week ago
GLP-1 drugs that are commonly used to treat diabetes and obesity, like Ozempic and Wegovy, are in big demand. And they’re going to be more affordable. Dr. Scott Hagan, associate professor of internal medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - Why child deaths under age five will likely rise for the first time this century | NPR1 week ago
One of the crowning achievements in global health is at risk of coming undone. Between 2000 and 2020, the number of children who die before they hit their 5th birthday dropped by half — from nearly 10 million deaths a year to under 5 million deaths a year. Estimates suggest 2025 will be the first year this century that child deaths have gone up instead of down. Stephen Lim, professor of health metrics sciences at the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, is quoted. - UW Nobel winner's lab releases most powerful protein design tool yet | GeekWire1 week ago
David Baker’s lab at the UW is announcing two major leaps in the field of AI-powered protein design. The first is a souped-up version of its existing RFdiffusion2 tool that can now design enzymes with performance nearly on par with those found in nature. The second is the release of a new, general-purpose version of its model, named RFdiffusion3, which the researchers are calling their most powerful and versatile protein engineering technology to date. David Baker, professor of biochemistry in the UW School of Medicine and director of the UW Institute for Protein Design, Seth Woodbury, a UW master’s student and Rohith Krishna, a UW doctoral researcher, are quoted. - Anonymous donor pays for UW lab tuition | KHQ1 week ago
Students at the UW Medical Laboratory Science program will benefit from a $50 million anonymous donation.
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- WSU touts success of clinic that lets homeless youth, pets get medical care at same time | KOMO1 month ago
Youth experiencing homelessness are more likely to seek medical care if their pets can receive veterinary care at the same time, according to a recent study by researchers from Washington State University and the University of Washington. Natalie Rejto, a postdoctoral researcher in the UW School of Nursing, is interviewed. - Cranford, NJ, murders put spotlight on stalking, teen dating violence | My Central Jersey2 months ago
Vincent Battiloro, the self-professed "nice kid" from Garwood, N.J., charged with murdering two Cranford High School students by running them over, was allegedly driving 70 mph on a quiet residential street at the time of the crash. Avanti Adhia, assistant professor of child, family, and population health nursing at the UW, is interviewed. - School nurses a ‘critical bridge’: Health care pros are spread thin in Vancouver schools | The Columbian2 months ago
Research shows that school nurses are an integral aspect of the education system. They do far more than put bandages on knees skinned at recess. They support students with chronic conditions, manage health rooms and administer medication. A study from the UW School of Nursing is referenced. - UW nursing program among best in the US | Northwest News Radio3 months ago
The UW has one of the best bachelor of science nursing programs in the U.S., coming in at No. 17 in a recent U.S. News and World Report ranking. - What is perimenopause? Your brain may hold a clue | National Geographic3 months ago
Here’s what experts are learning about this chaotic period leading up to menopause — including what causes its symptoms, when it really begins, and how to treat it. Nancy Woods, professor emerita of nursing at the UW, is quoted. - Seattle health clinic provides care for people experiencing homelessness and their pets | Oregon Public Broadcasting4 months ago
A new study by UW researchers provides support for an integrated model of health care that could be especially effective in improving access to care for individuals experiencing homelessness and their pets. Vickie Ramirez, senior research coordinator in environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, and Natalie Rejto, postdoctoral researcher at the UW School of Nursing, are interviewed. - Anger management improves with age in women, study says | HealthDay5 months ago
Women get better at managing their anger as they age, starting in middle-age, researchers reported today in the journal Menopause. Nancy Woods, professor emerita of nursing at the UW, is quoted. - Opinion: Health care and economic security of Washingtonians at risk | The Spokesman-Review6 months ago
"Since the inception of the Affordable Care Act, state-based marketplaces, such as Washington Health Benefit Exchange (one of 21 nationwide), have provided access to health insurance coverage for millions of people who would not otherwise afford it or receive it through their employer. These ACA plans help ensure that Washingtonians have better overall health and economic security, which is good for everyone in our state and our economy. And it has made a difference," co-writes Monica McLemore, professor of child, family and population health nursing at the UW. - Best & worst states to raise a family in 2025 | WalletHub11 months ago
WalletHub compared the 50 states across 50 key indicators of family-friendliness. The data set includes factors like the median annual family income, housing affordability, health care quality, crime rate, and school quality. Monica Oxford, research professor of child, family and population health nursing at the UW, is quoted. - How — and why — life for unsheltered youth on The Ave has shifted | The Seattle Times1 year ago
Unsheltered life around The Ave looks different now. It’s older, more atomized. The walls between people have become harder, less porous. Josephine Ensign, professor of nursing at the UW, is quoted. - San Diego's Dr. George Delgado champions abortion pill 'reversal' | Los Angeles Times1 year ago
Two months before the U.S. Supreme Court shot down an attempt to ban abortion medication, a San Diego County doctor who was a plaintiff in the case stepped onto a stage in Texas and warned that another civil war is coming — this time over an issue “deeper than” slavery. Monica McLemore, professor of child, family and population health nursing at the UW, is quoted. - Husband and wife give historic donation to UW School of Nursing | The Seattle Times2 years ago
The UW School of Nursing received a $10 million donation from former chemistry professor Larry R. Dalton and his wife, Nicole A. Boand, the school announced last week. UW spokesperson Jackson Holtz is mentioned. - UW School of Nursing gets a little love with $10M gift | Chronicle of Philanthropy2 years ago
The donation from notable chemist Larry Dalton and his wife, Nicole A. Boand, a retired nurse, will support scholarships and clinical programs. - Seattle’s troubled past and present suggest a new approach to mental health | KUOW2 years ago
Many of the gaps in mental health care stem from the assumptions made about the capacity of people to cope with day to day activities once they are “cured.” Josephine Ensign, professor of nursing at the UW, is quoted. - Timing of pubertal development tied to adult cardiometabolic risk | HealthDay2 years ago
Pubertal development and its timing may be an important pathway through which early-life exposures shape adulthood cardiometabolic health and disease, according to a study published online March 27 in PLOS ONE. Maria Bleil, clinical assistant professor of family and child nursing at the UW, is mentioned. - Reduce risk of IBS with a healthy lifestyle, a new study suggests | CNN2 years ago
Adopting a healthy lifestyle could reduce the risk of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, a new study found. Dr. Margaret Heitkemper, professor of nursing at the UW, is quoted. - How to stay healthy during cold, flu and COVID-19 season | Associated Press2 years ago
Winter is here, inflicting its usual array of symptoms — coughs, nasal congestion, fatigue and fever — and, this year, a new COVID-19 variant is dominating the scoreboard. Jennifer Sonney, associate professor of nursing at the UW, is quoted. - STAT Summit: Ending the crisis of Black deaths in the US | STAT2 years ago
In the last two decades, Black Americans have suffered 1.63 million excess deaths compared to white Americans. Experts gathered at the STAT Summit in Boston last week to discuss the crisis of Black deaths in the U.S. and interventions that can help advance health equity. Monica McLemore, professor of child, family and population health nursing at the UW, is quoted. - Native doula birthing focused on parenting, community aspect | Native News Online2 years ago
Native American and Alaska Native women in the United States are three times more likely to die during childbirth than their white counterparts. A local doula practice provides culturally specific births and maternal health care. Monica McLemore, professor of child, family and population health nursing at the UW, is quoted. - Schools could be getting millions more from Medicaid | NPR2 years ago
Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, better known as CHIP, covers over 42 million kids because of their family’s low income or due to disability. A lot of their health care is provided through clinics and hospitals, but for decades Medicaid has also allowed schools to bill for certain health services they provide. Mayumi Willgerodt, professor of nursing at the UW, is quoted.
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- Trump administration embraces Medicare drug negotiations | STAT News2 weeks ago
On Tuesday, the Trump administration celebrated drug price cuts it had secured through a Democrat-created program — despite Republicans’ longstanding antipathy toward the policy. Sean Sullivan, professor of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted. - US negotiated Medicare prices for 15 more drugs to test cost savings promise | Reuters2 weeks ago
The U.S. government is expected this week to announce negotiated prices for 15 of the highest-cost prescription drugs under its Medicare health plan, a potential signal of the Trump administration’s commitment to bring down healthcare costs. Sean Sullivan, professor of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted. - Providence Swedish layoffs are the latest in a wave of job cuts sweeping Puget Sound hospitals | KING 53 weeks ago
Several major hospital systems across the Puget Sound region are cutting hundreds of jobs, a wave of reductions that experts warn could soon lead to longer waits, fewer available services, and growing pressure on families seeking medical care. Anirban Basu, professor of health economics at the UW, is quoted. - Drug companies’ price transparency reports paint murky picture | STAT4 months ago
Over the past decade, pharmaceutical companies have released carefully curated “price transparency” reports that make it appear the prices of their medicines are barely increasing — or even going down. But the reports disclose no pricing information about specific drugs, manipulating the reality of how much Americans spend on prescription drugs. Sean Sullivan, professor of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted. - Pharmacies are sick — is there a cure? | KUOW6 months ago
Bartell Drugs is a Pacific Northwest icon. But its corporate owner, Rite Aid, is going belly-up — and that’s put the future of Bartell Drugs in jeopardy. On today’s episode, staying alive is not just a problem for Seattle’s oldest brick and mortar pharmacy. CVS, Walgreens and independent pharmacies everywhere are struggling to stay afloat. So, what’s making pharmacies sick — and is there a cure? Don Downing, clinical professor emeritus of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted. - CVS extends lifeline to Bartell, but local brand is unlikely to survive | KUOW7 months ago
CVS has extended a life line to Bartell Drugs by offering to buy the chain from Rite Aid as that company goes through bankruptcy proceedings, but experts say the beloved local pharmacy chain is unlikely to live on in its current form. Don Downing, professor emeritus of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted. - Reducing high blood pressure can cut risk of dementia | New Scientist8 months ago
Common medications for keeping blood pressure down, including ACE inhibitors, diuretics and calcium channel blockers, also lower the risk of dementia and cognitive impairment. Zachary Marcum, assistant professor of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted. - UW boxer blows away both coaches and classmates | KING 58 months ago
Michelle Nguyen, doctoral student in the UW School of Pharmacy, has gone from novice to national champion in a few short years. - What a $2 million per dose gene therapy reveals about drug pricing | Salon10 months ago
Vincent Gaynor remembers, almost to the minute, when he realized his part in birthing the breakthrough gene therapy Zolgensma had ended and the forces that turned it into the world’s most expensive drug had taken over. Louis Garrison, professor emeritus of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted. - Zolgensma creation story reveals truths about drug pricing | ProPublica10 months ago
The gene therapy Zolgensma helped children born with a fatal disease, spinal muscular atrophy, grow up to run and play. But the cost was stunning: $2 million per dose. Louis Garrison, professor emeritus of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted. - Democratic states train non-doctors on providing abortions to expand US access | The Guardian11 months ago
From Washington to Connecticut, pharmacists and healthcare workers pioneer efforts to limit abortion barriers. Don Downing, professor emeritus of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted. - Washington pharmacists prescribe abortion pills through new pilot program | Washington State Standard11 months ago
Organizers hope other states will implement similar idea to expand access. Dr. Sarah Prager, professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the UW School of Medicine, and Don Downing, clinical professor of pharmacy at the UW, are quoted. - Abortion pills prescribed by pharmacists are newest effort in abortion fight | The New York Times11 months ago
Washington State’s program is the first, but other states are expected to try allowing pharmacists to prescribe the pills to counter growing efforts to curtail abortion access. Don Downing, clinical professor of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted. - Does activated charcoal interact with medication? | Live Science1 year ago
Activated charcoal can reduce the effectiveness of certain medications. But why is that? Lingtak-Neander Chan, professor of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted. - Doctors cured her sickle-cell disease — so why is she still in pain? | Nature1 year ago
Over the past decade, stem-cell transplants and gene therapies for treating sickle-cell disease have blossomed, offering fresh hope to people with severe illness. Anirban Basu, professor of health economics at the UW, is quoted. - Aging into Medicare tied to higher drug costs for people with diabetes | HealthDay1 year ago
As people with diabetes age into Medicare, they face increased quarterly out-of-pocket costs for medication, according to a study published online July 9 in JAMA Network Open. Douglas Barthold, research associate professor of pharmacy at the UW, is mentioned. - How a few days in space can disrupt a person’s biology | Nature2 years ago
Trove of health data from space tourists and astronauts reveals the effects of microgravity, radiation and more. Cathy Yeung, associate professor of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted. - Why the slow demise of family-owned Seattle pharmacy chain Bartell’s spells disaster for consumers | Fortune2 years ago
Rite Aid declared bankruptcy in October, and since then it has said it will close more than 520 stores. The casualties include a third of the Bartell Drugs locations in the region, one of which was the last 24-hour pharmacy operated by any company in downtown Seattle. Ryan Hansen, associate professor of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted. - Opinion: The world is relying on the United States to get value-based drug pricing right | STAT2 years ago
"With the U.S. becoming increasingly sensitive to the idea that it may be overpaying for medicines, and with value and cost-effectiveness influencing drug pricing policy, all Americans — and, in fact, people around the world — have a stake in making sure that the U.S. gets it right," co-writes Louis Garrison, professor emeritus of pharmacy at the UW. - Opinion: Creating the next wave of antibody therapies requires innovative collaboration | STAT2 years ago
"Next-generation broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) have the potential to transform the fight against global health threats like HIV, malaria and Ebola. The commercialization of these innovative antibody therapies could save millions of lives annually. But turning promise into reality requires foresight and commitment," writes Blythe Adamson, affiliate assistant professor of pharmacy at the UW.
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- Opinion: The ignorance of South Asian cardiovascular disease outcomes by the US healthcare system | NW Asian Weekly3 days ago
"The United States healthcare system continues to overlook the urgent need to improve South Asian cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, and it shows," writes Adelyn Emil, an undergraduate in the UW School of Public Health. UW Medicine is mentioned. - Should you worry about PFAS in new EPA-approved pesticides? | Everyday Health3 days ago
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it’s moving forward to permit the use of 10 new pesticide products that contain the insecticide isocycloseram. However, many environmental experts and advocates have been loudly critical of this decision because, they say, isocycloseram contains harmful PFAS. Dr. Debra Cherry, an associate professor of Medicine at UW Medicine and an adjunct associate professor in the School of Public Health, is quoted. - West Coast alliance continues to back universal hepatitis B vaccine | The Seattle Times5 days ago
Babies should continue to get the hepatitis B vaccine shortly after birth, the West Coast Health Alliance said late Friday afternoon — disagreeing with a federal vaccine advisory committee’s new recommendation to delay the shots. Dr. Helen Chu, professor of epidemiology and of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - Washington, other West Coast states, go against CDC, recommend hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns | KUOW5 days ago
A CDC panel voted on Friday to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine only to the babies of mothers who test positive for the virus, and to suggest that, for all other babies, doctors and parents should have a conversation about the risks and benefits of the shot, a process known as “shared clinical decision-making.” That goes against what the federal government has recommended for nearly 35 years and against the guidance of medical organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Helen Chu, professor of epidemiology and of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - Vaccine advisors to vote on Hepatitis B schedule | KIRO1 week ago
Vaccine advisers to the CDC will vote on a controversial change to the vaccine schedule for children. Dr. Helen Chu, professor of epidemiology and of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is mentioned. - Aluminum is crucial to vaccines, and safe — why are CDC advisers debating it? | Scientific American1 week ago
RFK Jr’s vaccine advisory panel will be discussing the inclusion of adjuvants in childhood vaccinations today. Here’s what’s at stake. Rhea Coler, an affiliate professor of global health at the UW, is quoted. - CDC vaccine panel scraps guidance for universal Hepatitis B Shots at birth | Scientific American1 week ago
New guidance from the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel would do away with a decades-old universal birth dose recommendation for hepatitis B that helped cut infections by 99 percent in the U.S. Dr. Helen Chu, professor of epidemiology and of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - Research monkeys may be euthanized after suspension of disease studies | People2 weeks ago
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has halted primate studies tied to RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda, leaving hundreds of research monkeys in limbo. The UW’s Dr. Sally Thompson-Iritani, clinical associate professor of environmental and occupational health sciences, and Deborah Fuller, professor of microbiology in the UW School of Medicine and director of research at the Washington National Primate Research Center, are quoted. - How bad will flu season be this year? | Scientific American3 weeks ago
U.S. flu rates remain low, but experts are keeping an eye on a new strain that’s been linked to unexpectedly early and severe seasons in several other countries. Dr. Helen Chu, professor of epidemiology and of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - Why suicide rates are so high among older adults in Washington | The Seattle Times3 weeks ago
Even as Washington’s overall suicide rates have fallen, they remain stubbornly high in an often overlooked group: Older adults. In 2024, 216 people age 70 or older died by suicide in Washington, representing about 18% of the state’s total suicide deaths. Lesley Steinman, research scientist in health systems and population health at the UW, is quoted. - South Park residents endure recurring sulfur, ‘rotten egg’ smell | The Seattle Times3 weeks ago
Between Sept. 19 and Nov. 7, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency received over 110 reports from about 80 residents and workers across South Park who described smells of sulfur, rotten egg, feces or natural gas. An agency inspector in the neighborhood confirmed a sulfur smell at least four times, according to PSCAA records. Anjum Hajat, associate professor of epidemiology at the UW, is mentioned. - New UW study looking at how viruses are transmitted through households | Northwest News Radio3 weeks ago
People at holiday gatherings often share bugs. Now volunteers are needed to help UW researchers figure out how viruses spread in households and communities. Dr. Helen Chu, professor of epidemiology and of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is interviewed. - Republicans and Democrats agree US health care costs too much — will they do anything about it? | The Spokesman Review3 weeks ago
When the Senate Finance Committee met Wednesday for a hearing on the rising cost of health care in the United States, Republicans and Democrats agreed the problem has become a national crisis, but it didn’t take long for the parties to demonstrate why they’ve had such a hard time working together to solve it. Paul Fishman, professor of health systems and population health at the UW, is quoted. - Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research | Science Magazine3 weeks ago
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency’s animals remains unclear. Dr. Sally Thompson-Iritani, clinical associate professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Providence Swedish layoffs are the latest in a wave of job cuts sweeping Puget Sound hospitals | KING 53 weeks ago
Several major hospital systems across the Puget Sound region are cutting hundreds of jobs, a wave of reductions that experts warn could soon lead to longer waits, fewer available services, and growing pressure on families seeking medical care. Anirban Basu, professor of health economics at the UW, is quoted. - Trump's immigrant visa fee is walloping rural health care | Marketplace3 weeks ago
The $100,000 fee imposed by President Donald Trump on new H-1B visa applications has added extra pressure to health care systems in rural and low-income communities in the U.S. Janessa Graves, associate professor of family medicine in the UW School of Medicine and director of the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, is interviewed. - Doctors warn wildfire smoke could raise preterm birth risk | FOX 133 weeks ago
A University of Washington-led study is raising new alarms over the health impacts of wildfire smoke on pregnancy. Researchers found exposure to wildfire-related air pollution is associated with higher odds of preterm birth, especially in the western United States. Dr. Catherine Karr, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences and of pediatrics in the UW School of Medicine, is interviewed. - WDFW study shows juvenile Chinook salmon face cocktail of chemicals in urban waters, dozens of contaminants found in fish | Columbia Basin Bulletin3 weeks ago
Research shows a half-dozen “contaminants of emerging concern” are found in juvenile Chinook salmon throughout Puget Sound, indicating sound-wide exposure to these contaminants. James Meador, affiliate professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is referenced. - High protein, low cost: Why dairy still rules the muscle-building value game | Men's Fitness4 weeks ago
In the quest for clean, affordable protein, it’s easy to get lost in the noise with products like trendy bars and "superfood" snacks all promising muscle magic. Adam Drewnowski, professor of epidemiology at the UW, is mentioned. - Do vitamin D supplements work? | KING 54 weeks ago
As the days grow darker sooner during these fall and winter months, many turn to vitamin D supplements to boost levels. But are they as effective as catching some rays? Judy Simon, clinical instructor of health systems and population health at the UW, is quoted.
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- How a faith-based AI bot is helping one man rewrite retirement | Christian Science Monitor5 days ago
Shelley is a chatbot. Unlike open models such as ChatGPT, which draw on anything and everything available on the internet, Shelley is trained on a limited selection of writings compiled by Reverend Kim to generate answers that spring from Christian ideals. So, when users ask Shelley a question, they get a response more closely tailored to their value system. Clara Berridge, associate professor of social work at the UW, is quoted. - Deaths of children in WA welfare system share a common pattern | The Seattle Times2 weeks ago
Child fatality reviews, court documents and public records obtained by The Seattle Times reveal a troubling pattern of warnings about caregivers being raised to the Department of Children, Youth and Families before a child’s death. Gregor Thomas, principal data scientist in the UW Center for Social Sector Analytics and Technology, is quoted. - Grant funds training for first responders | Peninsula Daily News2 weeks ago
Nearly two dozen emergency medical technicians and other first responders gathered at Field Arts & Events Hall for a daylong course aimed at strengthening their response to mental health and overdose incidents — and to their own and their fellow workers’ well-being. Port Angeles was one of nine agencies in the state awarded a behavioral health innovation grant funded through the state Health Care Authority and administered by the UW School of Social Work’s Behavioral Health Crisis Outreach Response and Education. - WA experts concerned about growing income inequality | Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business1 month ago
The latest U.S. Census data shows Washington’s poverty rate declined slightly overall, but the wage gap continues to grow, leaving experts concerned about rising inequality in the state. The UW’s Self-Sufficiency Standard report is mentioned. - Tribes’ child welfare data now included in federal dashboard | The Imprint2 months ago
For the first time, tribal data is being included in a publicly available federal database that is essential to understanding the nation’s child welfare system. Angelique Day, associate professor of social work at the UW, is quoted. - Data reveals serious mental health challenges amongst AANHPI students — but there is hope in cultural connection | Northwest Asian Weekly2 months ago
As a young student, researcher and educator Jenn Nguyen both witnessed and felt the pressure of the “model minority” myth that weighed so heavily on both her and her fellow Asian and Asian American classmates. She’s carried those experiences with her ever since — and it’s part of what inspires her work as a researcher and educator. The UW School of Social Work’s Max Halvorson, a research scientist, and Santino Camacho, a doctoral student, are quoted. - South County Fire honored for program working to break cycle of addiction | My Edmonds News3 months ago
Snohomish County EMS Agency recently recognized the team behind an innovative program working to break the cycle of addiction while saving taxpayer dollars. The CORE program is made possible by a generous grant from the Co-Responder Outreach Alliance, in collaboration with the University of Washington School of Social Work. - Anthropic is letting social workers from hundreds of government agencies use its AI for paperwork | Forbes4 months ago
The AI juggernaut is working with Founders Fund-backed startup Binti in its first foray into government social work. Clara Berridge, associate professor of social work at the UW, is quoted. - More Washington households store firearms securely | KIRO 75 months ago
From 2013 to 2022, the portion of Washington adults who reported storing their household firearms securely rose from 34.9% to 48.8%, according to a UW School of Medicine study. Kelsey Conrick, a doctoral student of social work at the UW, is quoted. - Federal education cuts hit WA schools hard | The Seattle Times5 months ago
Millions of dollars hang in the balance for Washington schools and students after the Trump administration abruptly withheld almost $7 billion from public schools Tuesday. Jennifer Stuber, associate professor of social work at the UW, is quoted. - Hundreds of new laws take effect in Washington in July — here's what's changing | KING 56 months ago
Washington’s law designating clergy as mandatory reporters, increasing protections for immigrants, and new charges and fees are all taking effect in July. The UW School of Social Work is mentioned. - Dozens of bills were signed into WA state law this week — here's what they do | KING 57 months ago
The laws include unemployment benefits for workers on strike, and requiring permits for gun sales or transfers, among dozens more. The UW School of Social Work is mentioned. - Can “grief travel” help transform an aching heart? | Vogue8 months ago
For all of travel’s noted benefits, the scientific evidence around how it might help us cope with grief is shockingly limited. Still, anyone who has Eat Pray Love-d their way through a broken heart knows the transformative healing power of a well-timed trip. Alice Ryan, assistant teaching professor of social work, is quoted. - UW rolls out required suicide prevention training for student-athletes | The Seattle Times8 months ago
This winter, UW began rolling out a required suicide prevention training to its hundreds of student-athletes. More than 200 athletes have been trained as of mid-April, and the university plans to have all athletes trained by June. Bridget M. Whelan, research coordinator of sports medicine in the UW School of Medicine; Michael Dillon, senior associate athletic director for health and wellness; Larry Wright, assistant dean of innovation management at the School of Social Work; and Sophie Luescher, a student at the UW, are quoted. - Why cameras are popping up in eldercare facilities | The New York Times8 months ago
Roughly 20 states now have laws permitting families to place cameras in the rooms of loved ones. Facility operators are often opposed. Clara Berridge, associate professor of social work at the UW, is quoted. - New UW center focuses on behavioral health training for first responders | The Seattle Times11 months ago
A new University of Washington center is seeking to fill a training void for frontline responders in fire departments, better equipping them to respond to mental health and substance use calls. Jennifer Stuber, associate professor of social work at the UW, is quoted. - WA diverts federal benefits meant for foster youth — that practice may end | The Seattle Times11 months ago
Washington collects approximately $700,000 every month in federal benefits intended for about 750 eligible foster children to fund the agency overseeing their care. Laurie Lippold, director of public policy for UW-based research organization Partners for Our Children in the UW School of Social Work, is mentioned. - Firefighters attend state’s first behavioral health training | Everett Herald11 months ago
Washington state firefighters gathered at South County Fire’s headquarters in Everett on Friday morning for their first official behavioral health training. About 50 firefighters from 10 fire departments attended the training, which was the first-ever in Washington state. South County Fire and the director of the UW’s Behavioral Health Crisis Outreach Response and Education program co-led the training. Jennifer Stuber, associate professor of social work at the UW, is quoted. - WA fire department receives first-ever behavioral health training | KIRO 711 months ago
South County Fire and the UW’s BHCORE program are co-leading the state’s first behavioral health response training for fire and EMS personnel, according to a news release. Jennifer Stuber, associate professor of social work at the UW, is quoted. - South County Fire, UW to lead behavioral health training for firefighters | Everett Herald11 months ago
South County Fire and UW experts will direct the state’s first-ever behavioral health training for fire/EMS first responders Friday. Jennifer Stuber, associate professor of social work at the UW, is quoted.
Create customized alerts for your unit's stories
1. Find your unit's RSS feed URL
In order to set up any customized alert for your unit’s stories, you first have to find the correct RSS feed URL. The video below walks you through how to do that using our Pinboard archive, which is searchable by keyword, unit name, people, etc. Stories are displayed in the order in which they were added to the archive (most recent at the top).
Once you have your unit’s RSS feed URL, you can use it in your favorite feed tracker tool (there are many options in the Chrome Web Store) or Outlook (for PC only).
2. Set up a feed alert in Outlook (PC only)
Once you have your RSS feed URL from the previous step, open the Outlook app on your computer. Note: This is currently not available for Outlook for Mac.
On the left-hand pane of your Outlook screen there should be a folder in your email account called “RSS Subscriptions.” Right click on that folder and click “Add a New RSS Feed.”
Paste your RSS feed URL from the Pinboard archive into the field that Outlook offers, and click Add (see screenshot below).
If prompted, click “Yes” when it asks you if you want to add this RSS Feed to Outlook.
Now you’ll start getting new stories that mention your unit in your inbox as they are added to the UW News Pinboard archive!
