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July 17, 2019
First-ever visualizations of electrical gating effects on electronic structure could lead to longer-lasting devices
Scientists have visualized the electronic structure in a microelectronic device for the first time, opening up opportunities for finely tuned, high-performance electronic devices. Physicists from the University of Washington and the University of Warwick developed a technique to measure the energy and momentum of electrons in operating microelectronic devices made of atomically thin — so-called 2D — materials.
Tag(s): Clean Energy Institute • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Engineering • David Cobden • Department of Materials Science & Engineering • Department of Physics • Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems • Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute • Xiaodong Xu
Magdalena Balazinska named director of UW’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Magdalena Balazinska has been named the new director of the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. The appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2020, and is subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Magdalena Balazinska • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & EngineeringJuly 16, 2019
8 UW professors elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2019
Eight scientists and engineers from the University of Washington have been elected this year to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
Tag(s): Anne McCoy • Chris Bretherton • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Engineering • College of the Environment • Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science • Department of Chemistry • Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering • Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences • Department of Mechanical Engineering • Department of Pharmacology • Department of Physics • Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences • Elaine Faustman • Evans School of Public Policy & Governance • Mari Ostendorf • Mark Long • Martin Savage • Nephi Stella • Per Reinhall • School of Medicine • School of Public Health • Washington State Academy of Sciences
ArtsUW Roundup: writing workshop, exhibition opening, festival:festival, and more
In the arts, stop by the Allen Library North Lobby for a free lunchtime concert with UW Voice students, take a writing workshop hosted by the Henry Art Gallery and Hugo House, stop by James Coupe’s exhibition at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, partake in a free two-day arts festival – festival:festival – that presents and…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • College of Arts & Sciences • DXARTS • Henry Art Gallery • School of Art + Art History + Design • School of Music • UW LibrariesJuly 12, 2019
Video: Friend or foe? Fun facts about sharks
In honor of Shark Awareness Day on July 14, UW News sat down with Katherine Maslenikov, manager of the UW Fish Collection, to learn about sharks in the Pacific Northwest and other fun facts about sharks.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Katherine Maslenikov • UW Fish Collection
UW School of Law receives $3.75 million gift to support environmental law
The University of Washington today announced a $3.75 million gift to the School of Law that will support UW Law graduates pursuing public interest environmental law, enhancing their opportunities to gain the experience and knowledge necessary to tackle some of Washington’s and the world’s most pressing environmental issues.
Tag(s): School of LawJuly 11, 2019
B-roll: Middle school students study mechanics, gravity at UW engineering camp
Sixty middle school students from all over Washington state came for a week-long camp on the UW campus in late June. The camp, which is part of the Early Learning Institute, culminated in a chance to improve the basic design of a toy-sized “gravity car.”
Tag(s): Early Engineering Institute • UW GEAR-UP program
Super salty, subzero Arctic water provides peek at possible life on other planets
A UW team has discovered thriving communities of bacteria in Alaskan “cryopegs,” trapped layers of sediment with water so salty that it remains liquid at below-freezing temperatures. The setting may be similar to environments on Mars, Saturn’s moon Titan, or other bodies farther from the sun.
Tag(s): astrobiology • College of the Environment • Jody Deming • oceanography • polar science • School of Oceanography
National attention, praise for new Silicon Valley history ‘The Code’ by UW historian Margaret O’Mara
Her sweeping new book about the history of Silicon Valley has UW history professor Margaret O’Mara on a busy national book tour this summer. The book, “The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America,” was published this month by Penguin Press and is receiving many positive reviews.
Tag(s): books • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of History • Margaret O'Mara
UW recognized as Commute Trip Reduction Champion
The University of Washington was recognized with platinum-level distinction, the highest, at the City of Seattle’s 2019 Commute Trip Reduction Champion Awards on June 5, 2019.
Tag(s): Transportation Services • UW FacilitiesJuly 9, 2019
UW professors to receive 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Six University of Washington professors are to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, according to an announcement July 2 from the White House. The award, also known as the PECASE, is the highest honor given by the U.S. government to early-career scientists and engineers “who show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.”
Tag(s): awards • Center on Human Development and Disability • Clean Energy Institute • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Engineering • College of the Environment • Department of Chemical Engineering • Department of Epidemiology • Department of Mechanical Engineering • Department of Physics • Elizabeth Nance • eScience Institute • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Jiun-Haw Chu • Laura Prugh • Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute • Sara Lindström • School of Environmental and Forest Sciences • School of Public Health • Steve Brunton
Alison Cullen named interim dean of UW Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
Alison Cullen has been named interim dean of the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, Provost Mark A. Richards announced earlier this month. Her appointment, set to begin Sept. 1, is subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents.
Tag(s): Alison Cullen • Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
Coral reefs shifting away from equator, new study finds
Coral reefs are retreating from equatorial waters and establishing new reefs in more temperate regions, according to new research by the University of Washington and other institutions.
Tag(s): College of the Environment • Jacqueline Padilla-Gamiño • School of Aquatic and Fishery SciencesJuly 5, 2019
UW books in brief: US credit markets in history, ‘value sensitive’ design, the lasting effects of reproductive slavery, and more
Recent notable books by UW faculty members explore how the U.S. government has historically used credit to create opportunity, how “reproductive slavery” has left lasting ramifications and how technology design benefits from human values.
Tag(s): Alys Eve Weinbaum • Arbella Bet-Shlimon • Batya Friedman • books • College of Arts & Sciences • David Hendry • Department of English • Department of Sociology • Juliet Shields • Sarah QuinnJuly 3, 2019
Joy Williamson-Lott named dean of UW Graduate School
Joy Williamson-Lott has been named the next dean of the University of Washington’s Graduate School, Provost Mark A. Richards announced today. Her appointment, set to begin July 16, is subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents.
Tag(s): College of Education • Joy Williamson-Lott • UW Graduate School
UW School of Oceanography ranks No. 1 in global ranking; more than two dozen areas in top 50
The University of Washington’s School of Oceanography again is ranked No. 1 in the world on the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list for 2019. The ranking, released in June, was conducted by researchers at the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Tag(s): RankingsJuly 2, 2019
ARTSUW: Carrie Yamaoka, Seattle Piano Institute, and Angélica Maria Millán Lozano + Camilo Godoy
In the arts, celebrate the opening of Carrie Yamaoka at the Henry Art Gallery, partake in events on campus hosted by the Seattle Piano Institute, and attend Angélica Maria Millán Lozano + Camilo Godoy’s exhibition at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery! Carrie Yamaoka: recto/verso July 13 – November 3 | Henry Art Gallery Brooklyn-based artist Carrie…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • College of Arts & Sciences • Henry Art Gallery • Jacob Lawrence Gallery • School of Art + Art History + Design • School of MusicJuly 1, 2019
How you and your friends can play a video game together using only your minds
UW researchers created a method for two people help a third person solve a task using only their minds.
Tag(s): Andrea Stocco • Center for Neurotechnology • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Engineering • Department of Psychology • I-LABS • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Rajesh Rao
Study shows that management and evolution give hope to coral reefs facing the effects of climate change
A new study released July 1 in Nature Climate Change gives hope for coral reefs. Launched by the nonprofit Coral Reef Alliance, with lead and senior authors at the University of Washington, the study is one of the first to demonstrate that management that takes evolution and adaptation into account can help rescue coral reefs from the effects of climate change.
Tag(s): College of the Environment • Daniel Schindler • evolution • School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences • Tim Essington • Tim WalsworthJune 27, 2019
Astrobiology outreach: UW’s mobile planetarium lands at space conference
UW astronomy professor Rory Barnes shows off the astronomy department’s Mobile Planetarium to colleagues at AbSciCon2019, the national conference on astrobiology in Bellevue. He takes it to schools with a presentation on astrobiology for K12 students.
Tag(s): astrobiology • Astrobiology Program • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Astronomy • Rory Barnes • UW Mobile Planetarium
LGBTQ Asian Americans seen as more ‘American’
For Asian Americans who are gay or lesbian, their sexual orientation may make them seem more “American” than those who are presumed straight. A new University of Washington study, the latest in research to examine stereotypes, identity and ideas about who is “American,” focuses on how sexual orientation and race come together to influence others’ perceptions.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Psychology • Linda Zou • Sapna CheryanJune 24, 2019
B-roll: Karen Fredriksen Goldsen and the GenPride Center
The GenPride Center is the first and only multipurpose LGBTQ senior center in Seattle and King County. It was founded by Karen Fredriksen Goldsen, a University of Washington professor of social work, with the goal of combating social isolation experienced by many LGBTQ older adults.
Tag(s): Aging with Pride • Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen • School of Social Work
Creating community, battling loneliness among LGBTQ seniors
Research shows that LGBTQ older adults are at higher risk for social isolation. To that end, UW social work professor Karen Fredriksen Goldsen helped establish an LGBTQ senior center in Seattle.
Tag(s): Aging with Pride • Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen • School of Social WorkJune 21, 2019
New awards for UW research to probe solar cell defects, develop energy-boosting coatings
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office selected two University of Washington professors in the Department of Chemistry and the Clean Energy Institute to receive nearly $1.5 million in funding for two separate endeavors in solar photovoltaic research. The projects are led by Daniel Gamelin, director of the UW-based Molecular Engineering Materials Center, and David Ginger, chief scientist at the CEI and co-director of the Northwest Institute for Materials Physics, Chemistry and Technology, a partnership between the UW and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Tag(s): Clean Energy Institute • clean or renewable energy • College of Arts & Sciences • Daniel Gamelin • David Ginger • Department of Chemistry • Molecular Engineering Materials Center • NW IMPACT • Washington Clean Energy TestbedsJune 20, 2019
Looking for life: UW researchers, presentations abound at 2019 astrobiology conference in Bellevue
A roundup of UW talents and presentations in AbSciCon2019, the national conference on astrobiology — the search for life in the universe — to be held in Bellevue, June 24-28.
Tag(s): astrobiology • Astrobiology Program • College of Arts & Sciences • David Catling • Dominic Sivitilli • Erika Harnett • J. Michael Brown • Jacob Lustig-Yaeger • Jody Deming • Lucas Fifer • Miles Currie • Roger Buick • Rory Barnes • Suzanne Hawley • Thomas Quinn • UW Mobile Planetarium • Victoria Meadows • Virtual Planetary Laboratory • Woody Sullivan • Zachary Cooper
Video: Surprising discoveries in coral reefs found in low-light waters
Jacqueline Padilla-Gamiño, an assistant professor in the UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, spent up to eight hours at a time in the cramped quarters of a submersible watercraft, studying the largest known coral reef in the mesophotic zone, located in the Hawaiian Archipelago.
Tag(s): College of the Environment • Jacqueline Padilla-Gamiño • School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Mammals and their relatives thrived, diversified during so-called ‘Age of Dinosaurs,’ researchers show
Old myths state that, during the time of the dinosaurs, mammals and their relatives were small and primitive. But new research shows that, during the time of the dinosaurs, mammals and their relatives actually underwent two large ecological radiations, diversifying into climbing, gliding and burrowing forms with a variety of diets.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • David Grossnickle • Department of Biology • dinosaurs • evolution • Gregory Wilson Mantilla • paleontologyJune 19, 2019
Partnerships for Impact: NSF Awards an additional $4M to the West Big Data Innovation Hub co-led by the UW eScience Institute
The National Science Foundation is awarding a second round of funding for the Regional Big Data Innovation Hubs — organizations launched in 2015 to build and strengthen data science partnerships across industry, academia, nonprofits and government to address scientific and societal challenges. The University of Washington, in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, San Diego, will continue to coordinate the West Big Data Innovation Hub.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • data science • Ed Lazowska • eScience Institute • Mark Richards • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Abundance of gases in Enceladus’s ocean are a potential fuel — if life is there to consume it
The subsurface ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus probably has higher than previously known concentrations of carbon dioxide and hydrogen and a more Earthlike pH level, possibly providing conditions favorable to life, according to new research from planetary scientists at the UW.
Tag(s): astrobiology • astronomy & astrophysics • College of Arts & Sciences • David Catling • Department of Astronomy • Jonathan Toner • Lucas Fifer • planetary science
ArtsUW Roundup: Last week to see MFA + MDes exhibition at the Henry, opening of Beverly Semmes, concert at the library, and more
This week in the arts, visit an exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery or the Center for Urban Horticulture, attend a concert at the library, attend a field poetics workshop, and more! Closing weekend: 2019 School of Art + Art History + Design Graduation Exhibitions Each year we celebrate graduating Art and Design undergraduate and…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • Center for Urban Horticulture • College of Arts & Sciences • Henry Art Gallery • Jacob Lawrence Gallery • School of Art + Art History + Design • School of Drama • School of Music • UW Libraries
Deep submersible dives shed light on rarely explored coral reefs
Just beyond where conventional scuba divers can go is an area of the ocean that still is largely unexplored. In waters this deep — about 100 to at least 500 feet below the surface — little to no light breaks through. Researchers must rely on submersible watercraft or sophisticated diving equipment to be able…
Tag(s): College of the Environment • Jacqueline Padilla-Gamiño • School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
‘Alexa, monitor my heart’: Researchers develop first contactless cardiac arrest AI system for smart speakers
UW researchers have developed a new tool to monitor people for cardiac arrest while they’re asleep — all without touching them. The tool is essentially an app for a smart speaker or a smartphone that allows it to detect the signature sounds of cardiac arrest and call for help.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine • Jacob Sunshine • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • School of Medicine • Shyam GollakotaJune 18, 2019
UW holds No. 4 position on global rankings among US universities
The University of Washington again placed fourth among U.S. higher education institutions, according to the NTU Rankings released Tuesday.
Tag(s): Rankings
First book published on fishes of the Salish Sea
The first book documenting all of the known species of fishes that live in the Salish Sea is now available.
Tag(s): books • Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of the Environment • School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences • Ted Pietsch
Soundbites: UW Commencement 2019
More than 6,000 graduates attended the University of Washington’s 144th commencement ceremonies held June 15 at Husky Stadium. UW President Ana Mari Cauce presided as nearly 13,795 degrees were conferred.
Tag(s): Commencement
Study: Marijuana use increases, shifts away from illegal market
A new article published by researchers from University of Puget Sound and University of Washington reports that, based on analysis of public wastewater samples in at least one Western Washington population center, cannabis use both increased and substantially shifted from the illicit market since retail sales began in 2014.
Tag(s): Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute • Caleb Banta-Green • Marijuana
Of octopuses and astrobiology: Conference talk speculates on cognition beyond Earth
Of the many papers and presentations scheduled for AbSciCon2019, the conference on astrobiology and the search for life in space happening in Bellevue the week of June 24, the UW’s Dominic Sivitilli’s is perhaps unique — he’ll discuss his research into how octopuses “think.”
Tag(s): Astrobiology Program • College of Arts & Sciences • David Gire • Department of Psychology • Dominic SivitilliJune 14, 2019
Video: Largest-ever class graduates from UW
More than 8,000 graduates attended the University of Washington’s 144th commencement ceremonies on Saturday.
Tag(s): CommencementJune 13, 2019
People using third-party apps to analyze personal genetic data
The burgeoning field of personal genetics appeals to people who want to learn more about themselves, their family and their propensity for diseases. More and more consumers are using services like 23andMe to learn about their genetic blueprint.
Tag(s): Department of Bioethics and Humanities • Department of Biostatistics • genomics • Sarah Nelson • School of Medicine • School of Public HealthJune 12, 2019
ArtsUW Roundup: Design show reception, DMA recitals, and more
This week in the arts, partake in the Design Show reception at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery or the MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition at the Henry, attend a DMA recital, and more! 2019 School of Art + Art History + Design Graduation Exhibitions Each year we celebrate graduating Art and Design undergraduate and graduate students…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • College of Arts & Sciences • Henry Art Gallery • Jacob Lawrence Gallery • School of Art + Art History + Design • School of Drama • School of Music« Previous Page Next Page »
