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May 15, 2023
Jayanth Panyam selected as Dean of the School of Pharmacy
University of Washington Provost Mark Richards today announced the appointment of Jayanth Panyam as the new Dean of the School of Pharmacy beginning Aug. 15, pending approval by the Board of Regents.
Tag(s): Javanth Panyam • Mark Richards • School of PharmacyMay 12, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Frontiers of Physics Lecture, Dance Concert, Undergrad Research Symposium and more
This week, learn about the Warped Side of the universe, listen to Russian Journalist Yevgenia Albats speak about her experiences, tune into the “Reflections on the 1968 UW Black Student Union” event livestream and more.
Tag(s): Department of French & Italian Studies • Department of Physics • Division of Design • DXARTS • Henry Art Gallery • Husky Union Building • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • School of Art + Art History + Design • School of Music • Simpson Center for the Humanities • The Whole U • UW Housing & Food ServicesMay 11, 2023
UW, partners celebrate the groundbreaking of new U District Station Building
The University of Washington joined Lincoln Property Company, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation and Sound Transit on May 10 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new University District Station Building, along with local officials, community leaders and neighbors. The 266,000-square-foot office building resting above the University District light rail station will feature ground-floor retail and amenities, office space and a rooftop terrace.
Parenting tips can reduce substance use in first-year college students
A handbook for parents of incoming college students, developed by researchers at Washington State University and the University of Washington, finds that use of the book helped improve family connections and moderate substance use.
Tag(s): Kevin Haggerty • School of Social Work • Social Development Research GroupMay 5, 2023
UW immunologist, mathematician among newly elected National Academy of Sciences members
Two University of Washington faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2023: Philip Greenberg, professor of medicine and of immunology at the UW, as well as the Rona Jaffe Foundation Endowed Chair at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and head of the Program in Immunology in its Clinical Research Division; and Gunther Uhlmann, the Robert R. and Elaine F. Phelps Endowed Professor in Mathematics at the UW.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Immunology • Department of Mathematics • Department of Medicine • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Gunther Uhlmann • Philip Greenberg • School of Medicine
ArtSci Roundup: Censorship and Modern Chinese Literature, Faculty Recital, Writing from the War in Ukraine and more
This week, attend the lecture on censorship and modern Chinese literature, learn ways to assist community building in the face of long-haul trans survival, join in on the Indigenous writing and storytelling series and more.
Tag(s): Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies • Department of American Indian Studies • Department of Anthropology • Department of Asian Languages & Literature • Department of English • Department of History • Department of Slavic Languages and Literature • Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies • Herbert J. Ellison Center • Jackson School of International Studies • Law Societies & Justice Department • School of Music • Select Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies • Simpson Center for the Humanities • wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual HouseMay 4, 2023
New faculty books: Children and technology, art and life experiences of Black women, and more
Three new faculty books from the University of Washington cover topics ranging from children’s use of technology to the life experiences of Black women to neuroscience and brain research.
Tag(s): Bettina Judd • Center for Neurotechnology • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Bioengineering • Eric Chudler • Information School • Katie Davis • Select Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality StudiesMay 1, 2023
Prolonged power outages, often caused by weather events, hit some parts of the U.S. harder than others
New research found that Americans already bearing the brunt of climate change and health inequities are most at risk of impact by a lengthy power outage.
Tag(s): clean or renewable energy • climate change • Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences • Joan Casey • weatherApril 28, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Spring Faculty Panel, Producing Artist Lab, Indigenous Foods Symposium, and more
This week, listen to a leading voice in the women’s movement, watch the UW School of Drama’s student directed play “In The Blood”, attend the Indigenous Foods Symposium, and more.
Tag(s): Department of American Ethnic Studies • Department of American Indian Studies • Department of French & Italian Studies • Department of Geography • Department of Germanics • Department of Political Science • Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies • Jackson School of International Studies • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • School of Drama • School of Social Work • Simpson Center for the Humanities • Southeast Asia Center • Stroum Center for Jewish Studies • West Coast Poverty CenterApril 27, 2023
Video: Tiny, fierce hummingbirds are also an evolutionary delight for UW, Burke researcher
Many of us are familiar with the hummingbirds that visit feeders, plants and gardens around us. But these small creatures are unusual in the ways they push the limits of biology, says Alejandro Rico-Guevara, UW assistant professor biology and curator of ornithology at the Burke Museum. He and his students study hummingbirds and other birds…
Tag(s): Alejandro Rico-Guevara • biology • Burke Museum of Natural History & CultureApril 24, 2023
UW graduate and professional disciplines place highly in US News’ Best Graduate Schools rankings
The University of Washington’s graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings released late Monday.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • College of Education • College of the Environment • Evans School of Public Policy & Governance • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Rankings • School of Nursing • School of Pharmacy • School of Public Health • School of Social Work • UW Bothell • UW Tacoma
Awakening the canoe: UW Canoe Family prepares for this summer’s Tribal Canoe Journey
Member of the University of Washington Canoe Family have spent months carving traditional paddles using only hand tools, all in preparation for this summer’s Tribal Canoe Journey.
Tag(s): Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of American Indian Studies
University of Washington is a core member of newly announced New York Climate Exchange
UW will be a core member of a consortium led by Stony Brook University that will build and operate The New York Climate Exchange – a carbon-neutral international hub focused on climate action and adaptation
Tag(s): Ana Mari Cauce • Clean Energy Institute • climate change • College of Built Environments • College of Engineering • College of the Environment • Dan Schwartz • Maya Tolstoy • population health • Renee ChengApril 21, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Public Lectures, Art Exhibitions, Music Project Festival and more
This week, attend the annual Schiedel Lecture, learn about the transactional relationship between mental health research and care, enjoy the Improvised Music Project Festival held by UW students and faculty and more. April 25, 6:00 – 7:30 PM | 2023 Scheidel Lecture: How We Create Time Through Communication with Dr. Dawna Ballard, Kane Hall A long-standing…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Communication • Department of Psychology • Henry Art Gallery • Law Societies & Justice Department • Meany Hall for the Performing Arts • School of Music • Simpson Center for the HumanitiesApril 20, 2023
For Earth Day, UW eyes a carbon-neutral future
For more than 50 years, the University of Washington has recognized Earth Day by engaging students, faculty and staff in a variety of activities and events aimed at creating a more sustainable future.INFO BOX:
Learn more about Earth Day activities across all three UW campuses here.
April 19, 2023
Q&A: Two ways UW researchers are studying marine microplastics
Two University of Washington researchers are using very different methods to investigate the issue of marine microplastics. For Earth Day, UW News asked them to discuss their research.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • College of the Environment • Department of Mechanical Engineering • Earth Day • Jacqueline Padilla-Gamiño • Michelle DiBenedetto • microplastics • School of Aquatic and Fishery SciencesApril 18, 2023
Q&A: County-scale climate mapping tool helps Washington agencies prepare for the future
The UW Climate Impacts Group created an interactive tool that lets state agencies and local governments see what climate scientists project for their county and what they might want to consider when developing their districts’ comprehensive plans through 2100.
Tag(s): climate change • Climate Impacts Group • College of the Environment • Matt Rogers • population healthApril 14, 2023
ArtSci RoundUp: Learn Korean through K-Pop, Discussions on Public University Prospects, Poetry Lecture and more
This week, explore the idea of reconstructed public universities with Christopher Newfield, engage with leaders from the Makah Nation in Washington State on exercising sovereignty, discover the singer in you by learning Korean through K-Pop, and more. April 18, 5:30 PM | HU Tai-Li Memorial Lecture and Film Screening with Scott Simon, Burke Museum The…
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Department of American Indian Studies • Department of Architecture • Department of Asian Languages & Literature • Department of English • Department of History • Dianne Harris • East Asia Center • Eun Ju Vivianna Oh • Jackson School of International Studies • Joshua L. Reid • Ken Oshima • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • Paul Atkins • Simpson Center for the HumanitiesApril 13, 2023
Africa’s grassy habitats emerged 10+ million years earlier than previously thought
A pair of studies published April 14 in the journal Science paint a new picture about apes, ancient Africa and the origins of humans. Many scientists had once hypothesized that the first apes to evolve in Africa more than 20 million years ago ate primarily fruit and lived within the thick, closed canopy of a nearly continent-wide forest ecosystem. Instead, the new research indicates that early apes ate a leafy diet in a more arid ecosystem of varyingly open woodlands with abundant grasses.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Caroline Strömberg • College of Arts & Sciences • evolution • plant scienceApril 12, 2023
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to address UW’s Class of 2023
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will deliver the 2023 Commencement address for the 148th ceremony, which takes place June 10 at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium.
Tag(s): CommencementApril 10, 2023
Warm liquid spewing from Oregon seafloor comes from Cascadia fault, could offer clues to earthquake hazards
UW oceanographers discovered warm, chemically distinct liquid shooting up from the seafloor about 50 miles off Newport. They named the unique underwater spring “Pythia’s Oasis.” Observations suggest the spring is sourced from water 2.5 miles beneath the seafloor at the plate boundary, regulating stress on the offshore subduction zone fault.
Tag(s): College of the Environment • Deborah Kelley • earthquakes & seismology • Evan Solomon • geology • School of Oceanography
Beyond Trump — UW political scientists on the legacy of the indictment on the U.S. presidency
The indictment of former President Trump isn’t just about an individual but about the office of the presidency, and what the country is willing to accept from its leaders, say University of Washington political scientists James Long and Victor Menaldo,
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Political Science • James Long • Victor MenaldoApril 7, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Japan’s Climate Change Policy, Yoko Ono and the Art of the Breakdown, Guest Artist Concert and more
This week, learn more about Japan’s response to climate change, attend the talk on Yoko Ono and the Art of the Breakdown, enjoy music performances at Meany Hall and more.
Tag(s): ArtsUW • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of History • Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies • Jackson School of International Studies • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • Simpson Center for the HumanitiesApril 6, 2023
National and local leaders convene at UW for discussion of CHIPS and Science Act, investing in scientific discovery
Leaders from Washington higher education institutions met with national policymakers April 4 to discuss opportunities provided by the CHIPS and Science Act. U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene and National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan visited the University of Washington campus to talk about the legislation, which provides more than $100 billion to fund scientific research and…
Tag(s): Ana Mari Cauce • Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering • Kai-Mei Fu
Washington state’s 2021 heat wave contributed to 159 excess injury deaths over three weeks
A record-breaking heat wave that baked Washington state in 2021 contributed to 159 excess injury deaths, according to research led by a UW professor.
Tag(s): climate change • Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences • Joan Casey • School of Public Health
Community-based prevention system linked to reduced handgun carrying among youth growing up in rural areas
A community-based, evidence-based intervention system developed at the University of Washington has been linked to reduced handgun carrying rates among youth growing up in rural areas.
Tag(s): Ali Rowhani-Rahbar • Communities That Care • Community Youth Development Study • Department of Epidemiology • Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program • Margaret Kuklinski • School of Social Work • Social Development Research GroupApril 5, 2023
UW’s Phil Levin to direct first-ever US National Nature Assessment
Phil Levin, professor of practice in environmental and forest sciences at the University of Washington and lead scientist at The Nature Conservancy in Washington, has been appointed to direct the first-ever U.S. National Nature Assessment. The 3-year assessment will take an interdisciplinary approach to better understand the role of nature in the lives of people across the country, and how those benefits might be altered under climate change.
Tag(s): College of the Environment • Phil Levin • School of Environmental and Forest SciencesMarch 31, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Faculty Concerts, Women’s Liberation Movement Book Talk, Dover Quartet and more
This week, head to Meany Hall for the Grammy-nominated Dover Quartet performance, learn about Seattle’s radical women’s liberation movement of the 60s and 70s from Barbara Winslow, celebrate Arab American Heritage Month and more. April 4, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Energy Security in Europe: Current and Future Challenges, Thomson Hall and Zoom…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of American Ethnic Studies • Department of American Indian Studies • Jackson School of International Studies • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • School of Music • Select Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies • UW Women's Center
Q&A: Developing a new Spanish-language controlled vocabulary of LGBTQIA+ terms
The Homosaurus is a linked data controlled vocabulary used by libraries, museums and other cultural heritage institutions worldwide to describe LGBTQIA+ resources and aid in indexing and retrieving content. Marika Cifor, University of Washington assistant professor in the Information School, was awarded a 2023 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop a free-standing Spanish-language Homosaurus.
Tag(s): Information School • Marika CiforMarch 29, 2023
Determination of significance: UWMC-Northwest Major Institution Master Plan
Project Name: UWMC-Northwest Major Institution Master Plan (MIMP) Proponent & Lead Agency: University of Washington Comment Period Closes: April 17, 2023 Description of Proposal: The UW Medical Center – Northwest Major Institution Master Plan will allow for space on the campus to accommodate projected population growth and corresponding increase in healthcare demands. It would also…
March 24, 2023
Team detects first neutrinos made by particle collider
An international team of scientists has for the first time detected neutrinos created by a particle collider. The discovery — announced March 19 by the Forward Search Experiment, or FASER collaboration — promises to deepen scientists’ understanding of the nature of neutrinos, which are the most abundant particle in the cosmos. FASER’s detector picked up neutrinos generated by the Large Hadron Collider, which is based at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Physics • physics • Shih-Chieh Hsu
ArtSci Roundup: Spring Art Exhibitions, The Motherboard Suite, and more
This week, join fellow art lovers at the Henry Art Gallery for new spring exhibits, watch as The Motherboard Suite brings to life music, and much more. March 31, 7:00 – 9:00 PM |Public Opening: Spring Exhibitions, Henry Art Gallery New art is waiting to be enjoyed at the Henry Art Gallery. Join in celebration…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • College of Arts & Sciences • Henry Art Gallery • Meany Hall for the Performing Arts • Stroum Center for Jewish StudiesMarch 22, 2023
Faculty/staff honors: Legal education innovation award, stellar astronomical writing and more
Recent recognition of the University of Washington includes the Bloomberg Law 2022 Law School Innovation Program “Top Legal Education Program” for the UW Tech Policy Lab, 2023 Seattle Aquarium Conservation Research Award for Vera Trainer and 2023 Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award for Emily Levesque.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • College of the Environment • Department of Astronomy • Emily Levesque • Ryan Calo • School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences • School of Law • UW Tech Policy Lab • Vera TrainerMarch 21, 2023
Three UW researchers named Fulbright Scholars
Three University of Washington researchers have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for 2023-2024 and will pursue studies in Portugal, Mexico and Sweden.
Tag(s): Amy Pace • Andrew Hafenbrack • Channing Prend • College of Arts & Sciences • College of the Environment • Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences • Foster School of Business • Fulbright Program • School of OceanographyMarch 20, 2023
Michael Spencer selected as next dean of the School of Social Work
University of Washington Provost Mark Richards announced that Michael S. Spencer has been appointed the Ballmer Endowed Dean of the School of Social Work beginning July 1, pending approval by the UW Board of Regents.
Tag(s): Edwina S. Uehara • Indigenous Wellness Research Institute • Michael S. Spencer • School of Social WorkMarch 17, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Strings for Peace, Curator Tour: Thick as Mud, University Lecture and more
Start the spring season by listening to Strings for Peace, explore how mud animates relationships at the Henry Art Gallery, attend the anticipated University Faculty Lecture and more. March 24, 8:00 PM | Strings for Peace, Meany Hall A Concert with Amjad Ali Khan, Sharon Isbin, Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash. Amjad…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of History • Henry Art Gallery • Jackson School of International Studies • Meany Hall for the Performing Arts • Select Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies • Simpson Center for the Humanities
UW study investigates how ‘vaccine shopping’ impacts rollout during pandemic
New research from Leela Nageswaran, assistant professor of operations management in the University of Washington Foster School of Business, considers whether individuals should be able to select their vaccine type.
Tag(s): Foster School of Business • Leela NageswaranMarch 16, 2023
Rosling Center is LEED Platinum, the highest standard in sustainable building practices
The Hans Rosling Center for Population Health at the University of Washington has achieved LEED Platinum Certification, the highest possible rating, reflecting the university’s commitment to sustainable building practices.
Tag(s): Hans Rosling Center for Population Health • population health • UW Facilities
Q&A: Navajo Nation water rights case an opportunity to reaffirm treaty obligations, UW law professor says
Monte Mills, professor of law at the University of Washington and director of the UW Native American Law Center, discusses the significance of Arizona v. Navajo Nation, a water rights case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tag(s): Monte Mills • School of Law
$43 million set of gifts from Ballmer Group to bolster early learning programs in Washington state
The University of Washington today announced that it is part of a multi-pronged grantmaking strategy from Ballmer Group aimed at drawing more people into careers in early childhood education in our state — including by providing more than 1,500 scholarships over the next eight years.
Tag(s): Ballmer Group • College of Education • early childhood education • Mia Tuan« Previous Page Next Page »
