At its regular meeting today, the 天美影视传媒 Board of Regents approved a five-year contract for president Ana Mari Cauce.
November 12, 2015
The latest news from the UW
Pacific Lutheran University signals intent to sell KPLU 88.5 FM to UW鈥檚 KUOW
Pacific Lutheran University and the 天美影视传媒 announced today PLU鈥檚 intent to sell its broadcasting rights and facilities associated with KPLU to KUOW.
Oceans — and ocean activism — deserve broader role in climate change discussions
When President Barack Obama visited the shrinking Exit Glacier in September, he pointed to a very obvious sign of our warming planet literally at his feet. Less visible, but perhaps more indelible, signs of changing climate lie in the oceans. A 天美影视传媒 researcher argues in the journal Science that people — including world leaders who will gather later this month in Paris for global climate change negotiations — should pay more attention to how climate change’s impacts on…
From garden to gut: New book from UW’s David Montgomery explores an unfolding scientific revolution
A new book by 天美影视传媒 geologist David Montgomery weaves history, science and personal challenges into an exploration of humanity’s tangled relationship with microbes, perhaps the least loved and most misunderstood creatures on Earth 鈥� and in you. “The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health” comes out Nov. 16 from W.W. Norton & Co. Montgomery, a UW professor of Earth and space sciences, co-wrote the book with his wife, Anne Bikl茅, a biologist and…
‘Pale orange dot’: Early Earth’s haze may give clue to habitability elsewhere in space
An atmospheric haze around a faraway planet 鈥� like the one which probably shrouded and cooled the young Earth 鈥� could show that the world is potentially habitable, or even be a sign of life itself.
November 11, 2015
UW, NASA measure rain and snowfall to gauge new precipitation satellite
With high-tech weather radars, weather balloons, ground instruments and NASA’s DC-8 flying laboratory, scientists will be watching rain and snow storms on Washington’s famously wet Olympic Peninsula.
November 10, 2015
Arts Roundup: Akram Khan Dance Company, meet the mammals 鈥� and Beethoven back-to-back
Get your fill of Beethoven in three back-to-back days of concerts at the School of Music 鈥� and in a recital by cellist S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir, newly appointed artist-in-residence. DXARTS presents its fall concert of electroacoustic music, and the Henry hosts two public lectures. Plus, don鈥檛 miss three nights of Indian classical dance with the Akram Kahn Company. Akram Khan Company 8 p.m., November 12 鈥� 14 | Meany Theater The Akram Khan Company makes its Seattle debut at Meany Hall…
UW School of Music talents, influence featured in book ‘Classical Seattle’
Melinda Bargreen is a Seattle-based freelance arts writer who spent 31 years as classical music critic for The Seattle Times. She is the author of “Classical Seattle: Maestros, Impresarios, Virtuosi, and Other Music Makers,” published this fall by 天美影视传媒 Press. Bargreen is a 天美影视传媒 alumna, with a bachelor of arts in English and a master of arts in music. Dave Beck of Seattle classical radio station KING FM said, “No other book provides such a well-informed…
UW psychology professor Anthony Greenwald receives award for social cognition work
天美影视传媒 psychology professor Anthony Greenwald is one of two researchers chosen to receive the most prestigious award of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji, a social psychologist at Harvard University, recently were聽named joint recipients of the 2016 Kurt Lewin Award for distinguished research on social issues. The pair is best known for their work on implicit social cognition, the unconscious attitudes and beliefs that humans bring to their social interactions. They…
November 9, 2015
Documents that Changed the World: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1982
The Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., is many things to many people. To Joe Janes of the Information School, the son of a World War II veteran and creator of the Documents that Changed the World podcast series, the memorial, the discussions it sparked and the hearts it helps heal 鈥� “the totality of the wall” he says 鈥� together comprise an important document.
UW and Tsinghua University announce dual degree program through the Global Innovation Exchange
The 天美影视传媒 and Tsinghua University have agreed to launch an integrated dual degree program through the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) that combines project-based learning in design thinking, technology development and entrepreneurship.
November 6, 2015
Swartz Foundation grant to boost UW research in computational neuroscience
Two 天美影视传媒 faculty members have been awarded a grant from The Swartz Foundation to support research in theoretical neuroscience. The award establishes the UW as the latest of the Swartz Foundation-supported centers for innovation in this growing field, which spans mathematics, statistics, physics and biology. “This award is a recognition of what is happening here at the UW in theoretical neuroscience research,” said Adrienne Fairhall, a UW associate professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics. “It is…
UW women studies department marks 45th anniversary
Nancy Kenney came to the 天美影视传媒 in 1976 with a joint appointment in psychology and women studies. The arrangement was typical 鈥� women studies professors at the UW then had joint appointments, Kenney said, because the program wasn鈥檛 expected to be around long. 鈥淲omen studies was not expected to be a viable academic department,鈥� Kenney said. 鈥淭here was an expectation that issues like those covered in women studies would be brought into mainstream departments. We all had to…
November 4, 2015
Arts Roundup: UW Symphony, Don Quixote 鈥� and ArtVentures
The School of Drama wraps up its first play of the year this week, and pays tribute to one of the great theaters of Seattle鈥檚 past. In Meany Theater, catch the UW Symphony鈥檚 first concert of the year or explore Indian classical dance with the Akram Kahn Company. Visit the Henry for an exploration of Cervantes鈥� classic tale, 鈥淒on Quixote,鈥� or an ArtVenture with the whole family. UW Symphony with Violinist Maria Larionoff 7:30 p.m., November 6 | Meany Theater…
Krispy Kreme crack and luxury food fever: new book links overeating to consumer culture
In an era of Fitbits, Skinnygirl margaritas and kale mania, isn鈥檛 overeating simply a failure of willpower, an unwillingness or inability to make good choices? It鈥檚 not that simple, says Kima Cargill, a professor of clinical psychology at the 天美影视传媒 in Tacoma. In her new book 鈥淭he Psychology of Overeating,鈥� Cargill places the blame for gluttony squarely at the feet of a culture gorged on consumerism. She聽contends that abundance of variety, lax regulation and sophisticated branding and marketing…
November 3, 2015
UW social work professor named among nation’s top 50 Influencers in Aging
天美影视传媒 social work professor Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen is among 50 people nationwide named on the first Next Avenue Influencers in Aging list. Compiled by Next Avenue, a public media website aimed at older Americans, the list recognizes people 鈥渨ho are changing how we age and think about aging in America.鈥� Fredriksen-Goldsen, director of the UW-based Healthy Generations Hartford Center of Excellence, is 鈥渟hedding new light on the needs of LGBT elders,鈥� Next Avenue noted in a release. Fredriksen-Goldsen鈥檚 research…
Life, enhanced: UW professors study legal, social complexities of an augmented reality future
A report from the interdisciplinary UW Tech Policy Lab on the challenges of augmented reality suggests such systems should be adaptable to change, resistant to hacking and responsive to the needs of diverse users.
November 2, 2015
Modern world learns from ancient civilizations in Scott Montgomery’s history of science
Scott L. Montgomery, a lecturer in the Jackson School of International Studies, uses a range of case studies and the notion of “scientific culture” to trace the evolution of technical thought through eight major civilizations from ancient Egypt to Medieval and Renaissance Europe in his latest book, “A History of Science in World Cultures.” “A number of themes emerge,” said Montgomery. “The mobility of knowledge, the role of libraries, translation as a historical force, science and religion, science and art,…
Children’s self-esteem already established by age 5, new study finds
By age 5 children have a sense of self-esteem comparable in strength to that of adults, according to a new study by 天美影视传媒 researchers.
UW to co-lead West Coast ‘Big Data brain trust’ for NSF
The National Science Foundation has selected the 天美影视传媒, along with the University of California, San Diego and the University of California, Berkeley, to co-lead one of four Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs around the country.
October 30, 2015
Emergency drills at new Husky Stadium Sound Transit station
Sound Transit will host a series of emergency drills with Seattle first responders Monday through聽Thursday at the new 天美影视传媒 and Capitol Hill light rail stations. These drills are part of the commissioning process for the new University Link light rail line from downtown Seattle to UW that opens early next year. The drills offer local fire, police and aid crews a chance to familiarize themselves with the stations and emergency protocols. While the drills will take place entirely…
October 29, 2015
Alexia Whitaker joins UW as affirmative action officer
Alexia Whitaker, who had previously served as a program manager in the Office of Affirmative Action at Arkansas State University, has joined the 天美影视传媒 as its affirmative action officer.
Nov. 5 bioengineering lecture focuses on ‘Engineering Personalized Medicine’
We have personal trainers and tailored suits. Why don’t we have personalized medicine? That question 鈥� and the prospects for stem-cell-based treatments that reverse disease and repair damage rather than simply addressing symptoms 鈥� will be the focus of the 天美影视传媒’s Department of Bioengineering’s 2015 Allan S. Hoffman Lecture on Nov. 5. Molly S. Shoichet, a University of Toronto chemical engineering and applied chemistry university professor who specializes in tissue engineering at the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical…
Now you see it: cloaking technology arrives sooner than UW mathematician expected
In science, decades can pass between a proposed theory and its real-world application. That is precisely what 天美影视传媒 mathematics professor Gunther Uhlmann was expecting when he and three colleagues proposed a means to develop an electromagnetic wormhole in a 2007 paper in Physical Review Letters. Their theoretical wormhole 鈥� an invisible tube for electromagnetic fields 鈥� would cloak an electromagnetic field while it passed through the tube, creating a “secret” connection between the entry and exit point. Uhlmann…
UW President Cauce receives Greater Seattle Business Association social justice award
Even before she became the 天美影视传媒鈥檚 33rd president earlier this month, Ana Mari Cauce was a leader who broke down barriers and inspired students and other community members. That鈥檚 why Cauce was selected to receive the Greater Seattle Business Association鈥檚 2015 Special Recognition: Voice for Social Justice Award, said Louise Chernin, the association鈥檚 president and CEO. 鈥淏eing the first Latina woman and the first lesbian woman in her position 鈥� we know those journeys aren鈥檛 easy,鈥� Chernin said….
First Environmental Law Symposium takes on ocean acidification
The UW School of Law will bring together many of the world’s leading experts on ocean acidification in its first-annual Environmental Law Symposium Nov. 6. The day-long event will be held in the William H. Gates Hall on the UW campus and will include panels detailing the latest findings from scientists, current ocean acidification lawsuits and legislation, and updates on cooperative partnerships tackling this issue. Sen. Maria Cantwell will likely deliver the closing address. “Washington state has been in the…
UW scientists are the first to simulate 3-D exotic clouds on an exoplanet
A nearby exoplanet has an atmosphere that might be similar to Earth’s before life evolved. In an attempt to simulate the structure of this exoplanet’s atmosphere, UW researchers became the first to simulate three-dimensional exotic clouds on another world.
October 28, 2015
Arts Roundup: Pae White, the Danish String Quartet 鈥� and spooky Halloween music
The School of Music sets the mood for Halloween with a concert of spooky organ music. UW World Series presents The Danish String Quartet, and the Henry Art Gallery opens a new exhibition by noted American artist Pae White. Don鈥檛 forget to catch the School of Drama鈥檚 first production of the year, 鈥淭he Cradle Will Rock,鈥� and a performance by UW artist-in-residence Cristina Vald茅s. Halloween Organ Concert 7:30 p.m., October 30 | Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall Just in time for…
Alaskan trout choose early retirement over risky ocean-going career
A new study in Ecology shows that Alaskan Dolly Varden trout, once they reach about 12 inches in length, can retire permanently from going to sea. They rely on digestive organs that can massively expand and contract and a unique relationship with sockeye salmon.
UW team to lead research efforts on initiative for incarcerated parents
The 天美影视传媒 will play a key role in a new initiative aimed at helping inmates with children transition back into society, be successful parents and partners and remain out of prison. Partners for Our Children, a UW School of Social Work center that works to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families in Washington state, will conduct research and evaluate programs offered under the five-year, $7.5 million initiative. 鈥淚ncarceration doesn鈥檛 just impact offenders. It has deep impacts…
October 27, 2015
UW initiative aims to tackle city, region’s most pressing urban issues
When Thaisa Way put a call out last spring to see if 天美影视传媒 faculty members working on urban issues wanted to join forces, she wasn鈥檛 sure what the response would be. 鈥淭here were a lot of people who said, ‘You鈥檙e not going to get anyone to show up,’” said Way, a UW associate professor of landscape architecture. But more than 80 people representing 12 of the UW’s colleges and schools聽turned up to the gathering, held on a Monday…
October 26, 2015
UW affiliate prof writes biography about discoverer of continental drift
Mott Greene, an emeritus professor at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma and an affiliate professor in the UW’s Department of Earth & Space Sciences, has published a biography of Alfred Wegener, the man who laid the foundations for plate tectonics. “Alfred Wegener: Science, Exploration, and the Theory of Continental Drift” was published this month by Johns Hopkins University Press. A recent review in the journal Nature called the book “a magnificent, definitive, and indefatigable tribute to an indefatigable…
Nominations open: Distinguished Staff Award and Thorud Leadership Award
Celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of a colleague or team with a nomination for the Distinguished Staff Award, the 天美影视传媒鈥檚 highest staff honor, and celebrate outstanding leadership with a nomination for the David B. Thorud Award. Recipients of the Distinguished Staff Award are those who achieve excellence and exude a passionate commitment to the university鈥檚 mission. Nominate an individual or a team of up to eight staff members. Up to five nominees will be selected for this $5,000 award…
October 23, 2015
From cell phones to DNA: Electrical engineering lectures explore information theory
The Science of Information: From Pushing Bits over the Air to Assembling the World’s Largest Jigsaw Puzzle Monday, Nov. 2, 3:30 p.m. Paul G. Allen Center Atrium Information theory is the science behind the engineering of all modern-day communication systems and also has surprising applications far beyond communication. Stanford University professor David Tse will focus on how information theory has enabled new technological innovations as part of the 2015 Dean Lytle Endowed Lecture Series hosted by the 天美影视传媒’s…
October 22, 2015
UW Tacoma historian Michael Honey’s film about Rev. James Lawson to screen locally
UW historian Michael Honey and filmmaker Errol Webber have produced a documentary about the life of Methodist minister and civil rights activist Rev. James Lawson that will be screened in Tacoma on Oct. 28, Seattle on Oct. 29
New UW model helps zero in on harmful genetic mutations
By more accurately predicting how variations in DNA sequences affect gene splicing, a new UW model and publicly available Web tool can help narrow down which genetic mutations cause disease and which have little effect on a person’s health.
October 21, 2015
Arts Roundup: French opera, percussion 鈥� and ‘The Cradle Will Rock’
The School of Drama kicks off its 75th anniversary season with the infamous musical 鈥淭he Cradle Will Rock.鈥� Catch performances of Gabriel Faur茅’s opera “P茅n茅lope,” the Mallethead series, and Ensemble Dal Niente, all presented by the School of Music. In the visual arts, the Henry Art Gallery throws its Fall Open House and a new exhibit opens in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. Gabriel Faur茅’s 鈥淧茅n茅lope” October 22, 24 & 25 | Meany Studio Theater The UW School of Music…
Gear, not geoducks, impacts ecosystem if farming increases
The equipment used to farm geoducks, including PVC pipes and nets, might have a greater impact on the Puget Sound food web than the addition of the clams themselves. That’s one of the findings of the first major scientific study to examine the broad, long-term ecosystem effects of geoduck aquaculture in Puget Sound.
School of Law’s Roy Prosterman delighted by humanitarian award for agency he started half a century ago
Roy Prosterman, professor emeritus of the 天美影视传媒 School of Law, says he knew Landesa, the international land reform agency he founded a half century ago, had been considered before for the prestigious Hilton Humanitarian Prize, with its $2 million cash award. “But I didn’t know that lightning was going to strike in 2015,” he said, clearly delighted. This month the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced its choice of Landesa as the recipient of its 20th annual prize. The…
UW autism expert helped shape new 鈥楽esame Street鈥� initiative
During its almost half-century on television, 鈥淪esame Street鈥� has tackled thorny issues ranging from divorce to death,聽food insecurity聽and parental incarceration. The show is now turning its attention to autism, and a 天美影视传媒 expert played a pivotal role in the effort. Wendy Stone, director of the UW鈥檚 Research in Early Autism Detection and Intervention Lab, helped 鈥淪esame Street鈥� develop content for its See Amazing in All Children initiative, which launches today (Oct. 21). Stone thinks the project will promote…