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The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Microsoft Quantum announced this week that they have joined forces in a new coalition, the Northwest Quantum Nexus, to bring about a revolution in quantum research and technology.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Information School is taking a leading role in helping people better navigate this era of increasing online fakery and falsehood. On March 19, the school will welcome 200-some Seattle-area high school students for “MisInfo Day,” a daylong workshop on how to navigate the misinformation landscape, from Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom, the faculty duo behind “Calling BS in the Age of Big Data.”

Devin Naar, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ professor of international studies and history, is featured in “Children of the Inquisition,” a new documentary film about descendants of the Spanish and Portuguese inquisitions discovering their Sephardic Jewish heritage. The film will premiere March 24 as part of the Seattle Jewish Film Festival.

A new project by Jenna Grant, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ assistant professor of anthropology, uses an archive of photos and documents from the Khmer Rouge era — the donation of a journalist and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ alum — to help facilitate storytelling among Cambodians and Cambodian-Americans.

Recess, for most children, is synonymous with freedom. A break from class that has nothing to do with learning and everything to do with play. For children with autism, the playground can be an isolating experience. The spontaneous soccer games, roving packs of friends and virtual buffet of activities can be chaotic, frustrating and confusing. Recess is not a time to join, but to retreat. Or is it? A Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-led research team found that children with autism communicate…

What geopolitical challenges is global climate change creating for the national security of the United States and throughout the world? The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s Jackson School of International Studies will host a public panel discussion of these issues on March 6, featuring Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.

The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Jackson School of International Studies, was well represented at the 50th annual conference of the Association for Jewish Studies Dec. 16-18 in Boston.

Boeing has awarded $300,000 to Forefront Suicide Prevention and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Tacoma for work with veterans. Forefront, at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ School of Social Work, received $205,000 to expand veteran-specific outreach, and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµT received $95,000 for career services for veterans.

Three teams led by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ researchers — Scott Dunham, Hugh Hillhouse and Devin MacKenzie — have received competitive awards totaling more than $2.3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office for projects that will advance research and development in photovoltaic materials, which are an essential component of solar cells and impact the amount of sunlight that is converted into electricity.

Bottle feeding infants is associated with left-handedness, according to a new study from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ. The study found that the prevalence of left-handedness is lower among breastfed infants as compared to bottle-fed infants. This finding was identified in about 60,000 mother-infant pairs and accounted for known risk factors for handedness.

A Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ team created a mechanical eye under the ocean’s surface that could live near renewable-energy sites and use a series of sensors to watch nearby animals. On Dec. 13, the researchers put the newest version of the AMP into the waters of Seattle’s Portage Bay for two weeks of preliminary testing before a more thorough analysis is conducted in Sequim, Washington.

Kate Simonen, architect, engineer and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ associate professor of architecture, discusses recent work by her and the Carbon Leadership Forum toward reducing embodied carbon in construction materials.