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• The Abstract: A song of fire and ice cores | KUOW3 days ago
  Each year, 185 million tons of artificial fertilizer is made. The key ingredient in artificial fertilizer — which helps farmers grow more, faster — is ammonia. Right now, ammonia is produced through two processes that involve coal and natural gas — meaning the industry is a large producer of emissions. Around 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the process of making artificial fertilizer. But changing that is difficult. Becky Alexander, professor of atmospheric sciences at the UW, and Ursula Jongebloed, a UW doctoral student in atmospheric sciences, are quoted.
• Your nighttime snores and coughs may be unique | WIRED3 days ago
  From ShutEye to SleepScore, several smartphone apps are available if you’re trying to better understand how snoring impacts your rest, allowing you to leave the microphone on overnight to record your raucous nasal grunts and rumbling throat reverberations. But while smartphone apps are helpful for tracking the presence of snores, their accuracy remains an issue when applied to real-world bedrooms with extraneous noises and multiple audible people. Matt Whitehill, a doctoral student in computer science and engineering, is quoted.
• Here's why a longevity researcher takes rapamycin for joint pain | Insider3 days ago
  Matt Kaeberlein, professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the UW School of Medicine, studies rapamycin, a prescription drug that has antiaging effects on mice and flies. Kaeberlein tried rapamycin out on himself, in what he acknowledges was a loosely controlled "self-experiment" to heal his frozen shoulder. While it helped him, the risks or benefits of using the drug for antiaging in humans is still unknown.
• Pandemic fatigue and a lack of research dollars means long COVID patients are being left behind | Salon3 days ago
  So far this year, most metrics for measuring the COVID pandemic have been trending downward. On average, there are fewer deaths, hospitalizations and overall infections, while traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater have dropped. Antiviral drugs and vaccines still work, even against XBB.1.5, the most dominant variant the last several months. We understand how to fight this disease better than ever compared to three years ago and the good news is that we seem to be winning. For now. Unfortunately, none of this means the pandemic is truly "over." Dr. Nikki Gentile, assistant professor of family medicine at the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Survey: Remote work less available for LGBTQ+, minorities | MyNorthwest3 days ago
  Remote work in Seattle is less available for employees from the LGBTQ+ community and underrepresented minorities. These are among the many findings from a new survey by Commute Seattle, a non-profit that helps identify ways that people can make their commutes and life in the city better. The survey polled more than 64,000 commuters. Lamis Ashour, a doctoral student at the UW, is quoted.
• Study details new Seattle area commute patterns | KIRO 73 days ago
  A new study from the UW Mobility Innovation Center and Commute Seattle finds traffic is back not just because of work trips. 75% of people drive alone for errands. But higher-income people, who were most likely to take transit before the pandemic, still haven’t returned. Lamis Ashour, a doctoral student at the UW, is quoted.
• “I will burn this session to the ground”: Neb. Dem filibusters for 3 weeks to block anti-trans bill | Salon3 days ago
  The Nebraska state Senate’s 90-day legislative session reached its halfway point on Wednesday, but not a single bill has been passed yet thanks to a filibuster that was begun three weeks ago by state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh in a bid to stop Republicans from "legislating hate" against transgender children across the state. A UW study is referenced.
• Website takes bloom to provide latest info on when to visit UW's iconic cherry blossoms | GeekWire3 days ago
  The beloved cherry blossoms at the University of Washington in Seattle haven’t popped into full splendor yet, but a new website aimed at promoting the attraction is up and running. The site includes a number of features to showcase the trees and inform the public about how best to view them. There are links for transportation options, maps for where to find the trees, details on tree safety, activities, amenities, nearby food and cherry blossom merchandise. Autumn Maust, a doctoral student at the UW, is quoted.
• Northern and southern resident orcas hunt differently — New study could help orca numbers | KUOW3 days ago
  According to a new study from the University of Washington and NOAA Fisheries, northern and southern resident orcas who live in the Salish Sea have different fish hunting patterns. The northern resident orca’s population has slowly increased. However, southern resident orca numbers are still dangerously low. Jennifer Tennessen, senior research scientist at the UW Center for Ecosystem Sentinels, is quoted.
• When will the cherry blossoms bloom at UW in 2023? | KUOW3 days ago
  The cold weather through the start of 2023 has stalled the cherry blossom bloom this spring, which means that all your Instagram photos will have to wait a little longer. The university’s arborist expects "peak bloom" to be in early April. That’s when 70% of the buds have bloomed.
• Ballmer Group giving $43M to UW and others to boost early childhood education | GeekWire3 days ago
  The Ballmer Group is giving a $43 million boost to early childhood education in Washington state with gifts directed toward the UW and others. The philanthropic organization, co-founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie, is giving $38 million to the UW College of Education to support more than 1,500 scholarships over the next eight years for students pursuing bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and high school internships in early childhood education.
• Four habits to reduce your biological age | Fortune3 days ago
  What’s the secret to looking and feeling younger? For some, it’s expensive surgeries. For others, it’s a change in health and wellness habits. But what does science say? Matt Kaeberlein, professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Seattle commute survey reveals big shift in when and how workers are traveling into city | GeekWire3 days ago
  Remote and hybrid work has altered our understanding of where and how we do our jobs — as well as what days of the week we decide to make a trip into the office. A new survey released Thursday from the UW Mobility Innovation Center and Commute Seattle reveals travel trends that have taken root three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The data, collected last fall, is further evidence of the shift in habits that is impacting Seattle’s downtown core.
• Colder than usual spring causes delays for UW cherry blossoms | MyNorthwest3 days ago
  The cherry blossoms in the UW quad are an iconic attraction during their peak bloom, bringing tourists, transplants, students and long-time residents together to bask in their sweet-smelling shade. You might have to be a little extra patient this year though. A colder-than-usual spring delayed the peak bloom to early April, according to UW arborists. UW arborist Sara Shores is quoted.
• UW food pantry struggles to meet demand that goes beyond students | KUOW3 days ago
  Last fall quarter, the UW Food Pantry served more than 1,600 people who made 3,642 visits to pick up canned food, organic produce, ready-to-eat items and hygiene products — all free of charge. This quarter it’s on track to exceed those numbers. Initially the program was created for students. Now it’s extended to anyone with a Husky ID card, including staff and faculty. Alex Silver, student director of the UW Food Pantry, is quoted.
• Why WA leaders say US should change its race, ethnicity categories | The Seattle Times4 days ago
  The federal government is now considering updating its standards for collecting and presenting data on race and ethnicity for the first time since 1997. The White House is set to announce new classifications by summer 2024, with an interagency federal working group hosting virtual town halls this week to gather input on the proposed changes. Sara Curran, director of the UW’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and professor of international studies, of sociology and of public policy and governance, is quoted.
• Mortality rate for children and teens in the US surged in 2020 and 2021, study shows | CNN5 days ago
  The mortality rate for children and teens in the U.S. surged in 2020 and 2021, driven not by deaths from COVID-19 but from fatal injuries from things like firearms, drugs and cars, according to a study published Monday in JAMA. A UW study is referenced.
• How ChatGPT and generative AI could change the way we travel | The New York Times5 days ago
  Powerful new artificial-intelligence software is already shaking up the travel industry, but it has a long way to go until it can plan a seamless trip. For now. Aylin Caliskan, assistant professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• Sunflower sea stars threatened, NOAA says | KING 55 days ago
  In Washington state, there are 33 endangered species, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and more than 7,000 around the world. Now, a starfish that lives along the Washington coast could be added to the list. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposed Wednesday to list the sunflower sea star as "threatened" under the endangered species act. Jason Hodin, a research scientist at UW’s Friday Harbor Laboratories, is quoted.
• Should the tech industry be blamed for SVB’s collapse? | NBC News5 days ago
  The tech industry got what it wanted Sunday when the federal government announced it would ensure Silicon Valley Bank depositors would get all their funds back following a run that crippled the institution. Now, people in tech are finding out the price the sector will have to pay in return — including a damaged reputation, political anger and wounded pride. Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.

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• UW receives $1.2M climate change research grant from EPA | FOX 133 weeks ago
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday announced nearly $4 million in grant funding for universities—including the UW—to research impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities. The UW, University of Alaska and Iowa State University are the beneficiaries of this recent slate of federal funding. Melanie Malone, assistant professor at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• Opinion: How love fueled the Black power movement | Time4 weeks ago
  "The Black Power movement never escaped the outrage that birthed it. Even now, decades after its heyday has passed, Black Power is remembered for its anger. The iconic photos of the movement are often severe: urban unrest, Black Panthers in berets and leather jackets, fists clenched and mouths open in protest," writes Dan Berger, professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Bothell.
• New UW program aims to expand training for abortion providers | The Seattle Times1 month ago
  Three UW reproductive health experts are nearly ready to unveil a unique program that will offer a clinical opportunity for advanced practice clinicians throughout the U.S. to learn how to provide abortions and other sexual and reproductive health care. Molly Altman, assistant professor of nursing at the UW, Monica McLemore, professor of child, family and population health nursing at the UW, and Meghan Eagen-Torkko, associate professor of nursing at UW Bothell, are quoted.
• Purported Chinese spy balloon prompts hot air from pundits and politicians | The Week1 month ago
  A specter is haunting America — the specter of communism. Or, perhaps more specifically, the specter of a purported "high-altitude surveillance balloon" Pentagon officials believe originated in China, which has been floating slowly eastward across the continental U.S. Dan Jaffe, professor of environmental chemistry at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• Murder of Kent teacher calls attention to mental health crisis in Washington | KIRO 71 month ago
  A Tacoma woman stabbed and killed on Wednesday has been identified as 66-year-old Gail Gese, a teacher at Cedar Heights Middle School in Kent. Investigators say the suspect is her son, 31-year-old Michael Gese, who was reportedly having a mental health crisis. Gail Gese’s death is once again highlighting the lack of mental health resources in Washington state; her neighbors say Gese had struggled to get her son help. Sunita Iyer, an associate teaching professor at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• Secretary of State Antony Blinken postpones China trip following balloon discovery | Associated Press1 month ago
  A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying on sensitive military sites despite China’s firm denials. Secretary of State Antony Blinken abruptly canceled a high-stakes Beijing trip aimed at easing U.S.-China tensions. Dan Jaffe, professor of environmental chemistry at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• Black History Month events to participate in locally | KING 52 months ago
  February is Black History Month, and there are plenty of events and activities in Seattle, Tacoma and across Western Washington for all age groups to celebrate and learn more. Dan Berger, associate professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Bothell, is mentioned.
• UW librarians demand better pay and benefits | Northwest News Radio2 months ago
  As University of Washington librarians and staff are calling for a strike later this month, the university says it’s negotiating in good faith but has requested the use of a mediator. Chelsea Nesvig, a librarian at UW Bothell, is interviewed.
• UW librarians announce second strike if deal isn’t reached | The Seattle Times2 months ago
  UW librarians and staff are calling for a second strike on Jan. 25 if a contract agreement with the university isn’t reached by then. Members of Service Employees International Union Local 925, which has about 130 librarians and press workers, said at Thursday’s UW Board of Regents quarterly meeting that librarians and staff will strike if negotiations continue to stall. Chelsea Nesvig, a librarian at UW Bothell, and UW spokesperson Victor Balta are quoted.
• Grieving California on the front lines of the climate crisis | Coda Story3 months ago
  A broad movement of activists, artists, psychologists, educators, young people and residents are beginning to center emotions in conversations about climate change. Jennifer Atkinson, an associate professor of environmental humanities at UW Bothell, and a former student in her class, Joe Lollo, are quoted.
• UW to train teachers proper mental health services as demand grows | MyNorthwest4 months ago
  After health officials have been reporting a dire mental health crisis facing schools statewide since before the pandemic, a new program from the University of Washington Bothell aims to better equip educators in helping their struggling students. Robin Fleming, assistant teaching professor of nursing and health studies at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• SPS superintendent introduces new safety initiative following Ingraham High School shooting | KING 54 months ago
  Student safety is an important issue for Seattle Public Schools, especially after last week’s shooting at Ingraham High School. KING 5 asked what the district is doing now to keep its students safe in the classroom. Robin Fleming, assistant teaching professor of nursing and health studies at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• Will this rare butterfly found only on San Juan Island go extinct? | The Seattle Times4 months ago
  The Island Marble butterfly went unseen for 90 years, only to resurface on San Juan and Lopez islands in 1998. Since then, these butterflies have suffered extensive habitat and population loss. Amy Lambert, associate teaching professor of interdisciplinary studies at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• Car buying woes drag on: how to get the best deal when car shopping | KIRO 75 months ago
  Supply chain problems have mostly settled down, but anyone who’s been car shopping knows there are still major challenges. The microchip shortage is still causing trouble, but that’s not the only problem causing car prices to fluctuate — there is still a low inventory problem. It’s all making it a tough time for car shoppers. However, there are key takeaways people who are looking to buy a new or used car should keep in mind. Surya Pathak, professor of business at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• States are mandating Asian American studies — what should the curriculum look like? | Education Week5 months ago
  2022 has been a banner year for Asian American and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, studies: New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island have all passed legislation to mandate the topic in K-12 schools—following the example of Illinois, which in 2021 became the first state to require it. Now, say educators and scholars, the real work begins: Shaping the teaching guidelines and resources that will underpin the efforts and play a huge part in determining their success. Wayne Au, professor of educational studies and acting dean of diversity and equity at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• Seattle breaks heat record as wildfires and smoke spread | The Seattle Times5 months ago
  Seattle broke the record Sunday for the hottest temperature this late in the year, as heat-driven wildfires threatened homes in Southwest Washington. The smoke lingering over Western Washington is unusual for this time of year. Dan Jaffe, professor of environmental chemistry at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• The best high schools in the country for 2023 | The Hill6 months ago
  A site that combines ratings from students, parents and alumni with quantitative data just released its high school rankings for 2023 and found a school in Durham, North Carolina, to be the best public high school in the nation. Wayne Au, professor of educational studies and acting dean of diversity and equity at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• Opinion: Seattle’s town house residents deserve trees, too | The Seattle Times6 months ago
  "The Seattle City Council is poised to increase density in neighborhoods with town house zoning. …We suggest two amendments: Vertically stacking homes, which frees space for trees without sacrificing housing, and requiring the retention or planting of at least one significant tree," write David Moehring, an architect and capital planner at UW Bothell and two co-authors.
• Teen leads effort to paint ‘Save Our Salmon’ murals in Lake Forest Park | The Seattle Times6 months ago
  On an 85-degree September day when the air quality index reached “very unhealthy” levels, more than 190 volunteers gathered near two concrete barriers for a community paint day near Pfingst Animal Acres Park and Brookside Elementary School in the Seattle suburb of Lake Forest Park. A Kirkland 17-year-old with a knack for bringing people together gathered the group. Jeff Jensen, teaching professor of biology at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• Is the pandemic over? We asked an economist, an education expert and a public health scholar their views | The Conversation6 months ago
  President Joe Biden’s declaration that “the pandemic is over” raised eyebrows and the hackles of some experts who think such messaging could be premature and counterproductive. But to many Americans who have long since returned to pre-COVID 19 activities and are now being forced back into the office, the remark may ring true. The problem is that what “back to normal” feels like may differ from person to person, depending on the individual’s circumstances and by what criteria they are judging the pandemic to be over. The Conversation asked three scholars of different parts of U.S. society affected by the pandemic – public health, education and the economy – to evaluate just how “over” the pandemic is in their worlds. Wayne Au, professor of educational studies and acting dean of diversity and equity at UW Bothell, is interviewed.

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• Opinion: Innovating with fans: Social games and technology design | User Experience Magazine4 weeks ago
  "In this participatory culture, technology innovation is increasingly driven by enthusiastic fans. The recent global success of Pokémon Go as a revolutionary augmented reality mobile game is an example of fan innovation," writes Huatong Sun, associate professor of culture, arts and communication at UW Tacoma.
• Opinion: Growth development: A Chinese chasing game to more users | User Experience Magazine4 weeks ago
  "Having the largest population in the world is often viewed as one of the biggest advantages for Chinese technology entrepreneurs, but it also presents many challenges. How do you stand out in such a large crowd and how do you attract users and followers? One of the top priorities for Chinese internet companies is to push growth and to strive for ascendancy both locally and globally," writes Huatong Sun, associate professor of culture, arts and communication at UW Tacoma.
• Barney vs The Pet Rock: Why some fads comeback and others die | USA Today4 weeks ago
  In the 1990s, Barney the dinosaur captured the hearts of children and their parents worldwide. The message of love and friendship gave some parents comfort in what their kids watched, and others building blocks for parenting the younger generation. Decades later, those children are now grown and marketers are hoping the nostalgia behind their beloved green-bellied purple dinosaur inspires a new generation as Mattel, Inc. recently announced a planned reanimated makeover of the iconic purple dinosaur franchise. Margo Bergman, a senior lecturer in business at UW Tacoma, is quoted.
• What is the social housing initiative? You asked, we have answers | KUOW1 month ago
  If you live in Seattle and are registered to vote, you got a ballot in the mail for the Feb. 14 election. When you finally get around to opening that ballot — probably at the last minute, let’s be real — you’ll see just one item staring at you: Initiative 135 or the social housing initiative. Initiative 135 would create a publicly owned developer that builds and preserves affordable housing. Anaid Yerena, assistant professor of urban studies at UW Tacoma, is interviewed.
• Opinion: Tyre Nichols murder by Memphis police reverberates in Tacoma | Tacoma News Tribune1 month ago
  "In Memphis, the existence of racial terror and trauma goes back as far as history can remember. Back to stolen lands of indigenous people and the stolen lives of African slaves. Back to deadly white race riots after the Civil War, to the burning and dismemberment of young Ell Persons in a mass lynching in 1917, to police brutalization of labor and civil rights advocates in the 1930s, to the police murder of teenager Larry Payne in 1968. The list of racial terror goes on and on. This is not to mention the gun violence that took Martin Luther King’s life during the Memphis sanitation strike," writes Michael Honey, professor of humanities at UW Tacoma.
• Opinion: Why Washington's capital gains tax should be upheld | Puget Sound Business Journal2 months ago
  "The state’s new capital gains tax is expected to raise $500 million annually for child care, preschool and other education programs, but opponents challenge its constitutionality," writes Katie Baird, professor of economics at UW Tacoma.
• UWT University Book Store closing to operate solely online | Tacoma News Tribune2 months ago
  University Book Store serving UW Tacoma is set to close its physical store this week after having an on-campus presence dating back to the ‘90s and the start of UWT. UW Tacoma Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange, Ben Mauk, associate director of campus planning and retail operations for UW Tacoma, and Trevor Peterson, chief operating officer of the university bookstore, are quoted.
• City, UW Tacoma to partner for homelessness conversations | Tacoma News Tribune3 months ago
  Starting in 2023, the City of Tacoma and UW Tacoma will host community conversations on homelessness. The council approved $20,000 on Dec. 20 from its contingency fund to sponsor the conversations. The conversations will be focused on immediate actions to address homelessness and coming up with solutions to housing and supportive services. UW Tacoma Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange and John Burkhardt, communications director for UW Tacoma, are mentioned.
• Eight-night lecture series called rodeo night at the museum promises to showcase Ellensburg Rodeo and local hall of fame | Yakima Herald3 months ago
  As the world moves closer to the new year, plans to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ellensburg Rodeo are underway and the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame will kick off the festivities with an eight-night lecture series called Rodeo Night at the Museum, starting in January. The series will stick to the 1923 theme and the year of the first rodeo with a series of discussions by people who have walked the trail, sharing the stories that make up the rich history of a rodeo (1923 to 2023) that was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2020. Mike Allen, professor emeritus of history at UW Tacoma, is mentioned.
• What's the best way to parent adopted children? | BBC3 months ago
  While individual experiences of adoption can vary hugely, these underlying traumas can pose long-term risks for the child. According to an analysis of 85 studies on the mental health of adoptees and non-adoptees, the risk of adoptees experiencing psychiatric disorders, having contact with mental health services, or treatment in a psychiatric hospital was approximately double that of non-adoptees. JaeRan Kim, associate professor of social work at UW Tacoma, is quoted.
• Analysis: What's a polycule? An expert on polyamory explains | The Conversation4 months ago
  "With the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the media shined a spotlight on the personal lives of founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his inner circle. It turns out that Bankman-Fried, his on-and-off girlfriend, Caroline Ellison, who served as CEO of FTX subsidiary Alameda and others involved in the company have dabbled in polyamory. Polyamorous relationships are a form consensual non-monogamy in which partners seek out multiple romantic or sexual relationships," writes Riki Thompson, associate professor of digital rhetoric and writing studies at UW Tacoma.
• Common tire chemical linked to salmon deaths | KING 54 months ago
  Since the 1990s, salmon have been dying at a rapid rate in urban creeks along the West Coast. Just five years ago, scientists started noticing a lot of tire chemicals in the water. Edward Kolodziej, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UW and of science and mathematics at UW Tacoma, is featured.
• Tacoma police violent crime plan flawed, experts, union say | Tacoma News Tribune4 months ago
  The authors of Tacoma Police Chief Avery Moore’s violent crime plan have painted a rosy picture of their strategy and called its first three months a success, but the union representing the city’s rank-and-file cops alleges top brass is spreading a false narrative and local experts say the plan is fundamentally flawed. Janelle Hawes and Kenneth Cruz, assistant professors of social work and criminal justice at UW Tacoma, are quoted.
• Urgent air quality warning as thick wildfire smoke chokes the Pacific Northwest | KOMO 45 months ago
  Maureen Kennedy, associate professor of sciences and mathematics at UW Tacoma, talks with KOMO 4 about the cause of the smoke in the Seattle area.
• Analysis: Powerful women heading up dating apps are framed as young and sexy | The Conversation5 months ago
  "People are swiping on dating apps in record numbers and roughly half of these individuals identify as women, which may be the reason why the dating app industry recently assigned the top leadership roles to women. Indeed, this past year, the most powerful dating apps in the world — Bumble and Tinder — were both run by women. Whitney Wolfe Herd is at Bumble while Renate Nyborg was running Tinder," write Treena Orchard, professor at Western University, and Riki Thompson, associate professor of digital rhetoric and writing studies at UW Tacoma.
• Hood Canal has the wrong name — a North Kitsap woman wants to change it | Kitsap Sun6 months ago
  A retired educator who lives in view of Hood Canal is on a mission to change the waterway’s name. Parker MacCready, professor of oceanography, and Tarang Khangaonkar, director of the Salish Sea Modeling Center at UW Tacoma, are quoted.
• Food insecurity among college students can have lingering effects | The Seattle Times7 months ago
  Millions of Americans turned to food banks for the first time in 2020 due to pandemic-related job losses and business closures. Who can forget the images of hundreds of cars lined up at food banks? Now, that recent history is repeating itself as more working Americans are overwhelmed by inflation and facing food insecurity. A report from the UW Evans School of Public Policy and Governance is referenced.
• King County hoping to close heat disparity gap in low-income areas | KIRO8 months ago
  Western Washington is preparing for a heat wave but it’s going to hit some harder than others. Earlier this year, King County announced it is developing a heat strategy plan to better handle extreme heat waves. Erica Asinas, research scientist with the UW Climate Impacts Group; and Michelle Montgomery, associate professor of social and historical studies at UW Tacoma, are quoted.
• The race to save Yosemite's giant sequoia trees | Axios8 months ago
  A wildfire in Yosemite National Park has expanded almost 10 times to more than 2000 acres since it started on Friday. Maureen Kennedy, associate professor of sciences and mathematics at UW Tacoma, is interviewed. [Segment starts at 4:58].
• Housing boom around University Village: Will it be a real Seattle neighborhood? | The Seattle Times9 months ago
  There are more than 2,300 new apartments recently completed, currently under construction or planned in the blocks that encircle University Village, a sprawling collection of stores, restaurants, plazas and parking lots located northeast of the University of Washington campus. Rubén Casas, assistant professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Tacoma, is quoted.

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• Northern and southern resident orcas hunt differently — New study could help orca numbers | KUOW3 days ago
  According to a new study from the University of Washington and NOAA Fisheries, northern and southern resident orcas who live in the Salish Sea have different fish hunting patterns. The northern resident orca’s population has slowly increased. However, southern resident orca numbers are still dangerously low. Jennifer Tennessen, senior research scientist at the UW Center for Ecosystem Sentinels, is quoted.
• Why WA leaders say US should change its race, ethnicity categories | The Seattle Times4 days ago
  The federal government is now considering updating its standards for collecting and presenting data on race and ethnicity for the first time since 1997. The White House is set to announce new classifications by summer 2024, with an interagency federal working group hosting virtual town halls this week to gather input on the proposed changes. Sara Curran, director of the UW’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and professor of international studies, of sociology and of public policy and governance, is quoted.
• Should the tech industry be blamed for SVB’s collapse? | NBC News5 days ago
  The tech industry got what it wanted Sunday when the federal government announced it would ensure Silicon Valley Bank depositors would get all their funds back following a run that crippled the institution. Now, people in tech are finding out the price the sector will have to pay in return — including a damaged reputation, political anger and wounded pride. Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.
• Major differences found in the hunting behaviors of two populations of orca may have implications for long-term survival | Northwest News Radio5 days ago
  In a first-of-its-kind study, the UW and NOAA tracked how northern and southern orca populations hunt. Southern resident male whales caught five fish for every two fish southern resident female whales caught, but with northern residents, females caught 55% more salmon per hour than males. A study from the UW is referenced.
• Understanding what’s behind a shrinking population of endangered killer whale | Oregon Public Broadcasting5 days ago
  With 73 individuals remaining, southern resident killer whales, or orcas, are the only endangered population of killer whales in the U.S. They spend the spring, summer and fall hunting for salmon throughout the inland and coastal waterways of Washington and British Columbia. Their territory overlaps with northern resident killer whales, which hunt for salmon from Glacier Bay, Alaska to the central coast of Washington, and share a similar matrilineal social structure. Jennifer Tennessen, senior research scientist at the UW’s Center for Ecosystem Sentinels, is quoted.
• Microsoft cut a key AI ethics team | Ars Technica5 days ago
  An entire team responsible for making sure that Microsoft’s AI products are shipped with safeguards to mitigate social harms was cut during the company’s most recent layoff of 10,000 employees, Platformer reported. Former employees said that the ethics and society team was a critical part of Microsoft’s strategy to reduce risks associated with using OpenAI technology in Microsoft products. Before it was killed off, the team developed an entire “responsible innovation toolkit” to help Microsoft engineers forecast what harms could be caused by AI — and then to diminish those harms. Emily Bender, professor of linguistics at the UW, is quoted.
• Washington discovers the limits of the 'techlash' | Politico6 days ago
  Beating up on big tech has become a routine political exercise for both Democrats and Republicans over the past few years. And as Silicon Valley Bank wobbled and then abruptly collapsed last week, many influential tech investors spent the weekend worrying that Washington, in its zeal to damage their industry, would avert its eyes and refuse to bail out depositors. They were wrong. Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.
• Up early for daylight saving time | KUOW1 week ago
  Hopefully you remembered that daylight saving time started yesterday and you set your clock an hour forward. The time change elicits feelings in these parts. Horacio de la Iglesia, professor of biology at the UW, is interviewed.
• What researchers learned studying PNW orcas hunting for salmon | The Seattle Times1 week ago
  In a first-of-its-kind study of the hunting behaviors of salmon-eating orcas, researchers found stark differences in two populations of killer whales that may have implications for their survival. The UW and NOAA Fisheries researchers used suction-cup tags to track how northern and southern resident orca populations forage — the depth they dive, the sounds they make and receive and how they move. Jennifer Tennessen, senior research scientist at the UW’s Center for Ecosystem Sentinels, is quoted.
• Northern and southern orcas have different hunting patterns | KUOW1 week ago
  New insights from marine researchers says northern and southern resident orcas, who live in the Salish Sea have different fish hunting patterns. Jennifer Tennessen, senior research scientist at the UW’s Center for Ecosystem Sentinels, is quoted.
• Racist covenant? Here’s how to modify it in Pierce County | Tacoma News Tribune1 week ago
  If they haven’t discovered it already, thousands of Pierce County property owners are likely to soon be confronted with a reality that few, if any, are expecting. Seventy-five years after the U.S. Supreme Court deemed them unenforceable, and nearly 60 years after the Fair Housing Act made housing discrimination illegal, the news — courtesy of work done by a team of researchers at the UW — has the potential to be jarring. James Gregory, professor of history at the UW, is quoted
• Hunting may be a factor in declining Southern Resident orca population | KING 51 week ago
  The declining southern resident orca population may be linked to how they hunt, according to a new study. Scientists at the UW and NOAA Fisheries found that while southern resident orcas are struggling to survive, the northern resident orca population is steadily growing. There are 73 known southern residents and more than 300 Northern Residents, according to the study. Jennifer Tennessen, senior research scientist at the UW’s Center for Ecosystem Sentinels, is quoted.
• Analysis: Yes, #OscarsSoWhite – but there are still plenty of reasons to celebrate contemporary Black film | The Conversation2 weeks ago
  "When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for its 95th Oscars and three of the most celebrated films of the season – ‘The Woman King,’ ‘Till’ and ‘Saint Omer’ – received no nominations, a familiar refrain of frustration rang forth. These films demonstrated typical dramatic and technical markers that tend to predict cinematic success – positive reviews, scripts inspired by true stories and adherence to dramatic formulas. So it was natural to wonder whether the fact that each featured a Black female director and Black female cast may have had something to do with the snubs," writes Timeka Tounsel, assistant professor of Black studies in communication at the UW.
• Past laws lead to housing struggles in the present | KUOW2 weeks ago
  James Gregory, professor of history at the UW, is interviewed by KUOW on his work of documenting racist housing covenants in King County and across Washington with the Seattle civil rights and labor history project.
• Video shows elephant flip vehicle over in front of stunned drivers | Newsweek2 weeks ago
  A wild elephant has been filmed casually tipping over a truck on a road in Thailand, to the shock of onlookers. The strange event occurred on March 4 in Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary, in the Tha Takiap district around 45 miles east of Bangkok, and was caught on camera by surprised nearby drivers. Briana Abrahms, assistant professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.
• 'Horribly Unethical': Startup experimented on suicidal teens on social media with chatbot | Vice2 weeks ago
  Koko, a mental health nonprofit, found at-risk teens on platforms like Facebook and Tumblr, then tested an unproven intervention on them without obtaining informed consent. Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the UW, is quoted.
• The four big factors that often explain why marriages end in divorce | IFLScience2 weeks ago
  It’s estimated that in the U.S., 2.5 in 1,000 people get divorced annually. While the cause of any relationship breakdown is complex and linked to a myriad of wider factors, psychologists have been able to track down a number of behaviors that appear to have a close link to a couple’s divorce. John Gottman, professor emeritus of psychology at the UW, is quoted.
• Up to 40% of Americans fear flying — it’s easily treated | The Hill2 weeks ago
  Fear of flying afflicts as much as 40% of the U.S. population. The nation’s armrest-grippers may be heartened to know that “aviophobia” is perfectly normal, and easily treated. Jonathan Bricker, affiliate professor of psychology at the UW, is quoted.
• Get a load of this new job: "Prompt engineers" who act as psychologists to AI chatbots | Futurism2 weeks ago
  With the surge of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Bing AI, companies are looking to keep their AI models up to date, ensuring they aren’t spitting out hallucinations, misinformation and even creepy threats — all of which they’re prone to do in their current state. The trend has even given birth to a new profession, "prompt engineering," which involves simply speaking to these chatbots in plain text to refine their ability to give relevant and trustworthy answers. Shane Steinert-Threlkeld, assistant professor of linguistics at the UW, is quoted.
• Man who survived hyena attack trampled to death by elephant | Newsweek2 weeks ago
  A man has been trampled to death by an elephant only three years after surviving an attack from a hyena. Mzee Musili Musembi, a 72-year-old father of six from Ilikoni village in Kenya’s Kibwezi East Constituency, was attacked by the elephant on March 1 as he walked home. Briana Abrahms, assistant professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

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• Analysis: Breaking barriers: inspiring stories of women in construction | Daily Journal of Commerce2 weeks ago
  "National Women in Construction Week is celebrated on the first full week of March. The annual recognition of the 10.9% of women in the construction industry serves an important purpose: To celebrate and raise awareness of women’s contributions to this male-dominated industry," writes Darlene Septelka, teaching assistant professor of construction management at the UW. Two UW construction management alumni are among the four women featured in the piece.
• Analysis: Women in construction management: charting a path forward | Daily Journal of Commerce2 weeks ago
  "According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2022, women can cheer since they currently have 1.29 million construction jobs, up 3.65% from 2021. This could seem positive at first glance — more women are employed in the construction sector. Yet the most important question that needs to be answered is: While the overall number is growing, is the traditionally male-dominated industry embracing more diversity," write the UW’s Lingzi Wu, assistant professor of construction management, and Darlene Septelka, teaching assistant professor of construction management.
• Downtown dreams: Leaders share 10 ideas to make Seattle's core more vibrant | GeekWire4 weeks ago
  In his “State of the City” address on Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said the word “downtown” more than 30 times and dedicated a quarter of his annual speech to revitalizing the city’s core. Seattle and other U.S. cities are struggling with the pandemic-driven rise of hybrid work and ongoing safety concerns. A recent analysis ranked Seattle No. 27 in a list of 31 large cities measured by economic and social activity downtown compared to pre-pandemic levels. Chuck Wolfe, affiliate associate professor of urban design and planning at the UW, is quoted.
• As Downtown recovers, Seattle reimagines what it could be | Crosscut4 weeks ago
  Downtown Seattle is past its darkest days when streets were void of workers and customers, homeless Seattleites moved into numerous encampments in the wake of shelter closures and retail theft and property crime dominated the public narrative. Walk Downtown midday — if it’s not pouring rain — and you’ll see shoppers in and around Westlake, tourists at Pike Place Market and clusters of office workers heading out to lunch. It feels something akin to normal. Still, the recovery is uneven and far from complete. Sofia Dermisi, a professor of urban design and planning at the UW, is quoted.
• The hallucinatory walk through Paris that inspired Deleuze and Guattari | The New Yorker1 month ago
  The French theorists Félix Guattari and Gilles Deleuze drew on the composer Jacques Besse’s account of a schizophrenic episode in their work “Anti-Oedipus,” their influential polemic against organized psychoanalysis. Keith Harris, a lecturer of urban design and planning at the UW, is quoted.
• Pacific Science Center plans to transform its iconic pools | Crosscut1 month ago
  One proposal involves replacing the waterscape — dinosaur sculptures and all — with a meadow of native plants. But will the Seattle Landmarks Board sign off? Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, professor of architecture at the UW, is quoted.
• Rising rents are drowning Washington's smaller cities | Crosscut1 month ago
  Seattle may have the highest rents statewide, but communities such as Walla Walla and Spokane have seen the most drastic losses in affordability. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted.
• Google's exit from big Seattle-area project shows fleeting relationship between tech and communities | GeekWire1 month ago
  The City of Kirkland was counting on Google to be the “catalyst project” in its proposed Station Area Plan, a reimagining of the area around a planned rapid transit bus station into a higher density community of housing and businesses. But suddenly and without warning to the outside world, the plans went away last month. The City of Kirkland issued a surprising press release: Google, which on the same day announced it was cutting 12,000 jobs globally, no longer planned to be the tech centerpiece in the city’s development plan. The company’s move to back out of the project — even with $113 billion in the bank and $60 billion in profits last year — highlights the surprisingly fleeting relationship between big tech companies and the cities they’ve reshaped, and the mixed feelings and uncertainty left behind. Chuck Wolfe, affiliate associate professor of urban design and planning at the UW, and Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, are quoted.
• 582,462 and counting | The New York Times1 month ago
  Last year, the Biden administration laid out a goal to reduce homelessness by 25% by 2025. The problem increasingly animates local politics, with ambitious programs to build affordable housing getting opposition from homeowners who say they want encampments gone but for the solution to be far from their communities. Across the country, homelessness is a subject in which declarations of urgency outweigh measurable progress. This is what it looks like to try to count America’s homeless population. Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted.
• EDC, UW celebrate housing collaboration, share early progress | Chinook Observer2 months ago
  First announced last November, the Pacific County Economic Development Council and UW’s Livable City Year program have teamed up for a multi-year effort to connect county planning projects with courses from UW’s Department of Urban Design and Planning to advance local livability and economic development goals. Randy Hodgins, vice president for external affairs at the UW, and Branden Born, associate professor of urban planning at the UW, are quoted.
• Washington legislature debates whether to cap rent increases | Axios Seattle2 months ago
  In an attempt to curb what they describe as runaway housing prices statewide, Democrats in Washington’s legislature are debating whether to limit annual rent increases to no more than 7% for most residential buildings. The Washington Center for Real Estate Research at the UW is mentioned.
• Four big housing ideas that could reshape greater Seattle | KUOW3 months ago
  The greater Seattle metro region is a hotbed of housing experimentation right now. In many different cities, people are talking about new approaches to this problem of how to build enough housing without tearing apart vulnerable communities in the process. Rick Mohler, associate professor of architecture at the UW, is quoted.
• UW, Pacific County EDC launch housing partnership | Chinook Observer3 months ago
  The Pacific County Economic Development Council is teaming up with a program from the state’s flagship university to try and knock down existing housing roadblocks. Last month, PCEDC and the University of Washington’s Livable City Year program announced a new partnership that will connect county planning projects with UW Department of Urban Design and Planning courses over a multi-year period to advance local livability and economic development goals. Branden Born, associate professor of urban planning at the UW, is quoted.
• The obvious answer to homelessness | The Atlantic3 months ago
  When someone becomes homeless, the instinct is to ask what tragedy befell them. What bad choices did they make with drugs or alcohol? What prevented them from getting a higher-paying job? Why did they have more children than they could afford? Why didn’t they make rent? Identifying personal failures or specific tragedies helps those of us who have homes feel less precarious—if homelessness is about personal failure, it’s easier to dismiss as something that couldn’t happen to us, and harsh treatment is easier to rationalize toward those who experience it. Work by Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW, is featured.
• Where's that elephant? | Real Change3 months ago
  The 2020 closure of the Denny Triangle Elephant Car Wash in rainy, car-afflicted Seattle might not have made much of a splash if not for the multi-ton impact of the two large neon signs that marked the property for decades. The news that they would be removed from the site spurred shock, horror and, ultimately, resignation. It was 2020, after all. When it comes to those local icons, it turns out the elephant in the room isn’t the 22-foot, light-up pink one: it’s displacement. The elephants are luckier than many, however. They aren’t going far. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, professor of architecture at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: Density is necessary but insufficient to ease the housing crisis | The Seattle Times4 months ago
  "In his recent Op-Ed, University of Washington Professor Jonathan Warren argues that free market development, not a lack of housing supply, is primarily to blame for the housing crisis. We, as university colleagues engaged in issues of housing affordability and land-use policy, are compelled to respond," write the UW’s Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate, and Rick Mohler, associate professor of architecture.
• Seattle’s cooling real estate market widens budget shortfall | The Seattle Times4 months ago
  Seattle’s cooling housing market is impacting more than just buyers and sellers. With fewer transactions and lower prices on the horizon, key city revenues are expected to fall. City officials had to rework the budget this month after new forecasts showed Seattle will likely bring in tens of millions of dollars less than previously expected over the next two years, including a significant drop in real estate-related tax revenue. Steven Bourassa, professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted.
• Myth Busting: Five misconceptions about homelessness we need to retire | Real Change4 months ago
  Homelessness remains a persistent problem in Seattle and King County. The region that houses some of the wealthiest men on the planet simultaneously has one of the largest populations of homeless people in the country. Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted.
• Washed away, not today — Westport schools participate in tsunami drill | The Daily World5 months ago
  UW, the Washington Department of Emergency Management, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Washington Sea Grant are all heavily involved in efforts along the coasts to help communities prepare for major tsunami events. The last major earthquake to strike the Washington coast was in 1700, which caused devastating damage to the Indigenous communities and ecosystem of the region, according to NOAA. An earthquake of this magnitude is a 300- to 500-year event, putting the coast within the window for a new one. The UW’s Daniel Abramson, associate professor of urban design and planning, and Jackson Holtz, a UW News public information officer, are quoted.
• How will downtowns across America change in the next decade? | Scripps News National6 months ago
  The rise of U.S. economic power during the 19th century helped shape downtowns as we know them. But a look to the past may help predict the future of downtowns. Manish Chalana, a UW associate professor of urban design and planning, is interviewed. [This story appeared in multiple regional outlets]

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• Opinion: Democracy dies without trust and truth: Shore up civics in schools | The Seattle Times2 weeks ago
  "The two pillars of democracy — trust and truth — are now cracked. Many Americans believe the political system is corrupt (e.g., rigged, racist) and some don’t believe the results of elections, even certifiably fair ones. Related, we have lost a shared standard of truth and, with it, shared criteria for distinguishing fact from falsehood," writes Walter Parker, professor emeritus of education at the UW.
• Washington may require 30-minute recess at all schools | The Spokesman-Review4 weeks ago
  Kids may soon have more recess during their school days, if a bill that passed the state Senate on Monday becomes law. During the Legislature’s annual Children’s Day, lawmakers, their kids and grandkids took to the Senate floor to vote on a bill to require at least 30 minutes of recess for elementary schools each day. The bill passed 28-21. Dr. Amanda Kost, associate professor of family medicine in the UW School of Medicine, and Julie McCleery, teaching associate in the UW Center for Leadership in Athletics, are quoted.
• Opinion: Taxpayer swindle: More states should not seek school vouchers | The Hill1 month ago
  "School vouchers are a taxpayer swindle that fails to raise achievement while eroding public schools and the principle of equal protection under the law outlined in the U.S. Constitution. If more states adopt school voucher systems, most parents will find their top choice — a neighborhood public school — largely defunded and unable to recruit and retain high-quality teachers due to a transfer of funds into unregulated private schools," writes David Knight, associate professor of education finance and policy at the UW.  
• Study shows thousands of students unaccounted for in Washington public schools | KIRO 71 month ago
  New data from the Associated Press shows more than 10,000 Washington state students, once enrolled in public schools, are now unaccounted for. All these students left the system at some point during the pandemic and there is no documentation as to where they’ve gone since. David Knight, associate professor of education at the UW, is quoted.
• Students of color are now the majority in WA public schools | The Seattle Times1 month ago
  For the first time ever, kids of color make up the majority of students enrolled in Washington public schools. It’s a slim majority, at 50.6%, but the growth in recent years has been rapid. Between 2009 and 2022, the percentage of kids identifying with a race other than white increased by nearly 50%. Min Sun, a professor of education at the UW, is quoted.
• Declining enrollment, funding formulas causing budget woes for several Washington school districts | KING 51 month ago
  Several school districts say they want changes to funding formulas as they deal with declining enrollment and other challenges. David Knight, associate professor of education at the UW, is interviewed.
• Seattle Public Schools considers consolidating schools | KIRO 71 month ago
  The Seattle school district is facing declining enrollment and a growing budget shortfall. Those issues are forcing Seattle Public Schools officials to consider consolidating some of its schools by the 2024-2025 school year. It comes as the Bellevue School District is working to implement similar measures. David Knight, associate professor of education at the UW, is quoted.
• Schools face ticking clock to spend $200B in stimulus money | KOMO2 months ago
  The nation’s schools have been given a huge infusion of federal money, but they face a ticking clock to spend it all. Districts have been given $200 billion collectively from pandemic-era stimulus efforts, such as the CARES Act and American Rescue Plan, and they have until the 2023-24 school year to put that money to work. David Knight, professor of education at the UW, is quoted.
• WA kids deserve 45 minutes of recess time, new bill proposes | The Seattle Times2 months ago
  Recess could be a powerful answer to the pandemic’s mental health and academic toll on children. The physical and social activity it enables, research shows, can lower stress hormones and help children get the wiggles out so they can be more present in the classroom. But in Washington, the amount of time offered for recess can vary widely and in some cases can be withheld as punishment. Julie McCleery, teaching associate in the UW Center for Leadership in Athletics, is quoted.
• How a big donation is making a difference for one local computer science program | 425 Business2 months ago
  Washington recently passed legislation mandating every school district operating a high school in the state to, at minimum, offer one elective computer science class to high school students no later than the 2022-23 school year. One local resource helping address this need is the UW’s recently launched Secondary Teacher Education Program Computer Science Program, a yearlong teacher-education pathway that graduates its students with a Master in Teaching degree with a residency teacher certificate for middle- or high-school computer-science instruction. Amy Ko, professor at the UW Information School, is quoted. Anne Beitlers, associate teaching professor of education at the UW, is mentioned.
• Traumatized by boarding schools, WA tribes chart new path for Native kids | The Seattle Times5 months ago
  Lingering scars caused by residential boarding schools run deep for many Native American families, after decades of targeted efforts by U.S. government and religious leaders to stamp out tribal culture. But more Native people are talking about what they, their parents and grandparents experienced. They hope to break cycles of generational trauma caused by the schools, and explore how current education systems can change to better meet the needs of tribal communities and students. Anthony Craig, professor of practice in the UW College of Education, is quoted.
• Opinion: Students are ready to talk about climate change — are you? | The Seattle Times6 months ago
  "As children across the region head back to school, many teachers are making final decisions about whether to incorporate climate change into their lessons this year — something the vast majority say they were never trained to do. There are concerns about how students will engage with a topic that is complex, entangled with misinformation and a source of anxiety for them," writes Mark Windschitl, professor of science teaching and learning at the UW.
• Opinion: US public education systems facing a crisis point | The Hill6 months ago
  "Districts are fast approaching a deadline to spend what remains of their federal stimulus funds, but schools have not rebounded from the pandemic. Many schools are wrestling with a tight labor market and dealing with staffing challenges, and students and staff are reporting especially high rates of mental health stress and burnout. Schools are still facing safety concerns, and outdated ventilation systems remain in place as funds run out," writes David Knight, professor of education at the UW.
• Unraveling needs of WA students may take more tests and screenings | The Seattle Times6 months ago
  To track how the academic recovery is playing out, the amount of information schools are collecting about students is on a much more dramatic upswing. In the coming weeks, many Seattle students will participate in a districtwide assessment to give educators a better sense of where they are now. Filiberto Barajas-López, associate professor of education and director of UW’s Indigenous Education Initiatives, is quoted.
• Opinion: UW to the Big Ten? What’s on the line isn’t just about football | The Seattle Times6 months ago
  "With the Big Ten announcing its new $7 billion media deal, University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban’s latest contract valued at $94 million, and the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams and a projected $2 billion in revenue, the headlines are familiar. Coaching salaries and media revenues are on the rise again. … Any decision by the University of Washington’s athletic program to join the Big Ten or stay in the Pac-12 has implications that will impact the entire campus community," writes Jennifer Hoffman, associate professor of education.
• No school Monday as Seattle teachers strike continues | KUOW6 months ago
  Seattle teachers continue to negotiation their contract with the school district, according to an email the district sent to parents on Sunday afternoon. This means yet another day without school for more than 50,000 Seattle Public School students, including preschool students. David Knight, professor of education at the UW, is quoted.
• Unpacking the complexities of teacher strikes | KUOW6 months ago
  Tens of thousands of Seattle students are getting an extended summer break after Seattle Public Schools educators went on strike Wednesday. It’s the latest in a long line of school interruptions since the beginning of the pandemic, from school closures and remote learning to school bus shortages. David Knight, assistant professor of education at the UW, is quoted.
• Seattle teachers on strike over pay and staffing issues | Associated Press6 months ago
  Red-shirted teachers and staff in Seattle Public Schools took to the picket line instead of the classroom on what was supposed to be the first day of school Wednesday, striking for the first time since 2015 over issues that include pay and educational support for students who have struggled with years of pandemic learning. David Knight, assistant professor of education at the UW, is quoted.
• Landmark PA school funding case may spur — or chill — similar suits nationwide | The 748 months ago
  A Pennsylvania judge’s highly anticipated ruling on a landmark school finance case could encourage similar lawsuits in other parts of the country or prompt firms to back away after a mix of legal victories and losses in other states, experts say. David Knight, assistant professor of education at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: Husky, Inc.? The UW’s biggest predicament isn’t about sports | The Seattle Times8 months ago
  Amid this frenzied, take the money and run bonanza that’s sweeping through college sports, a state legislator here suggested this past week that our two big universities, UW and WSU, ought to take a different path, and stick it out together in the same conference instead. Jennifer Hoffman, associate professor of education, is referenced.

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• Your nighttime snores and coughs may be unique | WIRED3 days ago
  From ShutEye to SleepScore, several smartphone apps are available if you’re trying to better understand how snoring impacts your rest, allowing you to leave the microphone on overnight to record your raucous nasal grunts and rumbling throat reverberations. But while smartphone apps are helpful for tracking the presence of snores, their accuracy remains an issue when applied to real-world bedrooms with extraneous noises and multiple audible people. Matt Whitehill, a doctoral student in computer science and engineering, is quoted.
• 10 worst places to live in the US if you want clean air | CNBC1 week ago
  You might be surprised to learn that the place with the most polluted air in the U.S. isn’t a big city, but a small town in California. This month, The Guardian released an analysis in conjunction with a group of researchers from several institutions, including the UW, to rank the neighborhoods across the contiguous U.S. that have the worst air pollution. Julian Marshall, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UW, is quoted. Marshall also advised this project.
• Houston among top hotspots for air pollution | Axios2 weeks ago
  Houston, particularly central and east Houston, deals with some of the country’s heaviest air pollution of fine particles known as PM2.5. A large area of Houston ranked as the sixth-worst in the nation, according to a new Guardian analysis of research from Virginia Tech and the UW.
• Chicago's South and West Sides among top hot spots for air pollution | Axios2 weeks ago
  Chicago’s South and West sides and Northwest Indiana deal with some of the country’s heaviest air pollution, known as PM2.5. The two areas ranked third- and fourth-worst in the nation, according to a new Guardian analysis of research from a team at the UW and Virginia Tech.
• Revealed: The 10 worst places to live in US for air pollution | The Guardian2 weeks ago
  The worst 10 hotspots for fine particle air pollution in the U.S. have been revealed by The Guardian in an analysis using cutting-edge modeling. America’s top spot is not a traffic-clogged metropolis or renowned heavy industry zone but a small town surrounded by farmland and mountains. Julian Marshall, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UW, is quoted. Marshall also advised this project.
• US neighborhoods with more people of color suffer worse air pollution | The Guardian2 weeks ago
  Across the U.S. people of color are often the ones forced to live with the nation’s worst fine particle air pollution. The Guardian worked with academics to analyze air pollution in the contiguous U.S. at a neighborhood level. Julian Marshall, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UW, is quoted. Marshall also advised this project.
• Secretive new startup focuses on off-road autonomous vehicles, led by UW robotics experts | GeekWire2 weeks ago
  A UW professor and expert in machine learning and robotics is leading a new company focused on off-road autonomous vehicle technology. Byron Boots, UW associate professor of computer science and engineering, is also the CEO and co-founder of Overland AI, a Seattle startup aiming to help companies that use ground vehicles in complex terrain address safety and labor shortages.
• Star players – how Kerbal Space Program’s little green aliens are helping the space flight experts of the future | The Guardian2 weeks ago
  When Uri Shumlack was contacted by a video game developer who wanted to discuss his work on interstellar propulsion, for a game about spaceflight, he was wary. A professor of aeronautics and astronautics at the UW, he was a busy individual, and not exactly an avid gamer. He asked some of his engineering undergraduates whether they had heard of a game called Kerbal Space Program, only to discover that half the class were there because of the game.
• Opinion: Daniel Kirschen and Anjan Bose: A permanent Clean Energy Fund would unlock Washington’s full innovation potential | The Spokesman-Review2 weeks ago
  "Washington is a national leader on responses to climate change, bolstered by a series of bold policies enacted by legislators and Gov. Jay Inslee over the past 10 years. The Clean Energy Transformation Act (2019) and Climate Commitment Act (2021) mandate full decarbonization of the state’s utilities and other economic sectors by 2045 and 2050, respectively. These are grand challenges, but the technologies and talent we need are already in development – and many are already being demonstrated and deployed thanks to the Clean Energy Fund," writes Daniel Kirschen, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UW.
• How the Turkey earthquake caused thousands of aftershocks | Reuters3 weeks ago
  Thousands of earthquakes struck southern Turkey in the weeks after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Feb. 6, killing more than 50,000 people in Turkey and northwest Syria. These additional quakes, called aftershocks, are common after a large earthquake; many aftershocks can be small relative to the main quake, but some have the potential to be severe and destructive, as was the case in Turkey. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, and Dawn Lehman, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UW, are quoted.
• What do big tech layoffs mean for STEM programs? | Chronicle of Higher Education3 weeks ago
  One of the hottest fields for recent college graduates has recently cooled off, as layoffs have hit the technology sector. It is being called the largest wave of tech layoffs since the dot-com crash in the early 2000s, and it’s creating headaches for colleges’ career-counseling offices and soon-to-be-graduates who flocked to majors that once promised plentiful jobs. Gail Cornelius, director of the career center at the UW’s College of Engineering, is quoted.
• UW researchers use AI to teach people empathy | KNKX4 weeks ago
  A team at the UW is using artificial intelligence to help people become more empathetic. Psychologists and computer scientists developed the AI with the hopes that the assistive technology could help people support each other online. Tim Althoff, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Seattle earthquake preparedness | KIRO 74 weeks ago
  The 2001 Nisqually Earthquake taught Seattle about the dangers of what are called unreinforced masonry buildings. They’re older buildings that can pancake in an earthquake. Dawn Lehman, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Helping stroke patients regain movement in their hands | The New York Times4 weeks ago
  The results of an innovative study suggest electrical stimulation of the spinal cord could eventually help some of the many people disabled by strokes. Chet Moritz, associate professor of rehabilitation medicine and of electrical and computer engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Kate Starbird spends her career studying and combatting falsehoods | Seattle Magazine4 weeks ago
  Kate Starbird sometimes wishes her research focused on happier topics. If she didn’t spend her days devoted to tracking disinformation, she wouldn’t witness attempts to unravel democratic elections. She wouldn’t spend days and nights worrying about the deliberate lies spreading on social media, and what they mean for the future of our country. And yet, Starbird continues to devote all of her professional time to the study of disinformation, the intentional spread of falsehoods. Despite the stressful nature of the work, she believes it’s one of the most important things she can do as an academic and professor. Starbird, associate professor of human centered design and engineering at the UW, is featured.
• Microsoft considers more limits for its new AI chatbot | The New York Times1 month ago
  When Microsoft introduced a new version of its Bing search engine that includes the artificial intelligence of a chatbot last week, company executives knew they were climbing out on a limb. They expected that some responses from the new chatbot might not be entirely accurate, and had built in measures to protect against users who tried to push it to do strange things or unleash racist or harmful screeds. But Microsoft was not quite ready for the surprising creepiness experienced by users who tried to engage the chatbot in open-ended and probing personal conversations — even though that issue is well known in the small world of researchers who specialize in artificial intelligence. Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence CEO Oren Etzioni, who is also a professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Seattle Police union objected to use of body-cam analysis tech and alleges officers were 'spied on' | GeekWire1 month ago
  The Seattle Police Department discontinued its use of an artificial intelligence platform designed to analyze body-cam footage because of pushback from the union that represents officers. Os Keyes, a doctoral student in human centered design and engineering at the UW, is mentioned.
• Tech Moves: T-Mobile tech leader to retire; Curi Bio and CrowdCow appoint CEOs; and more | GeekWire1 month ago
  Two UW researchers have been named Sloan Fellows, an award that recognizes early-career researchers as next-generation leaders. Leilani Battle, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, and Jonathan Zhu, assistant professor of mathematics at the UW, are mentioned.
• How prepared are Washington's buildings for a big earthquake? | The Spokesman-Review1 month ago
  In the span of nine hours on Feb. 6, 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria, killing tens of thousands and flattening some newer buildings that were supposedly built to modern U.S. standards. While Turkish officials continue to investigate whether some of those collapses were caused by unscrupulous contractors, the question remains: Could Washington’s own buildings withstand a similar disaster? Jeffrey Berman, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Meet ChatGPT's evil twin, DAN | The Washington Post1 month ago
  Ask ChatGPT to opine on Adolf Hitler and it will probably demur, saying it doesn’t have personal opinions or citing its rules against producing hate speech. The wildly popular chatbot’s creator, San Francisco startup OpenAI, has carefully trained it to steer clear of a wide range of sensitive topics, lest it produce offensive responses. But when a 22-year-old college student prodded ChatGPT to assume the persona of a devil-may-care alter ego — called “DAN,” for “Do Anything Now” — it answered. Luis Ceze, professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted.

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• The Abstract: A song of fire and ice cores | KUOW3 days ago
  Each year, 185 million tons of artificial fertilizer is made. The key ingredient in artificial fertilizer — which helps farmers grow more, faster — is ammonia. Right now, ammonia is produced through two processes that involve coal and natural gas — meaning the industry is a large producer of emissions. Around 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the process of making artificial fertilizer. But changing that is difficult. Becky Alexander, professor of atmospheric sciences at the UW, and Ursula Jongebloed, a UW doctoral student in atmospheric sciences, are quoted.
• Arctic ice has seen an 'irreversible’ thinning since 2007, study says | The Washington Post5 days ago
  Arctic sea ice declined dramatically in 2007 and has never recovered. New research suggests the loss was a fundamental change unlikely to be reversed this century, if ever — perhaps proof of the sort of climate tipping point that scientists have warned the planet could pass as it warms. Harry Stern, principal mathematician at the UW’s Polar Science Center, is quoted.
• Western organizations push back on lawsuit seeking to restrict aerial fire retardant use | Northwest Public Broadcasting5 days ago
  The use of aerial fire retardant to fight wildfires could be further restricted to protect the environment. A handful of groups from western states filed a motion last week to intervene in a lawsuit brought by an Oregon environmental group against the U.S. Forest Service for inadvertently dumping fire retardant into streams. Susan Prichard, a fire ecologist in the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, is mentioned.
• How should Seattle look? Like art? | KUOW5 days ago
  In his most recent Words in Review, KUOW’s Bill Radke asks us to consider: Should Seattle be a work of art? He explores this question in a conversation with The Stranger’s Charles Mudede, who recently commented to The New York Times about Seattle’s bland appearance these days. A study from the UW’s College of the Environment is referenced.
• Why losing parasites could have devastating effects on our ecosystem | WBUR1 week ago
  Parasites. Cause of terrible diseases. Big on the yuck factor. It’s easy to think of them as doing no good. But when it comes to parasites, gross is good. They’re one of the most common organisms on earth and they’re critical to sustaining a healthy ecosystem. And now, those ecosystems are even more fragile because parasites themselves are reducing in number. Chelsea Wood, associate professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW, is interviewed.
• Could walks in the park ward off postpartum depression? | HealthDay2 weeks ago
  New moms who live on tree-lined streets may be somewhat less vulnerable to postpartum depression, according to a new study. The study, which analyzed medical records from more than 415,000 new mothers, found that those living in urban areas with more tree coverage had a lower risk of being diagnosed with postpartum depression, versus women from less-green neighborhoods. Kathleen Wolf, a research social scientist in environmental and forest sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• WA House passes legislation addressing heat, utility service | Tacoma News Tribune3 weeks ago
  On Tuesday, the Washington House of Representatives passed a new bill aiming to protect vulnerable state residents from dangerous heat waves. Now the legislation awaits Senate approval. If cemented into state law, the bill, HB 1329, would prevent utility services from shutting off residents’ power and water due to nonpayments during National Weather Service heat warnings. The UW Climate Impacts Group is referenced.
• Analysis: Greta Thunberg joins Indigenous communities in opposing wind energy | Forbes3 weeks ago
  Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined protests in Norway against wind farms that power 100,000 households but operate on land used by Indigenous Sámi reindeer herders. "The community asserts that the flickering of the turbine blades and the noise they create cause distress to reindeer. Importantly, in 2021 Norway’s Supreme Court ruled that these farms violated Sámi rights under international conventions," write the UW’s Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs, and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science.
• Video of dead fish not related to Ohio train derailment | Associated Press3 weeks ago
  Since the train derailment in early February that led to the burning of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, the chemicals that spilled from the train killed thousands of fish. Social media users shared unrelated footage of dead fish falsely suggesting it showed the impact of the burn. Luke Tornabene, assistant professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• How the Turkey earthquake caused thousands of aftershocks | Reuters3 weeks ago
  Thousands of earthquakes struck southern Turkey in the weeks after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Feb. 6, killing more than 50,000 people in Turkey and northwest Syria. These additional quakes, called aftershocks, are common after a large earthquake; many aftershocks can be small relative to the main quake, but some have the potential to be severe and destructive, as was the case in Turkey. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, and Dawn Lehman, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UW, are quoted.
• UW research says climate change will boost bear habitat | Northwest News Radio3 weeks ago
  As the climate warms in the Pacific Northwest, we may see an increased number of bears. Research at the UW has found that climate change appears to be beneficial to certain species, including the grizzly bear.
• Scientists are flying into winter storms to better understand crazy weather | NPR3 weeks ago
  A research campaign called IMPACTS, or the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Storms, has been gathering the kind of information that could someday help weather forecasters better predict whether a winter storm might cause treacherous conditions that would require shutting down schools, closing roads and canceling flights. Lynn McMurdie, research associate professor of atmospheric sciences at the UW, is interviewed.
• Hundreds of WA plants, animals at risk of extinction | The Seattle Times3 weeks ago
  Over a third of species and ecosystems in the U.S. are at risk of disappearing, including hundreds of plants and animals in Washington state. Conservation nonprofit NatureServe analyzed data from its network of more than 1,000 Canadian and American scientists to produce its most comprehensive report yet on biodiversity risks. Jerry Franklin, professor emeritus of environmental and forest sciences at the UW, and Julian Olden, professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW, are quoted.
• Take water, add sodium chloride, chill and squeeze into salty ices | The New York Times3 weeks ago
  Scientists have discovered two new forms of salty ice that probably do not exist naturally on Earth but might be found on icy moons farther out in the solar system. Baptiste Journaux, acting assistant professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Chance of a major WA earthquake possible, but how big? | Tacoma News Tribune4 weeks ago
  Running 43 miles long from east to west directly below Puget Sound, a weak point on the North American Tectonic Plate is quietly rumbling away. Two giant pieces of rock, separated by an ancient fracture, are pressed against one another, shifting and sliding in tandem. It’s called the Seattle Fault Zone — it passes directly under Seattle and follows approximately the same path as Interstate 90 — and could one day be responsible for an earthquake resulting in massive destruction and death totals throughout Puget Sound. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• WA auctions off more ‘old’ forest in $2.8M sale | The Seattle Times4 weeks ago
  A western red cedar towers on the slopes above Cannonball Creek. Its scorched core tells of passing flames, and its size suggests it narrowly missed the teeth of loggers’ saws a century ago. The giant will be felled in the coming months as part of the over 100-acre McCannon timber sale, auctioned off for $2.8 million in January by the state Department of Natural Resources. Jerry Franklin, professor emeritus of environmental and forest sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Iron shortage threatens microbes key to food chain in Southern Ocean | Science4 weeks ago
  Off the icy shores of Antarctica each spring, an explosion of life unfolds that is so large it’s visible from space. As iron-rich waters rise from below, the surface of the Southern Ocean swirls with psychedelic clouds of bright green phytoplankton. These single-celled plants suck up carbon from the atmosphere and form the base of the food chain by sustaining krill, which is a major food source for fish, whales and penguins. Now, a group of scientists says that over the past quarter century this seasonal bloom, a critical player in ecosystems and climate, might be at risk. Alison Gray, assistant professor of oceanography, is quoted.
• Newly discovered type of salt could explain the mystery of Europa's ice cracks | Space4 weeks ago
  Scientists have discovered two new types of solid crystals that form when table salt and water mix in cold temperatures and at low pressures. The down-to-Earth discovery could have out-of-this-world implications, as these salts could be found in deep cracks and crevices across the surface of moons around the solar system. Baptiste Journaux, acting assistant professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• New forms of salty ice discovered and they could be covering icy moons | IFL Science4 weeks ago
  Researchers report two new types of ice made of salt water. The new ice can only form under high pressure and at cool temperatures but it can remain stable at low pressure. These new substances might be a component in the icy shells of moons such as Europa and Ganymede, and could also be present at the bottom of alien oceans. Baptiste Journaux, acting assistant professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Newly discovered salty ice could exist on surface of faraway moons | NBC News4 weeks ago
  A newly discovered form of salty ice could provide scientists with key information on the frozen oceans of faraway moons — which may contain extraterrestrial life. Researchers who mixed table salt with water under high pressure and extremely low temperatures inadvertently unearthed a previously unknown solid crystal. And scientists believe the same compound could also be found in the depths of the frozen oceans of Jupiter’s moons. Baptiste Journaux, acting assistant professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted.

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Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

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• Why WA leaders say US should change its race, ethnicity categories | The Seattle Times4 days ago
  The federal government is now considering updating its standards for collecting and presenting data on race and ethnicity for the first time since 1997. The White House is set to announce new classifications by summer 2024, with an interagency federal working group hosting virtual town halls this week to gather input on the proposed changes. Sara Curran, director of the UW’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and professor of international studies, of sociology and of public policy and governance, is quoted.
• For laid-off tech workers, Seattle job market is no longer quite so friendly | The Seattle Times2 weeks ago
  Although Seattle-area firms have announced plans to cut around 31,000 jobs, according to tracking site layoffs.fyi, so far, many appear to be outside Washington. To date, tech firms have reported around 5,400 in-state layoffs, according to the state Employment Security Department. For context, that’s half the number of jobs lost in the dot-com bust of 2001 — and roughly a quarter of the 24,000-plus tech-sector jobs Washington has gained just since the start of the pandemic. Tech may be going through a correction after too much growth, but it’s not disappearing. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Suburban Americans are facing more eviction notices than ever | USA Today3 weeks ago
  The number of families evicted from their homes in suburbs across the country has been on the rise for years, according to a report from Princeton University’s Eviction Lab. Researchers compiled eviction judgment records from 74 U.S. metropolitan areas and found that as the number of evictions in city centers held steady from 2000 to 2016, the share of evictions in suburban areas increased in 58 of the metropolitan areas. Scott Allard, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: Biodiversity efforts — US is an outlier | The Seattle Times3 weeks ago
  "The story on the impending loss of biodiversity in Washington state could have noted the existence of a relevant United Nations treaty, the Convention on Biological Diversity. The CBD has been ratified by 196 nations, but not the U.S. Maybe we should join the rest of the world in this concerted action to protect our planet," writes Phil Bereano, professor emeritus of technology and public policy at the UW.
• Analysis: All politicians must lie from time to time, so why is there so much outrage about George Santos? A political philosopher explains | The Conversation2 months ago
  "The idea that politicians are dishonest is, at this point, something of a cliché — although few have taken their dishonesty as far as George Santos, U.S. representative for New York’s 3rd Congressional District, who seems to have lied about his education, work history, charitable activity, athletic prowess and even his place of residence," writes Michael Blake, professor of philosophy and of public policy and governance at the UW.
• Seattle's inflation is third highest in US | Axios Seattle2 months ago
  Seattle has the third-highest inflation rate among large U.S. metropolitan areas, and recent federal data shows housing, food and energy costs drove the increase over the past year. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Layoffs hit thousands of Seattle-area Amazon, Microsoft employees | KIRO 72 months ago
  Microsoft announced Wednesday it would lay off 10,000 workers, on the same day more Amazon workers received notice that their jobs would be cut. Microsoft said the layoffs represent about 5% of its global workforce. In a filing with the state, the company disclosed plans to lay off 878 workers locally. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Inflation is hitting Seattle harder than most of the US | MyNorthwest2 months ago
  If the rising costs have felt disproportionate for the cities surrounding Puget Sound compared to the rest of the U.S., that’s because Seattle has the third-highest inflation in the nation, according to the most recent Consumer Price Index. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is referenced.
• Here’s what the WA Legislature expects to tackle on climate and environment in 2023 | The Seattle Times3 months ago
  In recent years, Olympia lawmakers passed ambitious laws intended to largely eliminate by midcentury most state greenhouse gas emissions from human-caused sources. In the new session underway Jan. 9, legislators shaping the environmental agenda will be focused on follow-through. They need to decide how to spend money raised through putting a price on greenhouse gas pollution, and are expected to wrestle with tasks — such as speeding up the siting of new transmission lines — that will aid in the energy transition. A report on recycling by the UW Evans School of Public Policy & Governance is referenced.
• Seattle’s pandemic-weary workers may see a tougher job market in 2023 | The Seattle Times3 months ago
  Almost three years after COVID-19 shut down the economy and put nearly half a million Washingtonians out of work, the job market remains in a state of confusing, unnerving flux. Yet in other industries that previously seemed unstoppable, including software and other information-related businesses, many employers are freezing hiring or even cutting jobs. In some industries, such as hospitality and white-collar services, recovering demand continues to fuel hiring and keep opportunities plentiful for workers. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Inflation easing but groceries still expensive | KIRO 73 months ago
  On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate for the seventh time this year to fight inflation. The latest inflation numbers show prices have slowed their dramatic rise, but this holiday season, people around Western Washington are still feeling the pain. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Does Seattle need social housing? | Seattle Met3 months ago
  In late August, after no shortage of signature snafus, I-135 qualified for a February 14, 2023 special election ballot. Backed by the advocacy group House Our Neighbors, the social housing initiative proposes the creation of a tenant-run public developer that would cap rents for residents making up to 120 percent of the area’s median income. Unlike other affordable housing providers, the Seattle Social Housing Developer would be accessible to a broad spectrum of the population. It also wouldn’t rely on funds from the federal government. There’s no doubt Seattle’s in the midst of a housing crisis. But would adding another flavor of affordable housing help solve the problem? Rachel Fyall, associate professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is interviewed.
• Amazon confirms rumored layoffs for devices division | KIRO 74 months ago
  Rumored layoffs of Amazon workers have been confirmed in the company’s devices and services division. An online post made Wednesday from Amazon senior vice president of devices and services Dave Limp said some roles in the department would no longer be required and that the affected employees were notified on Tuesday. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• For Seattle, layoffs at Amazon, Meta and across tech a mixed blessing | The Seattle Times4 months ago
  With tech layoffs mounting by the week — including as many as 10,000 at Amazon, according to one media report — Seattle area workers and employers face a loaded economic question. Do the cuts represent a temporary adjustment to a post-pandemic slowdown? Or has an industry that almost single-handedly fueled the Seattle area’s economic boom over the last decade finally peaked? Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Amazon reportedly plans to lay off 10,000 employees | KIRO 74 months ago
  Seattle-based Amazon is reportedly planning to lay off around 10,000 workers. The New York Times reports the largest layoffs in the company’s history could start this week and that the job cuts are focused on devices, the retail division and human resources. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Hiring in WA may be at a tipping point | The Seattle Times5 months ago
  For much of the pandemic, hiring in Seattle and across Washington outpaced the rest of the nation, thanks in part to a red-hot tech sector. But there are growing signs — with lower hiring in tech, education and construction — that Washington’s job market could be, as one economist puts it, “at the top of the roller coaster, about to plummet.” Washington employers added just 1,500 jobs in September, according to the state Employment Security Department’s monthly report posted this week. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Compare Social Security benefits and inflation in WA | The Seattle Times5 months ago
  In an effort to keep up with record inflation and the rising cost of living, millions of Social Security recipients will receive an 8.7% increase in their monthly benefits starting in January, the Social Security Administration announced Thursday. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Biden’s folksiness can veer into folklore, or falsehoods | The New York Times5 months ago
  President Biden has been unable to break himself of the habit of embellishing narratives to weave a political identity. Michael Blake, professor of philosophy and of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• What the medical field is watching as the state of emergency ends in Washington | KUOW6 months ago
  Washington state’s COVID-19 emergency order comes to an end this month. It’s a signal that the state will be moving toward a business-as-usual approach to governing and managing the pandemic. But, at the same time, the pandemic isn’t over and business as usual has its own complications. Benjamin Brunjes, assistant professor of public policy and governance, is quoted.
• As WA’s job market softens, workers may have fewer options | The Seattle Times6 months ago
  Amid new signs of a cooling job market, the bargaining power many workers have wielded over desperate employers during the pandemic could be at a tipping point. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.

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• Why WA leaders say US should change its race, ethnicity categories | The Seattle Times4 days ago
  The federal government is now considering updating its standards for collecting and presenting data on race and ethnicity for the first time since 1997. The White House is set to announce new classifications by summer 2024, with an interagency federal working group hosting virtual town halls this week to gather input on the proposed changes. Sara Curran, director of the UW’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and professor of international studies, of sociology and of public policy and governance, is quoted.
• South Asian traditional clothing centered around holidays | Northwest Asian Weekly5 days ago
  The Hindu holiday Holi is an important celebration for many Indian Americans. Many stores in the Pacific Northwest thrive during this holiday season because many people are buying traditional clothing to wear on the holiday. Christian Novetzke, professor of comparative religion and international studies at the UW, is quoted.
• Russian rocket crashes back into Russia after 42 years | Bellingham Herald4 weeks ago
  A decades-old Soviet era piece of space junk has crashed back to Earth after over 40 years in orbit, improbably crash landing back in its home country, Russia. The abandoned Soviet Vostok-2M Blok E rocket stage, weighing more than 3,000 pounds, "made an uncontrolled reentry over Novaya Zemlya at 1016 UTC Feb 20 after 42.7 years in orbit," tweeted Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist and group leader at the Chandra X-ray Center Science Data Systems. Saadia Pekkanen, professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: King County should not adopt antisemitism definition used to censor speech | The Seattle Times2 months ago
  "This week, the Metropolitan King County Council is considering a proclamation adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism. This definition has already been included in a proclamation by the Bellevue City Council and some states and municipalities elsewhere in the country. I wholeheartedly support efforts to understand and combat antisemitism, which has grown sharply amid a resurgence of xenophobia and white nationalism in our country. But I believe that adopting the IHRA definition is the wrong way to assure Jewish communities that our elected officials have our backs," writes Liora Halperin, associate professor of history and of international studies at the UW.
• Opinion: The dangerous decline of the historical profession | The New York Times2 months ago
  "When I received my Ph.D. in history in 2013, I didn’t expect that within a decade fights over history — and historiography, even if few people use that word — would become front-page news. But over the last few years that is precisely what has happened," writes Daniel Bessner, assistant professor of international studies at the UW.
• Opinion: Is ‘globalization’ going away? New alliances fuse nationalism with regionalism | The Hill2 months ago
  "Globalization is receding into history almost as though it had been a passing fad. Actually much more than a fad, it was the dominant force in relations between the U.S. and the rest of the world for much of the late 20th century," writes journalist and author Donald Kirk. Writing by Daniel Bessner, assistant professor of international studies at the UW, is cited.
• By entering UW later, transfer students discover camaraderie, competition and their own path | KNKX3 months ago
  Each year, the UW accepts thousands of transfer students, spread across its three campuses in Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell. Many previously studied at community colleges, in Washington and beyond. These students didn’t follow the well-known route to university that starts in high school. Most choose to pursue their education in a different way, joining college at a later stage into their educational journey. Sylvie Shiosaki, assistant director of multicultural outreach and recruitment at the UW, and UW students Edward Kim, Madison Collins and Ben Fetters, are quoted. Written by Soumya Gupta, student at the UW.
• Opinion: Christmas lights — brought to you by a Jew from the Muslim world | The Washington Post3 months ago
  "Americans spend more than half a billion dollars annually on 150 million units of imported Christmas lights. U.S. News & World Report ranks the best Christmas light displays. And ABC’s reality TV show “The Great Christmas Light Fight” recently premiered its 10th season. Christmas lights, in short, are not only ubiquitous but also central to American culture. But that has not always been the case. The man credited with popularizing Christmas lights in the early 20th century, Albert Sadacca, had never celebrated Christmas. In fact, he was a Jew from the Muslim world," writes Devin Naar, associate professor of history and Jewish studies at the UW.
• Immigrants and people seeking abortions at risk through new license plate–reading tech | Real Change3 months ago
  Undocumented immigrants and people seeking abortions could be put at risk by devices that read license plates and can be used by almost anyone without much regulation. A report by the UW Center for Human Rights is mentioned, and Angelina Godoy, professor of law, societies and justice at the UW, is quoted. 
• Opinion: Density is necessary but insufficient to ease the housing crisis | The Seattle Times4 months ago
  "In his recent Op-Ed, University of Washington Professor Jonathan Warren argues that free market development, not a lack of housing supply, is primarily to blame for the housing crisis. We, as university colleagues engaged in issues of housing affordability and land-use policy, are compelled to respond," write the UW’s Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate, and Rick Mohler, associate professor of architecture.
• Opinion: #WomenWithoutBorders, march alongside your Iranian sisters | The Seattle Times5 months ago
  "The time has come to summon ferocious courage to support the women of Iran. The oppression and violence against women must end and as women, and allies of women, we must heed the call to show up and demand change," write the UW’s Azita Emami, professor of nursing; Shahrzad Shams, assistant teaching professor of international studies; and Shiva Shafii, director for marketing and communications for the School of Public Health.
• International Space Station had to move to dodge space junk | NPR5 months ago
  The International Space Station had to fire its thrusters this week to make sure it avoided space junk in orbit around Earth. The station fired its thrusters for 5 minutes and 5 seconds in what NASA called a "Pre-Determined Debris Avoidance Maneuver" at 8:25 p.m. Eastern time Monday to increase its distance from a piece of what used to be a Russian satellite. Saadia Pekkanen, professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted.
• Why people are flocking to a symbol of Taiwan’s authoritarian past | The New York Times5 months ago
  Ringed by barbed wire and high gray walls, and once the site of a secretive military detention center, the museum just south of Taipei makes for a surprising tourist hot spot. Once known as the Jing-Mei Detention Center, the site has found new appeal in Taiwan after Speaker Nancy Pelosi and pro-democracy activists who have criticized China met there in August, with visitor numbers rising in the weeks since. James Lin, assistant professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: Free-market development, not lack of density, is behind housing crisis | The Seattle Times5 months ago
  "NIMBYs (Not-In-My-Back-Yarders) are increasingly singled out as the principal foe of our housing crisis. Many urbanists, progressives and leftist opinion makers such as New York Times columnists Paul Krugman and Ezra Klein have declared them public enemy No. 1. And yet, one need only consider most up-zoned cities in the world — New York, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Paris — to appreciate how unsatisfying this analysis is. There is no question that densification is better than sprawl for our environment, but it is a mistake to presume it alone will lead to affordability," writes Jonathan Warren, professor of international studies at the UW.
• Opinion: Zooming in on the promise and peril of satellite imagery | The Seattle Times7 months ago
  "We don’t know how the Ukraine war will end. But due to satellite imagery, we can see how it’s unfolding on the ground. Satellites that deliver the novelty of real-time transparency — and the public tendency to point fingers based on that imagery — are getting a lot of attention," writes Saadia Pekkanen, professor of international studies at the UW.
• Chinese students worry after Pelosi visit, Taiwanese less so | NW Asian Weekly7 months ago
  Fear of war breaking out underscore at least some of the aftermath of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit that prompted Chinese military drills closer to Taiwan than ever in history. The irony, however, is that those who actually face these threats are almost blasé. From the standpoint of many Taiwanese, such threats are part of a longstanding background noise to which they have almost become inured. James Lin, assistant professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted.
• China is encircling Taiwan and dropping bombs near its coast | VICE8 months ago
  Taiwan is bracing for China’s wrath after welcoming U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the most senior U.S. politician to visit the self-ruled island since 1997. James Lin, assistant professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted.
• Speaker Pelosi, Congresswoman DelBene visit Taiwan amid threats of Chinese retaliation | KIRO 78 months ago
  U.S. House Speaker Nancy Peloisi has now arrived in Taiwan as part of a visit that comes despite threats of military action by China. She is the highest U.S. elected official to visit the country in more than 25 years, and Washington Congresswoman Suzan DelBene is also on the trip. Both the speaker and the congresswoman had not said a word about the visit until Tuesday morning. David Bachman, professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted.
• 2 Seattle startups racing to transform next-gen space travel | The Seattle Times9 months ago
  The phrase “nuclear energy” conjures images of large steaming towers or Tony Stark’s arc reactor from the iconic “Iron Man” movies. But two Seattle-based startups are designing nuclear technologies small enough to pick up and carry that, thanks in part to buy-in from the Defense Department, they hope will fuel a new generation of spaceships. Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies at the UW, is quoted. Chris Hansen, a senior research scientist in the UW Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, is referenced.
• Pain at the pump as gas prices near $6 a gallon in several Washington counties | KOMO 49 months ago
  National gas prices continue to soar, jumping up by at least 28 cents over the past week. In Washington, prices are closing in on $6 a gallon in several counties. Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies at the UW, is interviewed.

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• How ChatGPT and generative AI could change the way we travel | The New York Times5 days ago
  Powerful new artificial-intelligence software is already shaking up the travel industry, but it has a long way to go until it can plan a seamless trip. For now. Aylin Caliskan, assistant professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• Analysis: AI information retrieval: A search engine researcher explains the promise and peril of letting ChatGPT and its cousins search the web for you | The Conversation5 days ago
  "The prominent model of information access before search engines became the norm – librarians and subject or search experts providing relevant information – was interactive, personalized, transparent and authoritative. Search engines are the primary way most people access information today, but entering a few keywords and getting a list of results ranked by some unknown function is not ideal," writes Chirag Shah, associate professor in the UW Information School.
• 'Technology's Child': An important guide for helping kids navigate an increasingly techy world | Seattle's Child2 weeks ago
  It’s a question a lot of parents ask themselves continually as a child moves up the developmental ladder from toddler to teen. How is technology, omnipresent as it is, really impacting my kid? Katie Davis, associate professor in the UW Information School, not only has answers to that question at every age and stage of childhood, but she has evidence-based ideas on how parents and communities can support kids’ healthy use of digital media as well.
• Chatbots trigger next misinformation nightmare | Axios Seattle4 weeks ago
  New generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s BingGPT and Google’s Bard that have stoked a tech-industry frenzy are also capable of releasing a vast flood of online misinformation. Chirag Shah, associate professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• The big idea: should robots take over fighting crime? | The Guardian4 weeks ago
  San Francisco’s board of supervisors recently voted to let their police deploy robots equipped with lethal explosives – before backtracking several weeks later. In America, the vote sparked a fierce debate on the militarisation of the police, but it raises fundamental questions for us all about the role of robots and AI in fighting crime, how policing decisions are made and, indeed, the very purpose of our criminal justice systems. Batya Friedman, professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• Opinion: Why bad information can linger in your brain | The Seattle Times4 weeks ago
  "The story of Chinese Restaurant Syndrome (which refers to incorrect information about the influence of MSG) provides an interesting example of something psychologists refer to as the ‘continued influence effect.’ This effect refers to the observation that outdated or incorrect information can continue to influence our beliefs even after it’s been corrected," writes Maddy Jalbert, a postdoctoral scholar at the UW Information School.
• Microsoft announces new AI powered search engine | KUOW1 month ago
  Microsoft announced this week that it has added new AI power to its Bing search engine. The new Bing search engine is equipped with an interactive chat experience that can generate content for users from creating a five-day vacation itinerary to even helping users compose an email. Chirag Shah, associate professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• Google, Microsoft ChatGPT clones will destroy internet search | Business Insider1 month ago
  This week Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, announced that his company’s internet search engine — the way the vast majority of humans interact with a near-total corpus of human knowledge — is about to change. Enter a query, and you’ll get more than pages and pages of links, along with a few suggested answers. Now you’ll get an assist from artificial intelligence. Chirag Shah, associate professor in the UW Information School, is quoted
• AI goes mainstream with ChatGPT in Bing; experts warn of pitfalls | KIRO 71 month ago
  Microsoft announced ChatGPT is now an option on its Bing search engine on Tuesday. Meanwhile, through another AI platform, “deepfake” videos with fake people peddling fake content are already making their way onto social media feeds. Experts in the AI field in Seattle are monitoring the rapid rise of AI and urging people to watch out for misinformation. Jevin West, associate professor in the Information School, and UW undergraduate Greg Sather are quoted.
• Microsoft launches new Bing likely powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 AI | The New York Times1 month ago
  It’s been a rough few months for the tech industry. There have been tens of thousands of layoffs, hundreds of billions in value lost on Wall Street and a high-profile scandal at a crypto company that has shaken faith in that young market. But in a conference center on Microsoft’s sprawling campus, Tuesday was a moment for swagger. Executives and engineers from Microsoft and a small research lab partner called OpenAI unveiled a new internet search engine and web browser that use the next iteration of artificial intelligence technology that many in the industry believe could be a key to its future. Chirag Shah, associate professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• Meta, long an AI leader, tries not to be left out of the boom | The New York Times1 month ago
  Two weeks before a chatbot called ChatGPT appeared on the internet in November and wowed the world, Meta, the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, unveiled a chatbot of its own. Called Galactica, it was designed for scientific research. It could instantly write its own articles, solve math problems, generate computer code and annotate images. Chirag Shah, associate professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• Who controls cultural data and how is it being used? | ABC Radio National2 months ago
  During the first lockdown in 2020, UW assistant teaching professor Melanie Walsh wanted to know what books people were turning to for comfort, hope and distraction. While researching, she discovered that the culture industries are increasingly using our data to sell us their products.
• AI tools can create new images, but who is the real artist? | Associated Press2 months ago
  Countless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889. Now artificial intelligence systems are doing the same, training themselves on a vast collection of digitized artworks to produce new images you can conjure in seconds from a smartphone app. Chirag Shah, associate professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• Should cell phones come with health and safety advice? | Psychology Today2 months ago
  In the time it takes to read this article, over 40,000 cell phones will have been sold across the world. Increasingly, they will end up in the hands of the very young. According to the Pew Research Center, more than a third of parents with a child under 12 say their child began interacting with a smartphone before the age of five. In 2020, nearly one in five parents of a child 11 or younger had given their child their own phone. In another 2021 survey, 31% of 8-year-olds owned a smartphone, nearly tripling from 2015. Katie Davis, associate professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• ChatGPT could be used for good, but like many other AI models, it's rife with racist and discriminatory bias | Insider2 months ago
  ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot that generates eerily human-sounding text responses, is the new and advanced face of the debate on the potential — and dangers — of AI. The technology has the capacity to help people with everyday tasks, but some are wary, as the chatbot has been known to allow users to cheat and plagiarize, potentially spread misinformation, and could also be used to enable unethical business practices. What’s even more alarming: Like many chatbots before it, it is also rife with bias. A study from the UW Information School is referenced.
• UW students protest against plan to privatize off-campus housing | KING 52 months ago
  On Wednesday, UW students met at Red Square to protest against the university’s plan to turn over operations of four off-campus housing sites: Blakely and Laurel village along with Nordheim and Radford court. The four complexes cater mostly to graduate students, students with families and international students. Anne Duncan, a doctoral student in English at the UW, Levin Kim, a doctoral student at the UW Information School, and UW spokesperson Victor Balta are quoted.
• How a big donation is making a difference for one local computer science program | 425 Business2 months ago
  Washington recently passed legislation mandating every school district operating a high school in the state to, at minimum, offer one elective computer science class to high school students no later than the 2022-23 school year. One local resource helping address this need is the UW’s recently launched Secondary Teacher Education Program Computer Science Program, a yearlong teacher-education pathway that graduates its students with a Master in Teaching degree with a residency teacher certificate for middle- or high-school computer-science instruction. Amy Ko, professor at the UW Information School, is quoted. Anne Beitlers, associate teaching professor of education at the UW, is mentioned.
• Opinion: All-knowing machines are a fantasy | IAI News3 months ago
  "Decades of science fiction have taught us that a key feature of a high-tech future is computer systems that give us instant access to seemingly limitless collections of knowledge through an interface that takes the form of a friendly (or sometimes sinisterly detached) voice. The early promise of the World Wide Web was that it might be the start of that collection of knowledge. With Meta’s Galactica, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and earlier this year LaMDA from Google, it seems like the friendly language interface is just around the corner, too," write the UW’s Emily Bender, professor of linguistics, and Chirag Shah, professor in the UW Information School.
• An app for naturalists offers a shared sense of reality | The New York Times3 months ago
  A not-for-profit initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society, iNaturalist says it aims to connect people to nature through technology. And the site’s species-level identifications have been cited in thousands of scientific papers. But in a moment that can feel like everything is subject to dispute — the cause of inflation, the nature of gender, the legitimacy of an election — iNaturalist has also gained recognition as a rare place on the internet where people with different points of view manage to forge agreement on what constitutes reality. Jevin West, associate professor in the Information School, is quoted.
• Opinion: A volcanic change in social-media landscape | The Seattle Times3 months ago
  "A pilgrimage to Mount St. Helens is a Northwest tradition. My family and I made the trek this past summer. From the Windy Ridge Viewpoint, we could see both the destruction and the emergence of a new mountain. We could see the mats of denuded trees but also the prairie lupine pushing through the dry pumice. The same kind of volcanic eruption and resulting rebuild is happening in the social-media landscape. Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter in late October began a series of events that has irreversibly altered not only Twitter but also the broader social-media landscape," writes Jevin West, associate professor in the Information School.

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• Why sleep scientists think Standard Time is best | Salon1 week ago
  As DST is upon us, and yet another opportunity to make it permanent looms, sleep scientists are speaking out against the possibility as research suggests that the negative effects of DST on our collective health outweigh the benefits of longer daylight hours. Christopher Barnes, professor of management at the UW, is quoted.
• Seattle VC firms tell startups to assess positions with Silicon Valley Bank amid funding concerns | GeekWire2 weeks ago
  Venture capital firms in Seattle are advising companies in its portfolio to reconsider their positions with Silicon Valley Bank amid potential funding troubles at the tech-focused bank. The bank recently said it would book a $1.8 billion loss and has grappled with declining deposits and rising interest rates. Philip Bond, professor of finance and business economics at the UW, is quoted.
• Amazon pauses work on 2nd headquarters in Virginia | The New York Times2 weeks ago
  When Amazon said in 2018 that it planned to build a second headquarters in Virginia, along with a sister office complex in New York, it was a symbolic moment for the tech industry’s increasing importance to the American economy. But the company’s decision made public on Friday to pause plans in Virginia — about four years after Amazon pulled out of its campus in New York — is the latest reminder that the tech industry’s long boom has slowed. Jeff Shulman, professor of marketing at the UW, is quoted.
• 2023’s best and worst cities at money management | WalletHub3 weeks ago
  A survey of consumer financial literacy reflects a growing need for financial instruction in U.S. households. Only 56% of adults, for instance, give their knowledge of personal finance high marks, and 44% said they maintain a budget and keep an eye on their spending. Good money management skills are more important now than ever during this time of high inflation. Thomas Gilbert, associate professor of finance and business economics at the UW, is quoted.
• How sabbaticals help our careers | Forbes3 weeks ago
  A survey conducted by the recruitment platform Applied last year revealed that while around a third of employees had taken a career break of six months or more, the majority felt reluctant about disclosing that fact to potential employers during the recruitment process. What’s more, this figure rose to over 75% among executives. A UW study is referenced.
• Tech helped make Seattle — could industry layoffs break it? | Crosscut1 month ago
  Trying to find consensus about the expected economic impact of the thousands of local layoffs announced recently by Seattle-area tech companies is about as difficult as choosing which social media platform will replace Twitter and Facebook. Some business experts say the recently unemployed will quickly find new jobs in an industry that continues to grow in the Puget Sound area. Others are calling the almost-daily layoff news the beginning of an economic downtown. Jeff Shulman, professor of marketing at the UW, is quoted.
• Amazon, Microsoft layoffs: tech job cuts hurt Seattle economy | Bloomberg2 months ago
  Job cuts at Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are the latest blow for the Seattle region, which is still struggling to recover from a pandemic-era decimation of the commuter economy that, as in many cities, is the lifeblood of America’s second-largest tech hub. The number of jobs lost—at least 28,000 globally between the two companies—may seem minor for a region that employs more than 2.1 million. But it’s a psychological blow that will make investors hesitant to start new projects and businesses even more reluctant to re-open or expand. Jeff Shulman, professor of marketing at the UW, is quoted.
• What do the Microsoft layoffs mean for Washington state? | KNKX2 months ago
  Microsoft announced today it will be laying off 10,000 employees, including a reported 800 in the Seattle metro area. It’s the latest in a spate of job losses in the tech sector in Washington state from Amazon, which also announced cuts today. So what could this mean for the region? Jeff Shulman, professor of marketing at the UW, is interviewed.
• Ron DeSantis, Republicans are at war with 'woke' business: This is why | USA Today2 months ago
  Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Twitter and Tesla, calls it "woke mind virus." Populist Republicans like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis call it "corporate wokeness." ‘Woke’ – a watchword long embraced by the Black community – has been co-opted by GOP activists, officials and lawmakers as a culture-war rallying cry against progressive activism. And conservatives across red America are using it to score political points as they try to stop corporations from taking public positions on political issues and social causes from abortion to immigration. Abhinav Gupta, associate professor of management at the UW, is quoted.
• By entering UW later, transfer students discover camaraderie, competition and their own path | KNKX3 months ago
  Each year, the UW accepts thousands of transfer students, spread across its three campuses in Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell. Many previously studied at community colleges, in Washington and beyond. These students didn’t follow the well-known route to university that starts in high school. Most choose to pursue their education in a different way, joining college at a later stage into their educational journey. Sylvie Shiosaki, assistant director of multicultural outreach and recruitment at the UW, and UW students Edward Kim, Madison Collins and Ben Fetters, are quoted. Written by Soumya Gupta, student at the UW.
• Companies are making bold climate pledges – but where are the workers needed to reach them? | GeekWire3 months ago
  Companies worldwide have made pledges to cut their carbon emissions. But many, or perhaps most, lack the skilled workers needed to reach those goals. Charles Donovan, a visiting professor in the UW Foster School of Business, and Daniel Schwartz, professor of chemical engineering and director of the Clean Energy Institute at the UW, are quoted. Several Foster School initiatives are mentioned.
• How credit can beat buy now, pay later | Associated Press3 months ago
  At first glance, a “buy now, pay later” plan’s promise of no interest or upfront fees can seem more appealing than a credit card’s terms. Dividing a transaction into, say, a pay-in-four installment plan sounds straightforward and manageable. Unlike credit cards, though, these plans lack certain consumer protections and are sometimes unpredictable. In this way, credit cards can be superior to pay-in-four buy now, pay later plans, making it easier to manage payments, dispute transactions, get refunds, establish credit or access certain debt-payoff options. A study co-authored by Ed deHaan, associate professor of business at the UW, is referenced.
• How do managers pitch their companies during IPO roadshows? | Forbes4 months ago
  Managers’ roadshow pitches for initial public offerings (IPOs) are different in tone, emphasize different topics, and are more predictive of future company performance than the required IPO disclosure, according to a study forthcoming in The Accounting Review. Elizabeth Blankespoor, associate professor of accounting at the UW, is quoted.
• Tesla's close-knit leadership team goes under the spotlight in court | CNN4 months ago
  The Tesla board of directors that created the largest compensation package in history for CEO Elon Musk was stocked with his friends, according to court testimony this week. As Tesla heads to court to defend Musk’s pay, this potential conflict of interest may be problematic: Tesla says its board of directors has a legal responsibility for shareholders’ money in addition to overseeing management, which includes Musk. Elizabeth Umphress, professor of management at the UW, is quoted.
• New Republican House Majority tells 'woke' businesses to get lost | USA Today4 months ago
  Now that Republicans have regained control of the House, key conservative figures are threatening political consequences for "woke" business practices. Abhinav Gupta, associate professor of management at the UW, is quoted.
• Impacts of recent tech layoffs | FOX 134 months ago
  The New York Times reports that Amazon is cutting 10,000 corporate and technology employees as soon as this week. There has been no official word from Amazon about these possible layoffs, but it would be the biggest job loss in the company’s history. Jeff Shulman, professor of marketing at the UW, is quoted.
• Marketing and economic experts weigh in on Meta, tech layoffs | KIRO 74 months ago
  Meta announced Wednesday it would be laying off 11,000 employees as a response to spending issues from the pandemic. But Meta isn’t the only tech giant laying people off; both Twitter and Microsoft have also let go of employees in recent weeks. Even Amazon is currently under a hiring freeze due to concern about the future of the economy. Jeff Shulman, professor of marketing at the UW, is quoted.
• Tech layoffs and hiring freezes, including at Meta, Amazon | KIRO 74 months ago
  Facebook parent company Meta is planning to lay off employees this week, according to reports from The New York Times and Wall Street Journal. No numbers have been shared, but reports say those layoffs could be significant and expected by the end of this week. It comes as Amazon announced on Nov. 3 that it is freezing corporate hiring because of economic uncertainty. Jeff Shulman, professor of marketing at the UW, is quoted.
• In a ‘foreboding sign’ for Seattle, Amazon freezes corporate hiring | The Seattle Times4 months ago
  Pressured by economic uncertainty, Amazon is freezing hiring for its corporate workforce “for the next few months,” the company announced Thursday. The news comes after weeks of Amazon hinting it will slow growth and slim down experimental ventures and projects. Amazon said Thursday its decision is due to the economy and “in light of how many people we have hired in the last few years.” Amazon declined to answer questions about how the hiring freeze would impact its workforce in the Puget Sound. The company has 55,000 employees in Seattle and has been on a hiring spree outside the city, aiming to grow its Bellevue presence from 10,000 employees to 25,000 in the next three years. Jeff Shulman, professor of marketing at the UW, is quoted.
• Sorry stoners, cannabis probably doesn't make you as creative as you think | IFL Science5 months ago
  A surprising correlation between smoking cannabis and creativity levels has been found by new research, indicating that the drug has no effect on creative thought – but does impact how creative the user sees themselves and others. A team of researchers carried out a number of experiments into how moderate everyday cannabis use can affect users’ ability to think creatively and judge the creativity levels of others. Christopher Barnes, professor of management at the UW, is quoted.

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• Your nighttime snores and coughs may be unique | WIRED3 days ago
  From ShutEye to SleepScore, several smartphone apps are available if you’re trying to better understand how snoring impacts your rest, allowing you to leave the microphone on overnight to record your raucous nasal grunts and rumbling throat reverberations. But while smartphone apps are helpful for tracking the presence of snores, their accuracy remains an issue when applied to real-world bedrooms with extraneous noises and multiple audible people. Matt Whitehill, a doctoral student in computer science and engineering, is quoted.
• Secretive new startup focuses on off-road autonomous vehicles, led by UW robotics experts | GeekWire2 weeks ago
  A UW professor and expert in machine learning and robotics is leading a new company focused on off-road autonomous vehicle technology. Byron Boots, UW associate professor of computer science and engineering, is also the CEO and co-founder of Overland AI, a Seattle startup aiming to help companies that use ground vehicles in complex terrain address safety and labor shortages.
• UW researchers use AI to teach people empathy | KNKX4 weeks ago
  A team at the UW is using artificial intelligence to help people become more empathetic. Psychologists and computer scientists developed the AI with the hopes that the assistive technology could help people support each other online. Tim Althoff, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Microsoft considers more limits for its new AI chatbot | The New York Times1 month ago
  When Microsoft introduced a new version of its Bing search engine that includes the artificial intelligence of a chatbot last week, company executives knew they were climbing out on a limb. They expected that some responses from the new chatbot might not be entirely accurate, and had built in measures to protect against users who tried to push it to do strange things or unleash racist or harmful screeds. But Microsoft was not quite ready for the surprising creepiness experienced by users who tried to engage the chatbot in open-ended and probing personal conversations — even though that issue is well known in the small world of researchers who specialize in artificial intelligence. Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence CEO Oren Etzioni, who is also a professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Tech Moves: T-Mobile tech leader to retire; Curi Bio and CrowdCow appoint CEOs; and more | GeekWire1 month ago
  Two UW researchers have been named Sloan Fellows, an award that recognizes early-career researchers as next-generation leaders. Leilani Battle, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, and Jonathan Zhu, assistant professor of mathematics at the UW, are mentioned.
• Meet ChatGPT's evil twin, DAN | The Washington Post1 month ago
  Ask ChatGPT to opine on Adolf Hitler and it will probably demur, saying it doesn’t have personal opinions or citing its rules against producing hate speech. The wildly popular chatbot’s creator, San Francisco startup OpenAI, has carefully trained it to steer clear of a wide range of sensitive topics, lest it produce offensive responses. But when a 22-year-old college student prodded ChatGPT to assume the persona of a devil-may-care alter ego — called “DAN,” for “Do Anything Now” — it answered. Luis Ceze, professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Microsoft cuts another 600 Seattle-area jobs as downsizing continues | The Seattle Times1 month ago
  Microsoft’s plans for its Seattle-area workforce came into sharper focus Thursday when the company cut an additional 617 workers from its offices in Redmond, Bellevue and Issaquah. Thursday’s cuts, combined with the 878 Seattle-area workers let go in January, push Microsoft’s local layoff total to around 1,500, or 15% of the 10,000 jobs the Redmond-based tech giant plans to eliminate by March 31 as it responds to a cooling, disrupted tech sector. Ed Lazowska, professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Can AI help increase expression of empathy? | KUOW1 month ago
  A team led by UW researchers studied whether AI can help peer supporters interacting on text-based online platforms respond with more empathy. They developed an AI system to give peer supporters real-time feedback, like an editor looking over your shoulder while you type a message. Tim Althoff, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Heard the one about the ‘woke’ AI chatbot who refused to tell a joke about women? | The Telegraph1 month ago
  A revolutionary artificial intelligence sensation has been accused of having a “woke” bias after refusing to praise Donald Trump, make jokes about women or argue in favour of fossil fuels. Pedro Domingos, professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the UW, is mentioned.
• The race to build a ChatGPT-powered search engine | Wired1 month ago
  The feverish excitement around ChatGPT and widespread suggestions that it could reinvent search engines is understandable. The chatbot can provide complex and sophisticated answers to questions by synthesizing information found in the billions of words scraped from the web and other sources to train its algorithms. Tinkering with the bot can give a sense of experiencing a more fluid way to interact with machines. But the way the technology works is in some ways fundamentally at odds with the idea of a search engine that reliably retrieves information found online. Alex Ratner, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Are quantum computers here? So far, the uncertainty principle rules | GeekWire1 month ago
  Do full-fledged quantum computers already exist, or will it be a decade before they come into being? Will they have to be the size of a football field? A data center cabinet? A microwave oven? It seems as if the more you talk to computer scientists involved in the quantum computing quest, the less certain the answers become. It’s the flip side of the classic case of Schrödinger’s Cat, which is both dead and alive until you open the box: Quantum computers could be regarded as already alive, or not yet born. Rahul Trivedi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Andrea Coladangelo, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, are quoted.
• Sending signals without power (almost) | Science without the gobbledygook2 months ago
  A group of engineers from the University of Washington have come up with a way to send signals seemingly without power. This project is featured on a weekly roundup of science news by Sabine Hossenfelder.
• We asked the new AI to do some simple rocket science — it crashed and burned | NPR2 months ago
  ChatGPT — the recently released chatbot from the company OpenAI – failed to accurately reproduce even the most basic equations of rocketry. Its written descriptions of some equations also contained errors. And it wasn’t the only AI program to flunk the assignment. Others that generate images could turn out designs for rocket engines that looked impressive, but would fail catastrophically if anyone actually attempted to build them. The UW’s Emily Bender, professor of linguistics, and Yejin Choi, professor of computer science and engineering, are quoted.
• How MacArthur Fellow Yejin Choi teaches common sense to artificial intelligence | NPR2 months ago
  In the last decade, machines capable of natural language processing have moved into our homes and grown in sophistication. From spell check to spam filters, smart speakers to search autocomplete, machines have come a long way in understanding and interpreting our language. However, these systems lack a quality we humans take for granted: common sense reasoning. Yejin Choi, UW professor of computer science and engineering, is quoted.
• Inside ChatGPT's woke AI problem | New York Post2 months ago
  Scientists have long worried about AI becoming sentient, replacing human workers or even wiping out civilization. But in early 2023, the biggest concern seems to be whether AI has an embarrassingly PC sense of humor. Pedro Domingos, professor emeritus of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Seattle startup aims to change surgery using AI, computer vision and augmented reality | GeekWire2 months ago
  In a former Boeing manufacturing facility near Seattle’s waterfront, a six-year old startup is readying a system it says will change surgery. Proprio‘s technology enables surgeons to see key structures on a screen in three dimensions in real time. The system helps clinicians place incisions and guide placement of hardware, such as devices that can help straighten a spine. Joshua Smith, professor of computer science and engineering and of electrical and computer engineering at the UW, and Proprio, a UW spinout company, are mentioned.
• Analysis: Device transmits radio waves with almost no power – without violating the laws of physics | The Conversation2 months ago
  "A new ultra-low-power method of communication at first glance seems to violate the laws of physics. It is possible to wirelessly transmit information simply by opening and closing a switch that connects a resistor to an antenna. No need to send power to the antenna," writes Joshua Smith, professor of computer science and engineering and of electrical and computer engineering at the UW.
• Amazon robotics leader Siddhartha Srinivasa leaves to join self-driving vehicle venture Cruise | GeekWire2 months ago
  Siddhartha Srinivasa, a leading robotics expert and professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, has left his position as director of Robotics AI at Amazon to join Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous-vehicle subsidiary.
• Chatbots create questions about transparency in mental health care | Stat News2 months ago
  The mental health field is increasingly looking to chatbots to relieve escalating pressure on a limited pool of licensed therapists. But they’re entering uncharted ethical territory as they confront questions about how closely AI should be involved in such deeply sensitive support. Tim Althoff, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Commentary: Washington state's tech industry will continue to grow, despite layoffs | GeekWire2 months ago
  "Industries go through cycles. In tech, it has happened before, it is happening now, and with certainty it will happen again. But with equal certainty, tech will continue to grow long term, and Washington is well positioned to take advantage of that future growth," writes Ed Lazowska, professor of computer science and engineering at the UW.

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• How to stop grinding your teeth | Time6 months ago
  Since 2020, dentists and other oral health professionals around the world have recorded a sharp uptick in the number of patients seeking treatment for issues caused by bruxism, a fancy word for grinding and clenching your teeth together with force. While bruxism is fairly common, with pre-pandemic data suggesting that as many as 31% of adults were chronic chompers to some degree, some major clinics saw nearly three times as many bruxers as usual when lockdowns began. Dr. Mark Drangsholt, professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Dietitians say vitamin c supplements, drinks are a waste of money | Insider8 months ago
  Supplement sales skyrocketed in 2020, and analysts expect the trend to continue into the decade. But data and expert interviews suggest very few Americans need to take vitamin C supplements, particularly those that have far more milligrams than the daily recommendation. Even in cases where a diet could result in low vitamin C, experts told Insider not to rush to the supplement aisle, but rather eat more fruits and veggies. Dr. Philippe Hujoel, professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Fact check: Image shows silicone model of a dolphin fetus in the womb | USA Today10 months ago
  An image circulating online that depicts a dolphin fetus has drawn the attention of Facebook users. Similar posts have been shared on Facebook since at least 2012. But the image of an unborn dolphin is a computer graphic. Rachel Roston, a postdoctoral researcher in dentistry at the UW, is quoted.
• New test maps acidity in the mouth to spot cavities before they form | ZME Science1 year ago
  Scientists at the UW have now developed an optical-based method that can identify the most at-risk teeth by mapping high acidity in the dental plaque that covers the teeth. Manuja Sharma, a doctoral student in dentistr at the UW, is quoted.
• New LED tool developed by scientists that spots dental cavities before they even start | The Independent1 year ago
  Scientists have developed a new tool that uses LED light to detect and measure specific chemical changes that lead to dental cavities, an advance that may lead to better ways of preventing the condition before it even starts. Manuja Sharma, a doctoral student in dentistr at the UW, is quoted.
• Acidity sensor creates a heat map of teeth at risk of decay | New Atlas1 year ago
  A cavity is a pretty clear sign of tooth trouble, but there are warnings to be seen before these tiny openings start to appear. A newly developed optical device is designed to reveal at-risk areas of our teeth by detecting hotspots of high acidity in dental plaque, where conditions are ripe for decay to take hold. The UW’s Manuja Sharma, a doctoral student in dentistry, and Eric Seibel, research professor of mechanical engineering, are quoted.
• David Giuliani, co-inventor of Sonicare toothbrush and a climate change activist, dies at 75 | The Seattle Times1 year ago
  David Giuliani, an entrepreneurial engineer who co-invented the Sonicare toothbrush and helped forge landmark Washington state law to combat climate change, has died. He was 75. In the late 1980s, Giuliani teamed up with Dr. David Engel, affiliate professor of periodontics at the UW, and Roy Martin, professor emeritus of bioengineering at the UW, to develop a better electric toothbrush, which became the first Sonicare model.
• Interesting ways to boost your vitamin C intake – as a study suggests doubling our dose | The Independent1 year ago
  Scientists have suggested we double our vitamin C intake, after arguing current recommendations – the NHS is in favour of 40mg per day – are partly informed by a Second World War study that’s now outdated. Dr. Philippe Hujoel, professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Fears about going to the dentist | KUOW1 year ago
  KUOW interviews a clinical psychologist about dental phobias. The Dental Fears Research Clinic at the UW School of Dentistry is mentioned.
• Opinion: Adding dental benefits to Medicare | The Hill2 years ago
  "Comprehensive dental care is the most important benefit expansion to Medicare since prescription drugs were added in 2006. It is important we get it right. Medicare is our nation’s health insurance program for older adults. The current problem is that Medicare covers only ‘medically necessary’ care," writes Dr. Donald Chi, professor of oral health sciences at the UW.
• Vitamin C | BYU Radio2 years ago
  Most think of Vitamin C as an immunity booster during cold and flu season. But the most well-documented benefit of Vitamin C in the human body is actually for healing wounds, creating scar tissue, and keeping the walls of blood vessels intact. Dr. Philippe Hujoel, professor of oral health sciences at the UW, says the global standard for how much Vitamin C a person should consume needs an update.
• Washington State University to limit exemptions when FDA approves COVID vaccine; University of Washington reinstates mask mandate | The Seattle Times2 years ago
  Washington State University will no longer allow students to claim personal or philosophical exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccination requirement, the school announced Thursday, citing the “increasing threat of the delta variant for those who are unvaccinated.” The UW’s policies on vaccines and masks are mentioned.
• How to stop putting off a trip to the dentist | VICE2 years ago
  People feel anxious about the dentist for all kinds of reasons: because they’re worried they’ll get shamed for not coming in sooner, because they don’t have insurance right now and fear they can’t afford the care they need, or because dental procedures can be painful. Cameron Randall, acting assistant professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Fear of needles may play small role in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy | KOMO 42 years ago
  As health officials across the country urge people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, there are worries that people with a fear of needles may be avoiding the shot. Dr. Donald Chi, professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is interviewed.
• Whale, dolphin blowholes developed differently, research reveals | UPI2 years ago
  All whales have blowholes, but not all of them evolved them the same way — according to a new study, the two major forms of cetaceans turned their noses into blowholes in different ways. Rachel Roston, a postdoctoral researcher in dentistry at the UW, is quoted.
• Snoring in the sty | Loh Down on Science2 years ago
  The "Loh Down on Science" podcast talks about research by Dr. Zi-Jun Liu, research associate professor of orthodontics at the UW, on sleep apnea in Yucatan minipigs, whose airways are similar to those of humans.
• Mints could rebuild tooth tissue | KING 52 years ago
  A team at the UW has created a tablet genetically engineered to bind to damaged teeth, repair and build new soft mouth tissue.
• If your gums tend to bleed, you may be lacking this vitamin, study says | Yahoo! News2 years ago
  For many years, dentists have warned us to beware of blood when we brush our teeth or eat something firm like an apple. Commonly, this is thought to be an early sign of gum disease, and while that could very well be true, a new study is warning that it may also be a red flag that your body is lacking vitamin C. Dr. Philippe Hujoel, professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Bleeding gums? You might be lacking vitamin C | HealthDay2 years ago
  If you have bleeding gums, you may need to increase the amount of vitamin C in your diet, a new study suggests. Dr. Philippe Hujoel, professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• How dentistry adapted to COVID-19: Less drilling, less germ spray | The New York Times2 years ago
  The pandemic has forced dentists and hygienists to change some of the methods for maintaining good oral hygiene, to protect patients as well as themselves. Dr. Donald Chi, professor of oral health sciences at the UW, is quoted.

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• Philadelphia City Council candidate floats drone policing program | Axios Philadelphia5 days ago
  A proposal for Philadelphia Police to use drones as a crime-fighting tool could face opposition from privacy advocates who view it as an intrusion unlikely to reduce street violence. Mary Fan, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• The Daylight Saving Time mess just won't go away | WIRED1 week ago
  Changing the clocks is bad for your health and bad for the economy. The U.S. and Europe are trying to stop the seasonal switches, but with little success. Steve Calandrillo, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Daylight Saving Time: There oughta be a law | Fox News1 week ago
  There oughta be a law. That’s what millions of Americans may proclaim when they wake up Sunday morning, cursing the fact that Daylight Saving Time embezzled an hour of sleep. Turns out, in fact there is law. Steve Calandrillo, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• New Mexico seeks limits on release of police body-cam video | Associated Press1 week ago
  New Mexico’s House of Representatives has endorsed new limitations on public access to police body-camera video when it captures images of nudity, violence, injury or death. The 46-19 vote Thursday sent the bill to the Senate for consideration. Proponents of the initiative include the New Mexico State Police and associations representing county and municipal governments, including sheriffs’ departments. Mary Fan, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Here comes the sun: Daylight saving time returns Sunday | Axios Seattle1 week ago
  Seattle may never embrace the twice-a-year clock-changing ritual of daylight saving time (DST) that state legislators voted to do away with four years ago, but we love that extra hour of evening light. Steve Calandrillo, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• UW professor weighs in on developments in Idaho murders case | KING 53 weeks ago
  New search warrants were released in the Idaho murders case this week, along with the details of a hearing in which the court discussed reports of a potential conflict of interest involving Bryan Kohberger’s public defender. Reports say Kohberger’s defender Anne Taylor also represented the mother of Xana Kernodle, one of the victims, in an unrelated case. William Bailey, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: Debate on capital gains tax confuses the measure’s wisdom with its legality | The Seattle Times3 weeks ago
  "Discussions of the state Supreme Court’s case involving Washington’s capital gains tax often confuse the measure’s wisdom with its legality. This is a common mistake. Many comments framed as legal arguments instead express the writer’s view about the wisdom of the measure," writes William Andersen, professor emeritus of law at the UW.
• These companies say they can recover stolen crypto — that rarely happens | Forbes4 weeks ago
  Pig butchering, as it’s known, is a new type of online con perpetrated by overseas scammers who “fatten” up victims – making them believe they have made boatloads of money in cryptocurrency often using manipulated apps and websites – before absconding with all their money. Experts say billions of dollars are lost to this type of pernicious scheme each year. The hard truth is that recovering money lost to crypto scams is extremely rare, even when law enforcement does take up a case. But in recent years, a nascent industry has cropped up, offering services that promise to do just that. Mary Fan, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• In Twitter, Google suits, Supreme Court seems unlikely to expand liability | The Washington Post4 weeks ago
  The Supreme Court spent more than five hours over two days considering the responsibilities and failures of Big Tech, but in the end seemed reluctant to impose substantial changes in how social media platforms can be held liable for contentious or even dangerous content on their sites. Eric Schnapper, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Supreme Court wary of weakening internet's Section 230 | Los Angeles Times4 weeks ago
  Several Supreme Court justices said Tuesday they were wary of allowing lawsuits against YouTube and other social media firms over algorithms they use to direct users to related content — even if that encourages terrorists or promotes illegal conduct. The justices had agreed for the first time to hear a challenge to Section 230, the federal law that shields websites from being sued over content posted by others. That set off alarms at Big Tech firms. Eric Schnapper, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• New web tool helps people find non-consensual images of themselves online | KIRO4 weeks ago
  You probably haven’t seen it, but it’s almost certainly seen you. PimEyes.com is a website where you can upload a picture of your face and find wherever it appears online in any photo. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Proposed wealth tax in Washington state is another attempt at tax code reform | GeekWire1 month ago
  Democrats in the Washington state legislature are trying again to make the state’s wealthiest residents pay up with a bill that would tax wealth surpassing $250 million. The proposal, sponsored by Sen. Noel Frame, would trigger a 1% tax on financial assets such as stocks and bonds, excluding the first $250 million. Hugh Spitzer, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Consumers sue to block Kroger-Albertsons merger, recover $4B dividend | The Seattle Times1 month ago
  Opposition to a proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons took a new turn last week after two dozen consumers, including a Kirkland man, filed the first formal challenge to the $25 billion deal. The lawsuit, filed Feb. 2 in a California federal court, also seeks to halt a controversial $4 billion dividend by Albertsons to shareholders in the run-up to the merger. Douglas Ross, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Liberty Lake City Council looks to limit authority of library board | The Spokesman-Review1 month ago
  Liberty Lake politicians this month could change city law to reduce the authority of the library board, a five-member group of appointed volunteers that sets policy and has the final say over which books belong on the shelves. Hugh Spitzer, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Religious health care restrictions prompt call for WA merger oversight | The Seattle Times1 month ago
  Catholic health care is a huge industry in the U.S., often known for high-quality, mission-driven service — and the ethical and religious directives many of their facilities follow. Carried out with varying degrees of strictness and workarounds, the directives prohibit medical aid in dying, abortion, some types of fertility treatments and contraception, including tubal ligations and vasectomies. Such facilities also do not typically offer some forms of care for transgender patients. Douglas Ross, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• What does the nation’s commitment to tribal co-stewardship mean for public lands? | High Country News2 months ago
  The Biden administration’s policies signal a shift in lands management, but a sea change is yet to come. Monte Mills, a UW law professor and director of the Native American Law Center at the UW, is quoted.
• Jesse Jones: Victim calls Jesse after bank refuses to reverse $1,200 fraud charge | KIRO 72 months ago
  When Kris Blondin saw a $1,252 charge on her credit card statement, it was clear to her that she had been squared up by a scammer. After documents showed a fake Square account charged Blondin’s credit card, Bank of America wouldn’t provide a refund. So KIRO 7’s Jesse Jones checked her story. Anita Ramasastry, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Group's lawsuit seeks to void Washington transportation law | Associated Press2 months ago
  A conservative legal advocacy organization is suing to halt the nearly $17 billion transportation funding bill passed by the Washington Legislature and signed by Gov. Jay Inslee last year. The organization, the Citizen Action Defense Fund, argued in a filing Tuesday that the 16-year transportation revenue package contains multiple subjects that lack “rational unity,” and because of that, it violates the state constitution. Hugh Spitzer, professor of law at the UW, is referenced.
• UW School of Medicine joins national revolt against ranking system | Axios Seattle2 months ago
  The University of Washington School of Medicine and the UW School of Law will no longer participate in U.S. News & World Report’s once prestigious university rankings.
• Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs are plunging in value and mired in lawsuits | Observer2 months ago
  In the past few months, the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection has been the target of SEC probes, falling sales and questions regarding copyright protection. Zahr Said, professor of law at the UW, is mentioned.

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• Here's why a longevity researcher takes rapamycin for joint pain | Insider3 days ago
  Matt Kaeberlein, professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the UW School of Medicine, studies rapamycin, a prescription drug that has antiaging effects on mice and flies. Kaeberlein tried rapamycin out on himself, in what he acknowledges was a loosely controlled "self-experiment" to heal his frozen shoulder. While it helped him, the risks or benefits of using the drug for antiaging in humans is still unknown.
• Pandemic fatigue and a lack of research dollars means long COVID patients are being left behind | Salon3 days ago
  So far this year, most metrics for measuring the COVID pandemic have been trending downward. On average, there are fewer deaths, hospitalizations and overall infections, while traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater have dropped. Antiviral drugs and vaccines still work, even against XBB.1.5, the most dominant variant the last several months. We understand how to fight this disease better than ever compared to three years ago and the good news is that we seem to be winning. For now. Unfortunately, none of this means the pandemic is truly "over." Dr. Nikki Gentile, assistant professor of family medicine at the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Four habits to reduce your biological age | Fortune3 days ago
  What’s the secret to looking and feeling younger? For some, it’s expensive surgeries. For others, it’s a change in health and wellness habits. But what does science say? Matt Kaeberlein, professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Amazon makes move to disrupt the health care industry | KUOW5 days ago
  Late last month, Amazon closed a $3.9 billion deal to acquire One Medical, a membership-based primary care practice. The provider, which was founded in 2007, leans heavily on technology for care, using things like telehealth visits and apps for scheduling appointments. Dr. Thomas Payne, professor of medicine at the UW School of Medicine, is interviewed.
• Increase in mortality rate among kids, teens largest in decades: research | The Hill5 days ago
  The country saw the largest increases in the mortality rate in decades among young kids and teenagers in 2020 and 2021, according to a research article released Monday. A study co-authored by Dr. Frederick Rivara, professor of pediatrics in the UW School of Medicine, is referenced.
• New study finds link between inflammation and long-COVID symptoms | Axios Seattle6 days ago
  Three years after long COVID was first documented, the mysteries behind what causes it are starting to be unraveled. Some of the mental symptoms of long COVID, like brain fog and memory issues, are likely sparked by inflammation, according to a new study published this month by researchers with the UW School of Medicine, the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, and Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. William Banks, professor of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• These test strips might help prevent fentanyl overdoses, but they’re illegal | The Seattle Times7 days ago
  Health officials say fentanyl test strips could help prevent accidental overdoses, but under current law, they’ve been illegal because they fall under the definition of drug paraphernalia. State lawmakers hope to change that with House Bill 1006, dubbed “Allisone’s Law," named for a young woman who died of a fentanyl overdose and whose mother, Genevieve Schofield, of Kent, is advocating for the test strips. Caleb Banta-Green, a principal research scientist at the Addictions, Drug and Alcohol Institute in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Washington senate wants to punish the addiction out of people | The Stranger7 days ago
  The Washington State House Democratic caucus wants to make significant changes to the Senate’s drug possession bill, which seeks to increase criminal penalties while also offering diversion to treatment. Caleb Banta-Green, a principal research scientist at the Addictions, Drug and Alcohol Institute in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Having a-fib might raise odds for dementia | HealthDay1 week ago
  The common irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation may increase the risk of dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people newly diagnosed with a-fib had a 13% higher risk of developing dementia, the progressive loss of memory and thinking skills. The risk was even higher (65%) among those who developed a-fib before age 65 and in people who did not have chronic kidney disease (20%). Dr. Nisha Bansal, professor of nephrology at the UW, is quoted.
• Atrial fibrillation may increase risk for dementia | HealthDay1 week ago
  Incident atrial fibrillation is associated with a modestly increased risk for dementia, according to a study published online March 8 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Dr. Nisha Bansal, professor of nephrology at the UW, is mentioned.
• The winter COVID wave that wasn't: Why the US didn't see a surge | ABC News1 week ago
  When the United States saw COVID-19 cases and deaths rise around this past Christmas and New Year’s, many Americans feared the country was in for a third winter wave. But as quickly as both metrics went up, they also came down. Weekly cases and deaths in late winter 2022-23 are on par with what was seen in spring 2022, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ali Mokdad, professor of health metrics sciences at the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, is quoted.
• Norovirus and Shigella outbreaks, State Health Leaders give tips to know the differences | KEPR1 week ago
  State health leaders say outbreaks of stomach flu-like illnesses like norovirus and Shigella, often spread quickly through communities, and say symptoms can often be similar and hard to identify during an outbreak. Dr. Ferric Fang, professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• What is rapamycin, and how does it help prevent aging | Insider1 week ago
  Rapamycin, also known as sirolimus, was first discovered in a clump of dirt on the island of Rapa Nui. This natural antifungal restricts a key protein in our body that is critical for helping cells grow and reproduce. Like fasting, rapamycin tells cells to slow down their growth and reproduction. While that kind of activity could be very dangerous for a growing fetus or young person, it may also be a great way for aging bodies to turn down troublesome age-related inflammation that can contribute to conditions including Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. Matt Kaeberlein, professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• UW study shows race-based prenatal test is outdated, ineffective | KREM1 week ago
  A new study conducted by UW School of Medicine researchers and published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology argues labs should stop adjusting test results from a common prenatal screening based on race. The study examined patient records for tests of alpha-fetoprotein levels, which can be used to assess the potential for spina bifida and other characteristics in an infant, UW Medicine says. Dr. Shani Delaney, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Concussion risks for older adults: What to know after Mitch McConnell’s fall | The New York Times1 week ago
  Concussion is the most common form of traumatic brain injury, and, while attention often focuses more on effects in young athletes, older adults are at higher risk for severe outcomes following one, neurologists and health experts said. Dr. Monica Vavilala, professor of pediatrics and of anesthesiology and pain medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Dianne Feinstein's shingles diagnosis — What to know about the rash caused by a virus | Fox News2 weeks ago
  Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the oldest sitting member of the Senate, is reportedly recovering at home after a recent hospitalization secondary to the viral infection called shingles. Roughly one out of every three people in the U.S. will develop shingles in their lifetime, according to the CDC. Dr. Anna Wald, professor of medicine, epidemiology and laboratory medicine and pathology at the UW, is quoted.
• Daylight Saving Time: How to adjust to the time change | CNN2 weeks ago
  For most people in the U.S., this coming Sunday is our annual “spring forward” into Daylight Saving Time. Planning for the change can help lessen the impact on the body’s circadian rhythms. Dr. Cora C. Breuner, professor of pediatrics in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Health experts explain what you need to know about norovirus and Shigella outbreaks | NBC News2 weeks ago
  Experts at UW Medicine are reminding people of the basics they should know regarding the norovirus and Shigella outbreaks. Norovirus is a virus and Shigella is a bacterium, but both cause similar symptoms. Dr. Ferric Fang, professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• FDA will require dense breast disclosure at mammogram clinics | The New York Times2 weeks ago
  All mammogram centers must tell women if they have dense breasts, which could put them at increased risk for breast cancer, the Food and Drug Administration recommended on Thursday. Dr. Christoph Lee, professor of radiology in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Washington Research Foundation awards grant to UW | 425 Business2 weeks ago
  Researchers at the UW Institute for Protein Design were awarded a $480,804 grant from the Washington Research Foundation to help further the understanding and development of therapeutic antibodies to fight disease. IPD researchers James Lazarovits and George Ueda will use the funding to further develop their “plug and play” Antibody Cage Platform, which converts antibodies into new structures that uniquely bind multiple targets to improve treatment efficacy across a broad range of health conditions. 

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• New UW program aims to expand training for abortion providers | The Seattle Times1 month ago
  Three UW reproductive health experts are nearly ready to unveil a unique program that will offer a clinical opportunity for advanced practice clinicians throughout the U.S. to learn how to provide abortions and other sexual and reproductive health care. Molly Altman, assistant professor of nursing at the UW, Monica McLemore, professor of child, family and population health nursing at the UW, and Meghan Eagen-Torkko, associate professor of nursing at UW Bothell, are quoted.
• Louisiana's abortion law leaves some doctors afraid to provide miscarriage care | NPR3 months ago
  Louisiana’s near-total abortion ban, which took effect on Aug. 1, has raised fears among physicians that they could potentially be investigated for treating a miscarriage, since the same treatments are also used for abortion. Since Louisiana’s ban took effect, some doctors have warned that the law’s language is vague, and that fear and confusion over the law would lead to delays in pregnancy care. Monica McLemore, professor of child, family and population health nursing at the UW, is quoted.
• A family’s mental health journey out of crisis | KUOW3 months ago
  A family was ripped apart by drug addiction. Now, they’re picking up the pieces one day — and several mental health-focused strategies — at a time. Monica Oxford, research professor of child, family and population health nursing at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: #WomenWithoutBorders, march alongside your Iranian sisters | The Seattle Times5 months ago
  "The time has come to summon ferocious courage to support the women of Iran. The oppression and violence against women must end and as women, and allies of women, we must heed the call to show up and demand change," write the UW’s Azita Emami, professor of nursing; Shahrzad Shams, assistant teaching professor of international studies; and Shiva Shafii, director for marketing and communications for the School of Public Health.
• A Black mother's loss explains why US maternal health care is broken | Scientific American5 months ago
  The U.S. has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates among developed countries. Researchers from North Carolina to the West Coast are working with parents like Vu-An Foster to understand why. Monica McLemore, professor of child, family and population health nursing, is quoted.
• How nursing in WA is recovering from staff shortages and pandemic burnout | The Seattle Times9 months ago
  As thousands of students finish their classes this summer, the state’s newest crop of registered nurses will start to bolster the strained health care systems throughout the region. Recent legislative action has boosted efforts to patch staffing holes within hospitals and long-term care facilities. But nationwide attrition rates among health care workers reveal a lot has been lost, leading to big questions over the future of an industry at a crossroads. Tatiana Sadak, associate professor of nursing at the UW, and UW nursing students Allan Kinyuna and Julie Trotter are quoted.
• 'There's going to be a lack of honesty' – Two Washington doctors on the fallout of overturning Roe v Wade | KUOW9 months ago
  Washington is among those states that has already reaffirmed its commitment to protect access to abortion and abortion-related services. And with the right to those services still intact locally, providers are preparing to care for not only Washingtonians but also patients from states that have chosen to outlaw abortion. Meghan Eagen-Torkko, associate professor of nursing at UW Bothell and Monica McLemore, a new faculty member joining the UW School of Nursing in the fall, are interviewed.
• Former Yakima Valley College nursing instructor killed in hit and run | YakTriNews9 months ago
  Yakima Valley College students, staff and faculty are mourning the death of former nursing program instructor Wendy Baker who was killed in a hit and run over the weekend. Baker was also a lecturer in nursing at the UW.
• Professor calls Seattle homeless camp sweeps 'punitive' and short-sighted | KOMO 410 months ago
  Seattle cleared out another homeless camp near downtown Friday and while some neighbors welcomed the sweep, others said it only complicates the problem. Josephine Ensign, professor of nursing at the UW, is interviewed.
• Seattle residents, healthcare officials react to possible SCOTUS overturn of Roe v. Wade | FOX 1311 months ago
  President Joe Biden said overturning Roe v. Wade could unravel a "whole range of rights." While some local healthcare members said they agreed with the President, Washington’s oldest pro-life organization said the overturn would restore abortion decisions to state government. Molly Altman, assistant professor of nursing at the UW, is interviewed.
• Tune in for a live discussion on Seattle’s history of homelessness | The Seattle Times11 months ago
  To learn more about Seattle’s current homelessness crisis and how we got here, local author and professor of nursing at the UW, Josephine Ensign looked to the past. Ensign is scheduled to participate in an online discussion at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14. You can hear all about her findings in a live discussion hosted by The Seattle Times’ Project Homeless this week as we sit down with the author and explore her third book, “Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City.”
• Opinion: To be anti-racist, don’t confuse character for accountability | The Seattle Times11 months ago
  "To disrupt structural racism, we need anti-racist leaders who can shepherd and sustain our collective anti-racist transformation. And we need to facilitate anti-racist accountability of our leadership," writes Wendy Barrington, associate professor in the School of Nursing.
• Pandemic anxiety was hard on IBS patients — how to find relief | NPR11 months ago
  If you’re one of the more than 25 million people in the U.S. with irritable bowel syndrome, there’s a good chance your symptoms worsened at some point over the past two years. Or maybe you developed symptoms for the first time. Kendra Kamp, assistant professor of nursing at the UW, is quoted.
• Local author’s ‘Skid Road’ is a look at Seattle’s homeless past | The Seattle Times12 months ago
  In “Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City” by Josephine Ensign, professor of nursing at the UW, she reveals that since the first reported homeless man was found on the shores of Elliott Bay more than 160 years ago, Seattlites have grappled with the same questions around homelessness ever since: Whose responsibility is it to take care of our poorest? How do we pay for it? And where do they live? 
• To prepare for the next pandemic, America needs more doctors and nurses | VOX12 months ago
  Staff shortages crippled America’s COVID-19 response. That can’t happen again. Bianca Frogner, professor of family medicine in the UW School of Medicine, and Betty Bekemeier, professor of nursing at the UW, are quoted.
• Washington schools face nurse, psychologist, counselor shortages | KING 51 year ago
  Washington state badly needs additional school nurses, psychologists and counselors to help students weather the pandemic, in addition to local funding and support. A UW study is referenced.
• Seattle has struggled to care for sick and homeless people since the 1800s; now programs are trying something different | The Seattle Times1 year ago
  The rise of chronic homelessness coupled with a social services system that never recovered from Reagan-era spending cuts is resulting in record numbers of people dying on sidewalks or in shelters poorly equipped to care for people dealing with lifetimes of trauma, premature aging and complex medical needs. Josephine Ensign, professor of nursing at the UW, is quoted.
• 1 in 5 nurses say they’ll quit their careers as pandemic takes steep toll on mental health, WA study shows | The Seattle Times1 year ago
  Repeated exposure to sickness and death, and a sense of fear and anxiety that’s rippled across the medical and first-responder communities during the pandemic, is crippling the mental well-being of many health care workers, according to a new study led by Dr. Rebecca Hendrickson, acting assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences in the UW School of Medicine. Elaine Walsh, associate professor of nursing at the UW, is quoted.
• How did we get here? A brief history of mental health care in Washington | The Seattle Times1 year ago
  Before Washington was even a state, it was already constructing its first hospital to house patients with mental illness. In the 132 years since, there’s been a lot of trial and error but no clear answers as the state — and the country at large — have grappled with their approach to mental health care. Josephine Ensign, professor of nursing at the UW, is mentioned.
• A developer forced them out of their building — three years later, nearly half are dead | KNKX1 year ago
  To some, the century-old Merkle Hotel was a symbol of urban decay near the heart of Tacoma, an obstacle to the city’s yearslong effort to rebrand itself as an up-and-coming, desirable place to live. But, to the tenants who lived there, it was just about the last place in the city where a disability check still covered rent. Josephine Ensign, professor of nursing at the UW, is quoted.

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• Over 125 medications in short supply across the US | KING 54 months ago
  Right now across America, there are approximately 125 medications or medical products in short supply, according to the FDA. The situation is impacting people across the nation, and in some cases endangering them, with no cure in sight. Steve Fijalka, UW Medicine’s chief pharmacy officer, is quoted.
• Where to find emergency contraception now that Roe is gone | NPR9 months ago
  With access to safe and legal abortions coming into question, emergency contraception will be more important than ever. However, finding that contraception at the local pharmacy is no easy task. Donald Downing, clinical professor of pharmacy at the UW, is interviewed.
• The high cost of living with sickle cell disease | HealthDay10 months ago
  Americans with sickle cell disease who have private insurance face average out-of-pocket costs of $1,300 a year and a lifetime total of $44,000, new research reveals. Kate Johnson, a postdoctoral researcher in pharmacy at the UW, is quoted.
• Burden of medical costs for sickle cell disease quantified | HealthDay10 months ago
  Sickle cell disease imposes a considerable burden in terms of overall and out-of-pocket medical costs, with the burden of costs peaking in young adulthood, according to a study published online May 16 in Blood Advances. Kate Johnson, a postdoctoral researcher in pharmacy at the UW, is quoted.
• How a game-changing transplant could treat dying organs | National Geographic1 year ago
  Early success with a procedure called a mitochondrial transplant offers a glimmer of hope for people fighting for survival after cardiac arrest, stroke, and more. The UW’s Dr. Michael Levitt, associate professor of neurological surgery and of radiology; Dr. Melanie Walker, clinical professor of neurological surgery; and Yasemin Sancak, assistant professor of pharmacology, are quoted.
• Nearly half a million Washingtonians live in pharmacy deserts | State of Reform1 year ago
  Stretching above its foothills, the glacial crown of Mt. Rainier stands guard over Packwood, one of Washington’s dwindling lumber towns. The end of the line for medical services lies 15 miles west of Packwood, at a clinic in Randle. Reaching a pharmacy and hospital from Packwood demands a 40 minute drive to Morton. The UW’s Rachel Wittenauer, a doctoral student in the School of Pharmacy, and Jennifer Bacci, associate professor of innovative pharmacy practice, are quoted.
• Americans avoiding health care in pandemic over cost concerns | ABC News1 year ago
  The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted Americans’ perceptions of health care, and not for the better, according to a new survey. Blythe Adamson, affiliate assistant professor of pharmacy at the UW, is quoted.
• Immigrants in US detention exposed to hazardous disinfectants every day | Scientific American2 years ago
  Every day crowded cells holding people at an immigration detention facility in Florida have been doused with caustic disinfectants that have caused breathing problems and bleeding, according to reports from the detainees. The disinfectants contain two chemical compounds that scientific research has implicated in long-term damage to human cells and—in animals—to reproductive health. Libin Xu, associate professor of medicinal chemistry at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: Big Pharma doesn't want Medicare negotiating drug prices | Los Angeles Times2 years ago
  "The pharmaceutical industry, bizarrely, told the American people this week that allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices is tantamount to socialism … Nearly every other developed country worldwide allows its government insurance system to negotiate drug prices. And guess what? This reasonable use of market power allows people in other countries to pay roughly half what Americans pay for prescription meds," writes columnist David Lazarus. Anirban Basu, professor of health economics at the UW, is quoted.
• CDC considers third COVID-19 shot for immunocompromised people | KING 52 years ago
  A CDC advisory group mulled COVID-19 booster shots for immunocompromised Americans Thursday, as states across the country have dropped many or all pandemic restrictions, and cases fueled by variants rise. Rodney Ho, professor of pharmaceutics at the UW, is interviewed. Dr. Vin Gupta, affiliate assistant professor of health metrics sciences at the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, is referenced.
• Regulating new cannabis product delta 8 possible, but will require work, experts say | The Spokesman-Review2 years ago
  Creating new rules to safely sell an increasingly popular yet controversial cannabis product is possible in Washington, but will require a lot of work and study, chemical experts said this week. Nephi Stella, professor of pharmacology and of psychiatry and behavioral studies at the UW, is quoted.
• Medical mission | KIRO 72 years ago
  Dr. Jonathan Himmelfarb, professor of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, says the project sending kidney tissue to space is the result of many years of work and planning. Edward Kelly, associate professor of pharmaceutics at the UW, says that microgravity represents an environment where aging is accelerated.
• SpaceX sends ‘kidney on a chip’ and solar arrays into orbit | GeekWire2 years ago
  SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station today with more than 7,300 pounds of supplies and science, including an experiment from the University of Washington that takes advantage of zero gravity to study how our kidneys work. Researchers at UW Medicine, UW’s School of Pharmacy and the Kidney Research Institute are conducting parallel kidney-tissue experiments in earthly labs.
• UW is sending kidney cells to international space station | KXL2 years ago
  Edward Kelly, associate professor of pharmaceutics at the UW, says that microgravity represents an environment where aging is accelerated. Researchers want to model how that environment affects the body and applies to terrestrial diseases.
• UW kidney experiment headed to ISS | Q132 years ago
  Edward Kelly, associate professor of pharmaceutics at the UW, says that sending kidney tissue to the international space station will help researchers identify biomarkers that will predict whether you will suffer from kidney stones.
• UW sending kidney tissue to international space station | KIRO Radio2 years ago
  Edward Kelly, associate professor of pharmaceutics at the UW, talks about the unique environment of the international space station will help researchers better understand kidney stones.
• UW Medicine scientists use outer space for research | YakTriNews2 years ago
  On Thursday, June 3rd, a SpaceX Cargo will head to the International Space Station with a piece of UW Medicine research on it. Edward Kelly, associate professor of pharmaceutics at the UW, is interviewed.
• SpaceX’s 22nd cargo resupply mission to carry water bears, baby squids to the space station | UPI2 years ago
  SpaceX’s 22nd cargo resupply mission, slated to launch no earlier than June 3, will see several unique science experiments — involving water bears, baby squids and kidney stones — ferried to the International Space Station. Edward Kelly, associate professor of pharmaceutics at the UW, is quoted.
• Combining COVID-19 vaccines | KOMO Radio2 years ago
  Rodney Ho, professor of pharmaceutics at the UW, says he doesn’t think there’s harm in taking a combination of COVID-19 vaccines.
• How to reach the ‘fence sitters’? Men lag behind women on COVID-19 vaccination in Washington state | The Seattle Times2 years ago
  Men in Washington state — who represent 53% of deaths from the coronavirus — are at the same time receiving far less than their share of life-protecting vaccines. Samantha Clark, a doctoral student in pharmacy at the UW, is quoted.

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School of Public Health

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• Dianne Feinstein's shingles diagnosis — What to know about the rash caused by a virus | Fox News2 weeks ago
  Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the oldest sitting member of the Senate, is reportedly recovering at home after a recent hospitalization secondary to the viral infection called shingles. Roughly one out of every three people in the U.S. will develop shingles in their lifetime, according to the CDC. Dr. Anna Wald, professor of medicine, epidemiology and laboratory medicine and pathology at the UW, is quoted.
• Rising food prices are a major issue for Washington families | Northwest News Radio2 weeks ago
  The pandemic continues to make things difficult for people across Washington, especially when it comes to food prices. Researchers have been tracking the pandemic’s effect on economic security since the summer of 2020. A recent survey shows that affording food is a bigger concern for many low-income families than rent or utilities. Jennifer Otten, associate professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• How WA food banks are handling a hunger cliff | KUOW2 weeks ago
  Emergency benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — better known as SNAP — have ended. The change in federal law affects more than half a million households in Washington and represents a loss of about $95 million a month in food assistance. This reduction hits even as food and housing costs increase. A study from the UW is referenced.
• Many former prisoners struggle to obtain health care after release | CBS News2 weeks ago
  Despite official policies, people regularly leave prison or jail lacking medications, medical records, a provider appointment, or health insurance. About 84% of men and 92% of women who were incarcerated had a physical or mental health condition or substance use disorder, according to a sample of people interviewed before and after their release from prison by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit that researches issues around equity. Dr. Marc Stern, affiliate assistant professor of health services at the UW, is quoted.
• What is the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington? | KING 52 weeks ago
  The last mask mandate is set to end in less than a month for those in Washington’s health care facilities. It comes as health officials say COVID-19 rates are continuing to decline, and the federal government prepares to end its pandemic response declaration this May. So where do things stand now with the virus in Washington — and can we let our guard down? It’s a question on many people’s minds as the pandemic’s impacts evolve locally. Gerard Cangelosi, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• New tuberculosis vaccine undergoing trials has Tacoma-area connection | Tacoma News Tribune2 weeks ago
  A potential new vaccine for tuberculosis is showing promise in early trials and has a local tie to the Tacoma area. Christopher Fox, an affiliate associate professor of global health at the UW, and a team of scientists developed the vaccine at the Access to Advanced Health Institute in Seattle, a nonprofit biotech research institute.
• Ukraine gets new mental health center for soldiers, locals with trauma | USA Today2 weeks ago
  Officially known as the Lviv Mental Health Center, the 5,000-square-foot renovated space offers free and low-cost services from about a dozen professional psychotherapists and psychiatrists. The goal is to treat wounded Ukrainian soldiers and locals suffering from PTSD and other stress-related conditions brought on by the war. Abraham Flaxman, associate professor of global health and health metrics sciences at the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, is quoted.
• Tacoma woman with tuberculosis facing arrest for refusing treatment | KIRO2 weeks ago
  A Tacoma woman with tuberculosis is facing arrest after her counter-arguments in court were unsuccessful. The court order says she can be released when she is no longer a threat to the community. Dr. Thomas Hawn, adjunct professor of global health and of laboratory medicine and pathology in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• WA families struggle with hunger as federal food assistance expires | KUOW3 weeks ago
  Expanded benefits under the federal food assistance program known as SNAP are set to end this week. The expiration comes at a time when Washington residents continue to struggle with hunger. Jennifer Otten, associate professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Food insecurity persists in WA, just as emergency benefits expire | The Seattle Times3 weeks ago
  Food insecurity and related health impacts continue to hit the state’s lower-income households particularly hard, according to a new study from a team of Washington food systems researchers. Results, released this month, provide insight into the region’s looming hunger relief problems — and are particularly worrying to food systems experts because pandemic-era meal assistance benefits run out this week. Jennifer Otten, associate professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• SNAP cuts could lead to 'hunger cliff' in Washington | Axios Seattle3 weeks ago
  Extra food benefits put into place during the pandemic are ending nationwide on Tuesday. Even with the pandemic boost to SNAP, food insecurity was high throughout the state last year, according to a new study. Jennifer Otten, associate professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Lupus, RA tied to higher risk for adverse obstetric, birth outcomes | HealthDay4 weeks ago
  Women with rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus and their infants experience higher rates of adverse obstetric and birth outcomes, according to a study published in Arthritis Care & Research. Dr. Namrata Singh, assistant professor of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• WA food insecurity still soaring, including in Pierce County | Tacoma News Tribune4 weeks ago
  Nearly three years after the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything — bringing life as we knew it to a standstill and instantly thrusting thousands of Pierce County families into economic uncertainty — it can be tempting to look at all of it as the past. Even if plenty of us have turned the page, the challenges unleashed by the coronavirus continue. Case in point: This month, results from the fourth Washington State Food Security Survey were released. Conducted between December 2022 and January 2023 by researchers at the UW and Washington State University, the survey — which over-sampled lower-income households to gain better insights into the problem — found that people across the state are still facing food insecurity in vast numbers, in rural and urban locations, across red counties and blue. Jennifer Otten, associate professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Farmworkers don't always notice their own mental health struggles | Northwest Public Broadcasting4 weeks ago
  Farmworkers are among those disproportionately affected by stress and anxiety. Researchers and health care providers also say the pandemic increased economic struggles and job pressures. Still, agricultural workers are not always aware that their work could impact their mental health. Elena Austin, assistant professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Consumer Reports finds heavy metals in popular chocolate bars, including 2 products from Seattle | KUOW4 weeks ago
  Consumer Reports tested a range of chocolates and found heavy metals (lead and cadmium) in 28 popular dark chocolate bars, including products by Ghirardelli, Hershey’s, Trader Joe’s, Lindt, and Seattle-based Theo Chocolate. Two products from Theo Chocolate are on Consumer Reports’ list, including "Organic Pure Dark 70% Cocoa" and "Organic Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate 85% Cocoa." Judy Simon, clinical instructor of health systems and population health at the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Herpes can be devastating but treatment and testing remain scant | The New York Times4 weeks ago
  Herpes is extremely common: The World Health Organization estimates that 3.7 billion people live with HSV-1, some oral and some genital. And cases where HSV-1 spreads to the genitals during oral sex have sharply increased over the past two decades. Dr. Anna Wald, professor of medicine, epidemiology and laboratory medicine and pathology at the UW, is quoted. Dr. Christine Johnston, an associate professor of medicine in the UW School of Medicine, is mentioned.
• Where more people will die — and live — because of hotter temperatures | The Washington Post1 month ago
  The scientific paper published in the June 2021 issue of the journal Nature Climate Change was alarming. Between 1991 and 2018, the peer-reviewed study reported, more than one-third of deaths from heat exposure were linked to global warming. Hundreds of news outlets covered the findings. The message was clear: climate change is here, and it’s already killing people. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Chocolate tests high for lead and cadmium | KIRO1 month ago
  On this Valentine’s day, concerns that chocolate is one of the foods that test highest for lead and cadmium, heavy metals that are part of the Earth’s crust, have risen. Judy Simon, clinical instructor of health systems and population health at the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Potentially unhealthy amounts of cadmium and lead found in dark chocolate | KUOW1 month ago
  Before you reach for your favorite dark chocolate, you may want to see if it’s on the Consumer Reports list of having increased levels of heavy metals. Judy Simon, clinical instructor of health systems and population health at the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Does location matter when buying lottery tickets? | KIRO1 month ago
  Monday’s winning Powerball ticket was purchased at the Auburn Fred Meyer and it turns out this is the second winning ticket sold in Auburn. The last time was in 2014 when a woman won $90 million. Does this mean Auburn is luckier than other places when it comes to buying lottery tickets? Daniela Witten, professor of statistics and of biostatistics at the UW, is quoted.

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• New UW study says human-services workers are underpaid by 37% | Crosscut2 weeks ago
  Seattle homeless outreach, child care and elder care workers are leaving for higher wages, making it harder to provide care for the city’s most vulnerable. Jennifer Romich, professor of social work at the UW, is quoted.
• Why atypical anorexia is so often missed | Psychology Today1 month ago
  The challenge with atypical anorexia nervosa — both for providers trying to assess it and for people wondering if they have it — is its presentation. People with this condition have all the same symptoms as people with “regular” anorexia except one: They’re not underweight. So it can go unnoticed, sometimes for years. An analysis from the UW School of Social Work is referenced.
• Self-Sufficiency Standard offers a realistic cost of living | Seattle Met2 months ago
  A UW researcher created an alternative to the official poverty line nearly three decades ago. What does its adoption — or lack thereof — reveal about what we need? Lisa Manzer, director of the Center for Women’s Welfare at the UW School of Social Work, is quoted.
• When foster kids become adults | NPR2 months ago
  Around 25,000 kids age out of the foster care system every year in the U.S. What happens when they do? In the years immediately following their 18th or 21st birthday (depending on the state), these young adults are likely to struggle in poverty. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, more than one in five will become homeless. The majority of young women just out of foster care (more than 70 percent) will be pregnant by 21. The effects of growing up in the system last decades into adulthood, too. Angelique Day, associate professor of social work at the UW, is interviewed.
• In their own words: Rosalie Fish | Northwest Public Broadcasting4 months ago
  Northwest Public Broadcasting reporters are interviewing Indigenous people throughout the region to learn what they want people to understand about their culture and who they are. Reporter Lauren Gallup spoke with Rosalie Fish, UW undergraduate social work student and athlete, who is using her platform to raise awareness of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis.
• Researchers warn of mental health risks of high-potency cannabis | The Seattle Times6 months ago
  Highly concentrated THC products are setting off alarm bells for physicians and a group of research scientists in the Pacific Northwest, who see the wide availability of dabs and other highly concentrated substances as a quiet but growing threat to public health, especially among young adults and teenagers. Lawmakers are considering new regulations, like a THC cap or higher tax on potent products. However, retailers and suppliers point out that these products are already illegal for those under 21. Beatriz Carlini, a research scientist at the Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute in the UW School of Medicine; Denise Walker, research associate professor of social work; Dr. Cora Breuner, professor of pediatrics in the UW School of Medicine; and Julia Dilley, affiliate instructor of epidemiology, are quoted.
• Her son was addicted to heroin and died by suicide—he’s not alone | The Seattle Times6 months ago
  People with substance use disorders have a significantly heightened risk of suicide. Compared with the general population, risk of suicide is about 14 times higher among people addicted to heroin and prescribed opioids and about five to 10 times higher among those dependent on alcohol or meth. The statistics are staggering, experts agree. And yet they likely underestimate the overlap between addiction and suicide. The UW’s Jennifer Stuber, associate professor of social work; Dr. Richard Ries, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences in the UW School of Medicince; and Caleb Banta-Green, a principal research scientist at the Addictions, Drug and Alcohol Institute in the UW School of Medicine, are quoted.
• Changes in law enforcement may be leading to less guns at home | KUOW7 months ago
  Inlander staff reporter Nate Sanford says changes to how Spokane police are investigating domestic violence cases is leading to a rising number of gun confiscations. Brett Bass, program coordinator at Forefront Suicide Prevention, is quoted.
• Seattle taps UW to study social worker pay | Real Change8 months ago
  On July 12, the city of Seattle awarded a $498,278 contract to the University of Washington (UW) School of Social Work for a study comparing wages for human services jobs to other similarly skilled positions in the Seattle and King County area. The contract fulfills a request for a proposal issued in May, and the results must be returned no later than Jan. 31, 2023.
• Welcome to Pride Place, Washington state's first LGBTQ senior housing community | Puget Sound Business Journal9 months ago
  The GenPride center will be at the base of Pride Place, a $52.2 million project that includes 118 income restricted apartments. Under construction at 1519 Broadway in the heart of Capitol Hill, it’s the state’s first LGBTQIA+ senior housing community. Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, professor of social work at the UW, is quoted.
• Younger smokers who switch to vaping may end up with healthier lives | Northwest News Radio10 months ago
  Rick Kosterman, a research scientist in the Social Development Research Group in the UW School of Social Work, says vaping allows people to be engaged in healthy activities, like those in settings that involve exercise or involving non-smokers.
• Smokers who switch to vaping may take up healthier routines, new UW study shows | The Seattle Times10 months ago
  A new UW study shows smokers who switch to e-cigarettes may have more opportunities for healthier choices. That doesn’t mean vaping is healthful, researchers said, but for people who already smoke (and aren’t able to quit) it can be associated with healthy routines. Rick Kosterman, a research scientist in the Social Development Research Group in the UW School of Social Work, is quoted. Marina Epstein, Jennifer Bailey and David Hawkins of the Social Development Research Group are mentioned.
• Asian and Pacific Islander adults less likely to get mental health services despite growing need | HealthDay10 months ago
  Anti-Asian hate has fueled a rise in anxiety and depression in a population that is already one of the least likely to access much-needed mental health services, according to the nonprofit Mental Health America. David Takeuchi, associate dean for faculty excellence at UW School of Social Work, is quoted.
• Smokers who shift to vaping may improve other health measures | HealthDay10 months ago
  Replacing combustible cigarettes with vaping in one’s 30s may be associated with key markers of healthy and successful aging, according to a study published in the May issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Rick Kosterman, a research scientist in the UW School of Social Work, is quoted.
• Can I consume cannabis around my kids? | The Cut1 year ago
  In the 18 states (plus the District of Columbia) where cannabis has been fully okayed for recreational use, consuming it is legally no different than drinking a glass of wine. Culturally, though, we’re still working out what casual, legal marijuana use looks like, especially when it comes to how we use it around our children. Nicole Eisenberg and Marina Epstein, research scientists at the UW Social Development Research Group, are quoted.
• COVID-19 took their parents — now kids' caregivers face many hurdles | USA Today1 year ago
  The COVID-19 pandemic has left tens of thousands of children without a parent or primary caregiver. Stepping into that void are grandparents, aunts, cousins – kinship caregivers – now facing their first new year as a new family unit. Angelique Day, associate professor of social work at the UW, is quoted.
• A deep divide in beliefs keeps the US child care system fractured | InvestigateWest1 year ago
  Clashes about motherhood go beyond questions of motherhood and women’s equality with men. A society that cares about keeping mothers with their young children would seem likely to support paid parental leave. But opinions about child care, and about which mothers can and should stay home with children, are affected by the racism that has plagued this country for its whole existence. Jennifer Romich, professor of social work at the UW, is quoted.
• More younger people seeking medical help for emotional distress | KXL1 year ago
  Jennifer Stuber, associate professor of social work at the UW, says parents need to get comfortable having conversations about emotional distress and make people feel better connected so that they can get the help they need.
• How new monitoring systems keep a close watch on older people | The Washington Post1 year ago
  New monitoring technology is helping family caregivers manage the relentless task of looking out for older adults with cognitive decline. Clara Berridge, assistant professor of social work at the UW, is quoted.
• US Army vet was rejected from multiple elder care homes — she says it's because she's transgender | USA Today1 year ago
  Last year, when she became unable to care for herself alone, Lisa Oakley, a U.S. Army veteran, hoped to live in her town’s local long-term care facility and remain in the community where she’d felt comfortable for 25 years. Instead, she was denied placement and not just there, but at dozens of long-term care facilities statewide. To Oakley and her advocates, the reason for many of those rejections was simple — and illegal: Because she’s transgender. Karen Fredriksen Goldsen, professor of social work at the UW, is quoted.

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