Explore deep-sea volcanoes, virtually
Tune in every day through Sept. 26 to live video sent from a robot exploring volcanoes at 4,000 feet underwater. UW oceanographer , with the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, is to the Western Pacific’s Lau Basin, located between American Samoa, Fiji and Tonga. This is one of the most concentrated areas of active submarine volcanism and hot springs anywhere on Earth, according to Resing.
When researchers visited the site in 2009 they were among the first people to ever witness an underwater volcanic eruption. They the stunning display, complete with audible booms, on live video.
They may not be so lucky this time, but they plan to conduct visual surveys, collect sediment samples and map the geological, biological, archaeological and chemical aspects of the ocean area.
Video highlights, daily mission logs, interactive maps, scientist biographies and 3D virtual fly-throughs of the Lau Basin are already .
To watch the live transmissions every day between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. PDT.
iSchool stars in new UWTV-produced documentary
A new, 60-minute documentary film about the and its work titled “iOn the Future” will debut on , which produced it, at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18.
The film was conceived as part of the iSchool’s celebration of its centennial year of 2011-12, and to draw attention to the school’s faculty and the social impact of their research.
Faculty members and their work featured include on access to computing in public libraries; on ability-based design; documenting the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; on training the next generation of cybersecurity workers; on managing sleep with a smartphone; and on early childhood literacy and on the effects of technology on our ability to focus and create.
The documentary will air regularly through fall and winter on UWTV.
Seattle Fandango to receive UW diversity award for community building
The UW announced that the is the recipient of its .
The Seattle Fandango Project promotes community through music, verse and dance. Their activities include free weekly public workshops at El Centro de la Raza and monthly fandangos at various sites. People of different ages, skill levels and cultural backgrounds are welcome. The group first took shape in 2009 when Seattle area fandango practitioners, educators, artists and activists coalesced around workshops on the UW campus and in the community.
The will be presented at the Multicultural Alumni Partnership , 8-10 a.m., Oct. 27, at the Husky Union Building ballroom. The award recognizes a UW student, staff member or faculty member, or a community organization, making positive changes on campus that result in multicultural community building.