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• How election conspiracies cast a shadow over GOP, WA midterms | The Seattle Times1 day ago
  On a Thursday night in early September, 500 people paid $15 to hear an ex-Army captain and a high school math teacher regale them with tales of secret algorithms and suspicious voting trends. Clicking through slides on an overhead screen, Seth Keshel, the ex-military officer from Texas, and Douglas Frank, the bow-tie sporting Ohio teacher who advocates “Nuremberg trials” for elections officials, spread the lie that Donald Trump, not Joe Biden, was the legitimate winner of the 2020 presidential election. Kate Starbird, associate professor of human centered design and engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• 21 year old man killed in hit-and-run early Saturday morning | KIRO 71 day ago
  A pedestrian was struck and killed early on Saturday morning. Police believe the driver was fleeing a shooting just blocks away. UW students are interviewed.
• 4 injured in University District shooting were UW students | The Seattle Times2 days ago
  The four people injured in a weekend shooting outside a bar in the U District were UW students, the university said. The shooting occurred Sunday around 1 a.m. in the 4300 block of University Way near the popular Flowers Bar & Restaurant. According to Seattle Police, two men began to fight outside the bar when one pulled out a gun, fired three to five rounds and fled. UW President Ana Mari Cauce is quoted.
• The public shouldn’t have to sue to get public information | The Seattle Times2 days ago
  "Ask any reporter or public watchdog dealing with federal agencies and they will tell you the Freedom of Information Act is an invaluable tool to ensure government transparency and accountability. They can also share stories of dealing with mind-numbing bureaucracy and yearslong waits. The 55-year-old law remains powerful but flawed, with disclosure from some agencies only coming after legal action, an unacceptable barrier to what must be readily available public information," writes the Seattle Times editorial board. Angelina Godoy, professor of law, societies and justice and of international studies and director of the Center for Human Rights at the UW, is quoted.
• WA faces an epidemic of inaccessible sidewalks | The Seattle Times2 days ago
  Across Washington lies a glut of impassable sidewalks for people with disabilities. At thousands of intersections, sidewalks end without a ramp to the street. Where there are ramps, a Seattle Times review of more than 30 cities’ and counties’ assessments of their roads and sidewalks found no jurisdiction where even 50% comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act — a microcosm of sidewalks’ sorry state. Jon Froehlich, associate professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: Why one professor would swap tenure for a union | Inside Higher Ed2 days ago
  "The recent firing of 33 employees, including tenured professors, at Emporia State University in Kansas was deplorable. On the faculty Listserv at my university, it led to a wringing of hands from tenured professors, who lamented it as heralding the dismantling of tenure and the further deterioration of higher education," writes Juliet Shields, professor of English at the UW.
• U-District violent weekend has students, Seattle leaders on edge | KING 52 days ago
  University of Washington students are speaking out after two violent incidents near campus over the weekend. UW President Ana Mari Cauce is referenced. UW students are quoted.
• Why do some female hummingbirds crossdress? | Forbes2 days ago
  A lot of people are familiar with the idea that many birds are color-coded by sex: males are brilliant whilst females are drab. But hummingbirds have turned this perception onto its head because in some species, a portion of adult females have flashy male-like plumage coloring and patterns that makes them visually indistinguishable from males. Why? Jay Falk, a postdoctoral researcher in biology at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: Voters beware — old fraud narratives may resurface in midterm elections | The Seattle Times2 days ago
  "Looking back on the 2020 U.S. elections, one thing those who study voting-related rumors, mis- and disinformation observed was how unsurprising much of it was. Many narratives were built on things that could have been anticipated because they have happened before. While some informational elements may be novel, the core ‘tropes’ they’re built around are, in some cases, decades old. The public needs to know how these tropes can exaggerate and distort what’s happening during elections," writes Mike Caulfield, a research scientist at the UW Center for an Informed Public.
• Biden cybersecurity chief in Seattle to push ‘cyber storytelling’ | The Seattle Times5 days ago
  Ransomware – malicious software that can lock users out of their device or files – has made it to the list of table-talk topics but, somehow, cybersecurity has not. James Poland, director of cyber intelligence at the UW, is quoted.
• What we know about trauma’s effect on our health, and how people can recover | The Seattle Times5 days ago
  Trauma is to the human mind and spirit what a physical wound is to the flesh. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, 14,277 people have died in Washington due to the virus. An estimated 140,000 children in the U.S. now are coping with the loss of a parent or caregiver. Michele Bedard-Gilligan, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Nobel Prize season arrives amid war, nuclear fears, hunger | Associated Press5 days ago
  This year’s Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster. The secretive Nobel committees never hint who will win the prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics or peace. It’s anyone’s guess who might win the awards being announced starting Monday. Deborah Fuller, professor of microbiology in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• University of Washington tech tested in Hurricane Ian | KING 55 days ago
  New technology developed at the University of Washington and on the water in Florida, may provide valuable insights into how hurricanes form and where they may be heading next. Jake Davis, a doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
• Opinion: US public education systems facing a crisis point | The Hill5 days 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.
• Promising data from large Alzheimer's study bodes well for this Seattle startup | GeekWire5 days ago
  Alzheimer’s disease researchers were buoyed by positive data released Tuesday from a large clinical trial of an experimental therapy being developed by Biogen and Eisai. The early data suggest that the treatment, called lecanemab, eases cognitive decline. The findings also rejuvenated hope in a therapeutic approach targeting peptides that form nasty clumps in the brain of people with Alzheimer’s. Valerie Daggett, professor of bioengineering at the UW, is quoted.
• DNA sequencing behemoth Illumina unveils new line of instruments | Axios5 days ago
  Competition is intensifying in the DNA sequencing industry, which has long been dominated by sequencing behemoth Illumina. Illumina, which has an estimated 80% share of the global gene sequencing market, unveiled a new line of instruments today that it says will cut the cost of genome sequencing — the latest in a flurry of announcements from an industry in pursuit of faster and cheaper offerings. Dr. Jay Shendure, professor of genome sciences in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• How Hurricane Ian became so powerful | The New York Times5 days ago
  New data from NASA reveals how warm ocean waters in the Gulf of Mexico fueled Hurricane Ian to become one of the most powerful storms to strike the United States in the past decade. Sea surface temperatures were especially warm off Florida’s southwest coast, allowing the storm to pick up energy just before crashing into the state north of Fort Myers. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Oregon to cover health-related climate expenses | Associated Press5 days ago
  Oregon is set to become the first state in the nation to cover climate change expenses for certain low-income patients under its Medicaid program, as the normally temperate Pacific Northwest region sees longer heat waves and more intense wildfires. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• AI is already better at lip reading than we are | Engadget5 days ago
  Today, speech recognition comes in three flavors, depending on the input source. What we’re talking about today falls under Visual Speech Recognition research — that is, using only visual means to understand what is being conveyed. Conversely, there’s Automated Speech Recognition which relies entirely on audio, and Audio-Visual Automated Speech Recognition, which incorporates both audio and visual cues into its guesses. Adrian K.C. Lee, professor of speech and hearing sciences, is quoted.
• Pumpkin farms adapt to improve soil, lower emissions | Associated Press5 days ago
  This Thanksgiving, your pumpkin pie might have a lower carbon footprint. On the central Illinois farms that supply most of the world’s canned pumpkin, farmers are adopting regenerative techniques designed to reduce emissions, attract natural pollinators like bees and butterflies and improve the health of the soil. A study from the University of Washington is referenced.

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• The best high schools in the country for 2023 | The Hill1 week 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 Times1 week 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 Times2 weeks 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 Conversation2 weeks 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.
• Western WA is covered by smoke again — but for how long? | KUOW2 weeks ago
  There’s smoke in the air again this week, thanks to winds from the east that are bringing smoke from the Bolt Creek fire into the Puget Sound region. And an inversion is trapping that smoke close to the ground. Still, the air quality is not hazardous for most people. Dan Jaffe, professor of environmental chemistry at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• Puget Sound region school districts grapple with long-lasting impact to grades from pandemic | KIRO 74 weeks ago
  Thousands of students are heading back to school with no requirements on masks or social distancing for the first time in two-and-a-half years, but the pandemic had a major and long-lasting impact on learning and grades. KIRO 7 obtained data on failing and non-complete grades across several school districts, which appeared to show that student engagement is improving, but there is a ways to go. Wayne Au, professor of educational studies and acting dean of diversity and equity at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• Wildfire smoke is here to stay — but critics say our preparations are still 'lackadaisical' | KUOW1 month ago
  August and September in the Pacific Northwest now come with a reliable risk of wildfire smoke. When it rolls in, the sky turns orange and hazy. The air smells like a campfire. And our health — physical and mental — suffers. But local governments are still working out how to protect people from this polluted air. Dan Jaffe, professor of environmental chemistry at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• UW program trains students, teens to provide mental health support for peers | KING 52 months ago
  It’s a problem impossible to ignore. Millions of people visit the emergency room every year with mental disorders as their primary diagnosis. A University of Washington program partnering with community health organizations is getting students and teens involved in providing support, to resounding success. Jody Early, associate professor of nursing and health studies at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• Opinion: Formal apprenticeships would protect grad students | Inside Higher Ed2 months ago
  "When universities significantly expand their enrollment of graduate students, neighboring institutions of higher education exhibit greater use of part-time faculty. That was the conclusion of a recent paper I co-authored with Jon Boyette, titled ‘Supply Side Fantasies and Precarious Part-time Academic Labor,’ published in Education Policy Analysis Archives," writes Dan Jacoby, professor emeritus of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Bothell.
• Food insecurity among college students can have lingering effects | The Seattle Times2 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.
• President Biden issues executive order on abortion access | KUOW3 months ago
  Many abortion rights advocates are not satisified with President Joe Biden’s recent executive order that takes incremental steps toward protecting patients and providers after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Meghan Eagen-Torkko, associate professor of nursing at UW Bothell, is interviewed.
• Right's new social studies plan vows to fight CRT, wokeness and the 'overthrow of America' | Salon3 months ago
  In late June, a conservative education coalition called the Civics Alliance released a new set of social studies standards for K-12 schools, with the intention of promoting it as a model for states nationwide. These standards, entitled "American Birthright," are framed as yet another corrective to supposedly "woke" public schools, where, according to Republicans, theoretical frameworks like critical race theory are only one part of a larger attack on the foundations of American democracy. Sarah Shear, assistant professor of educational studies at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• Climate anxiety is widespread among youth — can they overcome it? | National Geographic3 months ago
  Millennials and Gen Z have grown up on a different planet with tougher choices than their parents. Accepting that is the first step in avoiding despair. Jennifer Atkinson, associate teaching professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Bothell, and student Tara Fisher are quoted.
• 'There's going to be a lack of honesty' – Two Washington doctors on the fallout of overturning Roe v Wade | KUOW3 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.
• Modern city dwellers have lost about half their gut microbes | Science3 months ago
  Humans have also lost myriad “good” bacteria found in other primates and may be losing even more as people around the world continue to flock to cities, a researcher reported last week at a microbiology meeting in Washington, D.C. Reshmi Upreti, a postdoctoral researcher at UW Bothell, is referenced.
• Punctuality is having a moment | The New York Times4 months ago
  “Fashionably late” is falling out of fashion after more than two years of remote work, when, for many people, there was no good reason to be tardy. Sophie Leroy, associate professor of business at UW Bothell, is quoted.
• The town where salmon might be the most famous residents | KUOW4 months ago
  Salmon are an important part of culture and nature in Washington state. But they face obstacles to survival. Humans have polluted and destroyed salmon’s watery habitats. Jeffrey Jensen, teaching professor of biology at UW Bothell, is interviewed.
• Several COVID test sites closing | KIRO 75 months ago
  Dan Bustillos, assistant professor of nursing and health studies at UW Bothell, says he thinks phasing out COVID test sites gradually is the right thing to do to.
• Opinion: UW’s use of ‘permatemp’ faculty is unfair to students and part-time faculty | The Seattle Times5 months ago
  "The employment of ‘permatemp’ faculty at the UW weakens undergraduate education and threatens the principle of equal opportunity in hiring. More fundamentally, it creates unfair and often intolerable working conditions for the individuals involved," writes Dan Jacoby, professor emeritus of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Bothell. 
• Adapting a zero suicide approach to native communities | WebMD5 months ago
  While Native Americans have high suicide rates and unique cultural challenges, programs aimed at prevention have seldom been designed for their specific needs. Zero Suicide is a generalized suicide program that first launched in 2012, promoting the adoption of “zero suicide” as a goal across U.S. health care systems. William Hartmann, professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Bothell, is quoted.

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• Hood Canal has the wrong name — a North Kitsap woman wants to change it | Kitsap Sun3 weeks 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 Times2 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 | KIRO2 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 | Axios3 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 Times3 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.
• The Roe v. Wade decision is 'pushing people into psychological crisis,' mental health expert warns | Fortune3 months ago
  Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision guaranteeing federal protection of abortion rights, experts warn of dire mental health consequences. Carolyn West, professor of social, behavioral and human sciences at UW Tacoma, is quoted.
• UW Tacoma expert: US response to school shootings misses the mark | Tacoma News Tribune4 months ago
  It’s been two weeks since a gunman who legally purchased two assault rifles within days of his turning 18 shot and killed 19 school children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. While it might be soothing to hold out hope that this time will be different, the stage is already setting in familiar fashion. Eric Madfis, associate professor of social work and criminal justice at UW Tacoma, is quoted.
• Can researchers show that threat assessment stops mass shootings? | The New Yorker4 months ago
  Threat assessment aims to prevent attacks like the Uvalde school shooting. Studies suggest that it’s effective in other ways. Eric Madfis, associate professor of social work and criminal justice at UW Tacoma, is quoted.
• Why so many mass shooters are angry young men | The Washington Post4 months ago
  The Uvalde, Tex., shooter is part of a long list of male perpetrators of similar ages. Some experts think gun laws need to change to address that. Eric Madfis, associate professor of social work and criminal justice at UW Tacoma, is quoted.
• California moves to curb harmful tire pollutant collecting in Bay, threatening wildlife | ABC74 months ago
  If you think about the pollution your car causes, chances are you’re not thinking about the tires. And probably even less about a faraway creek, where a Coho Salmon is dying. But researchers at the University of Washington and elsewhere have spent years documenting the link. Edward Kolodziej, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UW and of science and mathematics at UW Tacoma, is interviewed.
• Puget Sound is full of old tires… on purpose? | KUOW4 months ago
  Decades ago, states began putting bundles of tires on the seafloor as "artificial reefs." Their aim was to build new habitats for local marine life. Today, there’s little proof these tires are serving their intended purpose. UW research is referenced.
• One model of tribal and university relations | Diverse Issues In Higher Education5 months ago
  Through a unique partnership between the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University, the Myaamia Heritage Award Program covers four years of tuition and fees for students who are part of the Miami Tribe. Robin Starr Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn, associate professor of education at UW Tacoma, is quoted.
• Seattle fish research could shake up global tire industry | KUOW5 months ago
  Electric vehicles have clear environmental benefits over gas-powered cars, yet all cars and trucks are polluters when it comes to their tires. Research in Seattle-area creeks has discovered tire bits shedding lethal amounts of a little-known, salmon-killing chemical called 6PPD-quinone. Edward Kolodziej, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UW and of science and mathematics at UW Tacoma, is interviewed.
• Opinion: How to write thoughtful recommendations for remote students | Inside Higher Ed5 months ago
  "Just as faculty members have updated their practices to become effective remote teachers, they can rethink how to approach letters of recommendation and references for remote students," write UW Tacoma’s Libi Sundermann, associate teaching professor of historical studies; Jeremy Davis, associate dean of programs and operations; Chris Lott, digital learning designer.
• Microplastics: It's what's for dinner | KUOW5 months ago
  Microplastics seem to be in everything, everywhere, all at once. The tiny pieces of plastic are two-tenths of an inch or smaller and have been found in the ocean and our bodies. That’s right, microplastics have been found in poop and even our blood. But how do we fix that? Julie Masura, associate teaching professor of science and mathematics at UW Tacoma, is interviewed.
• The changing public opinion around climate change — and where King County ranks | The Seattle Times6 months ago
  According to projections from the Yale Climate Opinion Maps, an estimated 84% of King County residents believe global warming is happening, 70% believe it’s caused mostly by human activity and 78% believe it’s affecting the weather. The UW’s Ann Bostrom, professor of public policy and governance, and Michelle Montgomery, associate professor of social and historical studies at UW Tacoma, are quoted.
• To revive a river, restore its liver | Scientific American6 months ago
  Salmon are so elemental to Indigenous peoples who live along North America’s northwestern coast that for generations several nations have called themselves the “Salmon People.” But when settlers came, their forms of agricultural and urban development devastated the mighty fish. Edward Kolodziej, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UW and of science and mathematics at UW Tacoma, is mentioned.
• Opinion: Economic and policy experts argue against repealing the capital gains tax | Washington State Wire6 months ago
  "A tax cut for the extremely wealthy, at the expense of Washington’s children and families, is the last thing our state needs," write Katie Baird, professor of economics at UW Tacoma; Dan Jacob, professor emeritus at UW Bothell; Anna Lovász, assistant professor of economics at UW Tacoma; Tim Sharks, lecturer in politics, philosophy and economics at UW Tacoma; Douglas Conrad, professor of health services at the UW; Melissa Martinson, associate professor of social work at the UW; Robert Plotnick, professor emeritus of public policy and governance at the UW; Andy Nicholas of the Washington State Budget & Policy Center; and Carolyn Brotherton of the Economic Opportunity Institute.
• College students from Ukraine believe Ukraine will defeat Russia | Northwest News Radio6 months ago
  Illia Meresenko, a student at UW Tacoma, says he thinks that Ukraine will win the Russia-Ukraine war. He and Anastasiya Lemesh, a student at Pierce College, think that Ukraine will prevail but worry about the cost of the war.
• Opinion: How to understand Tacoma’s increase in crime — and fix it | Tacoma News Tribune7 months ago
  "The crime is a symptom. The broken windows are a symptom. When you talk to the experts, that’s what you learn. Tacoma is sick right now, and it’s not alone," writes columnist Matt Driscoll. Janelle Hawes and Kenneth Cruz, assistant professors of social work and criminal justice at UW Tacoma, are quoted.

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• The public shouldn’t have to sue to get public information | The Seattle Times2 days ago
  "Ask any reporter or public watchdog dealing with federal agencies and they will tell you the Freedom of Information Act is an invaluable tool to ensure government transparency and accountability. They can also share stories of dealing with mind-numbing bureaucracy and yearslong waits. The 55-year-old law remains powerful but flawed, with disclosure from some agencies only coming after legal action, an unacceptable barrier to what must be readily available public information," writes the Seattle Times editorial board. Angelina Godoy, professor of law, societies and justice and of international studies and director of the Center for Human Rights at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: Why one professor would swap tenure for a union | Inside Higher Ed2 days ago
  "The recent firing of 33 employees, including tenured professors, at Emporia State University in Kansas was deplorable. On the faculty Listserv at my university, it led to a wringing of hands from tenured professors, who lamented it as heralding the dismantling of tenure and the further deterioration of higher education," writes Juliet Shields, professor of English at the UW.
• Why do some female hummingbirds crossdress? | Forbes2 days ago
  A lot of people are familiar with the idea that many birds are color-coded by sex: males are brilliant whilst females are drab. But hummingbirds have turned this perception onto its head because in some species, a portion of adult females have flashy male-like plumage coloring and patterns that makes them visually indistinguishable from males. Why? Jay Falk, a postdoctoral researcher in biology at the UW, is quoted.
• AI is already better at lip reading than we are | Engadget5 days ago
  Today, speech recognition comes in three flavors, depending on the input source. What we’re talking about today falls under Visual Speech Recognition research — that is, using only visual means to understand what is being conveyed. Conversely, there’s Automated Speech Recognition which relies entirely on audio, and Audio-Visual Automated Speech Recognition, which incorporates both audio and visual cues into its guesses. Adrian K.C. Lee, professor of speech and hearing sciences, is quoted.
• Pumpkin farms adapt to improve soil, lower emissions | Associated Press5 days ago
  This Thanksgiving, your pumpkin pie might have a lower carbon footprint. On the central Illinois farms that supply most of the world’s canned pumpkin, farmers are adopting regenerative techniques designed to reduce emissions, attract natural pollinators like bees and butterflies and improve the health of the soil. A study from the University of Washington is referenced.
• The Gottmans’ new book tries to fix your marriage in 7 days | The New York Times1 week ago
  John Gottman, a UW professor emeritus of psychology, and his wife, Julie Gottman, believe their latest book, which they wrote during the pandemic, comes at an important moment. They hope that by distilling decades of research into seven simple strategies, their book can offer an intervention that is easy and fun. The former "Love Lab" at the UW is referenced.
• Normal marital hatred is real — here's what to do about it | The Washington Post2 weeks ago
  No relationship is perfect. Try to start thinking of yours as an ecosystem that you share with someone else. John Gottman, professor emeritus of psychology at the UW, is referenced.
• CID residents pack City Hall, protest planned shelter | NW Asian Weekly2 weeks ago
  Senior citizens filed into City Hall. They were there to protect their homes as the city and the county plan to add a massive homeless shelter in their neighborhood, which is already flooded with homeless people. But mostly, they recounted what had already been lost. Connie So, teaching professor of American ethnic studies at the UW, is quoted.
• Lots of junk is floating in outer space — how can we clean it up? | KUOW2 weeks ago
  Last week, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced a new bill calling for the removal of "space junk." The Orbital Sustainability Act, or the ORBITS Act, aims to promote the development of technology and methods to clean up rocket and satellite debris orbiting Earth. Space junk — satellites and other detritus — is a growing problem. According to Sen. Cantwell’s office, there are around 900,000 pieces of junk circling our stratosphere right now. While much of that junk floats around Earth or disintegrates as it enters the planet’s atmosphere, there are cases of debris falling to the surface. Meredith Rawls, a research scientist in the Department of Astronomy at UW, is quoted.
• The AIs are here — robodogs, Amazon’s Astro and more | The Seattle Times2 weeks ago
  At We Robot 2022, a gathering of lawyers and roboticists last week at the UW, you could see the actual status of AI robots. Rosario Scalise, a doctoral student in the Allen School, is mentioned. Vikram Iyer, assistant professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, and Mia Qu, a second-year student in the School of Law, appear in photos. Elin Bjorling, a UW senior research scientist in the human centered design and engineering department, is referenced.
• Is Silicon Valley’s golden era coming to an end? | The Guardian2 weeks ago
  Huge layoffs at Snapchat, dramatic valuation drops at Meta and Apple, and hiring freezes at other Big Tech firms have given new fuel to an increasingly common question: Is Silicon Valley’s golden era coming to an end? The answer is complicated, experts say. Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.
• Why people don't line up for iPhones as much anymore | CNET3 weeks ago
  Back in 2007, billions of people were online and using computers, but today the scale is much larger. Apple’s revenue has jumped 15-fold, from $24 billion in 2007 to $366 billion last year. Facebook, now the world’s largest social network with more than 2.9 billion users logging each month, counted fewer than 100 million back then. And the global smartphone market was less than 10% the size it is today. Yet those iPhone lines aren’t what they used to be. Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.
• Analysis: School start times and screen time late in the evening exacerbate sleep deprivation in US teenagers | The Conversation3 weeks ago
  "With the school year underway around the U.S., parents and caregivers are once again faced with the age-old struggle of wrangling groggy kids out of bed in the morning. For parents of preteens and teenagers, it can be particularly challenging," writes Horacio de la Iglesia, professor of biology at the UW.
• Female hummingbirds are disguising as males to avoid aggression | KUOW3 weeks ago
  When you think of a hummingbird you probably think of a small sweet bird. But, hummingbirds are also very aggressive, especially males. According to a new study, some female hummingbirds are evolving to look like males to avoid aggression. Jay Falk, a postdoctoral researcher in biology at the UW, is quoted.
• Meet Tom Daniel, the new CEO of Washington Research Foundation | GeekWire3 weeks ago
  Washington Research Foundation has appointed a new CEO: Tom Daniel, professor of biology at the UW.
• Analysis: Pakistan is asking for urgent flood relief | The Washington Post3 weeks ago
  "Pakistan continues to grapple with unprecedented floods. By some estimates, 15 percent of the country’s population has been affected and more than 1,200 lives have been lost. Flood-related damage may run as much as $30 billion, and experts warn of food instability and disease outbreaks in the months ahead," write Rafeel Wasif, an assistant professor at Portland State University, and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW.
• Here's why the Twitter whistleblower's testimony to Congress will be crucial | NPR3 weeks ago
  When Twitter’s former security chief testifies before a Senate committee on Tuesday, he will be the second highly-placed tech worker in less than a year to warn federal lawmakers about the struggles inside a social media platform. Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.
• The democracies that prosecuted their president | WNYC3 weeks ago
  Over roughly the last 50 years there were 243 indictments of current and former world leaders by their own governments. Many of those countries were democracies. James Long, associate professor of political science, is interviewed.
• Opinion: King Charles III should become a climate monarch | Forbes3 weeks ago
  "How might history view the reign of King Charles III? Below we suggest that King Charles III has the opportunity to make his mark as the climate monarch, which would also radically differentiate him from the recently departed and much beloved Queen Elizabeth II. Building on his work as an outspoken environmental advocate, he could undertake subtle climate advocacy, while respecting the boundaries and duties of the monarchy," write the UW’s Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science.
• Opinion: California is facing an electricity crisis — but it has also mandated a switchover to electric vehicles | Forbes3 weeks ago
  "Without doubt, the switchover to electric vehicles (EVs) is important for decarbonization because the transportation sector accounts for 27% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. But for policy change to have political support, the switching costs should be low. This is especially true for cars on which the modern society is dependent. Gasoline car owners drive up to gas stations anytime to fuel up. EV owners would probably expect the same: charge their cars at their convenience," write the UW’s Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science.

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• How will downtowns across America change in the next decade? | Scripps News National1 week 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]
• Green buildings get a boost in WA, but policy and demand still lag | The Seattle Times1 week ago
  The state has access to some of the cleanest and cheapest electricity in the country and yet its building codes remain strict, customers remain skeptical of upfront costs and state policy efforts have struggled to find traction. Chris Meek, professor of architecture and director of the UW Center for Integrated Design, and Robert Peña, associate professor of architecture at the UW, are quoted.
• What would it take to bring Seattle home prices down to earth? | Crosscut3 weeks ago
  However you slice it, Seattle homebuying is wildly expensive. The median sale price for all homes is $840,000, according to Redfin. If you look only at stand-alone single-family homes, the median is $975,000. The median condo is selling for over $500,000. Arthur Acolin, assistant professor of built environments at the UW, is quoted.
• Benjamin F. McAdoo’s lasting legacy as an architect and activist | The Seattle Times3 weeks ago
  The legacy of Benjamin F. McAdoo Jr., the first Black architect registered in the state of Washington, is still recognized to this day. A 1946 graduate of the University of Washington’s architecture program, McAdoo designed his family’s distinctive 1958 Bothell home, along with dozens of other enduring and architecturally significant residences, churches and (mostly later in his career) commercial and industrial buildings. He was an influential architect and activist. Tyler Sprague, associate professor of architecture, is referenced.
• Analysis: Can Vancouver reduce homelessness by handing out cash? | Bloomberg4 weeks ago
  "Many affluent and dynamic North American cities share a great flaw: high levels of homelessness. But its prevalence in Vancouver, B.C. is especially striking," writes Francis Wilkinson. Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted.
• Vancouver considers 2 new ‘Safe Stay’ sites for homeless people after initial successes | Oregon Public Radio1 month ago
  Less than a year after its launch, Vancouver, Washington officials are expressing optimism about the city’s newest approach to helping unhoused people, and hope to see more of it in the future. A report card released Monday shows Vancouver’s first “Safe Stay Community,” which provides shed-like housing units and around-the-clock case managers, housed 14 of its 46 residents, a roughly 30% rate, in its first six months. Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted.
• One easy fix could shave years off Seattle's affordable housing developments | The Stranger2 months ago
  This month, advocates for affordable housing permit reform accused the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspection of improperly influencing the work of a stakeholder group that the city council convened to recommend fixes to an arguably unnecessary permitting process called design review, which the agency oversees. As conflicts and delays mount, at least four members of the group threatened to resign if the City didn’t address the issues. A book co-written by Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW, is referenced.
• In searching for answers on homelessness, UW expert says it all comes down to the housing market | KUOW2 months ago
  Why does King County have a larger number of people experiencing homelessness than nearly everywhere else in the U.S.? The answer lies with housing market conditions, according to a new book by Gregg Colburn and Clayton Page Aldern, called Homelessness is a Housing Problem. Colburn, an assistant professor of real estate at the UW, is interviewed.
• The rise of high-tech real estate investing platforms and their effect on housing affordability | GeekWire2 months ago
  Real estate tech startups are making it easier for people to invest in and manage property. But critics argue that these software companies and their business models are gobbling up the limited amount of available housing in the process, driving up costs and pushing out first-time buyers. James Young, director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at the UW, is quoted.
• America’s homelessness crisis is getting worse | The New York Times3 months ago
  America’s homelessness problem has the makings of an acute crisis. Shelters across the U.S. are reporting a surge in people looking for help, with wait lists doubling or tripling in recent months. The number of homeless people outside of shelters is also probably rising, experts say. Some of them live in encampments, which have popped up in parks and other public spaces in major cities from Washington, D.C., to Seattle since the pandemic began. Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted.
• The next battle in California's housing crisis: should cities tax empty homes? | San Francisco Chronicle3 months ago
  From San Francisco to Santa Cruz, Berkeley to Napa, politicians and residents frustrated by California’s housing crisis are turning to a tool gaining global popularity: taxing empty homes. While the details of recently proposed residential vacancy taxes vary, they’re already headed for the November ballot in San Francisco and the beach town of Santa Cruz. Berkeley, Napa, Los Angeles and areas of the Monterey peninsula are debating similar measures. A book co-written by Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW, and journalist Clayton Aldern, is referenced.
• Cause of homelessness? It's not drugs or mental illness, researchers say | The San Diego Union-Tribune3 months ago
  Ask just about anyone for their thoughts on what causes homelessness, and you will likely hear drug addiction, mental illness, alcoholism and poverty. A pair of researchers, however, looked at those issues across the country and found they occur everywhere. What does vary greatly around the country, they found, was the availability of affordable housing. Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted.
• Lack of affordable housing biggest contributor to homelessness, according to local researchers | Northwest News Radio3 months ago
  Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW, and Clayton Aldern looked at cities across the country and found that those with the highest rates of homelessness also had a severe shortage of housing stock, especially low-income housing.
• Shootings in Seattle are increasing — shootings connected to homelessness are increasing faster | The Seattle Times3 months ago
  Six people who were living homeless in Seattle have been shot to death in 2022 so far. While a tiny fraction of the homeless population, the rise in gun violence is a worrying trend for people living on the street and those trying to serve them. Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted.
• 'Something has to change:' These architecture students are challenging Seattle's housing norms | KUOW4 months ago
  The City of Seattle expects to have 1 million residents by the year 2044. That’s about one-third more people than Seattle has right now. We’re having trouble housing the people here now. So where are we going to put all the new people? Some University of Washington architecture students are looking at new ways to add more housing to existing neighborhoods — without ticking off the neighbors. UW students and Rick Mohler, associate professor of architecture at the UW, are quoted.
• Mayoral veto of rent-reporting legislation tied to data privacy concerns, says real estate researcher | MyNorthwest4 months ago
  The City of Seattle was poised to require landlords to report how much they are charging for rent; that was until Bruce Harrell, mayor of Seattle, struck the legislation down after its narrow 5-4 passage out of the Seattle City Council. James Young, director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at the UW, is quoted.
• Harrell vetoes bill to require landlords to report rents | MyNorthwest4 months ago
  Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell vetoed a recently passed city council bill that would have required landlords to report key details of their property such as rents and square footage. James Young, director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at the UW, is quoted.
• Mayor Harrell vetoes bill requiring landlords to submit data on rental rates | KIRO 74 months ago
  Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell vetoed a bill Friday that would have required landlords to provide proprietary information about their rental units to a research institution, according to a letter from his office. James Young, director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at the UW, is mentioned.
• The revolt against homelessness | The Atlantic4 months ago
  Michael Shellenberger, candidate for governor of California, is betting on the frustration of California voters — even though most experts disagree with the solutions he’s selling. Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW, is quoted.
• Mayor Harrell's plan to combat Seattle homeless crisis draws praise | KING 54 months ago
  Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s ambitious plan to combat rising homelessness is a start, according to Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW.

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• Opinion: US public education systems facing a crisis point | The Hill5 days 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 Times1 week 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 Times3 weeks 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 | KUOW3 weeks 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 | KUOW4 weeks 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 Press4 weeks 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 742 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 Times3 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.
• School funding lawsuits are long but crucial for fighting inequality | Vox3 months ago
  A Pennsylvania trial is wrapping up, and billions of dollars for students are on the line. David Knight, assistant professor of education at the UW, is quoted.
• Responding to school safety concerns | FOX 134 months ago
  James Mazza, professor of education at the UW, talks about the trauma students experience during active shooter drills.
• Spike in number of young people dying by suicide | KNKX4 months ago
  James Mazza, professor of education at the UW, says that it’s been hard for kids who are home with a working parent. They want their parents’ attention and are being told to wait.
• Rising number of suicide attempts among young children worries NW physicians, poison centers | The Seattle Times4 months ago
  Use of medications or other poisons to attempt suicide or self-harm are rising among youths as young as 9, and the largest increases are among those ages 10-12. James Mazza, professor of education at the UW, is referenced.
• Tri-Cities student who died will get empty chair at graduation — ‘empty gesture,’ says dad | Tri-City Herald4 months ago
  Jim Chastain lost his 17-year-old son Caelan Chastain to suicide in 2021. He was a junior at Hanford High School and would have graduated this year. The father of six says the school district needs to do more to recognize Caelan and others in his class who didn’t make it to the ceremony — even if its as small a gesture like reading their names aloud. James Mazza, professor of education at the UW, and Forefront Suicide Prevention at the UW, are referenced.
• Why go to graduate school? The best and worst reasons | US News4 months ago
  Wishing you could go back to college is not a good justification for pursuing a graduate education, experts warn. Joy Williamson-Lott, professor of education and dean of the UW’s Graduate School, is quoted.
• How a tumultuous school year for Seattle students sparked a movement to demand change | The Seattle Times5 months ago
  Over the course of the pandemic, Seattle students have endured online classes, missed out on senior-year milestones, scrambled to adjust for last-minute school cancellations, and lived through dramatic spikes in COVID-19 cases at schools. All the uncertainty and fear brought them together. They formed a new group, the Seattle Student Union, to fight for change and equity, organized shortly after winter break ended — when COVID cases were at an all-time high. Ann Ishimaru, associate professor of education at the UW, is quoted.
• Robin DiAngelo, who coined and authored 'White Fragility,' joins the #VelshiBannedBookClub | MSNBC5 months ago
  Robin DiAngelo, affiliate associate professor of education at the UW, is interviewed about her book "White Fragility" and calls for it to be banned.
• How laws on race, sexuality could clash with culturally responsive teaching | Education Week5 months ago
  Culturally responsive teaching and critical race theory are not the same thing. But laws banning the teaching of critical race theory in K-12 schools, and other related efforts, could spell out logistical challenges and questions for educators engaging in culturally responsive work. Teddi Beam-Conroy, associate teaching professor of education at the UW, is quoted.
• What is culturally responsive teaching? | Education Week5 months ago
  Scholars have developed teaching methods and practices — broadly known as asset-based pedagogies — that incorporate students’ cultural identities and lived experiences into the classroom as tools for effective instruction. Teddi Beam-Conroy, associate teaching professor of education at the UW, is quoted.
• A new movement on Standing Rock | NPR6 months ago
  A group of educators and parents decided to start their own school on the Standing Rock Reservation. It’s called Mní Wičhóni Nakíčižiŋ Wóuŋspe or the Defenders of the Water School and it started during the movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Alayna Eagle Shield, a doctoral student in education at the UW, is featured on the "Code Switch" podcast.
• How the pandemic impacted kids' mental health | KING 56 months ago
  New CDC study sheds light on how the pandemic has impacted the mental health of high school students. James Mazza, professor of education at the UW, is quoted.

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• How election conspiracies cast a shadow over GOP, WA midterms | The Seattle Times1 day ago
  On a Thursday night in early September, 500 people paid $15 to hear an ex-Army captain and a high school math teacher regale them with tales of secret algorithms and suspicious voting trends. Clicking through slides on an overhead screen, Seth Keshel, the ex-military officer from Texas, and Douglas Frank, the bow-tie sporting Ohio teacher who advocates “Nuremberg trials” for elections officials, spread the lie that Donald Trump, not Joe Biden, was the legitimate winner of the 2020 presidential election. Kate Starbird, associate professor of human centered design and engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• WA faces an epidemic of inaccessible sidewalks | The Seattle Times2 days ago
  Across Washington lies a glut of impassable sidewalks for people with disabilities. At thousands of intersections, sidewalks end without a ramp to the street. Where there are ramps, a Seattle Times review of more than 30 cities’ and counties’ assessments of their roads and sidewalks found no jurisdiction where even 50% comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act — a microcosm of sidewalks’ sorry state. Jon Froehlich, associate professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• University of Washington tech tested in Hurricane Ian | KING 55 days ago
  New technology developed at the University of Washington and on the water in Florida, may provide valuable insights into how hurricanes form and where they may be heading next. Jake Davis, a doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering, is quoted.
• Promising data from large Alzheimer's study bodes well for this Seattle startup | GeekWire5 days ago
  Alzheimer’s disease researchers were buoyed by positive data released Tuesday from a large clinical trial of an experimental therapy being developed by Biogen and Eisai. The early data suggest that the treatment, called lecanemab, eases cognitive decline. The findings also rejuvenated hope in a therapeutic approach targeting peptides that form nasty clumps in the brain of people with Alzheimer’s. Valerie Daggett, professor of bioengineering at the UW, is quoted.
• University of Washington, Navy deploy wave sensors to forecast hurricanes | KOMO 46 days ago
  The University of Washington is teaming up with the Navy to study Hurricane Ian. Researchers are returning from Florida on Wednesday after deploying wave-monitoring systems along the storm’s path. The systems are dropped into the ocean right before a hurricane to measure the winds and movement of the water. Jake Davis, a doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering, is interviewed.
• University of Washington researchers find new way to destroy forever chemicals | OPB6 days ago
  Forever chemicals are molecules that are present in our daily lives. They’re found in food packaging and household cleaning supplies. What concerns many scientists is their ability to persist in soil and water because they can’t break down naturally. Researchers at the University of Washington have created a reactor that can destroy the most common type of forever chemicals: PFOA and PFOS. Igor Novosselov, research associate professor of mechanical engineering at the UW, is interviewed.
• Amazon Web Services inks licensing deal with Seattle startup Intentionet, developers of Batfish | GeekWire6 days ago
  Amazon has signed a licensing deal with a small Seattle startup called Intentionet, the company behind the Batfish open source project that helps engineers design and test networks. Batfish will be managed by Amazon Web Services and remain available under the same open source license. Co-founder Ratul Mahajan, associate professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, is mentioned.
• Traffic debacle on I-90: What went wrong | The Seattle Times1 week ago
  Washington state transportation staff warned 2022 would be “the summer of lane closures,” but none has triggered more heartbreak and fury than last weekend’s shutdown of westbound Interstate 90 at Mercer Island. Mark Hallenbeck, director of the Washington State Transportation Center at the UW, is quoted.
• Amtrak to go net-zero by 2045 | Grist1 week ago
  In the U.S., taking the train is already one of the climate-friendliest ways of getting around. But it will soon be even greener, as Amtrak, the country’s federally chartered passenger rail company, announced a plan last week to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. Don MacKenzie, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• How to measure your blood oxygen levels using your phone's camera and flash | The Mirror1 week ago
  Your phone may be able to do far more when it comes to your health, researchers have uncovered. In fact, using your smartphone’s camera and flash may help to decipher your blood oxygen levels. Jason Hoffman, a doctoral student in the Allen School and Dr. Matthew Thompson, professor of family medicine in the UW School of Medicine, are quoted.
• Smartphone camera could enable at-home monitoring of blood-oxygen levels | Physics World2 weeks ago
  Researchers at the University of Washington and University of California, San Diego have now shown that smartphones can detect blood-oxygen saturation levels down to 70%. Jason Hoffman, a UW doctoral student in computer science and engineering, is quoted.
• This Pittsburgh company is building a robotic hand for the US Navy to safely defuse mines | Forbes2 weeks ago
  With partners at UCLA and the University of Washington, Sarcos is building STARFISH, a human-like robotic hand that the US Navy can use to investigate, detach and defuse underwater mines or improvised explosive devices. The idea is that a Navy expert will eventually be able to “feel” the object the robotic hand is touching while remaining safely distant from any potential explosion. Jonathan Posner, professor of mechanical engineering and of chemical engineering at the UW, is referenced.
• Analysis: Trump's 'big lie' spawned a new generation of social media influencers | The Washington Post2 weeks ago
  Accounts that rose to prominence spreading disinformation about the 2020 election now drive other polarizing debates, a Washington Post data analysis found. Kate Starbird, associate professor of human centered design and engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• This app may detect if you have dangerously low blood oxygen | The Daily Beast2 weeks ago
  A team of scientists have created a camera-based blood oxygen sensor that requires just a smartphone and a finger. It remains to be seen if the results will hold up in larger trials or if the new method will be able to avoid the well-known skin tone biases of commercially available pulse oximeters. However, the researchers see their method as a promising and accessible alternative to tools that warn patients about dangerously low blood oxygen levels—a condition called hypoxemia. Jason Hoffman, a doctoral student in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Measuring blood oxygen levels on a smartphone | KCBS Radio2 weeks ago
  Conditions like COVID and asthma make it harder for our bodies to absorb oxygen, so these patients need a way to measure their oxygen levels. A team from the University of Washington has discovered a way for measuring blood oxygen levels by using a smartphone. Matthew Thompson, professor of global health and of family medicine at the UW, is interviewed.
• The AIs are here — robodogs, Amazon’s Astro and more | The Seattle Times2 weeks ago
  At We Robot 2022, a gathering of lawyers and roboticists last week at the UW, you could see the actual status of AI robots. Rosario Scalise, a doctoral student in the Allen School, is mentioned. Vikram Iyer, assistant professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, and Mia Qu, a second-year student in the School of Law, appear in photos. Elin Bjorling, a UW senior research scientist in the human centered design and engineering department, is referenced.
• New reactor can destroy 'forever' chemicals | KIRO Radio2 weeks ago
  "Forever" chemicals are found in food packaging, firefighting foam and household cleaning products. They are both extremely hard to break down and hazardous to humans. UW researchers have built a new reactor that will hopefully be used to destory these harmful chemicals. Igor Novosselov, research associate professor of mechanical engineering at the UW, is interviewed.
• Turning a firehouse into a tech ‘pipeline’ in Seattle’s Central Area | The Seattle Times2 weeks ago
  The Africatown Community Land Trust this week launched the William Grose Center for Cultural Innovation. Focused on boosting the number of students of color entering technology and film jobs, the center will offer computer science and filmmaking workshops starting this fall. After more renovations, the space will also house programs to support Black entrepreneurs and business owners. The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the UW is referenced.
• New super-critical water reactor can destroy 'forever' chemicals | Northwest News Radio3 weeks ago
  University of Washington researchers say they’ve devised a way to disarm one of the world’s most challenging environmental health threats. They’re calling it a super-critical water reactor, a chamber of super-heated water that can breakdown the molecular bonds in everyday "forever" chemicals.
• Univ. of Washington breaks ground on engineering building funded by Boeing, Amazon, T-Mobile | GeekWire3 weeks ago
  The University of Washington broke ground Thursday on its new 70,000 square-foot Interdisciplinary Engineering Building designed to support students throughout the College of Engineering’s ten departments. Ana Mari Cauce, UW’s President, and Nancy Allbritton, professor of bioengineering and dean of the College of Engineering, are quoted. Karen Thomas-Brown, associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion for the College of Engineering, is referenced.

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• Opinion: Puerto Rico's disaster recovery is hampered by politics | The Washington Post6 days ago
  "Inequalities during the Hurricane Maria recovery, coupled with the inadequate federal government response, left Puerto Ricans ill-prepared for disasters like Hurricane Fiona," write three authors, including Sameer H. Shah, an incoming assistant professor of environmental and forest sciences at the UW.
• Why did a seafood watch group red-list American lobster — and cause an uproar? | Saveur magazine1 week ago
  The rating warns consumers to avoid it. Maine’s lobster fishers are pushing back. Jack Cheney, a UW project manager in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, is quoted.
• UW vessel helps investigators pinpoint location of seaplane crash | KOMO 41 week ago
  A vessel with the University of Washington helped teams with the National Transportation Safety Board and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pinpoint the location to start the recovery of a seaplane that crash Sept. 4 off Whidbey Island.
• Retrieved wreckage of seaplane crash to help investigators | KUOW1 week ago
  Still no word on what caused the seaplane crash off Whidbey Island Sept. 4, but investigators are hoping the retrieved wreckage will help them answer that question. It took them about a week to find the plane but they eventually did after using sonar equipment from NOAA and the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory.
• Should we swap red meat for fish? | Popular Science1 week ago
  Given its impact on climate change, many argue that it’s time to reduce red meat consumption and explore viable alternatives. For some meat lovers, seafood may be the ideal swap. Ray Hilborn, professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Columbus Day 1962 storm set bar for PNW storms | KOIN1 week ago
  Nearly 60 years ago, Oct. 12, 1962, the Columbus Day Storm hit the West Coast from Oregon to British Columbia. Winds topped 90 mph in many places and more than 100 mph in others. On Saturday, area meteorologists met at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry for a public discussion to revisit the historic event also known at The Big Blow. Cliff Mass, professor of atmospheric sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Above average precipitation in October predicted to follow hot, dry summer | KING 52 weeks ago
  The first day of astronomical fall brought sunshine and the start of some fall colors to Western Washington, which was a welcome sight for many after a hot, dry summer. "For Seattle, it was actually our driest summer on record," said Karin Bumbaco, Washington’s assistant state climatologist based at the UW.
• Seattle is very thirsty right now | KUOW2 weeks ago
  The Seattle area is thirsty and could really use a nice, cold rainy day. According to the National Weather Service, summer 2022 was the driest on record. Meade Krosby, senior scientist in the UW Climate Impacts Group, is quoted.
• Smoldering Bolt Creek fire blankets greater Seattle area with smoke | MyNorthwest2 weeks ago
  The Bolt Creek fire continues to burn Wednesday morning, and its smoke has blanketed the northwestern part of the state, resulting in unhealthy levels of air quality for the region. While the fire just north of Skykomish has been largely contained by crews working with the U.S. Forest Service and Department of Natural Resources, “clear skies and slightly higher temperatures created a drying trend … resulting in … smoldering of vegetation,” a spokesperson for the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center wrote in an update on the Bolt Creek fire. Cliff Mass, professor of atmospheric sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Bolt Creek fire highlights changing climate, increased wildfire risk in Western WA | The Seattle Times2 weeks ago
  Scientists have long warned that climate change would lead to more fires near towns like Index on the west side of the Cascades. And while the Bolt Creek fire is only one example, it could be a harbinger of blazes to come. Crystal Raymond, a research scientist at the UW Climate Impacts Group, is quoted.
• Scientists: Warming climate ‘loads the dice’ for wildfire in west Cascades | Everett Herald2 weeks ago
  When the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for the North Cascades on Sept. 9, it was an “uh-oh” moment for Crystal Raymond, a research scientist at the UW Climate Impacts Group.
• Sonar used to help find wreckage | KIRO 73 weeks ago
  Technology developed at the UW was used to corroborate the site of the wreckage from the deadly floatplane crash off Whidbey Island. Kevin Williams, director of the UW Applied Physics Laboratory and a UW associate professor of oceanography, is interviewed.
• Marine heat waves are on the rise — what are these blobs of hot water? | National Geographic3 weeks ago
  Climate change is causing intense warming of Earth’s oceans more often and for longer, posing big risks to the animals and plants that live there. Nicholas Bond, a research scientist at the UW and the Washington State Climatologist, is quoted.
• University of Washington team helping to find, recover floatplane crash wreckage | KOMO3 weeks ago
  Last week researchers at UW’s Applied Physics Laboratory got a call from NTSB investigators to see if they might be able to help with a different kind of mission: finding the plane that crashed off Whidbey Island, killing all ten souls on board, including a child and the pilot. Kevin Williams, director of the UW Applied Physics Laboratory and associate professor of oceanography, is quoted.
• What it’s like to evacuate from a forest fire: the view from Index | KUOW3 weeks ago
  About 3 p.m. on Saturday, an emergency alert blared out of phones throughout Snohomish County, recommending people prepare to evacuate. Sky Valley Fire quickly sent out a correction explaining that the recommendation was aimed at Index only, a town of about 200 residents 40 miles east of Seattle. Brian Harvey, assistant professor of environmental and forest sciences at the UW, is interviewed.
• Hood Canal has the wrong name — a North Kitsap woman wants to change it | Kitsap Sun3 weeks 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.
• Crashed floatplane located off Whidbey Island by NTSB | KING 53 weeks ago
  The National Transportation Safety Board has located the wreckage of a floatplane that crashed into Puget Sound. The agency is planning to use a remotely operated vehicle to help recover the wreckage under approximately 190 feet of water. Kevin Williams, director of the UW Applied Physics Laboratory and associate professor of oceanography, is interviewed, and Chuck McGuire, a senior principal engineer at UW APL, is quoted.
• Alaskan glaciers advance and retreat in satellite imagery | Eos3 weeks ago
  Scientists tracked 19 maritime glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park over several decades and found that tidewater glaciers tended to experience less ice loss than other types of glaciers. Taryn Black, a doctoral student in Earth and space sciences at UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: King Charles III should become a climate monarch | Forbes3 weeks ago
  "How might history view the reign of King Charles III? Below we suggest that King Charles III has the opportunity to make his mark as the climate monarch, which would also radically differentiate him from the recently departed and much beloved Queen Elizabeth II. Building on his work as an outspoken environmental advocate, he could undertake subtle climate advocacy, while respecting the boundaries and duties of the monarchy," write the UW’s Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science.
• Opinion: California is facing an electricity crisis — but it has also mandated a switchover to electric vehicles | Forbes3 weeks ago
  "Without doubt, the switchover to electric vehicles (EVs) is important for decarbonization because the transportation sector accounts for 27% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. But for policy change to have political support, the switching costs should be low. This is especially true for cars on which the modern society is dependent. Gasoline car owners drive up to gas stations anytime to fuel up. EV owners would probably expect the same: charge their cars at their convenience," write the UW’s Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science.

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Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

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• As WA’s job market softens, workers may have fewer options | The Seattle Times4 weeks 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.
• Former gas station site will become mixed-use building | NW Asian Weekly4 weeks ago
  A developer will build an eight-story, 103,899 square-foot building at 701 South Jackson Street, in the Chinatown-International District (CID), with 202 residential units, according to the prospective purchaser consent decree. The site contains hazardous substances below ground, and the developer, “701 S. Jackson Partners, LLC,” has agreed to excavate the contaminated soil and monitor it in the future. Matt Fowle, a doctoral student in public policy and governance at the UW is quoted.
• Food insecurity among college students can have lingering effects | The Seattle Times2 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.
• Weak jobs report may signal hiring slowdown in Washington — even for high-flying tech sector | The Seattle Times2 months ago
  Job growth in Washington picked up only slightly in June and remains far behind levels earlier this year as employers, including tech firms like Microsoft, appear to be weighing the impacts of inflation and a global slowdown. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• How much wages have increased in King County and across WA | The Seattle Times3 months ago
  Washington’s average annual wage grew 7.4% to $82,508 last year with King County leading the way, according to a recently released annual report by the state Employment Security Department. Nationally, among the largest U.S. counties, King County recorded the largest increase in weekly wages after Miami-Dade County, Florida, over the year from 2020. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: Repeal of Roe v. Wade: Readers speak out | The Seattle Times3 months ago
  A round-up of Seattle Times readers commenting on the overturning of Roe v. Wade. "At the time of the Constitution’s adoption, no state had any anti-abortion statutes," writes Phil Bereano, professor emeritus of technology and public policy at the University of Washington.
• Retail slump hammers WA job market, even as Boeing and Amazon push hiring | The Seattle Times4 months ago
  In a worrying sign for the state’s recovery, hiring in Washington stalled last month amid fears over inflation and consumer spending, even as big players like Boeing stepped up their recruitment campaigns. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Analysis: 1 in 6 US kids are in families below the poverty line | The Conversation5 months ago
  "In the United States, children are more likely to experience poverty than people over 18. In 2020, about 1 in 6 kids, 16% of all children, were living in families with incomes below the official poverty line – an income threshold the government set that year at about US$26,500 for a family of four. Only 10% of Americans ages 18 to 64 and 9% of those 65 and up were experiencing poverty, according to the most recent data available," write the UW’s Callie Freitag, a doctoral student in public policy and governance, and Heather Hill, professor of public policy and governance.
• Lifted by Boeing hiring blitz, WA outpaces nation in job growth | The Seattle Times5 months ago
  Washington’s job market is rebounding faster than it is across much of America, and is barely a thousand jobs short of its all-time high, according the latest state jobs report. One surprising case in point: Boeing, which spent much of the pandemic on life support, now seems to be on a hiring tear. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: An area unlike any in the world: Make Mount St. Helens a national park | The Seattle Times5 months ago
  "As my career in recreation planning has taken me throughout the United States and to Central and South America, I’ve come back to Mount St. Helens every few years to make a photographic record of the landscape’s recovery. Nature has proved to be amazingly resilient … But I’ve also watched the human management of the area around the volcano steadily deteriorate," writes recreation planner Francisco Valenzuela. A report from the UW Evans School of Public Policy and Governance is referenced.
• Analysis: Some funders are embracing ‘trust-based philanthropy’ by giving money without lots of obligations | The Conversation5 months ago
  "With most foundations, the board of directors and top executives set all funding priorities. Nonprofits seeking money from those funders, in turn, must demonstrate an intention to do work that conforms to those priorities," writes Emily Finchum-Mason, doctoral candidate in public policy and governance at the UW. "I’m studying the growing number of foundations bucking this traditional model. Instead of calling all the shots, these funders are embracing what’s known as trust-based philanthropy."
• A whistleblower reflects after 30 years on the Hanford watch | Crosscut5 months ago
  Tom Carpenter, who has kept tabs on one of the Earth’s most contaminated spots, is retiring. But he’s not leaving his watchdog work behind. Jonathan Brock, associate professor emeritus of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• The changing public opinion around climate change — and where King County ranks | The Seattle Times6 months ago
  According to projections from the Yale Climate Opinion Maps, an estimated 84% of King County residents believe global warming is happening, 70% believe it’s caused mostly by human activity and 78% believe it’s affecting the weather. The UW’s Ann Bostrom, professor of public policy and governance, and Michelle Montgomery, associate professor of social and historical studies at UW Tacoma, are quoted.
• Opinion: Economic and policy experts argue against repealing the capital gains tax | Washington State Wire6 months ago
  "A tax cut for the extremely wealthy, at the expense of Washington’s children and families, is the last thing our state needs," write Katie Baird, professor of economics at UW Tacoma; Dan Jacob, professor emeritus at UW Bothell; Anna Lovász, assistant professor of economics at UW Tacoma; Tim Sharks, lecturer in politics, philosophy and economics at UW Tacoma; Douglas Conrad, professor of health services at the UW; Melissa Martinson, associate professor of social work at the UW; Robert Plotnick, professor emeritus of public policy and governance at the UW; Andy Nicholas of the Washington State Budget & Policy Center; and Carolyn Brotherton of the Economic Opportunity Institute.
• Tenants and landlords battle in court | NPR6 months ago
  While New York’s eviction moratorium expired on Jan. 15, tenant protections there remain among the most restrictive in the country. Anyone who both faces eviction for nonpayment and has a pending application for the state’s rental assistance program is protected from a court-ordered eviction by law. Protections such as these have continued to frustrate some landlords. UW research is referenced.
• Opinion: No, senator, Social Security will not soon be ‘bankrupt’ | The Seattle Times6 months ago
  "U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) recently took to ‘FOX News Sunday’ to outline his ‘plan to Rescue America.’ At one point in the interview, Sen. Scott stated that “Social Security goes bankrupt in 12 years.” This is a narrative that is at worst false and at best misleading," writes Vance Larsen, a doctoral candidate in public policy and governance at the UW.
• Is Zelenskyy making democracy cool again? | VOA News6 months ago
  The invasion of Ukraine thrust its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, into the spotlight. Although many perceived the former actor and comedian as a probable lightweight, he rose to the occasion, capturing the world’s attention. Michael Blake, professor of philosophy and of public policy and governance at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: Caging the caged — solitary confinement in Washington state | South Seattle Emerald6 months ago
  "Evidence of the devastating immediate and long-lasting effects of solitary confinement is abundant and widely recognized … People in solitary confinement make up 6–8% of the total prison population but account for half of prison suicides. It is difficult to overstate the cruelty of what we inflict through this practice," writes Heidi Sadri, a masters student in the public policy and governance at the UW.
• Analysis: Uganda study shows text messages can boost tax compliance — here's what worked | The Conversation6 months ago
  "We recently conducted a study in Uganda to test the impact of tax payment reminders sent to respondents who were potentially liable to pay Uganda’s individual taxes. The reminders were sent to individuals in the form of text messages. Some messages focused on the rewards for payment, others on punishment for evading taxes," writes Isabelle Cohen, assistant professor of public policy and governance.
• King County launches mobile shower unit for homeless | MyNorthwest6 months ago
  King County launched a new mobile shower program last week, designed to provide hygiene resources for the region’s homeless population. A UW study is referenced.

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Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies

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• Opinion: Zooming in on the promise and peril of satellite imagery | The Seattle Times1 month 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 Weekly2 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 | VICE2 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 72 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 Times3 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 44 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.
• Pain at the pump drives debate in Washington’s closest congressional race | KUOW4 months ago
  Pain at the pump is a major issue for political candidates running in the 8th Congressional District, which includes cities like Enumclaw in the western portion of the district to Chelan in the east. Incumbent Democrat Kim Schrier is running for reelection here, and this year political analysts are calling the race a toss-up — one of the closest House races in the United States. The UW’s Margaret O’Mara, professor of history, and Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies, are interviewed.
• Opinion: How to end mass school shootings — a proposal | Global Policy Journal4 months ago
  Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies at the UW, shares a satirical piece about how to end mass school shootings.
• Gas prices in Kitsap top record $5, fueled by Ukraine war, pandemic | Kitsap Sun4 months ago
  Gas prices in Kitsap County have continued to hit record highs, with many stations now advertising prices of more than $5 a gallon. Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies at the UW, is quoted.
• Explainer: What's behind difficult Taiwan-China relations? | Associated Press5 months ago
  U.S. authorities say the gunman behind an attack on a church in southern California in which one person was killed and five injured was motivated by a hatred for Taiwan. James Lin, assistant professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted.
• Taiwan stunned after deadly shooting at Taiwanese-American church | Al Jazeera5 months ago
  A fatal shooting at a Taiwanese-American church in southern California, which authorities said was motivated by the gunman’s hatred for Taiwan, has left residents of the self-governed island stunned. James Lin, assistant professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted.
• Op-ed published in Asian Weekly led to controversial plaque removal | NW Asian Weekly5 months ago
  If you’ve been to Volunteer Park, you may have unwittingly been exposed to American propaganda about some of its worst deeds. A panel of academics from the UW on May 7 met to justify a decision by the city to take down a commemorative plaque last year.
• Analysis: Billions spent on overseas counterterrorism would be better spent by involving ex-terrorists | The Conversation5 months ago
  "For decades, the U.S. government has sent aid to countries plagued by terrorism, believing that the money could help other nations tackle extremism. Money matters, but it alone isn’t enough to prevent terrorism," writes Bernard Loesi, a doctoral student in international relations at the UW.
• Film from UW professors explores a tree poacher, a wildfire and a complicated story | KNKX5 months ago
  A few years ago, a tree poacher named Justin Wilke was charged with starting a forest fire while trying to steal a tree. The new documentary "The Maple Cutter" takes a deeper look. The UW’s Lynn Thomas, professor of history, and Daniel Hoffman, professor of anthropology and of international studies, are interviewed.
• New documentary features person who started Maple Fire | KNKX5 months ago
  Daniel Hoffman, professor of anthropology and of international studies, says his documentary on the 2018 Maple Fire raises questions about who has the right to a forest and who should profit from its resources.
• Ukraine war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage | PolitiFact6 months ago
  In some cases, pro-Russia accounts on Telegram and other platforms have spread fake posts impersonating BBC News or CNN reports about the war in Ukraine. Scott Radnitz, associate professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted.
• Peng Ming-min, Fighter for democracy in Taiwan, dies at 98 | The New York Times6 months ago
  Peng Ming-min, a victim of World War II who endured Japanese imperial rule, brutal Chinese martial law and decades of exile to become a leading fighter for democracy and self-determination for his native Taiwan, died here, the nation’s capital, on April 8. James Lin, assistant professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: If Putin’s Russia can’t fulfill his autocratic goal, who will he turn to for help? | The Boston Globe6 months ago
  "Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Pol Pot, Kim Il Sung, and a host of other tyrants — the 20th century had an abundance of political monsters who started wars, murdered many of the people they claimed to lead and represent, and collectively were responsible for well over 100 million needless deaths … The 21st century is not starting well. With his invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin of Russia is on his way to joining the infamous company of his sinister predecessors," writes Daniel Chirot, professor emeritus of international studies at the UW.
• Lost in translation: Is research into species being missed because of a language barrier? | The Guardian6 months ago
  More focus on non-English language reports would be good for conservation and help close the gap between global north and south, argue researchers. Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies at the UW, is quoted.
• Biden bets a million barrels a day will drive down soaring gas prices | The Conversation6 months ago
  "The Biden administration on March 31, 2022, said it plans to release an unprecedented 180 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to combat the recent spike in gas and diesel prices. … As an energy researcher, I believe considering the reserve’s history can help answer" important questions, writes Scott L. Montgomery, lecturer in the UW Jackson School of International Studies.

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Information School

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• Being a librarian isn't just about books – it's about helping everyone get access to information and resources | The Conversation2 weeks ago
  "Libraries have been under a lot of the same stresses that everyone else has [due to the pandemic]. But even though many libraries closed physically, they continued to serve their communities. Libraries have worked hard to to meet their communities where they are, especially those that have been hardest hit by the pandemic – from providing virtual storytimes to career assistance. For instance, many libraries extended their Wi-Fi into the parking lot so that parents could drive their kids to the library, download their homework and go home and do it," says Michelle Martin, professor at the UW Information School in an interview with The Conversation.
• Spiders are caught in a global web of misinformation | The New York Times1 month ago
  Researchers looked at thousands of spider news stories to study how sensationalized information spreads. Their findings could be broadly applicable. Jevin West, associate professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• The most powerful moms in America are the new face of the Republican Party | Mother Jones1 month ago
  Moms for Liberty isn’t the only parents’ rights group that has coalesced around the culture wars in the last few years, but it’s one of the largest. The organization was officially founded in early 2021. Just 19 months later, it has more than 100,000 members in some 200 chapters across 38 states. Rachel Moran, a postdoctoral researcher at the UW Center for an Informed Public, is quoted.
• ‘People have gotten sucked into a lot of lies’: Experts say elections are secure, even as Republicans make baseless claims to the contrary | The Spokesman-Review1 month ago
  Since 2020, many Republicans have said voting by mail is more susceptible to fraud than voting in person. Former Washington secretaries of state Ralph Munro and Sam Reed, who both worked to expand voting by mail, said that’s not true. Human error becomes more of a problem when voting in person, Reed said, noting that recounts showed vote-by-mail counties were more accurate. Stephen Prochaska, a doctoral student in the UW Information School and a researcher at the Center for an Informed Public, is quoted.
• How OpenAI's DALL-E 2 illustrated the challenges of bias in AI | NBC News2 months ago
  An artificial intelligence program that has impressed the internet with its ability to generate original images from user prompts has also sparked concerns and criticism for what is now a familiar issue with AI: racial and gender bias. Chirag Shah, associate professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• High school students in Seattle educate community on how to identify and combat misinformation | GeekWire2 months ago
  The world is overwhelmed with contradictory data and claims. High school students in Seattle want to help. MisinfoDay, an annual event put on by the Center for an Informed Public at the UW, is referenced.
• Private browsing may not protect you as much as you think | CNN Business2 months ago
  For years, the most popular internet browsers have included options to search for and visit websites in “private” modes. But clicking the “private” browsing option might not protect you as much as you think, some privacy experts say. Andrew Reifers, associate teaching professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• Facebook has been targeting users who visited pregnancy center sites – How could that data be used? | Forbes3 months ago
  Journalists at Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting had uncovered evidence that the social network was collecting sensitive personal information of users who visited websites for crisis pregnancy centers. The findings of the report certainly raise many questions about how that data could be used, even as Meta — Facebook’s parent company — currently prohibits websites and apps that use the platform’s advertising technology from sending Facebook "sexual and reproductive health" data. Andrew Reifers, associate teaching professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• Twitter could take these steps to slow viral misinformation, researchers say | CNET3 months ago
  Researchers with the Center for an Informed Public found that combining multiple measures — including deplatforming repeat misinformation offenders, removing false claims and warning people about posts with false information — could reduce the volume of misinformation on Twitter by 53.4%. Jevin West, associate professor in the UW Information School, is quoted.
• Roe v. Wade leak heightens data privacy concerns | VentureBeat4 months ago
  The panic ignited by the leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v. Wade elicited many reactions, including prompting many to delete their period- and menstruation-tracking applications and brought millions more to wonder if they should. Marika Cifor, assistant professor at the UW Information School, is quoted. Os Keyes, a doctoral student in human centered design and engineering at the UW, is also quoted.
• Rose B. Simpson thinks in clay | The New York Times4 months ago
  The New York Times profiles Native American sculptor Rose B. Simpson. Miranda Belarde-Lewis, assistant professor at the UW Information School, is quoted.
• After Rogan COVID-19 controversy, Spotify forms a safety council to rethink its content moderation policies | TechCrunch4 months ago
  After finding itself embroiled in a lengthy saga over how its star podcaster Joe Rogan spread COVID-19 vaccine-related misinformation on his show earlier this year, Spotify has announced a new initiative that could help it in situations like these in the future. It has formed a Safety Advisory Council, with the aim of making better decisions about content moderation and more generally forming new policies related to that. Tanu Mitra, assistant professor at the UW Information School, is mentioned.
• UW hosts first in-person graduation since 2019, largest in school's history | KING 54 months ago
  An estimated 50,000 spectators flocked to Seattle to celebrate UW’s first in-person commencement ceremony since 2019. Joseph Janes, associate professor at the UW Information School, is interviewed.
• How science helps fuel a culture of misinformation | Nieman Journalism Lab4 months ago
  We tend to blame the glut of disinformation in science on social media and the news, but the problem often starts with the scientific enterprise itself. The UW’s Jevin West, associate professor in the Information School, and Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, are quoted.
• Screen reader accessibility improved thanks to a new tool | Cosmos Magazine4 months ago
  Data visualization is an important part of online media, especially since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. But graphs are often inaccessible to people who use screen readers. Now, scientists from the University of Washington have designed a JavaScript plugin called VoxLens that allows people to better interact with these visualizations. The UW’s Ather Sharif, a doctoral student in computer science and engineering; Jacob Wobbrock, professor in the Information School; and Katharina Reinecke, associate professor of computer science and engineering, are quoted.
• 'Libraries are evolving': Renovated downtown Spokane library set to reopen July 11 | The Spokesman-Review4 months ago
  They’re calling it "the library of the future." Spokane Public Library’s revamped central library branch is set to reopen July 11, having closed in February 2020 for renovations. Chance Hunt, associate teaching professor at the University of Washington’s Information School, is quoted.
• Disassociation and social media | FOX 134 months ago
  UW researchers find that users enter a dissociative state when using social media, which explains why people end up scrolling on social media for longer than they mean to.
• UW study shows people enter ‘dissociative state’ while using social media | KIRO 74 months ago
  UW researchers found that people may not be addicted to social media but instead enter a “dissociative state,” while scrolling through posts.
• UW Study: Some people dissociate when using social media | Patch4 months ago
  If you’ve ever logged into Twitter or Facebook and felt the real world melt away, you’re not alone. In fact, a new study from the UW has found that users may enter a dissociative state — similar to the feeling of being transported into a good book or movie — while surfing social media. The UW’s Amanda Baughan, a doctoral student in computer science and engineering, and Alexis Hiniker, assistant professor in the Information School, are quoted.
• Gaming is a great hobby — but when does it become unhealthy? | KUOW5 months ago
  Gaming can be a quick release from the pressures of the real world. But games are made to be engaged with, either through a deluge of collectibles or quick hits of achievement. But the same mechanisms that make games enjoyable can also make them addicting. So where do you draw the line between the two? Jin Ha Lee, associate professor in the UW Information School, is interviewed.

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Michael G. Foster School of Business

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• Employees who shift to 4-day week devote new free time to sleep | Bloomberg6 days ago
  When employees can slash their traditional five-day workweek to four days, they tend to allocate their new free time to one surprising activity: sleep. Workers who shifted to 32-hour workweeks logged 7.58 hours per night of sleep, nearly a full hour more than when they were keeping 40-hour workweeks. Christopher Barnes, professor of management at the UW, is quoted.
• Waking up tired: Causes and solutions | CNN2 months ago
  Sleeping seven to eight hours a night and still feeling tired is due to a heightened state of sleep inertia, a circadian process that modulates memory, mood, reaction time and alertness upon waking, according to a 2015 study. Some people experience impaired performance and grogginess in this period after first turning off the alarm. The effects of sleep inertia usually go away after 15 to 60 minutes but can last for up to a few hours. Christopher Barnes, professor of management at the UW, is quoted.
• Washington gas prices fall for 40 days straight | KIRO 72 months ago
  Some good news: Gas prices have been falling for about 40 days in a row. Overall, gas in Washington state is down 43 cents from the record high set on June 16, putting the current average for a gallon of regular unleaded gas at $5.12. Jeff Shulman, professor of marketing at the UW, is quoted.
• Costco’s $1.50 hot dog deal has defied inflation – fans say it isn’t what it used to be | The Seattle Times3 months ago
  As food costs skyrocket and inflation hits record highs, even for wholesalers, Costco will hold steady on its iconic dog-and-drink deal. The combo has cost $1.50 since it first arrived in food courts in 1985, even though the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ inflation calculator says it’s worth more than $4 today. Jeff Shulman, professor of marketing at the UW, is quoted.
• The changing landscape of college career services | Forbes3 months ago
  Most universities offer career services for recent grads, and most students can use career services to help them plan their education and develop a career path following graduation. These programs, like many, shifted during the pandemic from in-person services to remote options that have, to some extent, become detrimental to the service. Now as we emerge on the other side of the pandemic – for the most part – college career services are experiencing challenges as they embrace new trends for their services. A survey from the UW’s Foster School of Business is referenced.
• Ways to survive an economic downturn | US News3 months ago
  Recent estimates from a Federal Reserve GDP tracker indicate a 2.1% decline in real GDP growth in the second quarter of this year, suggesting the U.S. may already be in a recession. But business cycles can be difficult to predict, so it’s important to always have a plan to weather future economic downturns. Shirsho Biswas, assistant professor of marketing at the UW, is quoted.
• Research exposes a shortcoming of mindfulness meditation | Forbes3 months ago
  A new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology uncovers an unusual side effect of mindfulness meditation: a marked reduction in guilt and a decreased motivation to make amends. Andrew Hafenbrack, assistant professor of management and organization at the UW, is quoted.
• How BP got a deal on carbon offsets in rural Mexico | Bloomberg3 months ago
  The oil giant has found a climate bargain in some of Mexico’s poorest areas, paying a fraction of market rate for carbon offsets to rural villagers working to protect their forests. Charlie Donovan, visiting professor of finance and business economics at the UW, is quoted.
• Amazon nears 10,000 Bellevue workers as it stretches HQ1 beyond Seattle | The Seattle Times4 months ago
  Compared with its 55,000-person-strong Seattle campus, Amazon’s Bellevue workforce is small but growing quickly. It will likely hit the 10,000-worker milestone this summer and plans to grow that workforce to 25,000. Jeff Shulman, professor of marketing at the UW, is quoted.
• Will civil rights audits make a difference? Microsoft, Amazon, and the nation's racial reckoning | GeekWire4 months ago
  Microsoft and Amazon are joining a growing pool of companies conducting civil rights audits in the wake of the racial reckoning that began in 2020 with a series of police killings of people of color. Elizabeth Umphress, professor of management at the UW, is quoted.
• How to spot if your boss is a narcissist | New York Post4 months ago
  Not only is having a narcissistic superior potentially bad for employees, a new study shows that it could be bad for business as well. UW research is referenced.
• Fishery monitoring software wins $25K at Univ. of Washington student startup competition | GeekWire4 months ago
  A student team from Simon Fraser University developing a way to use artificial intelligence to monitor fisheries took home the $25,000 top prize at the 2022 Dempsey Startup Competition hosted by the UW Foster School Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship.
• Inflation 101: Why is everything so expensive? | KING 54 months ago
  Inflation has hit a 40-year high in the U.S. and it’s making life more costly. Thomas Gilbert, associate professor of finance at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: An unintended consequence of mindfulness | The Washington Post4 months ago
  "Mindful meditation reduces anxiety, depression and stress; more pragmatically, it can also improve sleep, decision-making, focus and self-control. This helps to explain why so many companies have jumped on the mindfulness bandwagon … But what if, in the course of your stressful day, you acted like a jerk toward a colleague at a meeting? Could all of that inward focus cause you to downplay the harm you caused that person, letting it float away like a leaf on a stream?" writes Andrew Hafenbrack, assistant professor of management and organization at the UW.
• Want to work at Amazon or Microsoft? This MBA program is an unsuspecting feeder school for Seattle tech giants | Fortune5 months ago
  For decades, prestigious business schools like Harvard Business School, Wharton School of Business and Stanford Graduate School of Business have had the upper hand in paving the way for students to land top-paying jobs at some top U.S. companies. But a recent report reveals that a program at a public university, the UW Foster School of Business, has established itself among the upper echelon of business schools, beating out its competitors, in the number of graduates employed at Big Tech firms. Naomi Sanchez, assistant dean of MBA career management at the UW Foster School of Business, is quoted.
• Why SPACs are no longer attractive for Goldman Sachs and Bank of America | Bloomberg5 months ago
  As an army of blank-check companies gathered $250 billion on their march to public stock markets over the past two years, banks handling the fundraisings earned windfalls and lavished star dealmakers with some of their firm’s largest bonuses. Elizabeth Blankespoor, associate professor of accounting at the UW, is quoted.
• Cash gushes for Big Oil — but climate investments plateau | E&E News5 months ago
  The oil giants are practically printing money. With crude prices soaring, companies reported earning dizzying profits during the first three months of the year. Not even costly write-downs for those with business ventures in Russia were enough to dent their balance sheets. Charlie Donovan, professor of sustainable finance at the UW, is quoted.
• Many VC firms ban side investing — Yuri Milner’s DST encourages it | Bloomberg5 months ago
  Many venture capital firms frown upon or even bar their partners from using their own money to make side investments in startups. At DST Global, the investment group run by the Russian-Israeli billionaire Yuri Milner, personal investing is institutionalized. Emily Cox Pahnke, associate professor of management and organization at the UW, is quoted.
• Four-day work week could help increase productivity | FOX 135 months ago
  Andrew Hafenbrack, assistant professor of management and organization at the UW, says that people are burnt out. If they had the ability to decide more when they work, they may be less likely to quit their jobs.
• Elon Musk's strategy for winning Twitter: 'Ready, fire, aim' | Los Angeles Times5 months ago
  Elon Musk has a long history of making showy product announcements that are light on details — a humanoid robot, a brain-computer interface, a supersonic transportation system — years before the innovations he’s touting are ready for market, if they ever materialize at all. That was the approach he brought to his campaign to buy Twitter, initially publicizing his $44-billion bid with no financing or plan for operating the San Francisco company. Elizabeth Umphress, professor of management at the UW, is quoted. [This story appeared in multiple outlets]

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• WA faces an epidemic of inaccessible sidewalks | The Seattle Times2 days ago
  Across Washington lies a glut of impassable sidewalks for people with disabilities. At thousands of intersections, sidewalks end without a ramp to the street. Where there are ramps, a Seattle Times review of more than 30 cities’ and counties’ assessments of their roads and sidewalks found no jurisdiction where even 50% comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act — a microcosm of sidewalks’ sorry state. Jon Froehlich, associate professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Amazon Web Services inks licensing deal with Seattle startup Intentionet, developers of Batfish | GeekWire6 days ago
  Amazon has signed a licensing deal with a small Seattle startup called Intentionet, the company behind the Batfish open source project that helps engineers design and test networks. Batfish will be managed by Amazon Web Services and remain available under the same open source license. Co-founder Ratul Mahajan, associate professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, is mentioned.
• How to measure your blood oxygen levels using your phone's camera and flash | The Mirror1 week ago
  Your phone may be able to do far more when it comes to your health, researchers have uncovered. In fact, using your smartphone’s camera and flash may help to decipher your blood oxygen levels. Jason Hoffman, a doctoral student in the Allen School and Dr. Matthew Thompson, professor of family medicine in the UW School of Medicine, are quoted.
• Smartphone camera could enable at-home monitoring of blood-oxygen levels | Physics World2 weeks ago
  Researchers at the University of Washington and University of California, San Diego have now shown that smartphones can detect blood-oxygen saturation levels down to 70%. Jason Hoffman, a UW doctoral student in computer science and engineering, is quoted.
• This app may detect if you have dangerously low blood oxygen | The Daily Beast2 weeks ago
  A team of scientists have created a camera-based blood oxygen sensor that requires just a smartphone and a finger. It remains to be seen if the results will hold up in larger trials or if the new method will be able to avoid the well-known skin tone biases of commercially available pulse oximeters. However, the researchers see their method as a promising and accessible alternative to tools that warn patients about dangerously low blood oxygen levels—a condition called hypoxemia. Jason Hoffman, a doctoral student in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the UW, is quoted.
• Measuring blood oxygen levels on a smartphone | KCBS Radio2 weeks ago
  Conditions like COVID and asthma make it harder for our bodies to absorb oxygen, so these patients need a way to measure their oxygen levels. A team from the University of Washington has discovered a way for measuring blood oxygen levels by using a smartphone. Matthew Thompson, professor of global health and of family medicine at the UW, is interviewed.
• The AIs are here — robodogs, Amazon’s Astro and more | The Seattle Times2 weeks ago
  At We Robot 2022, a gathering of lawyers and roboticists last week at the UW, you could see the actual status of AI robots. Rosario Scalise, a doctoral student in the Allen School, is mentioned. Vikram Iyer, assistant professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, and Mia Qu, a second-year student in the School of Law, appear in photos. Elin Bjorling, a UW senior research scientist in the human centered design and engineering department, is referenced.
• Turning a firehouse into a tech ‘pipeline’ in Seattle’s Central Area | The Seattle Times2 weeks ago
  The Africatown Community Land Trust this week launched the William Grose Center for Cultural Innovation. Focused on boosting the number of students of color entering technology and film jobs, the center will offer computer science and filmmaking workshops starting this fall. After more renovations, the space will also house programs to support Black entrepreneurs and business owners. The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the UW is referenced.
• These volunteers are building cell towers to bring the internet to everyone – and they need help | GeekWire3 weeks ago
  Internet access became essential after COVID-19 hit. With video-chat apps largely replacing face-to-face interactions, and in-person services and businesses retreating behind the safety of screens, everyday life became unfathomably difficult to navigate for those without reliable internet access. That changing reality got one graduate student at the University of Washington thinking. The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering’s Esther Jang, a doctoral student in computer science and engineering; and Kurtis Heimerl, associate professor of computer science and engineering, are quoted.
• Android app uses sound waves to achieve underwater messaging | Gizmodo3 weeks ago
  There’s more than one reason to avoid dropping your phone in the water. Not only is it catastrophic for devices that aren’t properly waterproofed, but your device will also lose most of its wireless connectivity when submerged, leaving you unable to text message friends who’ve gone overboard too. That is, unless you download and install a new app created by researchers at the University of Washington.
• Scientists invent messaging app that ‘brings underwater communication to the masses’ | The Independent1 month ago
  Scientists have invented a new messaging app that they claim offers the biggest leap in underwater communication between humans since hand signals. AquaApp, developed by researchers at the University of Washington in the U.S., can be used on billions of existing smartphones and smartwatches through acoustic-based software. Tuochao Chen, a graduate student in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, and Shyam Gollakota, professor of computer science and engineering, are quoted.
• Video Friday: Make this face | IEEE Spectrum1 month ago
  Since November 2021, University of Washington researchers from the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering and the Applied Physics Laboratory have been advancing autonomous driving in off-road terrain with novel approaches to perception, planning and control. A video describing this project is included in IEEE Spectrum’s weekly video roundup. [The UW video is the ninth video in this roundup]
• Finally, an underwater messaging app | TechCrunch1 month ago
  Modern smartphones’ limited ability to communicate to other devices underwater is being addressed by researchers at the University of Washington, who have made an underwater communication app that uses sonic signals to pass messages to your submerged friends. It may sound silly, but millions of people could use this tech in both recreational and professional diving situations. Tuochao Chen, a graduate student in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, is quoted. Shyam Gollakota, professor of computer science and engineering, and Justin Chan, a graduate student in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, are quoted.
• As Amazon grows, so does its eye on consumers | Associated Press1 month ago
  From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly everywhere. And it appears the company doesn’t want to halt its reach anytime soon. In recent weeks, Amazon has said it will spend billions of dollars in two gigantic acquisitions that, if approved, will broaden its ever growing presence in the lives of consumers. Umar Iqbal, a UW postdoctoral researcher in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, is referenced.
• People enter 'dissociative state' when using social media, researchers say | FOX 132 months ago
  If you’ve ever been on a long highway road trip or absorbed in a good book, chances are you’ve entered a state of "dissociation," where you’re transported into another world and have stopped paying attention to things around you — even if only for a bit. A team of researchers at the University of Washington wondered if this same mental process occurs when people scroll on social media endlessly, and why they may feel out of control after having spent so much time on these apps. Amanda Baughan, a UW doctoral student in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, is quoted.
• How to keep from getting lost in mindless social-media scrolling | Wall Street Journal2 months ago
  Many of us have had the experience of driving down the road, deep in our own thoughts yet still able to adhere to stop signs and red lights without having much recollection of doing so. This “highway hypnosis” is an example of dissociation, and a new study examined how people sometimes behave similarly while scrolling through social media—and how social-media platforms can help keep people from losing themselves in their use. Amanda Baughan, a UW doctoral student in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, is quoted.
• Analysis: Why it's important to think about social media use as a form of dissociation, rather than addiction | The Conversation2 months ago
  "In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, I had an unfortunate Saturday routine. I would wake up in my studio apartment and immediately turn to my phone, telling myself that I would get breakfast after quickly checking Twitter. An hour or so later, I would look up and realize what time it was – and how ravenous I’d become. I had become totally absorbed in looking at memes, snark and the 24-hour news cycle. This experience sparked an idea: What if, instead of people becoming ‘addicted’ to social media – as users often characterize their excessive engagement – they’re actually dissociating, or becoming so engaged that they lose track of time?" writes Amanda Baughan, a UW doctoral student in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering.
• Protect your mental health | Scientific American2 months ago
  We all have the power to improve our lives, even a little bit. Research shows that two hours a week in nature can reduce stress and blood pressure. Maintaining an active social calendar prevents cognitive decline, well into old age. And for some, regular strenuous exercise appears to stave off depression as effectively as some pharmaceutical treatments. Amanda Baughan, a UW doctoral student in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, is quoted.
• Video Friday: Grip anything | IEEE Spectrum2 months ago
  A University of Washington team created a new tool that can design a 3D-printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object. A video describing the team’s project leads the IEEE Spectrum’s weekly video roundup.
• AI earbuds solve noisy Zoom calls | IEEE Spectrum2 months ago
  Nothing spoils a Zoom meeting quite like that one team member who insists on dialing in from a noisy cafe. New AI-powered wireless headphones called ClearBuds promise a solution by blocking out background noise and ensuring their microphones pick up only the caller’s voice. Ishan Chatterjee and Vivek Jayaram, UW doctoral students in computer science and engineering, are quoted. Maruchi Kim, a UW doctoral student in computer science and engineering, is referenced.

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• How to stop grinding your teeth | Time4 weeks 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 | Insider3 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 Today5 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 Science7 months 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 Independent7 months 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 Atlas7 months 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 Times7 months 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 Independent12 months 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 Hill1 year 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 Radio1 year 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 Times1 year 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 | VICE1 year 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 41 year 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 | UPI1 year 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 Science1 year 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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• Financial fallout from billionaire MacKenzie Scott's divorce will likely remain hidden | GeekWire5 days ago
  The immediate impact of MacKenzie Scott’s divorce on her massive fortune will likely remain a secret. Scott, the billionaire Seattle philanthropist who was previously married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, filed a petition for divorce on Monday from Dan Jewett, the Seattle science teacher she married in March 2021. Terry Price, associate teaching professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• MacKenzie Scott files for divorce from second husband, teacher Dan Jewett | NBC News5 days ago
  Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott filed for divorce from her second husband, former school teacher Daniel Jewett, ending their 1 1/2-year-old union, court records showed. Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, had tied the knot with Jewett in March of last year before filing divorce papers this week in King County Superior Court in Washington state. Terry Price, associate teaching professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Community groups weigh in on what Seattle needs to survive | KNKX1 week ago
  Hundreds of community groups are again weighing in on what they believe the City of Seattle needs to thrive. Angélica Cházaro, assistant professor of law at the UW, is interviewed.
• Ruling on the Texas social media law could upend the internet | Grid2 weeks ago
  The fight over when and how internet speech is regulated is one step closer to a date with the Supreme Court, after a federal appeals court upheld a Texas law that would prevent private companies like Facebook, Twitter or Google from taking down or banning posts based on political viewpoint. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• The AIs are here — robodogs, Amazon’s Astro and more | The Seattle Times2 weeks ago
  At We Robot 2022, a gathering of lawyers and roboticists last week at the UW, you could see the actual status of AI robots. Rosario Scalise, a doctoral student in the Allen School, is mentioned. Vikram Iyer, assistant professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, and Mia Qu, a second-year student in the School of Law, appear in photos. Elin Bjorling, a UW senior research scientist in the human centered design and engineering department, is referenced.
• Robot law: Public policy, legal liability, and the new world of autonomous systems | GeekWire3 weeks ago
  Algorithmic disgorgement might sound like a phrase from a science-fiction horror film. In fact, it’s a new tool for regulators to address the consequences of autonomous systems, ordering companies to remove or destroy algorithms and models in their products based on data obtained unfairly or deceptively. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Who gets to invent? | Seattle Met1 month ago
  Inventing something doesn’t necessarily mean you were the first to come up with it. First, you must navigate the prohibitively time-consuming and expensive process to secure a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. If that’s not soul-crushing enough, legal fees and associated costs can run tens of thousands of dollars. That means the quest to nab a patent is over before it begins for many people. Anna Bakhmetyeva, affiliate instructor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Can Kelis sue Pharrell, Chad Hugo, or Beyoncé for 'Milkshake'? | Vulture2 months ago
  On July 25, 2022, four days before Beyoncé was set to stop the world with her new album Renaissance, a Kelis fan page on Instagram claimed that a track would sample one of the hip-hop artist’s early 2000s hits. Beyoncé, it turned out, appears to have interpolated Kelis’s 2003 song “Milkshake” on her new track “Energy.” Responding to the fan page, Kelis claimed that Beyoncé did so without giving her a heads-up and slammed the Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, with whom she worked on the single decades ago, for not originally giving her credit. Peter Nicolas, professor of law at the UW, is interviewed.
• Clay Siegall built Seattle biotech firm Seagen into a $1.6B giant – then the cops came calling | The Seattle Times2 months ago
  Bothell-based biotech company Seagen was flying high this spring. The drug developer reported strong first-quarter results, and shareholders seemed pleased. During an April 28 earnings call, CEO Clay Siegall effused about the company while answering investors’ questions. A few weeks later, on May 16, Siegall announced his resignation from the company he led for 24 years. Jennifer Fan, associate professor of law at the UW, is referenced.
• Opinion: Are robots masters of strategy, and also grudges? | NPR2 months ago
  "When I saw that a robot had broken the finger of a 7-year-old boy it was playing at the Moscow Open chess tournament, my first reaction was, ‘They’re coming for us.’ All the machines that have been following commands, taking orders, and telling humans, ‘Your order is on the way!’, ‘Recalculating route!’, or ‘You’d really like this 6-part Danish miniseries!’ have grown tired of serving our whims, fulfilling our wishes, and making their silicon-based lives subservient to us carbon breathers," writes NPR’s Scott Simon. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Program aims to help BIPOC students get into law school | KING 53 months ago
  A new partnership between several Washington universities is aimed at empowering students of color to enter law school. Seattle University, University of Washington, Gonzaga University law schools and Heritage University are taking part in the LSAC Plus Program, funded by a grant from the Law School Admission Council. 
• Opinion: We’ve seen this U.S. Supreme Court before | The Seattle Times3 months ago
  "In its recent cases, an ideological U.S. Supreme Court is not just driving toward desired results. It’s also engaged in a troubling drive to return the court to late 19th century legal theories that until 1937 caused great harm to state and federal efforts to improve Americans’ lives," writes Hugh Spitzer, professor of law at the UW.
• Tribal sovereignty in limbo after recent U.S. supreme court ruling | KUOW3 months ago
  The case out of Oklahoma gives state law enforcement agencies broad authority to prosecute non-native offenders who commit crimes on reservation lands. Eric Eberhard, affiliate assistant professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Supreme Court threw a ‘punch to the gut,’ PNW Native leaders say | The Seattle Times3 months ago
  Native leaders and Indigenous rights lawyers in the Puget Sound region and beyond are raising the alarm about a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, saying it threatens tribal sovereignty with regard to criminal prosecutions and beyond. Eric Eberhard, affiliate assistant professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Google will automatically delete abortion clinic visit records | USA Today3 months ago
  Google will automatically delete records of abortion clinic visits following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The new policy is in response to growing alarm that the data Google and other technology companies routinely collect about people’s online activities could be used by authorities in states where abortion is now illegal. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• The right to abortion in Washington | Northwest News Network3 months ago
  Hugh Spitzer, professor of law at the UW, says the State Supreme Court might find that the State Constitution protects the right to an abortion, but it’s not easy to get that question in front of the court.
• Washington's abortion law could serve as a model to other states | Axios3 months ago
  A 1991 ballot measure in Washington that protects women’s abortion rights could serve as a blueprint for other states in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court opinion, its primary author told Axios. Stewart Jay, professor emeritus of law, is quoted.
• UW professor on what overturning Roe v. Wade means for Washington | KING 53 months ago
  Jeff Feldman, professor of law at the UW, joins "New Day Northwest" to talk about what’s next for our state and the country after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
• Supreme Court says Bremerton coach had a right to pray on field | Crosscut3 months ago
  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a former Bremerton High School football coach had a constitutional right to pray alongside student athletes on the 50-yard line after games. Bob Gomulkiewicz, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.
• Local law experts weigh in on Roe v. Wade over-turning | Central Oregon Daily News3 months ago
  After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, lots of questions remain about what actually happened. Across the country, lawyers and other legal minds are piecing together a future after this historic event. Terry Price, affiliate instructor of law at the UW, is interviewed.

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• What we know about trauma’s effect on our health, and how people can recover | The Seattle Times5 days ago
  Trauma is to the human mind and spirit what a physical wound is to the flesh. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, 14,277 people have died in Washington due to the virus. An estimated 140,000 children in the U.S. now are coping with the loss of a parent or caregiver. Michele Bedard-Gilligan, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Nobel Prize season arrives amid war, nuclear fears, hunger | Associated Press5 days ago
  This year’s Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster. The secretive Nobel committees never hint who will win the prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics or peace. It’s anyone’s guess who might win the awards being announced starting Monday. Deborah Fuller, professor of microbiology in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• DNA sequencing behemoth Illumina unveils new line of instruments | Axios5 days ago
  Competition is intensifying in the DNA sequencing industry, which has long been dominated by sequencing behemoth Illumina. Illumina, which has an estimated 80% share of the global gene sequencing market, unveiled a new line of instruments today that it says will cut the cost of genome sequencing — the latest in a flurry of announcements from an industry in pursuit of faster and cheaper offerings. Dr. Jay Shendure, professor of genome sciences in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• How Hurricane Ian became so powerful | The New York Times5 days ago
  New data from NASA reveals how warm ocean waters in the Gulf of Mexico fueled Hurricane Ian to become one of the most powerful storms to strike the United States in the past decade. Sea surface temperatures were especially warm off Florida’s southwest coast, allowing the storm to pick up energy just before crashing into the state north of Fort Myers. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Oregon to cover health-related climate expenses | Associated Press5 days ago
  Oregon is set to become the first state in the nation to cover climate change expenses for certain low-income patients under its Medicaid program, as the normally temperate Pacific Northwest region sees longer heat waves and more intense wildfires. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Hospitals in coastal cities risk flooding even in ‘weak’ hurricanes, study finds | The New York Times6 days ago
  In a large proportion of the metropolitan areas along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, at least half of the hospitals are at risk of flooding even from relatively weak hurricanes, a new study found. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Early detection of oral cancer potentially made easier and pain-free | KIRO 76 days ago
  Typically, oral cancers can be hard to identify without a biopsy, which is invasive and it can be a painful process. Two companies are testing a simple saliva test which could show doctors markers of oral cancer early enough to effectively treat. Dr. Brittany Barber, assisstant professor of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery in the UW School of Medicine, is interviewed.
• Saliva tests could replace painful biopsies for suspected oral cancer | Northwest News Radio6 days ago
  Two companies have developed saliva tests to identify oral cancer biomarkers. Oral cancer is typically diagnosed with a biopsy which can be painful an difficult to do in the office. Dr. Brittany Barber, assistant professor of otolarygology, head and neck surgery at the UW School of Medicine, is interviewed.
• Saliva testing could detect oral cavity cancer earlier | KXLY7 days ago
  Testing for oral cavity cancer may get a lot easier soon. The University of Washington says it’s a condition that is often hard to diagnose and can be a very painful experience for patients. Two companies developed swab-testing diagnostic meant to identify oral and throat cancer biomarkers. Neither has won full U.S. approval, but one earned the FDA’s breakthrough device designation and is sold by the manufacturer. Dr. Brittany Barber, assistant professor of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery in the UW School of Medicine, is interviewed.
• New brain map | Northwest News Radio1 week ago
  An endeavor led by the Allen Institute in Seattle seeks to create a comprehensive map of a healthy human brain. The Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at UW Medicine is referenced.
• New pill-based colonoscopy prep | KGMI Radio Bellingham1 week ago
  A new prep option for patients getting ready to go to a colonoscopy calls for patients to take a regimen of pills, rather than drinking a liquid solution. Dr. Jennifer Ray, assistant professor of gastroenterology at the UW School of Medicine, is interviewed.
• Syphilis cases are surging — should I be worried? | The Washington Post1 week ago
  Syphilis is making a comeback in the United States. Total cases of the sexually transmitted disease surged by 27% in 2021, and the rate reached a 30-year high. Dr. Matthew Golden, professor of medicine at the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• Clinic brings free health care to homeless youth — and their beloved pets | HealthDay1 week ago
  Five years ago, Grace Stroklund and her jack-a-poo, Nugget, were able to get all the care they needed — and at no cost — courtesy of a dual-purpose health care project established in 2018 called One Health Clinic. It’s based at New Horizons, a Seattle shelter for unhoused youth. Vickie Ramirez, research coordinator in environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, and Dr. Alice Tin, clinical instructor in family medicine at the UW School of Medicine, are quoted.
• From Amazon Care to Zócalo Health: Improving health care for Latinos | The Seattle Times1 week ago
  Two former employees of Amazon Care hope to bring individualized care to their mothers, families, friends and the Latino population with a new startup, Zócalo Health. The UW’s Latino Center for Health is referenced.
• Sleep and the glymphatic system | Oregon Public Broadcasting1 week ago
  UW researchers are examining the flow of the glymphatic system during sleep. Swati Rane Levendovszky, assistant professor of radiology in the UW School of Medicine, is interviewed.
• Heart transplant recipient benefits from new technology | KXL Radio1 week ago
  A 48-year-old man had a heart attack, then a stroke, but a few months later, he was the recipient of a heart transplant at UW Medical Center, in a process unlike any transplant performed before in the Pacific Northwest. Lisa Guertin, an advanced registered nurse practitioner at UW Medicine, is interviewed.
• When’s the perfect time to get a flu shot? | The Atlantic1 week ago
  Years into researching flu immunity, experts have yet to reach a consensus on the optimal time to receive the vaccine — or even the number of injections that should be doled out. Lauren Rodda, a postdoctoral fellow in immunology in the UW School of Medicine, is quoted.
• UW, Gonzaga complete new medical building | Daily Journal of Commerce1 week ago
  The University of Washington and Gonzaga University are celebrating the completion of a new 90,000-square-foot medical education building in Spokane’s University District.
• Health disparities in Washington's Latinx communities | Northwest News Network1 week ago
  Latinx people make up about 13.7% of the population in our state, but their health is a mixed picture, said Dr. Leo Morales, professor of medicine at the UW School of Medicine and co-director of the UW Latino Center for Health.
• New option for colonoscopy prep | Northwest News Radio1 week ago
  There’s a new option for patients preparing for a colonoscopy. Dr. Jennifer Ray, an assistant professor of gastroenterology at the UW School of Medicine, is interviewed.

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• How nursing in WA is recovering from staff shortages and pandemic burnout | The Seattle Times3 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 | KUOW3 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 | YakTriNews4 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 44 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 135 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 Times6 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 Times6 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 | NPR6 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 Times6 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 | VOX6 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 58 months 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 Times9 months 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 Times10 months 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 Times10 months 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 | KNKX10 months 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.
• New program supports staffing crisis in long-term care | FOX 1310 months ago
  A new state-funded program gives students at the UW School of Nursing hands-on experience at long-term care facilities.
• Opinion: How to fix America's homelessness crisis, according to a researcher | Insider10 months ago
  "Even in progressive cities like Seattle and San Francisco, coverage of our historically high levels of homelessness has become so hyperpartisanized that it’s impossible for people to agree on the causes of the housing crisis, let alone work together to find solutions … Let’s be clear that simply building large amounts of housing will not solve our housing crisis, as some urbanists claim. But neither is homelessness a personal failing free from systemic economic pressures," writes Paul Constant of Civic Ventures. Josephine Ensign, professor of nursing at the UW, is featured.
• What the history of homelessness in our region can teach us about our current crisis | Seattle Weekly11 months ago
  Josephine Ensign, professor of nursing at the University of Washington, recently published a book through Johns Hopkins University Press called “Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City.” The book examines the history of homelessness in Seattle and details the policies, systems and shortcomings that are at the historical roots of the issue in the region. [This story appeared in multiple outlets]
• 'They see us as the enemy': School nurses face pandemic rage | The New York Times11 months ago
  School nurses, who were already stretched thin before the pandemic, say that they are overworked and overwhelmed. Mayumi Willgerodt, associate professor of nursing at the UW, is quoted.
• Opinion: How a friendship and a new book transformed my view of Seattle | Crosscut12 months ago
  Mason Bryan, Crosscut’s associate opinion editor, writes about his friendship with Ozzy, who lived on the streets of Seattle: "Through the prism of Ozzy’s personal and ongoing emergency, the harder-to-fathom public emergency gripping Seattle has come into sharper focus for me. Imagine: one man’s singular crisis multiplied in King County alone by more than 10,000 other crises, each of a similar but unique shape. It is humbling to contemplate. And yet our contemporary woes are nothing new." "Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City" by Josephine Ensign, professor of nursing at the UW, is referenced.

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• Where to find emergency contraception now that Roe is gone | NPR3 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 | HealthDay4 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 | HealthDay5 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 Geographic7 months 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 Reform9 months 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 News10 months 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 American1 year 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 Times1 year 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 51 year 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-Review1 year 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 71 year 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 | GeekWire1 year 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 | KXL1 year 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 | Q131 year 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 Radio1 year 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 | YakTriNews1 year 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 | UPI1 year 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 Radio1 year 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 Times1 year 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.
• Impel Neuropharma raises $80M in Washington state’s first IPO of 2021 | GeekWire1 year ago
  Seattle-based biotech company Impel NeuroPharma raised $80 million in its initial public offering and will begin trading on the NASDAQ Friday under the ticker IMPL. Impel is known for its Precision Olfactory Delivery platform, developed by co-founder John Hoekman while studying pharmaceutics at the UW.

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• How Hurricane Ian became so powerful | The New York Times5 days ago
  New data from NASA reveals how warm ocean waters in the Gulf of Mexico fueled Hurricane Ian to become one of the most powerful storms to strike the United States in the past decade. Sea surface temperatures were especially warm off Florida’s southwest coast, allowing the storm to pick up energy just before crashing into the state north of Fort Myers. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Oregon to cover health-related climate expenses | Associated Press5 days ago
  Oregon is set to become the first state in the nation to cover climate change expenses for certain low-income patients under its Medicaid program, as the normally temperate Pacific Northwest region sees longer heat waves and more intense wildfires. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• 'Untreatable' STD superbug that causes infertility and miscarriage is a 'silent spreader' | The Mirror6 days ago
  A new "silent-spreader" sexually transmitted disease which can cause infertility is feared to be evolving into a possible ‘superbug’. Scientists are worried that mycoplasma genitalium — also known as M. genitalium or M. gen. — has so far proven to be resistant to antibiotics, with the medical community calling for more screenings for the disease. Lisa Manhart, a professor of epidemiology at the UW, is quoted.
• Hospitals in coastal cities risk flooding even in ‘weak’ hurricanes, study finds | The New York Times6 days ago
  In a large proportion of the metropolitan areas along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, at least half of the hospitals are at risk of flooding even from relatively weak hurricanes, a new study found. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Deadly heat in Washington state | KNKX1 week ago
  The most extensive study yet of heat-related death in Washington state finds that the risk was widespread, even before the deadly heat dome of 2021. A UW study is referenced.
• Clinic brings free health care to homeless youth — and their beloved pets | HealthDay1 week ago
  Five years ago, Grace Stroklund and her jack-a-poo, Nugget, were able to get all the care they needed — and at no cost — courtesy of a dual-purpose health care project established in 2018 called One Health Clinic. It’s based at New Horizons, a Seattle shelter for unhoused youth. Vickie Ramirez, research coordinator in environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, and Dr. Alice Tin, clinical instructor in family medicine at the UW School of Medicine, are quoted.
• Doctors urge more research into little-known STI linked to infertility in men and women | NBC News1 week ago
  Doctors are urging more research into a little-known sexually transmitted infection that may be more common than thought. Lisa Manhart, a professor of epidemiology at the UW, is quoted.
• Measuring blood oxygen levels on a smartphone | KCBS Radio2 weeks ago
  Conditions like COVID and asthma make it harder for our bodies to absorb oxygen, so these patients need a way to measure their oxygen levels. A team from the University of Washington has discovered a way for measuring blood oxygen levels by using a smartphone. Matthew Thompson, professor of global health and of family medicine at the UW, is interviewed.
• 'Clairvoyant' 2012 climate report warned of extreme weather | Associated Press3 weeks ago
  Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Devastating floods, some in poorer unprepared areas. Increasing destruction from hurricanes. Drought and famine in poorer parts of Africa as dry spells worsen across the globe. Wild weather worldwide getting stronger and more frequent, resulting “in unprecedented extremes.” Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Disaster experts say heat warning systems are falling short | NPR4 weeks ago
  As record-breaking heat scorches the West, some disaster experts say our warning system may not be enough. Many people aren’t getting alerted when heat can be deadly. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is interviewed.
• Amazon under investigation for string of warehouse deaths as scrutiny grows | CNET1 month ago
  Four Amazon warehouse workers have died in separate incidents over a span of less than four weeks. While the details of each death are still forthcoming, the fatalities shine an even stronger spotlight on a common complaint about Amazon: that it requires a brutal pace of work and puts employees at risk of injury and overheating. Marissa Baker, assistant professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• First recorded case of monkeypox spreading from humans to pets | MyNorthwest1 month ago
  There’s been at least one report of a person with monkeypox who may have passed the virus to a dog. Now, University of Washington scientists want to know how big a threat this is for pets in the Puget Sound region. Dr. Peter Rabinowitz, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
• Like humans, a dog's odds for dementia rises with age | HealthDay1 month ago
  Much like humans, dogs can develop dementia as they age — and that risk climbs by half with every extra year of life in a dog’s golden years, new research shows. Sarah Yarborough, research scientist of epidemiology at the UW, is referenced.
• Dog dementia risk increases 52% annually after age of 10 | New York Post1 month ago
  Dogs older than 10 are at risk of developing a neurodegenerative condition called Canine Cognitive Dysfunction, also known as “doggy dementia,” a new study reveals. Sarah Yarborough, research scientist of epidemiology at the UW, is referenced.
• Doctors in Washington are starting to test pets for monkeypox | KIMA1 month ago
  The University of Washington is doing a new study that screens animals who live in a household with people who have been infected with monkeypox. The goal of the study is to see how many pets in households with monkeypox are getting infected and how big of a problem it is. Dr. Peter Rabinowitz, professor of environmental and occupational health science at the UW, is quoted.
• UW Medicine to offer MPV screening for pets of those who test positive | Northwest News Radio1 month ago
  The screening is a part of astudy at the Center for One Health Research that will help determine the rate of monkeypox transmission between humans and pets. Dr. Peter Rabinowitz, professor of environmental and occupational health science at the UW, is interviewed.
• Dementia will affect most dogs if they live long enough | Earth.com1 month ago
  As dogs age, their brains undergo decline, just as happens with humans. This can lead to the condition known as canine cognitive dysfunction (CCD), which is characterized by changes in awareness and behaviour, and a gradual loss in the ability to remember or learn new things. It is a common disorder among senior dogs, with around one out of every three dogs over the age of 11 showing at least one clinical sign of the condition. By the age of 16, almost all dogs suffer from aspects of this doggy dementia. Sarah Yarborough, research scientist of epidemiology at the UW, is quoted.
• Dogs’ risk of dementia increases by half every year | National Geographic1 month ago
  Memory loss and cognitive decline are common enough for aging dogs, just as they are for humans. But in extreme cases, scientists say, dogs can experience something called canine cognitive dysfunction, or CCD for short. Other symptoms can include disrupted sleeping patterns, loss of spatial awareness, and new and unusual behaviors. Sarah Yarborough, research scientist of epidemiology at the UW, is quoted.
• Will your dog get dementia? A large new study offers clues | The New York Times1 month ago
  The risk of canine cognitive dysfunction, a.k.a. “doggy dementia,” is far greater in dogs who don’t get enough exercise, researchers found. Their risk factors echo some in humans, whose homes they share. Annette Fitzpatrick, research professor of epidemiology, of family medicine and of global health at the UW, is quoted.
• What it’s like to toil in India’s dangerous, unrelenting heat | Washington Post1 month ago
  The New Delhi heat was unrelenting this spring and summer. Day in and day out, the city woke up to a steamy sunrise and went to bed in sweltering darkness — the most persistent, widespread and severe heat event in India’s recorded history. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.

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• Her son was addicted to heroin and died by suicide—he’s not alone | The Seattle Times3 weeks 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 | KUOW1 month 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 Change2 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 Journal4 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 Radio4 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 Times4 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 | HealthDay4 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 | HealthDay5 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 Cut7 months 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 Today9 months 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 | InvestigateWest10 months 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 | KXL10 months 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 Post11 months 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 Today11 months 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.
• Lawsuit settled Keyport Bible Church and former member Rick Gerjets | The Kitsap Sun11 months ago
  A lawsuit filed in 2018 alleging leaders at Keyport Bible Church knew or should have known a congregant and volunteer had a “proclivity” to rape and molest boys, including those he got to know through the church, settled in September before going to trial. John Conte, professor emeritus of social work, is quoted.
• How to fix Washington’s mental and behavioral health care system? 4 experts weigh in | The Seattle Times11 months ago
  In a virtual event Thursday co-sponsored by The Seattle Times Mental Health Project and the League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County, policy makers, advocates and people who have experiences with mental illness and substance use disorders discussed the historic and systemic issues that prevent people from accessing appropriate and adequate care. Jim Vollendroff, a lecturer in social work at the UW, is quoted.
• Federal infrastructure package is an $8.6 billion ‘game changer’ for Washington state | The Seattle Times11 months ago
  As more details emerge about the new federal infrastructure package, the scale of its impact in and around Seattle and across Washington is coming more sharply into focus — and it’s big. The UW’s Jennie Romich, professor of social work, and Debra Glassman, teaching professor of finance and business economics, are quoted.
• How stigma prevents people from accessing mental health care and what can be done about it | The Seattle Times12 months ago
  Suicide is the most serious potential consequence of mental health stigma. But stigma’s effects are pervasive: For example, research suggests that stigma is a significant barrier to seeking out and benefiting from mental health treatment. The UW’s Jennifer Stuber, associate professor of social work at the UW; Pamela Collins, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of global health; and Meghan Romanelli, assistant professor of social work, are quoted.
• Suicide rates rise in a generation of Black youth | Scientific American1 year ago
  Suicide is a devastating problem among Black youth, and researchers and mental health professionals are desperate to understand why and how best to address it. Meghan Romanelli, assistant professor of social work at the UW, is quoted.
• UW faculty study how students adapt to being back on campus | Spokane Public Radio1 year ago
  Many of the college students in the Northwest have already returned for the new academic year. At the UW, faculty members such Paula Nurius in the Department of Social Work are interested to see how in-person instruction during a pandemic is going to work. Nurius reported on her research Thursday evening during a webinar open to the public and was joined by Megan Kennedy, director of the UW’s Resilience Lab.

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1. Find your unit's RSS feed URL

In order to set up any customized alert for your unit’s stories, you first have to find the correct RSS feed URL. The video below walks you through how to do that using our Pinboard archive, which is searchable by keyword, unit name, people, etc. Stories are displayed in the order in which they were added to the archive (most recent at the top).

Once you have your unit’s RSS feed URL, you can use it in your favorite feed tracker tool (there are many options in the Chrome Web Store) or Outlook (for PC only).

2. Set up a feed alert in Outlook (PC only)

Once you have your RSS feed URL from the previous step, open the Outlook app on your computer. Note: This is currently not available for Outlook for Mac.

On the left-hand pane of your Outlook screen there should be a folder in your email account called “RSS Subscriptions.” Right click on that folder and click “Add a New RSS Feed.”

Paste your RSS feed URL from the Pinboard archive into the field that Outlook offers, and click Add (see screenshot below).

If prompted, click “Yes” when it asks you if you want to add this RSS Feed to Outlook.

Now you’ll start getting new stories that mention your unit in your inbox as they are added to the UW News Pinboard archive!