New research from the 天美影视传媒 found lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unusually accelerated brain maturation in adolescents. This maturation was more pronounced in girls. When measured in terms of the number of years of accelerated brain development, the mean acceleration was 4.2 years in females and 1.4 years in males.
New research from Ione Fine and Geoffrey Boynton, UW professors of psychology, shows Elon Musk鈥檚 projection for the latest Neuralink project rests on the flawed premise that implanting millions of tiny electrodes into the visual cortex, the region of the brain that processes information received from the eye, will result in high-resolution vision.
Three new faculty books from the 天美影视传媒 cover the recipes and culture of the world鈥檚 largest Syrian refugee camp, traditional ecological knowledge of Indigenous peoples and data science for neuroimaging researchers. UW News spoke with the authors to learn more. Documenting history and rituals of Syrian cuisine When Karen E. Fisher was invited to Zaatari, the world鈥檚 largest Syrian refugee camp, she noticed that stories of the camp rarely included women鈥檚 voices. As she learned more about their…
New research from the 天美影视传媒 published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, shows how 鈥渕icroinclusions鈥� 鈥� brief instances of positive treatment, especially from members of the dominant group 鈥� help women feel valued at work.
A new 天美影视传媒 study, published May 21 in Developmental Science, is the first to compare the amount of music and speech that children hear in infancy. Results showed that infants hear more spoken language than music, with the gap widening as the babies get older.
The film version of 鈥淭he Boys in the Boat,鈥� released on Dec. 25, was inspired by the鈥烀烙笆哟� men鈥檚 rowing team鈥痶hat won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. It鈥檚 based on the 2013 book by Daniel James Brown. But there is more to the story than the improbable victory by UW student-athletes from small towns and working-class backgrounds. The 1936 Olympics were held in Berlin, following a failed movement in the United States and Europe to boycott the…
New research from the 天美影视传媒 shows the brain鈥檚 response to viewing errors in both the syntax (form) and semantics (meaning) of code appeared identical to those that occur when fluent readers process sentences on a word-by-word basis, supporting a resemblance between how people learn computer and natural languages.
A new 天美影视传媒 study showed that white and Black Christians perceived a politician concerned about anti-Christian bias as caring more about anti-white bias, being more willing to fight for white people and as less offensive than one concerned about anti-white bias.
In a study published April 8 in Current Biology, 天美影视传媒 researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby鈥檚 brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention 鈥� and the level of this type of activity predicted enhanced language development at later ages.
Voluntary reports that discuss environmental, social and governance issues 鈥� or ESG issues 鈥� have become a major trend in corporate America over the past decade. Shawn Shi, 天美影视传媒 assistant professor of accounting in the Foster School of Business, is conducting ongoing research on the topic.
New research from Steven Goodreau, 天美影视传媒 professor of anthropology, shows that condom use has been trending downward among younger gay and bisexual men over the last decade, even when they aren鈥檛 taking pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.
A new study from the 天美影视传媒 professor Andrew Meltzoff and Northwestern University showed key differences in the language Black parents and white used to explain Black Lives Matter.
Abby Murray doesn’t have a military background, but she is an instructor and fellowship director for the U.S. Army War College fellowship program at the 天美影视传媒. She’s also a poet who has hosted free writing workshops at locations including community centers, military posts and immigration detention centers.
Three new faculty books from the 天美影视传媒 cover wide-ranging topics: life in the Rio Grande Valley, fossils of Washington state and the colonial roots of contemporary intersex medicine. UW News talked with the authors to learn more. Collection highlights life in Rio Grande Valley 鈥淧uro Pinche True Fictions鈥� is a collection of short stories and comics from Jos茅 Alaniz, professor of Slavic languages and literature at the UW. The works are mostly set in the Rio Grande Valley…
New research from Andrew Hafenbrack, associate professor of management and organization in the 天美影视传媒 School of Business, and other institutions examines the impact of leadership style on prospective Black employees who apply for jobs in less-diverse companies.
Supervisors are traditionally associated with higher status markers such as age, education and tenure than their subordinates. But it鈥檚 increasingly common to see those dynamics reversed, which is the focus of a new study from Jessica Huisi Li, 天美影视传媒 assistant professor of management and organization.
Public scrutiny of Purdue Pharma鈥檚 role in the opioid crisis increased sharply in the years after the state of Kentucky filed a lawsuit against the company. New research from David Tan, 天美影视传媒 associate professor of management, examines the ensuing behavior of competing prescription opioid companies.
Adrienne Russell, professor of communication at the 天美影视传媒, examines in her new book how journalism, activism, corporations and Big Tech battle to influence the public about climate change.
New research from Simha Mummalaneni and Ali Goli, assistant professors of marketing in the 天美影视传媒 Foster School of Business, finds that a menthol cigarette tax is a preferable policy to scattered statewide bans.
How people initially react to organizational change depends on their placement within their work groups鈥� status hierarchy, according to new research from Elijah Wee, assistant professor of management in the 天美影视传媒 Foster School of Business.
New research from Bruce Avolio, professor of management in the 天美影视传媒 Foster School of Business, finds that employee approval greatly influences whether a board of directors will retain or dismiss a chief executive officer.
A 天美影视传媒 Video production, 鈥淏rainworks: Vision and the Brain,鈥� won a 2023 Northwest Emmy Award this month in the Children/Youth/Teens category. 鈥淏rainworks鈥� is a series that educates children about neuroscience. The episode was executive produced by聽Eric H. Chudler, research associate聽professor聽of bioengineering and executive director of the UW聽Center for Neurotechnology,聽and Cara Podenski, managing executive producer for聽UW Video. Podenski also wrote and directed. Dave Ris served as an editor. 鈥淰ision and the Brain,鈥� hosted by Chudler, guides viewers through the…
A new study from Mana Heshmati, assistant professor of strategy and entrepreneurship in the 天美影视传媒 Foster School of Business, found that strategy courses in MBA programs improve decision-making abilities, boost the amount of attention paid to broader industry concerns and expand the depth of mental representations.
Two grants from the U.S. Department of Education International and Foreign Language Education office will allow the Canadian Studies Center at the 天美影视传媒 to award eight to 10 fellowships each year to students studying French or an Indigenous language spoken in Canada.
In his new book, Emile Pitre chronicles the story of OMA&D from its 1968 inception to its current status as a model for university programs. Pitre retired from the UW as associate vice president for minority affairs in 2014.
The Homosaurus is a linked data controlled vocabulary used by libraries, museums and other cultural heritage institutions worldwide to describe LGBTQIA+ resources and aid in indexing and retrieving content. Marika Cifor, 天美影视传媒 assistant professor in the Information School, was awarded a 2023 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop a free-standing Spanish-language Homosaurus.
New research from Leela Nageswaran, assistant professor of operations management in the 天美影视传媒 Foster School of Business, considers whether individuals should be able to select their vaccine type.
Peter Nicolas, professor of law and adjunct professor of music at the 天美影视传媒, recently launched a new class. Music Law & Policy combines Nicolas’ legal training with his growing academic interest in the study of music.
New research from Weili Ge, professor of accounting at the 天美影视传媒 Foster School of Business, found that CEOs who engage in prosocial behavior 鈥� activities that primarily help others 鈥� are more likely to make decisions that benefit people and increase company value.
More than 40,000 property deeds containing racially discriminatory language have been uncovered in Western Washington by the Racial Restrictive Covenants Project. Director James Gregory, professor of history at the 天美影视传媒, and his team aren鈥檛 finished yet.
Christopher Tounsel, associate professor of history at the 天美影视传媒, found multiple connections between Sudan and Seattle while researching his upcoming book. The most prominent was the late Andrew Brimmer, a UW alum who in 1966 became the first Black member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Three new faculty books from the 天美影视传媒 cover a variety of topics: nightlife among Black queer women, hybrid warfare and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and decolonizing climate justice.
Ed deHaan, associate professor of accounting in the 天美影视传媒 Foster School of Business, studies the impact of Buy Now Pay Later on financial health. His research finds that BNPL users faced rapid increases in bank overdraft charges and credit card interests and fees.
Michael Johnson, professor of management in the 天美影视传媒 Foster School of Business, found in a new study that groups that used 鈥渕ultivoting鈥� in unofficial votes were 50% more likely to identify the correct option than those that used plurality or ranked-choice voting.
Dianne Xiao, a 天美影视传媒 assistant professor of chemistry, has been awarded a 2022 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering for her research on creating new materials to make chemical reactions that are compatible with renewable energy sources and raw materials.
New research from the 天美影视传媒 professor Robert Palmatier examines how factors related to social media influencers, their posts and their followers impact marketing success. The study concluded that reallocating spending based on the study鈥檚 insights could result in a 16.6% increase in engagement.
Comprised of 天美影视传媒 graduate students, the Chamber Dance Company works to perform, record and archive dance works of artistic and historical significance. This year, the company will exclusively perform contemporary works created within the last 15 years.
Black womanhood and corporate branding, Indigenous mound building and volunteering for the Peace Corps are among the subjects of recent and upcoming books by 天美影视传媒 faculty.
Randall Kyes established the International Field Study Program-Indonesia at the UW. The month-long study abroad program provided field-based educational and research opportunities for students from the UW, Indonesia and other participating countries.
Global and Regional Studies, a new major in the 天美影视传媒 Jackson School of International Studies, offers more flexible course options, allows undergraduates focus on a particular geographic region and theme and provides more choices for the capstone experience.