The Super Bowl of high school marine studies, the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, takes place this weekend on the UW campus. The theme of this year’s event is ocean acidification.
April 30, 2014
The latest news from the UW
Stem cell therapy regenerates heart muscle in primates
Regenerative medicine researchers successfully attempted stem cell therapy to repair damaged heart muscle in non-human primates.
April 29, 2014
Health Digest: Infant immunization, worker memorial, malaria and AirCare
Health Digest is a selection of recent news and features from the UW Health Sciences/UW Medicine.
Benjamin Hall, Eric D’Asaro elected to National Academy of Sciences
Benjamin Hall and Eric D’Asaro are among the 84 new members elected fellows the National Academy of Sciences.
April 25, 2014
Online ‘Legislative Explorer’ uses big data to track decades of lawmaking
University of Washington political scientist John Wilkerson has matched data visualization with the study of lawmaking to create a new online tool for researchers and students called the Legislative Explorer. Think of it as big data meeting up with How a Bill Becomes a Law. “The goal was to get beyond the ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ narrative and let users discover the lawmaking process for themselves,” said Wilkerson, UW professor of political science and director of the UW’s Center for American Politics…
Worker struggles, immigrant rights topic of social work series in May
The UW School of Social Work will host the series “Working Together for Labor Justice” during Labor History Month in May.
April 24, 2014
Determination of Significance and Request for Comments on Scope of SEIS — Animal Research and Care Facility
University of Washington Determination of Significance and Request for Comments on Scope of SEIS Project Name: Animal Research and Care Facility Proponent: University of Washington Description of Proposal: Construction of a two-story, below-grade building, connecting to both the Foege Building and Hitchcock Hall at the first level below grade. The facility will provide flexible housing for large and small animals (primarily rodents) and non-human primates. It will include laboratories, procedure rooms, imaging facilities, cage and equipment wash facilities, storage, and…
Roger Roffman chronicles society’s long struggle with pot in ‘Marijuana Nation’
Roger Roffman, UW professor emeritus of social work who has studied marijuana dependence interventions for 30 years, talks about his new book, “Marijuana Nation: One Man’s Chronicle of America Getting High: From Vietnam to Legalization.”
April 23, 2014
Academy of arts and sciences inducting Franklin, Fine
Jerry Franklin and Arthur Fine have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Arts Roundup: Exhibitions, music – and the Kollar American Art Lecture
As we step into spring it’s a busy week for the arts on campus and we encourage you to take advantage of the many performances, exhibitions and lectures now happening.
Fisheries act, up for reauthorization, subject of UW symposium
The Magnuson-Stevens Act is the subject of this year’s Bevan Series on Sustainable Fisheries.
Thousands on campus for Engineering Discovery Days, April 25-26
Engineers and scientists at the University of Washington will display their most engaging research and projects Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, during the annual Engineering Discovery Days, which is free and open to the public.
April 22, 2014
Health Digest: ‘One Health,’ OB-GYN comments, labs study ‘green’-ness
Health Digest is UW Today’s round-up of news stories from UW Health Sciences.
News digest: Burke-Gilman detours, Honor: McCarthy, provost town hall, Honors: Sutton and Loveland, Green UW
Compiled by the Office of News and Information.
Doug Underwood scouts border between fiction, journalism in new book
Doug Underwood, UW professor of communication, discusses his latest book, “The Undeclared War between Fiction and Journalism: Journalists as Genre Benders in Literary History.”
April 21, 2014
Campus events Earth Day, April 22
Network with representatives of environmentally minded campus units and learn who won this year’s Husky Green Awards during Earth Day activities Tuesday on the HUB lawn.
‘Upside-down planet’ reveals new method for studying binary star systems
What looked at first like a sort of upside-down planet has instead revealed a new method for studying binary star systems, discovered by a UW student astronomer.
April 18, 2014
UW moving to online course evaluations to save paper, money
The University of Washington is expanding online course evaluations to reduce its use of paper. The online evaluations are expected to save the university tens of thousands of dollars every year in paper costs while giving faculty and administrators more direct access to evaluation results.
April 17, 2014
2014 Awards of Excellence recipients announced
UW recognizes achievements in teaching, mentoring, public service and staff support.
April 16, 2014
Arts Roundup: Film, University Symphony – and ‘The Beggar’s Opera’
There’s much to see and do this week in the arts. Join the Burke Museum this Saturday for Native Arts and Artists Day or Head to the Jones Playhouse for the debut of “The Beggar’s Opera” presented by the UW School of Drama.
Metoyer to present 10th annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
In her lecture “Are We There Yet? The Four Directions in Native American Higher Education,” Metoyer will talk about the historic development of Native Americans in higher education.
April 15, 2014
UW requires licensees to sign Bangladesh Accord
UW licensees who source, produce or buy apparel in Bangladesh are now required to become signatories to The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh.
Health Digest: Sleep and cancer, bioethics, and lead contamination
Health Digest is UW Today’s round-up of news stories from UW Health Sciences, compiled by News and Information.
Astronomers: ‘Tilt-a-worlds’ could harbor life
A fluctuating tilt in a planet’s orbit does not preclude the possibility of life, according to new research by astronomers at the University of Washington, Utah’s Weber State University and NASA. In fact, sometimes it helps.
UW graduate’s lens turns any smartphone into a portable microscope
The Micro Phone Lens, developed by UW mechanical engineering alumnus Thomas Larson (’13), can turn any smartphone or tablet computer into a handheld microscope.
April 14, 2014
Babies prefer fairness – but only if it benefits them – in choosing a playmate
Babies as young as 15 months preferred people with the same ethnicity as themselves — a phenomenon known as in-group bias, or favoring people who have the same characteristics as oneself.
When job security becomes insecurity: Inequality the topic of April 25 conference
Economic inequality will be the topic when activists, academics and policymakers meet the public for a conference presented by the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies titled “Working Democracy: Labor and Politics in an Era of Inequality.”
Puget Sound’s rich waters supplied by deep, turbulent canyon
UW oceanographers found fast-flowing water and intense mixing in a submarine canyon just off the Washington coast.
April 11, 2014
Greenland ice cores show industrial record of acid rain, success of U.S. Clean Air Act
Detailed ice core measurements show smog-related ratios leveling off in 1970, and suggests these deposits are sensitive to the same chemicals that cause acid rain.
April 10, 2014
Ballmer to speak at University of Washington commencement
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will be the speaker at this year’s UW commencement exercises June 14.
Fruit flies, fighter jets use similar nimble tactics when under attack
Get on your 3-D glasses for one of the animations of tiny fruit flies employing banked turns to evade attacks just like fighter jets.
April 9, 2014
Arts Roundup: Exhibits, lectures – and Music of Today
From the Burke’s new exhibit “Imagine That.,” highlighting some of the interesting objects they have amassed over the years, to an intimate Music of Today performance presented by the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media and the School of Music, don’t miss out on these exciting events!
Automated age-progression software lets you see how a child will age
University of Washington engineers have developed software that automatically generates images of a young child’s face as it ages through a lifetime. The technique is the first fully automated approach for aging babies to adults that works with variable lighting, expressions and poses.
April 8, 2014
Board of Regents — April 10 Special Meeting
The Board of Regents will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, April 10, at 3:30 p.m. by teleconference. The meeting will be held in Room 142, Gerberding. The full agenda is available online.
April 7, 2014
President Young announces Medical Education Advisory Council membership
UW President Michael K. Young has announced the appointment of an Advisory Council on Medical Education Access and Affordability,
Hundreds turn out for Ellen
The Ellen Show made a surprise visit to the University of Washington Monday, and hundreds of students turned out for a shot at appearing on national TV.
UW startup creates underwater robotics with a human touch
A team of University of Washington scientists and engineers working at the Applied Physics Laboratory is creating a control system for underwater remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs. Researchers will demonstrate the technology at the SmartAmerica Challenge in Washington, D.C. in June.
News digest: Students at Town Hall, home fair, renew passes and permits
UW student speaker series at Town Hall starts Wednesday || Home Improvement Fair Thursday || Time to renew annual parking permits, U-Pass
April 4, 2014
UW researchers, radar company conduct aerial surveys of Oso site
UW researchers made some of the first aerial surveys over the Oso mudslide, using radar technology to map the condition immediately after the slide.
April 2, 2014
Arts Roundup: Music, dance – and exhibit openings
With the start of spring quarter brings a fresh lineup of exciting events to attend on the Seattle campus.