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December 7, 2023
Appellate court rules in favor of the UW on all counts in developer’s lawsuit over west campus project
The University of Washington has again prevailed on all claims brought by Alexandria Real Estate (ARE) following the UW’s selection of another developer for a new building that will house important clean-energy and medical innovation research, along with other tenants. This time, the clear and concise ruling came from the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II, confirming Thurston County Superior Judge Carol Murphy’s dismissal of ARE’s three claims — bringing apparent closure to ARE’s nearly three-year effort to delay progress on the project.
Tag(s): Portage Bay Crossing • West campusDecember 6, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Pints for Puget Sound, Many Messiahs music performance, Native Art Markets, and more
This week, roam the Burke Museum galleries at night to check out their special exhibit We Are Puget Sound, enjoy the Many Messiahs performance by talented musicians, check out the Native Art Markets, and more. December 11, 7:00 pm | Degree Recital: Chiao-Yu Wu, piano, Brechemin Auditorium The School of Music presents a degree recital…
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of American Indian Studies • Department of French & Italian Studies • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • School of Music • University of Washington • ways of knowing
Social media highlights: UW News in 2023
This year, the UW News social media team shared the inspiring stories of work being done by the University of Washington community with reporters, news outlets and our social media followers. These included stories about new biodegradable plastics that break down at the same rate as a banana and efforts to make technology more accessible….
December 5, 2023
Sleep experts, physicians address effects of increased travel on student-athletes, offer recommendations
With several university athletic programs around the country — including the University of Washington — announcing moves to new conferences that will likely increase travel for student-athletes, a group of sleep and circadian scientists and physicians have published a white paper describing the significance of repeated, chronic jet lag on student-athlete health and performance — both in academics and in sports, and suggesting strategies to reduce the consequences of travel across time zones.
Tag(s): biology • Horacio de la IglesiaDecember 1, 2023
Video highlights: UW News in 2023
This minute-long video is a glimpse at the video stories the UW News office produced in 2023, where UW students, faculty and staff forged new connections and pushed boundaries for a better understanding of the world.
Tag(s): 2023November 30, 2023
More than 40 UW experts on Highly Cited Researchers 2023 List
The University of Washington is proud to announce that more than 40 faculty and researchers who completed their work while at UW have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list from Clarivate.
Tag(s): Alejandra Tortorici • Alex Greninger • Alexandra C. Walls • Ali Mokdad • Allison Greaney • Andrea Schietinger • Bryan Weiner • Celestia Higano • Charles Marcus • Christopher Murray • Cole Trapnell • College of Engineering • College of the Environment • David Baker • David Cobden • David Pigott • David Veesler • Department of Immunology • Department of Materials Science & Engineering • Department of Physics • Di Xiao • Evan Eichler • Frank DiMaio • Gregory Bratman • Guozhong Cao • Helen Chu • Institute for Protein Design • James Leverenz • Jay Shendure • Katharine H.D. Crawford • Michael Gale • Mohsen Naghavi • Neil King • Philip Mease • Raphael Gottardo • Riza Daza • Sanfeng Wu • Simon Hay • Spencer Wood • Stanley Riddell • Theo Vos • Thomas Montine • Troy Torgerson • UW Medicine • William Banks • William Catterall • William Noble • Xiaodong Xu • YoungJun Park
ArtSci Roundup: WinterFest, Ladino Day with Author Elizabeth Graver, Talk with Joss Whittaker, and more
This week, tune in to Kantika writer Elizabeth Graver’s discussion, Joss Whittaker’s recount on life in the Aru Islands, and the WinterFest presented by the Chamber Singers, University Chorale, University Singers, Treble Choir, Gospel Choir, and UW Glee Club, and more. Dec. 3, 10 a.m. | Ladino Day 2023: ‘Kantika’, a Sephardic Novel by Author Elizabeth…
Tag(s): Center for Southeast Asia & its Diasporas • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Anthropology • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • School of Music • Stroum Center for Jewish Studies • University of Washington
Annual notification: Anti-kickback, Conflict of Interest, Whistleblower Act, Hotlines
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR 52.203-7) require the University of Washington to implement procedures designed to prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 (41 USC 51-58). In addition, state regulations (RCW 42.40) require the university to provide annual notification to employees of the procedures and protections under the Whistleblower Act. These articles are…
November 29, 2023
AI image generator Stable Diffusion perpetuates racial and gendered stereotypes, study finds
University of Washington researchers found that when prompted to make pictures of “a person,” the AI image generator over-represented light-skinned men, failed to equitably represent Indigenous peoples and sexualized images of certain women of color.
Tag(s): Aylin Caliskan • College of Engineering • Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering • Information School • Sourojit GhoshNovember 28, 2023
Dr. Tim Dellit named CEO of UW Medicine, dean of the University of Washington School of Medicine
Following a national search, Dr. Timothy H. Dellit has been appointed to lead UW Medicine and the University of Washington School of Medicine, UW President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Tricia Serio announced today.
Tag(s): School of Medicine • UW Medicine
Authentic or ethical? UW study shows best leadership style for inclusive hiring depends on manager’s racial identity
New research from Andrew Hafenbrack, associate professor of management and organization in the University of Washington School of Business, and other institutions examines the impact of leadership style on prospective Black employees who apply for jobs in less-diverse companies.
Tag(s): Andrew Hafenbrack • Foster School of Business
UW research finds that mailing HPV test kits directly to patients increases cervical cancer screening rates
Currently, more than half of all cervical cancers diagnosed in the United States are in people who are overdue for screening or have never been screened. In a new study, researchers report that mailing HPV test kits significantly increased cervical cancer screening rates.
Tag(s): cancer • Department of Epidemiology • Rachel Winer • School of Public HealthNovember 27, 2023
Breathing highway air increases blood pressure, UW research finds
A new study from the UW found that unfiltered air from rush-hour traffic significantly increased passengers’ blood pressure, both while in the car and up to 24 hours later.
Tag(s): air pollution • Department of Biostatistics • Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering • Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences • Joel Kaufman • School of Medicine • School of Public Health • ultrafine particlesNovember 20, 2023
New research aims to reduce fatal bird collisions on campus
A project in the UW College of Built Environments, led by researcher Judy Bowes, is examining how building architecture contributes to bird collisions, and the ways bird-safe glass and other designs can help address the problem.
Tag(s): College of Built Environments • Judy BowesNovember 16, 2023
In the Field: Tracking seismic clues in one of the driest places on Earth
Two University of Washington geophysicists will travel to the Atacama Desert in Chile this month to study a fault system that’s similar to the Seattle Fault in Puget Sound, but in a much different climate that makes it easier to monitor its effects on the landscape.
Tag(s): Alison Duvall • College of the Environment • Department of Earth and Space Sciences • earthquakes & seismology • geology • In the Field
ArtSci Roundup: Baroque Ensemble, Duwamish November Native Art Market, Book Talks, and more
This week, attend the Baroque Ensemble led by Tekla Cunningham, head to the Duwamish November Native Art Market, engage in a discussion on P. Sainath’s book: The Last Heroes: Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom, and more. November 19, 3:00pm | Baroque Ensemble, Brechemin Auditorium Tekla Cunningham, Artist in Residence and Director for the UW Baroque…
Tag(s): Center for Southeast Asia & its Diasporas • Department of American Indian Studies • Department of Asian Languages & Literature • Department of Cinema & Media Studies • School of Music • Simpson Center for the Humanities • South Asia Center
Q&A: How an assistive-feeding robot went from picking up fruit salads to whole meals
A team led by researchers at the University of Washington developed 11 actions a robotic arm can make to pick up nearly any food attainable by fork. This allows the system to learn to pick up new foods during one meal.
Tag(s): Amal Nanavati • College of Engineering • Ethan K. Gordon • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Taylor Kessler FaulknerNovember 15, 2023
WhaleVis turns more than a century of whaling data into an interactive map
A team at the University of Washington has created an interactive dashboard called WhaleVis, which lets users map data on global whale catches and whaling routes from 1880 to 1986. Scientists can compare this historical data and its trends with current information to better understand whale populations over time.
Tag(s): Ameya Patil • College of Engineering • Leilani Battle • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences • Trevor BranchNovember 14, 2023
5th National Climate Assessment authors include UW climate experts
Three UW experts are among the authors of the newly released Fifth National Climate Assessment, an overview of climate trends, impacts and efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change across the nation.
Tag(s): Climate Impacts Group • College of the Environment • Crystal Raymond • Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences • Department of Global Health • Jeremy Hess • Kristie Ebi • School of Public HealthNovember 13, 2023
UW Department of Atmospheric Sciences maintains No. 1 global ranking; more than two dozen UW subjects in top 50
Six University of Washington subjects ranked in the top 10, and atmospheric sciences maintained its position as No. 1 in the world on the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list for 2023. The ranking, released at the end of October, was conducted by researchers at the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, a fully independent organization dedicated to research on higher education intelligence and consultation.
Tag(s): Ana Mari Cauce • biology • College of Arts & Sciences • College of the Environment • Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science • Department of Statistics • oceanography • public health • Rankings • School of Public Health • UW Medicine
North Atlantic’s marine productivity may not be declining, according to new study of older ice cores
To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of declining phytoplankton in the North Atlantic may have been greatly exaggerated. Analysis of a Greenland ice core going back 800 years shows that atmospheric chemistry, not dwindling phytoplankton populations, explains the recent ice core trends.
Tag(s): Becky Alexander • climate change • College of the Environment • Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science • marine microbiology • oceanographyNovember 10, 2023
UW honors veterans in ceremony
The University of Washington’s annual Veterans Day ceremony, held on Friday at the Medal of Honor Memorial near Red Square, honored those who have served and featured music by the Husky Marching Band. UW alum Dr. John Hess, ’72, was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Veteran Award by President Ana Mari Cauce. While serving in…
November 9, 2023
‘Pull Together’ campaign launches ahead of ‘The Boys in the Boat’ theatrical release
Ahead of the Dec. 25 release of “The Boys in the Boat,” the University of Washington — joined by The Seattle Times, Microsoft and additional community partners — is launching a six-week “Pull Together” campaign to support young people and celebrate the civic spirit of our city and region.
New York Climate Exchange, on which UW is a core partner, names first CEO
The New York Climate Exchange, a first-of-its-kind organization working to implement innovative climate solutions in New York City and across the globe, on Nov. 9 announced Stephen Hammer as its founding chief executive officer. The University of Washington is a core member of the exchange.
Tag(s): climate change • College of the Environment • Maya Tolstoy • population health • The New York Climate Exchange
New AI noise-canceling headphone technology lets wearers pick which sounds they hear
A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has developed deep-learning algorithms that let users pick which sounds filter through their headphones in real time. Either through voice commands or a smartphone app, headphone wearers can select which sounds they want to include from 20 classes, such as sirens, baby cries, speech, vacuum cleaners and bird chirps.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Shyam GollakotaNovember 8, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Diversity Lecture Series, Jacob Lawrence Gallery Reopening, Sacred Breath, and more.
This week, attend the Diversity Lecture Series “Unveiling Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States”, celebrate the Jacob Lawrence Gallery Reopening, listen to Indigenous storytellers at Sacred Breath, and more. November 13, 3:00 – 4:30pm | Diversity Lecture Series: “Unveiling Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States: Disparities and Challenges in Women’s Health”,…
Tag(s): Banks Center for Educational Justice • Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of American Indian Studies • Department of English • Department of French & Italian Studies • Department of Medicine • Global Literacy Studies • Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies • Jacob Lawrence Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • School of Art + Art History + Design • Simpson Center for the Humanities • Stroum Center for Jewish Studies • UW Textual Studies • wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual HouseNovember 7, 2023
UW entrepreneurship programs place in the top 10 in national ranking
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington Foster School of Business ranked in the top 10 for “Best Entrepreneurship Program,” according to a ranking produced jointly by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine.
Tag(s): Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship • Foster School of Business • RankingsNovember 2, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: UW Pandemic Project Radical Listening Session, National First-Generation College Celebration, and more
This week, attend the UW Pandemic Project’s Radical Listening Session to honor each individual’s lived pandemics experiences, head to Meany Hall for Garrick Ohlsson’s piano performance, celebrate Diwali with the Burke Museum, and more. November 7, 4:30 – 6:00pm | Sharon Stein, “The University and Its Responsibility for Repair: Confronting Colonial Foundations and Enabling Different…
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Comparative History of Ideas • Information School • Institutional Climate Action • Jackson School of International Studies • Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program • Law Sustainable International Development Graduate Program • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • Office of Global Affairs • Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity • Office of Student life • Simpson Center for the Humanities • Undergraduate Academic Affairs • University Marketing & Communications • University of Washington • UW Alumni Association • UW Bothell • UW Facilities • UW Medicine • UW Tacoma
Can AI help boost accessibility? These researchers tested it for themselves
Seven researchers at the University of Washington conducted a three-month autoethnographic study — drawing on their own experiences as people with and without disabilities — to test AI tools’ utility for accessibility. Though researchers found cases in which the tools were helpful, they also found significant problems.
Tag(s): Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences • College of Engineering • Jennifer Mankoff • Kate Glazko • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & EngineeringOctober 31, 2023
University takes action after faculty hiring process inappropriately used race as a factor
Late last academic year, concerns were reported about a faculty hiring process in the University of Washington’s Department of Psychology. A review was requested by Dianne Harris, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, after she learned of these potential issues. The review was completed in September and indicates that race was inappropriately considered and used in a way that is inconsistent with University policy in the hiring process for an assistant professor position in the department.
October 30, 2023
A Google Slides extension can make presentation software more accessible for blind users
A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has created A11yBoard for Google Slides, a browser extension and phone or tablet app that allows blind users to navigate through complex slide layouts, objects, images and text.
Tag(s): Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences • Information School • Jacob Wobbrock • Jerry ZhangOctober 26, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Grammy-winning vocal group Roomful of Teeth, Labor Studies Annual Awards Celebration, and more
This week, check out Grammy-winning vocal group Roomful of Teeth’s performance, an ingenious dark comedy written by Jen Silverman, attend the Labor Studies Annual Awards Celebration Banquet, and more. November 2, 7:30pm | Roomful of Teeth with Gabriel Kahane, Meany Hall The Grammy-winning vocal group Roomful of Teeth continue to expand the capabilities of the…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • College of Arts & Sciences • Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • School of Drama
Fruit, nectar, bugs and blood: How bat teeth and jaws evolved for a diverse dinnertime
There are more than 200 species of noctilionoid bats, mostly in the American tropics. And despite being close relatives, their jaws evolved in wildly divergent shapes and sizes to exploit different food sources. A paper published Aug. 22 in Nature Communications shows those adaptations include dramatic, but also consistent, modifications to tooth number, size, shape and position. For example, bats with short snouts lack certain teeth, presumably due to a lack of space. Species with longer jaws have room for more teeth — and, like humans, their total tooth complement is closer to what the ancestor of placental mammals had.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Biology • evolution • Sharlene SantanaOctober 25, 2023
UW experts offer hot takes on El Niño, weather and ocean temperatures
Five University of Washington experts comment on the current El Niño, its effect on Pacific Northwest winter weather, as well as on regional and global ocean temperature trends.
Tag(s): Aaron Levine • Applied Physics Laboratory • College of the Environment • Cooperative Institute for Climate • Dennis Hartmann • Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science • Jan Newton • Luanne Thompson • Nick Bond • Ocean and Ecosystem Studies • oceanography • Office of the Washington State Climatologist • School of OceanographyOctober 24, 2023
How can social media be better? Four UW researchers compare strategies
The turmoil at large tech platforms has many people reconsidering what they want out of social media. Four researchers at the University of Washington are exploring different approaches to improve people’s experiences.
Tag(s): Amanda Baughan • Amy X. Zhang • College of Engineering • Information School • Katherine Cross • Martin Saveski • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & EngineeringOctober 23, 2023
Video: Familiar ingredients make Afghan Food Guide easy to swallow
Unfamiliar foods can get in the way of following a recommended diet. For the Afghan community seeking health care in the U.S., a nutrition handbook created by UW School of Public Health graduate student Priyasha Maharjan works to solve this problem, using Afghan food examples to educate patients and care providers on the nutritional content of their meals.
Tag(s): Priyasha Maharjan • School of Public HealthOctober 19, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Fall Concert with DXARTS, Dance Graduate Research Symposium and more
This week, check out the Fall Concert hosted by DXARTS (Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media), attend the Dance Graduate Research Symposium, listen to guest composer concerts, and more. October 25, 7:30pm | DXARTS FALL CONCERT: Ritual-Entropy-Storm, Meany Hall Join the Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) as they host a Fall…
Tag(s): China Studies Program • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Anthropology • Department of Classics • Department of Dance • DXARTS • Henry Art Gallery • Meany Hall for the Performing Arts • School of Music • Simpson Center for the Humanities • University of Washington
Q&A: UW expert on rise of younger, less experienced bosses in the workplace
Supervisors are traditionally associated with higher status markers such as age, education and tenure than their subordinates. But it’s increasingly common to see those dynamics reversed, which is the focus of a new study from Jessica Huisi Li, University of Washington assistant professor of management and organization.
Tag(s): Foster School of Business • Jessica Huisi Li
‘Boys in the Boat’ trailer released; first look at movie featuring 1936 UW men’s rowing team
Directed by George Clooney, the “Boys in the Boat” movie was inspired by the University of Washington men’s rowing team that won Olympic Gold in 1936. It’s based on the 2013 book by Daniel James Brown.
Tag(s): Boys in the Boat
UW’s 2023 historic incoming class: one of the most diverse and at UW Bothell and UW Tacoma, the largest
The University of Washington’s newest freshman class is one of the most diverse in the school’s 162-year history, and UW Bothell and UW Tacoma are welcoming their largest incoming classes.
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