Weather and warm temperatures are playing an important role in the spread of Zika virus, says Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ professor Kristine Ebi in a recent New York Times article.
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Israel Today: A lecture series by from the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies
During Winter Quarter 2016, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Stroum Center for Jewish Studies will host three scholars who represent new approaches in the growing field of Israel Studies.
The lecture series is entitled “Beyond the Binary: Israel Studies Today� to reflect the fact that these researchers are going beyond standard divisions in the field. Their work, ranging from disability studies to sociolinguistics and the history of medicine, offers alternative perspectives on the region’s history. All lectures are free and open to the public.
During Winter Quarter 2016, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Stroum Center for Jewish Studies will host three scholars who represent new approaches in the growing field of Israel Studies. The lecture series is entitled “Beyond the Binary: Israel Studies Todayâ€� to reflect the fact that these researchers are going beyond standard divisions in the field. Their work, ranging from disability studies to sociolinguistics and the history of medicine, offers alternative perspectives on the region’s history. All lectures are free and open to the public.
Diplomacy in the Earth’s orbit
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Teaching and supporting innovators
The Seattle Times weighs in on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s resources and programs for innovators, including the Global Innovation Exchange.
Study abroad isn’t just traveling: information for parents
King 5 TV and New Day NW interviewed Lauren Easterling, Associate Director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Study Abroad, in a segment designed to answer parents’ most common questions about study abroad.
We the people: Race & equity at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ
The Race & Equity Initiative builds on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s longstanding commitment to inclusion and social justice. The Initiative centers on creating an inclusive experience for students, faculty and staff, addresses institutional bias and racism, and engages our communities to help us work through our shared challenges for a world of good.
Twenty-seven Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty listed among ‘world’s most influential scientific minds’
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is home to 27 researchers included on Thomson Reuters’ list of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Mindsâ€� for 2015, which was released Jan. 14. The distinction, based on an analysis of over a decade of research paper citations among 21 general scientific fields, is meant to recognize scientists who are most cited by their peers.
“The awe-inspiring research being done every day at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ aims to create change and make the world a better place,â€� Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ President said. “This recognition of so many of our faculty members as being among the world’s most influential minds is not surprising, but does serve as a reminder of the global impact of their innovative research and scholarship.â€�
In Washington Post op-ed, professor addresses ethics and climate change
In his recent op-ed in The Washington Post, Professor of philosophy  argues that climate change is a pressing ethical challenge. He writes, ‘Climate change presents a severe ethical challenge, forcing us to confront difficult questions as individual moral agents, and even more so as members of larger political systems. It is genuinely global and seriously intergenerational, and crosses species boundaries. It also takes place in a setting where existing institutions and theories are weak, proving little ethical guidance.’
Arctic Encounter Symposium convenes policymakers, industry leaders and experts
Experts from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ are set to engage in next week’s Arctic Encounter Symposium. The largest annual Arctic policy event in the United States, the Symposium confronts the leading issues in Arctic policy, innovation, and development. It aims to raise awareness, engage challenges, and develop solutions for the future of a region and a people.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Nursing alumna makes an impact on floating hospital
Nurse Emily Dunham left her job at the Harborview Medical Center to volunteer with Mercy Ships, a global charity which operates hospital ships in developing nations. Dunham worked off the coast of Africa for nine weeks, assisting with life-changing procedures including cleft palate repair, cataract removal and obstetric fistula repair.