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September 18, 2024
Explaining dramatic planetwide changes after world鈥檚 last 鈥楽nowball Earth鈥� event
Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet鈥檚 history are 鈥淪nowball Earth鈥� events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased in ice up to 0.6 miles thick. New research from the 天美影视传媒 provides a more complete picture for how the last Snowball Earth event ended, and suggests why it preceded a dramatic expansion of life on Earth, including the emergence of the first animals.
September 17, 2024
AI researcher discusses the new version of ChatGPT鈥檚 advances in math and reasoning
Niloofar Mireshghallah, a UW postdoctoral scholar, discusses why math and reasoning have so challenged artificial intelligence models and what the public should know about OpenAI鈥檚 new release.
September 13, 2024
In the Field: Understanding the impact of Arctic militarization on Indigenous communities
Mia Bennett, 天美影视传媒 assistant professor of geography, will spend a week this month in Norway as part of the orientation for the Fulbright Arctic IV Initiative. Bennett is one of 20 scholars selected to collaborate on multi-disciplinary research over the next 18 months.
September 12, 2024
Statement on UW Board of Regents meeting disruption and adjournment
The following is a statement from outgoing UW Board of Regents Chair David Zeeck and Incoming Board of Regents Chair Blaine Tamaki on today’s meeting disruption and adjournment: The UW Board of Regents adjourned its meeting today after disruptions made orderly conduct of the meeting impossible. Speakers addressing labor issues and those calling for divestment…
UW鈥檚 Ashleigh Theberge receives Schmidt Sciences Polymath honors for 鈥榖oundary-pushing work鈥� in cell signaling, communication
Ashleigh Theberge, associate professor of chemistry at the 天美影视传媒, has been named to the Schmidt Sciences Polymath Program, entitling her to grants of up to $2.5 million over five years to 鈥減ursue risky, novel theories that would otherwise be difficult to fund,鈥� according to a Sept. 10 announcement from Schmidt Sciences. Theberge 鈥� one of six awardees this year 鈥� was selected from an applicant pool of 117, and is the first UW faculty member selected for the program, which is in its third year.
September 6, 2024
Statement from UW President Cauce on killing of recent UW graduate in West Bank
A statement from 天美影视传媒 President Ana Mari Cauce on the killing of recent UW graduate Aysenur Eygi in the West Bank.
August 13, 2024
Q&A: Using marijuana can worsen outcomes for young adults with psychosis 鈥� how can mental health professionals help them stop?
Young adults with psychosis tend to use cannabis at extremely high rates, and their symptoms can be exacerbated by long-term marijuana use. A team of 天美影视传媒 researchers is focused on this particular group.聽
August 12, 2024
Report describes the barriers Pacific Northwest coastal Tribes face in adapting to climate change
The 天美影视传媒, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians and others held collaborative listening sessions with Northwest coastal Tribes to hear their experiences in adapting to climate change. A new report summarizes those experiences, while an upcoming grant program hopes to help address barriers identified in the report.
August 1, 2024
15 UW professors among new class of members to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
Fifteen faculty members at the 天美影视传媒 have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2024. They are among 36 scientists and educators from across the state announced Aug. 1 as new members. Selection recognizes the new members鈥� 鈥渙utstanding record of scientific and technical achievement, and their willingness to work on behalf of the academy to bring the best available science to bear on issues within the state of Washington.鈥�
July 25, 2024
Q&A: Nail salon air is filled with fragrance chemicals 鈥� could they harm workers’ health?
A study led by UW researcher Diana Ceballos is most comprehensive study to date of the specific fragrance chemical mixtures found in nail salon air, and will allow researchers to further study the potential health risks. 聽
July 23, 2024
Q&A: UW researcher aims to understand common women’s sports injuries
Several common injuries seem to haunt women’s sports. Jenny Robinson, a 天美影视传媒 assistant professor, is interested in designing better methods to help female athletes train to prevent and recover from injuries.
July 16, 2024
Q&A: The climate change toll on roads 鈥� two UW professors weigh in
Two 天美影视传媒 researchers are investigating how to mitigate the effects of climate change on common road pavements, such as asphalt and concrete.
July 1, 2024
Q&A: How the H5N1 bird flu outbreak could become humanity’s problem
A major outbreak of a new strain of bird flu 鈥� formally named Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 鈥� has killed millions of wild birds and infected poultry, dairy cattle, domestic cats and a small number of humans.聽UW experts explain how bird flu evolves and what it could mean for humans.
June 27, 2024
UW ranks in the top 10 on a US News & World Report list of best global universities
The 天美影视传媒 tied for No. 7 on the U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities rankings, released on Tuesday. The UW maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions.
June 20, 2024
Changes to WaNPRC protocols, procedures following recent incidents
The 天美影视传媒鈥檚 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) was informed on Thursday of recent significant incidents at the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC), which have prompted changes to protocols and procedures to ensure high standards of animal welfare and research integrity.
June 14, 2024
Statement on leadership change for the Washington National Primate Research Center
After careful consideration, the 天美影视传媒 ended the appointment of Dr. Michele Basso as Director of the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC), effective May 31. Her scientific leadership and contributions to neuroscience are appreciated, and Dr. Basso will continue her work as a core scientist in the Center.
June 13, 2024
Q&A: Finding varieties of corn that are adapted to future climates
Research led by the 天美影视传媒 used computer models to pinpoint varieties of corn that will be best adapted to produce high yields in future U.S. climates. The study combined weather and climate projections across the U.S. for 2050 and 2100 with a plant model that simulates corn鈥檚 growth to find the mix of traits that will produce the highest, most reliable yield under future conditions across the country.
June 3, 2024
Q&A: Microinclusions improve women鈥檚 workplace belonging and commitment
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.
May 30, 2024
Infants hear significantly more speech than music at home, UW study finds
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.
May 28, 2024
In the Field: UW researcher headed to Alaska to study factors that lead to permafrost thaw and to educate foster care youth
UW doctoral student Joel Eklof has been investigating which environmental factors contribute to permafrost thaw and the release of methane into the atmosphere. For years, Eklof has traveled to a field site southwest of Fairbanks, Alaska.
May 17, 2024
UW atmospheric scientist participating in field campaign to improve Western snowfall, drought forecasts
A UW atmospheric scientist will participate in a campaign to study winter storms and snowfall in northwestern Colorado鈥檚 Rocky Mountains. Like Seattle, this area depends on winter snow for its summer water supplies, so improving mountain snow forecasts will improve projections for summer drought and wildfire risks.
May 15, 2024
Thirteen UW students receive Fulbright exchange awards for study, research and teaching positions around the world
Thirteen UW students and recent alumni were awarded聽Fulbright U.S. Student Program聽scholarships this year, joining about 2,000 students and recent graduates from around the country to study and teach abroad.
May 9, 2024
UW files Unfair Labor Practice Complaint following ASE union鈥檚 harassment of Dean and staff
The 天美影视传媒 on Tuesday filed an Unfair Labor Practice Complaint with the Washington State Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) against UAW 4121 after more than 100 union members harassed and engaged in intimidation tactics toward the Dean and staff in the College of Arts & Sciences on May 2.
May 3, 2024
Video: Washington students learn about engineering at Discovery Days
This 天美影视传媒 College of Engineering event brings thousands of elementary and middle school students from all over Washington to campus to be engineers for a day.
April 23, 2024
UW is No. 3 for schools that produce most Peace Corps volunteers
The Peace Corps announced that the 天美影视传媒 is again No. 3 on a list of top volunteer-producing institutions over the past two decades.
Video: UW professor on 鈥楾he Boys in the Boat,鈥� Nazi Germany and the 1936 Olympics
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…
Author Daniel James Brown and MIT atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon to receive honorary degrees at UW鈥檚 2024 Commencement
The 天美影视传媒 149th Commencement is scheduled for Saturday, June 8, at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. This year, the UW will recognize best-selling author Daniel James Brown and Susan Solomon, a professor of environmental science and chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Both will receive honorary degrees for their contributions to the humanities and sciences.
April 15, 2024
Q&A: How claims of anti-Christian bias can serve as racial dog whistles
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.
April 12, 2024
Statement on allegations involving a student-athlete
The following is a statement from the 天美影视传媒 on the allegations involving a student-athlete.
April 10, 2024
Ranking: UW recognized as among the best in the world
The 天美影视传媒 has been named one of the world鈥檚 top universities, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject released Wednesday.
April 5, 2024
Q&A: The growing trend of environmental, social and governance assurances in corporate America
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.
April 4, 2024
Q&A: Eclipses aren鈥檛 just good for jaw-dropping views 鈥� they鈥檙e also opportunities for stellar science, says UW astronomer
Eclipses past and present aren鈥檛 just opportunities for incredible sights. Generations of researchers have used them to study phenomena ranging from the sun itself to the fabric of the universe. UW News intervewed Emily Levesque, author and associate professor of astronomy, about what scientists past and present have learned by studying eclipses.
In the Field: UW researchers traveling to capture total solar eclipse
Baptiste Journaux, a UW faculty member in Earth and space sciences, and four graduate students will travel to Arkansas on Monday to view the total solar eclipse. They will use a special telescope to capture images of solar features that can be viewed most clearly during an eclipse.聽
April 3, 2024
Q&A: UW researchers on the unseen community effects of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders
Starting in the earliest days of the 2020 outbreak, a team of researchers at the 天美影视传媒 conducted real-time surveys of King County residents, asking what measures people had taken to protect themselves, how their daily lives had been affected and what worried them most.聽聽
March 28, 2024
Q&A: UW researcher discusses the vital role of Indigenous librarians
Sandy Littletree, a UW assistant professor in the Information School, discusses the importance of working Indigenous ways of knowing into libraries, archives and data repositories.
March 20, 2024
Statement from UW President Ana Mari Cauce on the departure of Troy Dannen, Director of Athletics
The following is a statement from 天美影视传媒 President Ana Mari Cauce regarding Director of Athletics Troy Dannen鈥檚 departure.
February 27, 2024
Q&A: Decline in condom use indicates need for further education, awareness
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.
February 16, 2024
Video: Bringing stars back to the sea聽
Scientists at Friday Harbor Laboratories, a 天美影视传媒 facility in the San Juan Islands, are working to help sunflower stars 鈥� a type of sea star 鈥� grow and thrive once again after their populations along the West Coast were devastated by a mysterious disease called sea star wasting syndrome.
February 14, 2024
The UW once again is a Fulbright top producer
The 天美影视传媒 is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. students and scholars. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that had the highest number of applicants selected for the 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs.
February 13, 2024
UW is among the top universities worldwide, ranked by reputation
The 天美影视传媒 was No. 26 in the world on the Times Higher Education annual reputation ranking,聽released聽on February 12.
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