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April 16, 2014
Metoyer to present 10th annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
In her lecture “Are We There Yet? The Four Directions in Native American Higher Education,” Metoyer will talk about the historic development of Native Americans in higher education.
Tag(s): Department of American Ethnic Studies • Information School • Office of Minority Affairs & DiversityApril 15, 2014
UW requires licensees to sign Bangladesh Accord
UW licensees who source, produce or buy apparel in Bangladesh are now required to become signatories to The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh.
Health Digest: Sleep and cancer, bioethics, and lead contamination
Health Digest is UW Today’s round-up of news stories from UW Health Sciences, compiled by News and Information.
Tag(s): Department of Bioethics and Humanities • School of Medicine • School of Public Health • UW Medicine
Astronomers: ‘Tilt-a-worlds’ could harbor life
A fluctuating tilt in a planet’s orbit does not preclude the possibility of life, according to new research by astronomers at the University of Washington, Utah’s Weber State University and NASA. In fact, sometimes it helps.
Tag(s): astronomy & astrophysics • planetary science • Rory Barnes • Virtual Planetary Laboratory
UW graduate’s lens turns any smartphone into a portable microscope
The Micro Phone Lens, developed by UW mechanical engineering alumnus Thomas Larson (’13), can turn any smartphone or tablet computer into a handheld microscope.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Department of Mechanical Engineering • Nathan SniadeckiApril 14, 2014
Babies prefer fairness – but only if it benefits them – in choosing a playmate
Babies as young as 15 months preferred people with the same ethnicity as themselves — a phenomenon known as in-group bias, or favoring people who have the same characteristics as oneself.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Psychology
When job security becomes insecurity: Inequality the topic of April 25 conference
Economic inequality will be the topic when activists, academics and policymakers meet the public for a conference presented by the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies titled “Working Democracy: Labor and Politics in an Era of Inequality.”
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of History • Department of Political Science • Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies • Mark A. Smith • Michael Honey • Stephen Bezruchka
Puget Sound’s rich waters supplied by deep, turbulent canyon
UW oceanographers found fast-flowing water and intense mixing in a submarine canyon just off the Washington coast.
Tag(s): Applied Physics Laboratory • College of the Environment • Matthew Alford • Parker MacCready • Puget Sound • School of OceanographyApril 11, 2014
Greenland ice cores show industrial record of acid rain, success of U.S. Clean Air Act
Detailed ice core measurements show smog-related ratios leveling off in 1970, and suggests these deposits are sensitive to the same chemicals that cause acid rain.
Tag(s): Becky Alexander • College of the Environment • Department of Atmospheric Sciences • Department of Earth and Space Sciences • Eric Steig • Lei Geng • pollutionApril 10, 2014
Ballmer to speak at University of Washington commencement
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will be the speaker at this year’s UW commencement exercises June 14.
Fruit flies, fighter jets use similar nimble tactics when under attack
Get on your 3-D glasses for one of the animations of tiny fruit flies employing banked turns to evade attacks just like fighter jets.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Biology • Michale DickinsonApril 9, 2014
Arts Roundup: Exhibits, lectures – and Music of Today
From the Burke’s new exhibit “Imagine That.,” highlighting some of the interesting objects they have amassed over the years, to an intimate Music of Today performance presented by the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media and the School of Music, don’t miss out on these exciting events!
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • DXARTS • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • School of Art + Art History + Design • School of Music
Automated age-progression software lets you see how a child will age
University of Washington engineers have developed software that automatically generates images of a young child’s face as it ages through a lifetime. The technique is the first fully automated approach for aging babies to adults that works with variable lighting, expressions and poses.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Steve SeitzApril 8, 2014
Board of Regents — April 10 Special Meeting
The Board of Regents will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, April 10, at 3:30 p.m. by teleconference. The meeting will be held in Room 142, Gerberding. The full agenda is available online.
April 7, 2014
President Young announces Medical Education Advisory Council membership
UW President Michael K. Young has announced the appointment of an Advisory Council on Medical Education Access and Affordability,
Hundreds turn out for Ellen
The Ellen Show made a surprise visit to the University of Washington Monday, and hundreds of students turned out for a shot at appearing on national TV.
UW startup creates underwater robotics with a human touch
A team of University of Washington scientists and engineers working at the Applied Physics Laboratory is creating a control system for underwater remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs. Researchers will demonstrate the technology at the SmartAmerica Challenge in Washington, D.C. in June.
Tag(s): Andrew Stewart • Applied Physics Laboratory • College of Engineering • Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering • Howard Chizeck
News digest: Students at Town Hall, home fair, renew passes and permits
UW student speaker series at Town Hall starts Wednesday || Home Improvement Fair Thursday || Time to renew annual parking permits, U-Pass
April 4, 2014
UW researchers, radar company conduct aerial surveys of Oso site
UW researchers made some of the first aerial surveys over the Oso mudslide, using radar technology to map the condition immediately after the slide.
Tag(s): Applied Physics Laboratory • Chris Chickadel • Gordon Farquharson • landslideApril 2, 2014
Arts Roundup: Music, dance – and exhibit openings
With the start of spring quarter brings a fresh lineup of exciting events to attend on the Seattle campus.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Henry Art Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts
Science-themed music videos boost scientific literacy, study shows
As the United States puts ever-greater emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics education to keep competitive in the global economy, schools are trying to figure out how to improve student learning in science. University of Washington researchers think music may be the answer for some students.
Tag(s): Greg Crowther • Information School • Katie Davis • music
New book explores ‘frontier’ metaphor in science
Leah Ceccarelli, professor of communication, discusses her well-reviewed new book “On the Frontier of Science: An American Rhetoric of Exploration and Exploitation.”
Tag(s): Department of Communication • Leah CeccarelliMarch 31, 2014
UW experts part of technical team investigating Snohomish County mudslide
A national team jointly led by a University of Washington geotechnical engineer and an engineering geologist will investigate what caused the March 22 mudslide in Snohomish County and what effects the disaster had on the nearby residential communities.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • College of the Environment • David Montgomery • Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering • Department of Earth and Space Sciences • Joseph Wartman • landslide
School of Music’s Tom Collier celebrates ’60 Years Behind Bars’ with concert
Longtime School of Music Professor Tom Collier celebrates 60 years of performing with a concert on April 2 in the Meany Studio Theater.
Tag(s): Bill Smith • College of Arts & Sciences • Marc Seales • School of Music • Tom Collier
UW launches online bachelor’s degree completion program in social sciences
A new UW online bachelor’s degree completion program in social sciences is intended to provide a flexible, lower-cost option for individuals who want to finish their college education without coming to campus.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • UW Professional & Continuing EducationMarch 28, 2014
News Briefs: Minimum wage analysis; Climate change discussion; Suicide prevention bill
UW faculty analyze $15 minimum wage | Panel discussion on climate change April 1 | UW group helps pass suicide prevention bill
“Simming” a mile in others’ shoes
A waiter in a logging camp, Mexican migrant trying to cross into the U.S, and observer during an attack on an Iraqi village are examples of roles played by Scott Magelssen, a UW associate professor of drama, and described in his new book about simulated experiences.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • School of Drama
Documents that Changed the World: Mental disorder diagnostic manual, 1952
Three little words fittingly kick off the latest installment of Joe Janes’ Documents that Changed the World podcast series: “Are you crazy?”
Tag(s): Documents that Changed the World • Information School • Joe JanesMarch 27, 2014
Citizen scientists: UW students help state legislator with climate policy
Four graduate students were part of a year-long legislative process in Olympia working to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in Washington state.
Tag(s): climate change • College of the Environment • IGERT • School of OceanographyMarch 26, 2014
Decline of natural history troubling for science, society
Seventeen North American scientists outline the importance of natural science and call for a revitalization of the practice.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • College of the Environment • Department of Biology • Josh Tewksbury • Kirsten Rowell
Arts Roundup: Ballet, lectures — and ‘Sixty Years Behind Bars’
Rounding out spring break there is a variety of events to keep you entertained. From the School of Art Distinguished Artist Lecture featuring Mel Chin to Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève presented by the UW World Series, prepare yourself for spring quarter because it’s looking bright!
Tag(s): Henry Art Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • School of Art + Art History + Design • School of Music • Stroum Center for Jewish Studies
UW School of Medicine launches “Next Generation WWAMI” in Spokane
The UW School of Medicine plans to establish Spokane as the center of an effort called “Next Generation WWAMI.”
Tag(s): School of Medicine • WWAMI SpokaneMarch 25, 2014
News digest: Health innovator launch, students promote bill, self-help seminars, students win
UW Health Innovators Collaborative kicks off || Law student activism prompts legislation || UW CareLink seminars || Graduate students best two Canadian universities
March 24, 2014
Stellar names in classical music part of collector’s gift to UW Music Library
Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Gershwin — the names alone are enough to quicken the pulse of any classical music lover. Those greats and many more are represented in a gift of rare classical music scores to the University of Washington Music Library.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Judy Tsou • School of Music • UW LibrariesMarch 21, 2014
Match Day, when medical student futures are decided
The official announcement of the results of the National Residency Matching Program is an annual rite of passage for UW medical students and their peers across the United States. The wait is over.
Tag(s): UW Housing & Food ServicesMarch 20, 2014
No sandy beaches: UW students head to rural Washington for Alternative Spring Break
Many University of Washington students will greet spring break next week from a warm sandy beach, but 69 of them will instead spend their week off helping young students in rural communities learn about art, literacy and the environment. In turn, these UW students will learn about life, culture and education in rural Washington.
Tag(s): Christine SticklerMarch 19, 2014
Arts Roundup: Film, music — and Circa
Winter quarter ends this week but the campus has plenty of events to keep you entertained over spring break — from a film screening at the Henry Art Gallery to an Australian cirque group at Meany Hall. And while you’re at it, enjoy the cherry blossoms that are almost in full bloom.
Tag(s): Henry Art Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • School of Art + Art History + Design • School of Music
Anti-anxiety drug ameliorates autistic behaviors in mice
Increasing cell signals that put the brake on excitatory brain cells reduces repetitive behaviors and learning problems and improves social interactions in a mouse model of autism. This was achieved with a low dose of benzodiazipine, a common anti-anxiety, anti-seizure medication.
Tag(s): autism • Department of Pharmacology • medicine & pharmaceuticals • William CatterallMarch 17, 2014
News Digest: Info forum on state’s Dream Act, Commuter Services extends hours, biomedical technology changes
Informational forum March 18 about state’s Dream Act || Commuter Services extends hours for start of quarter || Lecture March 21 discusses changing field of biomedical technology
Hold that RT: Much misinformation tweeted after 2013 Boston Marathon bombing
University of Washington researchers have found that misinformation spread widely on Twitter after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing despite efforts by users to correct rumors that were inaccurate.
Tag(s): Bob Mason • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Engineering • Department of History • Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering • Information School • Kate Starbird« Previous Page Next Page »
