LaTaSha Levy, assistant professor of American ethnic studies at the 天美影视传媒, discusses Juneteenth, the myths and omissions in telling its story, and the ongoing importance of fighting for, and celebrating, Black freedom.
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Prof. Emily Levesque鈥檚 course 鈥淕reat Heroes and Discoveries of Astronomy鈥� 鈥� part of The Great Courses, a popular online learning platform 鈥� takes viewers on a tour of the biggest advancements in one of humanity鈥檚 oldest sciences and the people behind them.
Researchers at the 天美影视传媒 have developed a method that uses smartphone-derived images to reveal potentially harmful bacteria on skin and in oral cavities. Their approach can visually identify microbes on skin contributing to acne and slow wound healing, as well as bacteria in the oral cavity that can cause gingivitis and dental plaques.
As Congress considers expanding voting rights legislation and some Republican-led states restrict access to voting, the 天美影视传媒’s Jake Grumbach is among a group of faculty from institutions around the country calling for national election standards.
The COVID-19 Mobility Survey, a partnership of the 天美影视传媒 and the Puget Sound Regional Council, showed how remote workers’ transportation, work and other lifestyle habits changed over the first several months of the pandemic.
The 天美影视传媒鈥檚 Center for Communication, Difference and Equity 2021 conference will examine 鈥淨uarantining while Black.鈥� The two-day virtual event, scheduled for the morning of June 1 and the afternoon of June 2, is an invitation to radically listen to the ways in which Black Americans in Seattle and beyond have experienced the dual pandemics: COVID-19, with its disproportionate impact on Black communities, and the worldwide racial reckoning that emerged after the murder of George Floyd.
The potted junipers on the steps of Suzzallo Library are undergoing a transformation. Flanking the entrance to one of UW’s most beloved buildings, they are viewed by hundreds of people walking through Red Square each week. Bioengineering postdoctoral researcher Le Zhen is transforming these shrubs into bonsai 鈥� miniature trees that are pruned, nurtured and trained with wire to look like their much older, full-sized counterparts living in nature. He hopes this prominent display of bonsai will signal to members of the AAPI community that UW is safe and welcoming.
The UW鈥檚 connection to Le贸n, Spain, has been extended through 2025, with an option to renew it an additional four years to 2029.
President Ana Mari Cauce signed the new agreement earlier this month and city leaders in Spain celebrated the decade-old relationship last week.
Scientists can learn a lot in a controlled clinical trial involving tens of thousands of people, such as the COVID-19 vaccine trials that led to their approval, but we will all learn a lot more as hundreds of millions of people are vaccinated. And, some of what might turn up in this population-based data are adverse side effects, such as the blood clotting suffered by nearly 20 people out of roughly 8 million who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine….
Ice core data from Greenland shows why air pollution is dropping more slowly than sulfur emissions reductions. As cloud droplets become less acidic, the chemical reaction that turns sulfur dioxide into sulfate aerosol gets more efficient. The new results can improve the models that project air quality and climate change.
The newest experiment at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is now in place at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva. FASER, or Forward Search Experiment, was approved by CERN鈥檚 research board in March 2019. Now installed in the LHC tunnel, this experiment, which seeks to understand particles that scientists believe may interact with dark matter, is now undergoing tests before data collection commences next year.
UW School of Nursing Dean Azita Emami’s commitment to fighting for those underserved by the health care system has deep roots in her identity. Born in Iran, she has been shaped by the experience of being an 鈥渋nsider鈥搊utsider.”
A team, which includes researchers from the 天美影视传媒, demonstrated that over the course of three years, a genetically engineered switchgrass could break down an explosive chemical in plots of soil at a military range.
Getting basic health care to medically underserved populations in Seattle, while providing real-world experience for students hoping to practice in a health care field, takes wheels. Now, through a student-led, interdisciplinary effort by health science departments at the 天美影视传媒, those 鈥渨heels鈥� 鈥� on the new UW Mobile Health & Outreach Van 鈥� are ready.
The 天美影视传媒 is the No. 4 higher education institution in the country in terms of total economic impact as a result of federal research expenditures. The UW alone contributed $306.8 million to the U.S. gross domestic product and helped to produce more than 3,908 jobs, according to The Science Coalition鈥檚 fourth Sparking Economic Growth report, released earlier this month.
A new study from researchers at multiple universities, including the UW, shows that exposure disparities among people of color and white people are driven by nearly all, rather than only a few, emission source types.
Scientists at the 天美影视传媒, in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, are raising sunflower sea stars in captivity, with the goal of learning more about this species and exploring eventual reintroduction to the wild, if determined to be advisable.
When people think of misinformation, they often focus on popular and social media. But in a paper published April 12 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 天美影视传媒 faculty members Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom write that scientific communication 鈥� both scientific papers and news articles written about papers 鈥� also has the potential to spread misinformation.
In the Cascadia subduction zone, medium- and large-sized 鈥渋ntraslab鈥� earthquakes, in which the slip happens within the oceanic plate and below the continental plate, will likely produce only a few detectable aftershocks, according to a new study from the 天美影视传媒 and the U.S. Geological Survey.
With COVID-19 cases on the rise again in many parts of the country 鈥� including Washington state where three counties were pushed back to Phase 2 effective Friday 鈥� there鈥檚 a growing debate between continuing to give both doses of Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines close together, or giving them months apart in order to get first shots in more shoulders faster. The argument for giving more people the first dose before circling back months later to give the second, which…
天美影视传媒 experts in education and psychology offer tips for families on the return to in-person school after a year of remote learning.
As carbon dioxide continues to rise, multiple changes in the leaves of tropical plants may help these ecosystems perform better under climate change than previous studies had suggested.
Joshua Lawler, a 天美影视传媒 professor in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, has been named a 2021 fellow of the Ecological Society of America. Fellows are elected for life, and the honor recognizes scientists who advance or apply ecological knowledge in academics, government, nonprofits and the broader society.
Juliet Sperling, an assistant professor of art history, talks about Jacob Lawrence and her new course “Art and Seattle: Jacob Lawrence,” the first UW course to examine his legacy at the UW and beyond.
Linh Th峄 Nguy峄卬, an assistant professor of American ethnic studies at the 天美影视传媒, discusses the recent wave of violence against Asians and Asian Americans, and the history behind it.
The future of an equitable and sustainable global ocean, or 鈥淏lue Economy,鈥� depends on more than natural or technological resources. A new study finds that socioeconomic and governance conditions such as national stability, corruption and human rights greatly affect different regions鈥� ability to achieve a Blue Economy 鈥� one that is socially equitable, environmentally sustainable and economically viable.
天美影视传媒 psychology professor Jane Simoni discusses how COVID-19 vaccines are gradually spurring the return to normal life, and the role of positive public health messaging.
In a study published Feb. 15 in Nature Chemistry, a research team led by Munira Khalil, professor and chair of chemistry at the 天美影视传媒, has captured the rapid motions of solvent molecules that impact light-driven electron transfer in a molecular complex for the first time. This 聽information could help researchers learn how to control energy flow in molecules, potentially leading to more efficient clean energy sources.
On March 6, 2020, the 天美影视传媒 became the first university聽in the U.S. to announce a move to remote instruction and work in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Here鈥檚 a look back at the past year, from the perspectives of how the UW community adapted and the impact the UW鈥檚 researchers had in response to the virus in our state, the nation and around the world. This timeline could not possibly include all the…
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 2020-2021 Fulbright聽 students.
The Election Integrity Partnership, a nonpartisan coalition of research institutions, including the 天美影视传媒, that identified, tracked and responded to voting-related mis- and disinformation during the 2020 U.S. elections, released its final report, 鈥淭he Long Fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 Elections鈥� on Tuesday, March 2. The report is the culmination of months of collaboration among approximately 120 people working across four organizations: the UW Center for an Informed Public, Stanford Internet Observatory , Graphika and the Atlantic Council鈥檚 Digital Forensic Research Lab.
A new method to rate tornado warnings shows that nighttime tornadoes in the U.S. have a lower probability of detection and a higher false-alarm rate than other events. Summertime tornadoes, occurring in June, July or August, also are more likely to evade warning.
A team of engineers, including one at the 天美影视传媒, has developed a technique that allows for the precise placement of molecules formed from folded DNA in not only a specific location but also in a specific orientation
How鈥檚 the snow on Northwest mountains this year? Overall a little deeper than normal, but it depends where you look. A new collaboration between the 天美影视传媒, the Northwest Avalanche Center lets you see how the current snow depth compares to past years for nine sites in Washington and two in Oregon.
Seven 天美影视传媒 scientists are included in Cell Mentor鈥檚 list of 1,000 inspiring Black scientists, published in December 2020. Cell Mentor is a collaborative resource between Cell Press and Cell Signaling Technology.
Morales has authored a seven-part series for Ars Technica on quantum mechanics for a general audience. One article in the series is rolling out each week from Jan. 10 to Feb. 21. Morales sat down with UW News to talk about the series, quantum mechanics and what he hopes the public can learn about this seemingly odd and possibly intimidating realm of science.
A UW team created Audeo, a system that can generate music using only visual cues of someone playing the piano.
“Making Amends,” a new podcast by 天美影视传媒 professor Steve Herbert, explores themes of atonement among men incarcerated at the Oregon State Penitentiary.
At nearly 7 feet tall, “The Seated IV” first graced the聽Metropolitan Museum of Art’s facade in September 2019 as part of a commission titled The NewOnes, will free Us. Four “Seated” sculptures by Wangechi Mutu were the first works to take up the positions on The Met’s facade since it was completed in 1902. On Monday, Jan. 25, one of the four storied bronze sculptures was installed at the north side of the new Hans Rosling Center for Population Health…
A new study led by the University of Queensland and involving the 天美影视传媒 provides a glimpse into the Australia’s ancient climate and early human occupation.