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April 3, 2018
Real estate department named in honor of Jon and Judy Runstad
The College of Built Environments Department of Real Estate, formerly the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies, has been named in honor of Jon and Judy Runstad.
Tag(s): College of Built Environments • Jon and Judy Runstad • Runstad Department of Real EstateApril 2, 2018
Earth’s stable temperature past suggests other planets could also sustain life
Earth has had moderate temperatures throughout its early history, and neutral seawater acidity. This means other rocky planets could likely also maintain this equilibrium and allow life to evolve.
Tag(s): astronomy & astrophysics • climate • College of the Environment • David Catling • Department of Earth and Space SciencesMarch 29, 2018
Stellar break-up likely behind ‘runaway’ star’s fast pace, researcher says
During a recent survey of supermassive stars, an international team of astronomers discovered a star that is in quite a hurry. As they report in a new paper, the team tracked one yellow supergiant star cruising along at about 300,000 miles per hour, a velocity that would get you from the Earth to the Moon in about 48 minutes.
Tag(s): astronomy & astrophysics • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Astronomy • Q&A
Arts Roundup: Opera star Kathleen Battle, UW faculty perform Beethoven — and a ballet by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
In the arts, see legendary opera star Kathleen Battle take the Meany stage, hear UW’s own faculty perform Beethoven and other iconic works, experience a breathtaking contemporary ballet where “unparalleled versatility and virtuosity” are on full display, and attend a UW Symphony performance.
Tag(s): Department of Dance • Henry Art Gallery • School of Music
Mario L. Barnes named dean of the School of Law
Mario L. Barnes has been named the next Toni Rembe dean of the University of Washington’s School of Law, President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Jerry Baldasty announced today. His appointment, set to begin July 5, 2018, is subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents.
Tag(s): Mario L. Barnes • School of Law • University of WashingtonMarch 28, 2018
UW historian Michael Honey recalls Martin Luther King’s message of economic justice in new book, ‘To the Promised Land’
As the 50th anniversary approaches of the murder of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, UW historian Michael Honey reminds us in a new book that economic justice and labor rights were always part of King’s progressive message.
Tag(s): books • Michael Honey • UW Tacoma
Decade of fossil collecting in Africa gives new perspective on Triassic period, emergence of dinosaurs
A University of Washington-led project spanning countries, years and institutions has attempted to reconstruct what the southern end of the world looked like during the Triassic period, 252 to 199 million years ago.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Christian Sidor • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Biology • dinosaursMarch 27, 2018
Distinguished pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Danielson to be UW’s 2018 commencement speaker
Dr. Benjamin Danielson, a 1992 graduate of the UW School of Medicine, a Children’s Hospital pediatrician and director of the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, will be the featured speaker at the University of Washington’s Commencement exercises Saturday, June 9.
Tag(s): Benjamin Danielson • School of Medicine • University of Washington • UW alumniMarch 26, 2018
Underground neutrino experiment sets the stage for deep discovery about matter
In a study published March 26 in Physical Review Letters, collaborators of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR have shown they can shield a sensitive, scalable 44-kilogram germanium detector array from background radioactivity. This accomplishment is critical to developing a much larger future experiment to study the nature of neutrinos.
Tag(s): Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Physics • Jason DetwilerMarch 22, 2018
A blind date in the deep sea: First-ever observations of a living anglerfish, a female with her tiny mate, coupled for life
A pair of anglerfish, a species never before seen alive by humans, was recorded recently on camera by researchers aboard the LULA1000, a submersible operated by the marine science-focused Rebikoff-Niggeler Foundation.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of the Environment • School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences • Ted PietschMarch 21, 2018
Partnering with indigenous communities to anticipate and adapt to ocean change
With a new $700,000 grant awarded from the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, scientists from the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory, Washington Sea Grant and the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean have teamed with federal and tribal partners to study the social and ecological vulnerabilities of Olympic Coast ocean acidification.
Tag(s): Applied Physics Laboratory • College of the Environment • Jan Newton • Melissa Poe • Washington Sea GrantMarch 19, 2018
University of Washington graduate and professional disciplines rank highly in US News’ Best Graduate School lists
Nearly 50 different graduate and professional programs and specialties at the University of Washington are among the top 10 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Graduate School rankings released March 20.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • College of Education • College of Engineering • College of the Environment • Department of Chemistry • Department of Earth and Space Sciences • Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences • Department of Statistics • Evans School of Public Policy & Governance • Foster School of Business • Information School • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • School of Medicine • School of Nursing • School of Pharmacy • School of Public Health • School of Social WorkMarch 15, 2018
New minor recognizes, celebrates Pacific Islander community
The University of Washington’s new minor in Oceania and Pacific Islander Studies debuts spring quarter. The 25-credit, interdisciplinary program is the result of a longtime effort to elevate the history and culture of an underrepresented, and often misrepresented, community.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of American Ethnic Studies • Department of American Indian Studies • Department of Anthropology • Holly Barker • Rick Bonus
With new ‘shuffling’ trick, researchers can measure gene activity in single cells
Researchers at the University of Washington and the Allen Institute for Brain Science have developed a new method to classify and track the multitude of cells in a tissue sample. In a paper published March 15 in the journal Science, the team reports that this new approach — known as SPLiT-seq — reliably tracks gene activity in a tissue down to the level of single cells.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Department of Bioengineering • Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering • genetics & DNA • Georg Seelig • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • School of Medicine • Suzie Pun
Democratizing science: Researchers make neuroscience experiments easier to share, reproduce
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a set of tools to make MRI studies of our central nervous system easier to share.
Tag(s): Ariel Rokem • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences • eScience Institute • I-LABS • Jason Yeatman • neuroscience & brain scienceMarch 14, 2018
Could anti-Trump sentiment mobilize African-American voters in 2018?
African-American voters who dislike and feel threatened by Donald Trump and his presidency are more likely to vote and to engage with politics, according to new research from the UW and California State University, Sacramento.
Tag(s): Christopher Parker • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Political Science
Arts Roundup: Guest Lecture Recital and Master Class with Paul Roberts, Performances by Simon Trpčeski and Diego El Cigala, and help sculpt a city at the Henry Art Gallery
In the arts, hear renowned piano performances, attend a piano master class, listen to a three time Grammy winner sing, and help sculpt a city that works for everyone.
Tag(s): Henry Art Gallery • music • School of Art + Art History + Design • School of Music
UW mourns chemistry professor, former provost and vice president for academic affairs, Irving Shain
Former University of Washington Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Irving Shain has died. He was 92.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Chemistry • Irving ShainMarch 13, 2018
Renée Cheng named dean of the College of Built Environments
Renée Cheng has been named dean of the University of Washington’s College of Built Environments, President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Gerald J. “Jerry” Baldasty announced today. Her appointment, set to begin Jan. 1, 2019, is subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents.
Tag(s): College of Built Environments • Renee ChengMarch 12, 2018
UW study offers help to soldiers with signs of PTSD
The University of Washington is launching a study to identify soldiers experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms and to determine whether free, confidential, over-the-phone counseling can help them navigate resources and spur them to seek further support.
Tag(s): Debra Kaysen • Denise Walker • Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences • School of Medicine • School of Social WorkMarch 9, 2018
A prestigious award brings UW composer Huck Hodge time to reflect, write
UW music professor Huck Hodge talks about the Charles Ives Living Award, bestowed on him by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Huck Hodge • Q&A • School of Music
How social networks help perpetuate the ‘Cycle of Segregation’
Think about the last time you looked for a new apartment or house. Maybe you asked your friends or colleagues about where they lived. You thought about your route to work, or that neighborhood you always drive through on your way to your kid’s soccer practice. Many of these places were familiar to you,…
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Sociology • Kyle CrowderMarch 8, 2018
‘Trump in the World’: Jackson School faculty give public talks through spring quarter
The UW Jackson School of International Studies presents “Trump in the World: International Implications of the Trump presidency,” a series of public lectures and discussions Tuesday afternoons through spring quarter.
Tag(s): Anand Yang • Clark Sorensen • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Engineering • Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering • Jackson School of International Studies • Kate Starbird • Liora Halperin • Nathalie Williams • Resat Kasaba • Robert Pekkanen • Sabine Lang • Scott L. Montgomery • Scott Radnitz
UW political scientist Megan Ming Francis named fellow with NAACP’s Thurgood Marshall Institute
Megan Ming Francis, UW associate professor of political science, has been named a fellow with the Thurgood Marshall Institute. The institute is a multidisciplinary research and advocacy policy center within the NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Political Science • Megan Ming FrancisMarch 7, 2018
Is there a glass ceiling in academic publishing?
A University of Washington study finds that women authors are significantly under-represented in high-profile academic journals.
Tag(s): ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change • Alicia Shen • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Psychology • Eve Riskin • Ione Fine • Jason Webster • Yuichi Shoda
Bike share programs: What do cyclists think?
Researchers at the University of Washington Sustainable Transportation Lab want your input to learn why bike share programs — like Pronto, LimeBike, Spin or ofo — succeed or fail. The lab is conducting a short, voluntary survey of cyclists to find out what they’re looking for from a bike share program.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering • Sustainable Transportation LabMarch 6, 2018
Glaciers in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert actually shrank during the last ice age
High in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, the climate is so dry and cold that glaciers shrank during the last ice age. Dating of rock deposits shows how glaciers in this less-studied region can behave very differently as the climate shifts.
Tag(s): Alan Gillespie • College of the Environment • Department of Earth and Space Sciences • glaciersMarch 5, 2018
Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies to hold ‘Re-imagining Solidarity’ conference March 10
Immigrant rights, environmental concerns and racial, class, gender and sexual justice will be the focus of a daylong conference hosted by the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies March 10 at the UW.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Political Science • Department of Sociology • Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies • Megan Ming Francis • Michael McCann • Sarah QuinnMarch 2, 2018
Celebrated poet Charles Simic to give UW’s 54th Theodore Roethke Poetry Reading April 12
Charles Simic, one of America’s most celebrated poets, will give the 2018 Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Reading on April 12. Simic will be the 54th poet to appear in the series since its inception in 1964.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • David Wagoner • Department of English • Roethke Reading • Theodore Roethke
Two species of ravens nevermore? New research finds evidence of ‘speciation reversal’
A new study almost 20 years in the making provides some of the strongest evidence yet of the “speciation reversal” phenomenon in two lineages of common ravens.
Tag(s): College of the Environment • evolution • genomics • John Marzluff • School of Environmental and Forest SciencesMarch 1, 2018
Tri-campus survey aims to identify student struggles with housing, food costs
In a region as expensive as the Puget Sound, making ends meet affects college students, too. Rent, utilities and food can run into the hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars a month – and for students without the means, it’s a daunting and sometimes compromising challenge. Urban@UW is trying to learn more about…
Tag(s): Christine Stevens • Lynne Manzo • Rachel Fyall • The Doorway Project • Urban@UWFebruary 28, 2018
Arts Roundup: Chamber Singers and University Chorale, Writing Workshop, and Un-dammed: Reflections on Art, Education, and Restoration of the Elwha River
In the arts, listen to the Chamber Singers and University Chorale perform music from the Baltic state in their winter quarter concert, join poet Shin Yu Pai in a creative writing workshop, engage in a discussion on art, education, and the restoration of the Elwha Rivier, and watch the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan perform “Formosa” (“beautiful island”)
Tag(s): Henry Art Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • music • School of MusicFebruary 27, 2018
Mining memories for stories of ‘real black grandmothers’
LaShawnDa Pittman, a UW assistant professor of American Ethnic Studies, is collecting stories of African-American grandmothers, past and present, on her Real Black Grandmothers website.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of American Ethnic Studies • LaShawnDa Pittman
Largest Chinook salmon disappearing from West Coast
The largest and oldest Chinook salmon — fish also known as “kings” and prized for their exceptional size — have mostly disappeared along the West Coast, according to a new study led by the University of Washington.
Tag(s): College of the Environment • Daniel Schindler • salmon • School of Aquatic and Fishery SciencesFebruary 26, 2018
Brian McCartan named vice president for finance at the UW
Brian McCartan has been named vice president for finance at the University of Washington, Executive Vice President Jeff Scott announced today. McCartan joins the UW after serving as the chief financial officer at Sound Transit for the past 11 years. He begins on Feb. 26.
Tag(s): Brian McCartan • Finance and Administration • University of WashingtonFebruary 23, 2018
Despite snow in Seattle, cherry blossoms on track for typical season
With snow falling in the Puget Sound region this week, it’s hard to imagine cherry trees in bloom. But assuming temperatures return to normal soon, this year’s cherry blossoms are on track for a typical bloom season. Full bloom is expected the week of March 19.
Tag(s): cherry blossoms • Sara ShoresFebruary 22, 2018
Reducing failed deliveries, truck parking time could improve downtown Seattle congestion, new report finds
If online shopping continues to grow at its current rate, there may be twice as many trucks delivering packages in Seattle’s city center within five years, a new report projects — and double the number of trucks looking for a parking space.
Tag(s): Anne Goodchild • Barbara Ivanov • College of Engineering • Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering • Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Center • Urban Freight Lab
New curriculum prioritizes tribal sovereignty, cultural respect in scientific research of American Indian, Alaska Native communities
When scientists have conducted research in Native American communities, the process and the results have sometimes been controversial. There have been a few well-known cases, such as the 1979 Barrow Alcohol Study, in which researchers examined substance use in the tiny Arctic Circle town and issued findings to the press, before briefing the…
Tag(s): Cynthia Pearson • Indigenous Wellness Research Institute • School of Social WorkFebruary 21, 2018
Arts Roundup: Cole Porter’s Anything Goes, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Master Class with Atar Arad, and Faculty Recital with Melia Watras and Atar Arad
This week in the arts, aboard the S.S. American with the Musical Theater Program’s “Anything Goes,” watch the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan perform “Formosa” (“beautiful island”), and see a Master Class with Atar Arad.
Tag(s): Department of Dance • School of Drama • School of Music • UW Drama
A talk with UW historian Quintard Taylor: Taking ‘the long view’ in troubled times
Quintard Taylor, UW professor emeritus of history and recipient of a lifetime achievement honor from Washington State Historical Society, discusses his work and this unusual moment in American history.
Tag(s): Blackpast.org • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of History • Quintard Taylor« Previous Page Next Page »
