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April 28, 2020
Food pantry, emergency grants help students in need during all-remote spring quarter
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Washington community – students, staff, donors and alumni – is rethinking traditional programs and services to try to meet the needs that arise. Emergency aid grants and a newly-online food pantry are coming to the rescue.
Tag(s): COVID-19 • UW Housing & Food Services
Agricultural pickers in US to see unsafely hot workdays double by 2050
A new study looks at temperature increases in counties across the United States where crops are grown. It also looks at different strategies the industry could adopt to protect workers’ health.
Tag(s): climate change • College of the Environment • Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science • Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences • June Spector • population health • School of Public HealthApril 27, 2020
UW epidemiology graduate students participating in state’s surge response to COVID-19 pandemic
A little after 10 p.m. on March 19, University of Washington graduate students Anne Massey and David Coomes happened to be online when they received an email that would give them an unexpected role in Washington’s rapidly evolving response to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus. As context, the World Health Organization had just declared the…
Tag(s): COVID-19 • Department of Epidemiology • Hilary Godwin • Janet Baseman • population health • School of Public Health • SEAL Team
Asian Languages & Literature Department awarded Chinese Flagship Grant to expand language education
The UW Asian Languages & Literature Department has been awarded a four-year $1.3 million “flagship” grant from the the Institute for International Education that will support the expanded study of Chinese language and culture across the UW.
Tag(s): Chan Lü • Department of Asian Languages & Literature
Bacteria that are persistently resistant to one antibiotic are ‘primed’ to become multidrug-resistant bugs
Researchers at the University of Washington and the University of Idaho report that, for a bacterial pathogen already resistant to an antibiotic, prolonged exposure to that antibiotic not only boosted its ability to retain its resistance gene, but also made the pathogen more readily pick up and maintain resistance to a second antibiotic and become a dangerous, multidrug-resistant strain.
Tag(s): Benjamin Kerr • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Biology • evolution
‘Ethnic spaces’ make minority students feel at home on campus
New research by the University of Washington and the University of Exeter in the U.K., examined the value that college students — of many races — place on ethnic cultural centers.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Psychology • Sapna CheryanApril 24, 2020
Faculty/staff honors: Education research, Salish Sea Prize, Association for Psychological Science award
Recent honors to UW faculty and staff have come from the American Education Research Association, the Association for Psychological Science and the SeaDoc Society.
Tag(s): Alyson Honsa • Andrew Meltzoff • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Education • College of the Environment • Department of Psychology • Emily Grason • Emily Machado • Ishmael Miller • Jeff Adams • Jennifer Hoffman • Shaneé Washington • Washington Sea Grant • Washington Sea Grant Crab TeamApril 23, 2020
UW president, biochemistry chair and mathematics professor named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Three University of Washington faculty members, including President Ana Mari Cauce, are among the 2020 fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Trisha Davis, professor and chair of biochemistry at the UW School of Medicine, and Tatiana Toro, the Craig McKibben and Sarah Merner Professor of Mathematics, are also among the 276 artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, non-profit and private sectors who were announced as new fellows Thursday.
Tag(s): Ana Mari Cauce • awards • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Biochemistry • Department of Mathematics • Department of Psychology • School of Medicine • Tatiana Toro • Trisha Davis
Face masks sewn for UW housing, dining, custodial staff
A team of staff and students are sewing masks and offering them for free to UW housing, custodial, dining and food service workers.
Tag(s): COVID-19 • Derrick Van Kirk • UW Facilities • UW Housing & Food Services
Smart farming via satellite: NASA profiles UW researcher Faisal Hossain’s tech-based irrigation advisory system for Earth Day
Noting the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, NASA has featured UW-led research by Faisal Hossain that uses satellite data to help farmers manage water more efficiently.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering • Faisal Hossain • NASA
ArtSci Roundup: Labor On-line: A Virtual Seminar Series, The Henry’s Re/Frame moves online, and more
During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via UW-IT. Film Screening:…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • astrobiology • Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • College of the Environment • Department of Asian Languages & Literature • Department of Cinema & Media Studies • Department of Earth and Space Sciences • Department of Economics • Department of Slavic Languages and Literature • Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies • Henry Art Gallery • Jackson School of International Studies • Simpson Center for the Humanities • Stroum Center for Jewish Studies • UW Alumni Association • UW Bothell • UW TacomaApril 22, 2020
A contact-tracing app that helps public health agencies and doesn’t compromise your privacy
Researchers from the University of Washington and UW Medicine, along with volunteers from Microsoft, have developed a new contact-tracing app called CovidSafe.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • COVID-19 • Jacob Sunshine • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • population health • preprint • School of Medicine • Shyam Gollakota • Stefano Tessaro
University of Washington releases new Sustainability Strategy
The University of Washington today released the draft of a new Sustainability Strategy that will guide university actions across a broad spectrum of sustainability policy for the next five years.
Tag(s): UW SustainabilityApril 20, 2020
A conversation with Dan Chirot about his new book ‘You Say You Want a Revolution,’ exploring radical idealism
A conversation with international studies professor Dan Chirot about his new book, “You Say You Want a Revolution: Radical Idealism and its Tragic Consequences.”
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Daniel Chirot • Department of Sociology • Jackson School of International StudiesApril 16, 2020
UW nursing students join frontline efforts to battle COVID-19, meet public health needs
With their education forced online and in-person clinical practice opportunities canceled by the novel coronavirus pandemic, University of Washington nursing students eager to use their skills and knowledge during this historic challenge to human health and well-being had few options. UW School of Nursing and Public Health-Seattle & King County announce partnership. Unwilling to accept…
Tag(s): Azita Emami • COVID-19 • population health • School of Nursing
Dose of nature at home could help mental health, well-being during COVID-19
In light of stay-at-home orders, University of Washington researchers say studies show there is much to be gained from nature close to home, whether in a yard, on neighborhood walks or even indoors.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • College of the Environment • COVID-19 • Department of Psychology • EarthLab • Kathleen Wolf • Nature and Health • Peter Kahn • Pooja Tandon • School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
‘Hands-on’ classes online? How some instructors are adapting to a new teaching environment
When the UW announced it was moving its spring quarter 2020 classes entirely online to combat the novel coronavirus, instructors across campus faced a new, uncharted challenge.
Tag(s): Andrea Carroll • Brian Johnson • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Engineering • College of the Environment • COVID-19 • Department of Anthropology • Department of Chemistry • Department of Earth and Space Sciences • Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering • Jonathan Bakker • Laura Prugh • Philip Reid • Sara Gonzalez • School of Environmental and Forest Sciences • Terry SwansonApril 15, 2020
ArtSci Roundup: Earth Day with the Department of History, Ask Your Farmer, and more
During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via UW-IT. Earth Day…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • Baltic Studies Program • Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Biology • Department of Cinema & Media Studies • Department of English • Department of History • Department of Scandinavian Studies • Eleanor Henry Reed Collection Study Center • Henry Art Gallery • School of Art + Art History + Design • The Whole U • UW Alumni Association • UW Botanic Gardens • UW Farm • UW Herbarium • UW Libraries
Public notice: Determination of non-significance (Health Sciences Education Building)
Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-340 and WAC 478-324-140, the University of Washington hereby provides public notice of: Determination of non-significance
Public notice: Determination of non-significance (Softball Performance Facility)
Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-340 and WAC 478-324-140, the University of Washington hereby provides public notice of: Determination of non-significance
Public notice: Determination of non-significance (Founders Hall)
Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-340 and WAC 478-324-140, the University of Washington hereby provides public notice of: Determination of non-significance
UW Center for Philosophy for Children helps families explore ‘big questions’ around COVID-19
The UW Center for Philosophy for Children created a resource list of books and short videos to explore the big questions around COVID-19 — about loneliness and isolation, boredom, illness and death, as well as fear and uncertainty.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • COVID-19 • Department of Philosophy • Jana Mohr Lone • philosophy
Faculty/staff honors: Fellowships in medical and biological engineering; a remembrance of Ellis Goldberg
Recent honors to UW faculty and staff include fellows named by an organization for medical and biological engineering, and a remembrance of political science professor Ellis Goldberg, who died in 2019.
Tag(s): American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Engineering • David Baker • Dayong Gao • Department of Biochemistry • Department of Bioengineering • Department of Political Science • Ellis Goldberg • Herbert Sauro • Institute for Protein Design • Jackson School of International Studies • Middle East Center • National Health Institutes Center for Reproducible Biomedical Modeling • School of MedicineApril 14, 2020
How families can use technology to juggle childcare and remote life
UW researchers are beginning a national study to help families discover technology that helps them both successfully navigate home-based learning and combat social isolation.
Tag(s): Alexis Hiniker • College of Engineering • COVID-19 • COVID-19 studies • Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering • Information School • Jason Yip • Julie Kientz • Sean MunsonApril 13, 2020
UW’s 3D printed COVID-19 face shields: From innovation to delivery
When the first U.S. COVID-19 patient emerged in Washington, UW Medicine, as the state’s foremost provider of advanced medical care, was thrust into the role of trailblazer. Its clinicians and researchers have since mustered a speedy and sometimes ingenious response.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • COVID-19 • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • UW Medicine
UW team illustrates the adverse impact of visiting ‘just one friend’ during COVID-19 lockdown
After weeks of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, people of all ages may be asking: What could be the harm of visiting just one friend? Unfortunately, it could potentially undo the goal of social distancing, which is to give the COVID-19 virus fewer opportunities to spread. According to a website set up by researchers…
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • COVID-19 • COVID-19 studies • Department of Anthropology • Department of Sociology • Department of Statistics • Martina Morris • population health • Steven Goodreau
‘I saw you were online’: How online status indicators shape our behavior
After surveying smartphone users, UW researchers found that many people misunderstand online status indicators but still carefully shape their behavior to control how they are displayed to others.
Tag(s): Alexis Hiniker • College of Engineering • COVID-19 • Information School • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Tadayoshi KohnoApril 10, 2020
US approaching peak of ‘active’ COVID-19 cases, strain on medical resources, new modeling shows
A new data-driven mathematical model of the coronavirus pandemic predicts that the United States will peak in the number of “active” COVID-19 cases on or around April 20, marking a critical milestone on the demand for medical resources.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • COVID-19 • COVID-19 studies • Department of Applied Mathematics • Ka-Kit Tung • population health • preprint
Local response to UW social isolation study leads to national effort
With most states now under stay-at-home orders, UW researchers have launched a national study to test whether a motivational, mental health tip each day changes participants’ behavior during social distancing, and improves their mental and relational health.
Tag(s): Adam Kuczynski • College of Arts & Sciences • COVID-19 • Department of Psychology • Jonathan Kanter • population health
Large majority of state’s heroin users want to reduce use; syringe programs helping during COVID-19 crisis
A new survey of people who inject illicit drugs in the state of Washington yields positive and important findings for policy makers as the world struggles to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, said authors of the survey by the University of Washington and Public Health-Seattle & King County. Most people – 82% – who inject…
Tag(s): Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute • Caleb Banta-Green • population health • School of Public HealthApril 8, 2020
UW announces commencement ceremony via webcast, invites Class of 2020 to return to Husky Stadium next year
With an in-person commencement ceremony on campus not possible due to the COVID-19 outbreak, The University of Washington’s graduating seniors, graduate and professional students will be honored in two ways, President Ana Mari Cauce announced Wednesday.
ArtSci Roundup: Lecture with IVA Professor Whitney Lynn, In Plain Sight Screening, Childhood Bilingualism Talk, and more
During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via UW-IT. Earth Day…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • College of the Environment • Department of Asian Languages & Literature • Department of History • Department of Linguistics • Henry Art Gallery • School of Art + Art History + Design • School of Drama • School of Environmental and Forest Sciences • UW Botanic GardensApril 7, 2020
Education books: Athletics and higher ed, supervising school principals, activist-oriented teaching — and a conversation with James Banks on his new book of essays
A talk with James Banks, UW professor emeritus of education, about his new book of essays, and three other education books are also noted.
Tag(s): Alayna Eagle Shield • Banks Center for Educational Justice • Center for Leadership in Athletics • College of Education • Django Paris • James Banks • Jennifer Hoffman • Lydia Rainey • Meredith Honig • Rae ParisApril 6, 2020
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grants $1 million to support collaborative conservation across three UW organizations
The University of Washington today announced a $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to advance shared conservation services among the UW Libraries, the Henry Art Gallery and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Henry Art Gallery • UW LibrariesApril 3, 2020
Huskies rally to support COVID-19 need for masks, child care
On a typical day, Julianne Dalcanton is an astrophysicist, studying the far reaches of the universe.
These aren’t typical days. Across the University of Washington, faculty, staff, clinicians and students are stepping forward in a variety of ways to support the COVID-19 response, particularly efforts to help front-line medical personnel.
Tag(s): COVID-19 • Human Resources • Julianne Dalcanton • UW Medicine
Watch videos of UW students’ ideas for public toilets, road safety and job matches in India
A UW study abroad program empowers students from all disciplines to apply their skills to real-life problems.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering • Julian MarshallApril 1, 2020
Study synthesizes what climate change means for Northwest wildfires
A University of Washington study, published this winter in Fire Ecology, takes a big-picture look at what climate change could mean for wildfires in the Northwest, considering Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana.
Tag(s): Brian Harvey • climate change • College of the Environment • David Peterson • Jessica Halofsky • Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center • School of Environmental and Forest Sciences • wildfires
UW-created podcasts: ‘Crossing North’ by Scandinavian Studies — also College of Education, Information School’s Joe Janes, a discussion of soil health
UW Notebook visits with the producer of “Crossing North,” a podcast by the Scandinavian Studies Department, and notes other podcasts on campus and an appearance by David Montgomery on the podcast “Undark.”
Tag(s): Charlie Kelly • Colin Gioia Connors • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Education • College of the Environment • David Montgomery • Department of Earth and Space Sciences • Department of Scandinavian Studies • Documents that Changed the World • Information School • Jackson School of International Studies • James Rosenthal • Joe Janes • Kristian Næsby • Soojin Oh Park
Jodi Sandfort named dean of the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
Jodi Sandfort has been named the next dean of the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington, Provost Mark Richards announced April 1.
Tag(s): Evans School of Public Policy & Governance • Jodi SandfortMarch 31, 2020
Republican governors delayed key COVID-19 social distancing measures
New research by the University of Washington examines factors that contributed to decision-making by governors in all 50 states to combat the novel coronavirus.
Tag(s): Christopher Adolph • College of Arts & Sciences • COVID-19 • COVID-19 studies • Department of Political Science • John Wilkerson • preprint« Previous Page Next Page »
