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October 28, 2021
After California’s 3rd-largest wildfire, deer returned home while trees were ‘still smoldering’
In a rare stroke of luck, researchers from the University of Washington, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, were able to track a group of black-tailed deer during and after California’s third-largest wildfire, the 2018 Mendocino Complex Fire. The megafire, which torched more than 450,000 acres in northern California, burned across half of an established study site, making it possible to record the movements and feeding patterns of deer before, during and after the fire.
Tag(s): College of the Environment • Samantha Kreling • School of Environmental and Forest SciencesOctober 27, 2021
Rankings: UW among the best academic universities in the world, according to Times Higher Education
The University of Washington tied for No. 28 on the Times Higher Education annual reputation ranking, released Wednesday. The UW moved up one place from 2020.
Tag(s): Rankings
Fossil dental exams reveal how tusks first evolved
Many animals have tusks, from elephants to walruses to hyraxes. But one thing tusked animals have in common is that they’re all mammals — no known fish, reptiles or birds have them. But that was not always the case. In a study published Oct. 27 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a team of paleontologists at Harvard University, the Field Museum, the University of Washington and Idaho State University traced the first tusks back to dicynodonts — ancient mammal relatives that lived before the dinosaurs.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Christian Sidor • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Biology • evolution • paleontologyOctober 26, 2021
UW rises to No. 7 in US News’ Best Global Universities ranking
The University of Washington climbed one spot to No. 7 on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings, released on Oct. 26. The UW maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions.
Tag(s): RankingsOctober 25, 2021
‘Self-care and resilience’ — UW’s Elaine Walsh discusses burnout among nurses
The pandemic has left nurses around the country feeling burned out. Their top four feelings, according to a recent survey? Exhausted, overwhelmed, irritable and anxious or unable to relax. UW News spoke with Elaine Walsh, a UW School of Nursing associate professor and a Nurse Scientist in Resiliency at Seattle Children’s Hospital, to learn more about the…
Tag(s): Elaine Walsh • School of Nursing • Seattle Children's HospitalOctober 21, 2021
ArtSci Roundup: Maysoon Zayid – Survival of the Unfittest, BOOK TALK: Automation and Autonomy, and More
Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the UW community every week! This week, attend lectures, book talks, and more. Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via UW-IT. Maysoon Zayid – Survival of the Unfittest October 26, 6:30 PM | Meany Performing Arts…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Comparative Literature • Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies • Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies • Henry Art Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • Meany Hall for the Performing Arts • School of Art + Art History + Design • UW Libraries
UW welcomes robust and diverse 2021 entering class
The University of Washington’s newest class of undergraduate students is robust and diverse, according to the finalized fall 2021 census of enrolled students.
October 20, 2021
Video: Highlights from 2021 Annual President’s Address
UW President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her 2021 annual address, sharing her perspective on the road ahead as we work together to recover from the pandemic and support equity and well-being for our community of faculty, staff and students.
Tag(s): Ana Mari Cauce
The Jackson School’s Taso Lagos reflects on becoming American at his family’s restaurant, the Continental
In 2013, Seattle’s U District neighborhood lost one of its most cherished businesses. The Continental Greek Restaurant and Pastry Shop, owned by the family of the Jackson School’s Taso Lagos, sat on University Way for nearly 40 years before closing its doors that June. Lagos looks back on the restaurant and what it meant to his family in a memoir due to be released this fall.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Jackson School of International Studies • Taso Lagos
UW students designed a rover to inspect culvert conditions to help fish
UW students created a rover that can inspect sewer pipes or culverts for any damage that could prevent fish from using them during migration.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • COVID-19 • Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering • Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering • Faisal HossainOctober 15, 2021
ArtSci Roundup: Frontiers of Physics Lecture, Chamber Dance Company: 30th Anniversary Season, and More
Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the UW community every week! This week, attend performances, lectures, and more. Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via UW-IT. Frontiers of Physics Lecture: Gravity: The Biggest Open Question in Fundamental Physics October 20, 7:30 – 9:00…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Chamber Dance Company • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Dance • Department of Physics • Department of Political Science • Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies • Henry Art Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • Meany Hall for the Performing Arts • Stroum Center for Jewish StudiesOctober 13, 2021
Rankings: UW among best in world for education, social sciences, business and law
The University of Washington is among the best universities in the world for the studies of education, social sciences, business and law, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • College of Education • Department of Communication • Department of Economics • Department of Geography • Department of Political Science • Department of Sociology • Foster School of Business • Jackson School of International Studies • Rankings • School of LawOctober 11, 2021
UW Resilience Lab aims to change campus culture toward compassion and mindfulness
Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs Ed Taylor chats with Director of the UW Resilience Lab Megan Kennedy about how students, faculty and staff can create a more supportive, compassionate environment in which to learn and discover as the University of Washington community comes back to the campuses and recovers from the traumas of the last two years.
Tag(s): Brooke Sullivan • Center for Child and Family Well-Being • Ching-In Chen • Department of Communication • Ed Taylor • Megan Kennedy • Ralina Joseph • Resilience LabOctober 6, 2021
Rankings: UW among best in world for computer science and engineering
The University of Washington is among the best universities in the world for the studies of computer science and engineering, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Rankings
How ‘ice needles’ weave patterns of stones in frozen landscapes
A University of Washington researcher is part of an international team that has used modern tools to explain repeating patterns of stones that form in frost-prone landscapes.
Tag(s): Bernard Hallet • College of the Environment • Department of Earth and Space SciencesOctober 5, 2021
Education should focus on ‘heads and hearts,’ UW researcher says
In a Policy Forum piece published Oct. 1 in Science, a group led by Nesra Yannier at Carnegie Mellon University is advocating for a fresh look at active learning and its potential as classrooms and lecture halls again fill with students. Two co-authors from the University of Washington’s Department of Biology — assistant teaching professor Elli Theobald and lecturer emeritus Scott Freeman — highlight the role that active learning methods have in promoting equity STEM education.
Tag(s): Biology Education Research Group • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Biology • Elli Theobald • Q&A
UW joins USAID’s $125M project to detect emerging viruses with pandemic potential
To better identify and prevent future pandemics, the University of Washington has become a partner in a five-year global, collaborative agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development. The newly launched Discovery & Exploration of Emerging Pathogens – Viral Zoonoses, or DEEP VZN project, has approximately $125 million in anticipated funding and will be led…
Tag(s): Alex Greninger • Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness • Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences • Department of Epidemiology • Department of Global Health • International Training and Education Center for Health • Judith Wasserheit • Peter Rabinowitz • population health • School of MedicineOctober 4, 2021
ArtSci Roundup: Math Bass: a picture stuck in the mirror, The World of Noh Drama with Takeda Munenori, and More
Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the UW community every week! This week, attend gallery exhibitions, lectures, and more. Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via UW-IT. Math Bass: a picture stuck in the mirror October 16 – March 6 | Henry…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Asian Languages & Literature • Henry Art Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • Meany Hall for the Performing Arts • Stroum Center for Jewish Studies
UW’s Shyam Gollakota named 2021 Moore Inventor Fellow
Shyam Gollakota, a UW professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, has taken inspiration from nature’s tiniest creatures, creating inventions that allow humans to use technology to go where they haven’t gone before. He is being celebrated for those inventions as a 2021 Moore Inventor Fellow.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Shyam GollakotaOctober 1, 2021
Three UW teams awarded NSF Convergence Accelerator grants for misinformation, ocean projects
Three separate University of Washington research teams have been awarded $750,000 each by the National Science Foundation to advance studies in misinformation and the ocean economy.
Tag(s): Amy Zhang • Applied Physics Laboratory • Center for an Informed Public • College of Engineering • Franziska Roesner • Information School • Jan Newton • Jevin West • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Scott David
UW study provides rare window into work life of app-based drivers during pandemic
When you get into the car of the app-based driver you just tapped up on your phone, you expect and hope the driver and the car are safe and capable of getting you where you need to go. Apps rate drivers, which you can see. But what if the driver is sick? What if the…
Tag(s): Ann Bostrom • COVID-19 studies • Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences • Marissa Baker • Nicole Errett • Population Health Initiative • School of Public Health
Politics, health data held almost equal sway in states’ COVID-19 restrictions
New research by the University of Washington shows that states eased pandemic restrictions, such as gathering limits and business closures, based on politics as much as COVID-19 death rates or case counts.
Tag(s): Bree Bang-Jensen • Christopher Adolph • College of Arts & Sciences • COVID-19 • Department of Global Health • Department of Political Science • Nancy Fullman • population health • School of Public HealthSeptember 30, 2021
Bigleaf maple decline tied to hotter, drier summers in Washington
A new study has found that recent bigleaf maple die-off in Washington is linked to hotter, drier summers that predispose this species to decline. These conditions essentially weaken the tree’s immune system, making it easier to succumb to other stressors and diseases.
Tag(s): College of the Environment • Patrick Tobin • School of Environmental and Forest SciencesSeptember 29, 2021
UW oceanographer Parker MacCready elected fellow of the AGU
University of Washington oceanographer Parker MacCready is one of 59 new fellows elected this year by the American Geophysical Union.
Tag(s): College of the Environment • oceanography • Parker MacCready • School of OceanographySeptember 28, 2021
ArtSci Roundup: Fossil Costume Contest, Packaged Black, and More
Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the UW community every week! This week, attend gallery exhibitions, lectures, and more. Many of these opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via UW-IT. Fossil Costume Contest October 2 – 31 | Burke Museum Celebrate the 12th anniversary of National…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Political Science • Henry Art Gallery • Jackson School of International Studies • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • Meany Hall for the Performing Arts
Alzheimer’s data center at UW awarded $35 million to continue mission of free, global access
For researchers around the world working to understand and treat Alzheimer’s and eventually find a cure, data from clinical exams of patients suffering from this complex neurodegenerative disease needs to be standardized and accessible. Since 1999, that’s what the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (NACC), housed in the UW School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology,…
Tag(s): Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers • Department of Epidemiology • National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center • population health • School of Public Health • UW Medicine • Walter Kukull
New NSF-funded institute to harness AI for accelerated discoveries in physics, astronomy and neuroscience
On Sept. 28, the National Science Foundation announced $15 million, five-year grant to integrate AI tools into the scientific research and discovery process. The award will fund the Accelerated AI Algorithms for Data-Driven Discovery Institute — or A3D3 Institute — a partnership of nine universities, led by the University of Washington.
Tag(s): Amy Orsborn • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Engineering • Department of Bioengineering • Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering • Department of Physics • Eli Shlizerman • School of Medicine • Scott Hauck • Shih-Chieh HsuSeptember 27, 2021
UW Climate Impacts Group, partner organizations launch the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative
The UW Climate Impacts Group, along with nine community, nonprofit and university partners, is launching a program of community-led, justice-oriented climate adaptation work across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. The Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative will be founded with a five-year, $5.6 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. The program will be one of eleven across the country funded through NOAA’s Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program.
Tag(s): Amy Snover • climate change • Climate Impacts Group • College of the Environment
New Student Convocation on Tuesday afternoon opens UW’s 2021-22 academic year
University of Washington Associate Professor Wendy Barrington will be the featured speaker at the university’s 38th annual New Student Convocation. Barrington has joint appointments in the Department of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing in the School of Nursing and the departments of Epidemiology and of Health Systems and Population Health in the School of Public Health.
Tag(s): Department of Epidemiology • Information School • Joe Janes • population health • School of Nursing • School of Public Health • UW convocationSeptember 24, 2021
Video: UW students move into residence halls
Student move-in days are a yearly event at the UW, generating excitement among families and fueled by student volunteers. About 10,000 students living in residence halls for the 2021-2022 academic year are moving in September 21 to 24.
September 23, 2021
Video: Arsenic makes these south Puget Sound fish unsafe to eat
Researchers at the University of Washington and UW Tacoma have been studying arsenic levels in the mud, water and in creatures from lakes in the south Puget Sound area. Eating contaminated fish or snails from these lakes could lead to health risks.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering • Jim Gawel • Rebecca Neumann • UW TacomaSeptember 22, 2021
Get to know the UW campus with Indigenous Walking Tour
During his senior year, Owen Oliver created a walking tour of UW’s Seattle campus, highlighting the Indigenous presence on campus.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Owen Oliver
Feeling anxious about in-person work, school? Here’s how to ease the transition
People may experience a range of emotions as some in-person routines resume during this stage of the pandemic. University of Washington psychology professor Jane Simoni suggests ways to cope.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Psychology • Jane Simoni
UW and UC San Diego researchers honored for their work discovering that someone could hack a car
A team from the University of Washington and University of California San Diego has received the Golden Goose Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Tag(s): awards • College of Engineering • Karl Koscher • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Tadayoshi KohnoSeptember 21, 2021
ArtSci Roundup: Henry Art Gallery Public Opening, Dawg Daze, and More
Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the UW community every week! This week, attend gallery exhibitions, watch recorded events, and more. While you’re enjoying summer break, connect with campus through UW live webcams of Red Square and the quad. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • Henry Art Gallery • Jacob Lawrence Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • Meany Hall for the Performing Arts • School of Art + Art History + Design
UW, Burke researchers discover four dinosaurs in Montana: Fieldwork pieces together life at the end of ‘Dinosaur Era’
A team of paleontologists from the University of Washington and its Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture excavated four dinosaurs in northeastern Montana this summer. The four dinosaur fossils are: the ilium — or hip bones — of an ostrich-sized theropod, the group of meat-eating, two-legged dinosaurs that includes Tyrannosaurus rex and raptors; the hips and legs of a duck-billed dinosaur; a pelvis, toe claw and limbs from another theropod that could be a rare ostrich-mimic Anzu, or possibly a new species; and a Triceratops specimen consisting of its skull and other fossilized bones.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Biology • evolution • Gregory Wilson Mantilla • paleontologySeptember 16, 2021
Rankings: UW among best in world for health and life sciences
The University of Washington is among the best universities in the world for the studies of health and life sciences, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • College of the Environment • Department of Astronomy • Department of Chemistry • Department of Earth and Space Sciences • Department of Mathematics • Department of Physics • Department of Psychology • Department of Statistics • geology • School of Dentistry • School of Environmental and Forest Sciences • School of Marine and Environmental Affairs • School of Medicine
ArtSci Roundup: Audrey Desjardins: Data Imaginaries, What is Noh? A lecture by Paul Atkins, and More
Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the UW community every week! This week, attend gallery exhibitions, watch recorded events, and more. While you’re enjoying summer break, connect with campus through UW live webcams of Red Square and the quad. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students…
Tag(s): ArtsUW • Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Asian Languages & Literature • Department of Cinema & Media Studies • Department of English • Henry Art Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • Meany Hall for the Performing Arts • School of Art + Art History + Design • School of Drama • School of Music • Stroum Center for Jewish StudiesSeptember 15, 2021
Rankings: UW School of Nursing undergrad program tied for No. 2 in nation
The University of Washington School of Nursing tied for second-best in the nation for its undergraduate programs, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Foster School of Business • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Rankings • School of NursingSeptember 14, 2021
Returning to the U District: Recovering from the pandemic with more changes ahead
Hardship, change and resilience — that’s been the experience of the U District community during the pandemic, just as it’s been the experience of us all. As students, faculty and staff return to campus in September, they are going to find that the UW’s front door looks different — and it is on the precipice of even bigger changes to come.
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