Some of the oldest rocks on the planet push back scientific estimates of when life could have covered the Earth by 1 billion years.
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A session Feb. 15 at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting will explore how big data scientists can find careers at universities and within academic settings.
The 蘑菇视频 is one of 12 institutions to make the 鈥渢op producers鈥� list of both Fulbright scholars and students for 2014-15, according to lists released Thursday in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The Fulbright Program, operated by the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is the U.S. government鈥檚 flagship international educational exchange program. Seven scholars and 13 students from the 蘑菇视频 were awarded Fulbright grants for 2014-2015, with the university landing fourth on the…
蘑菇视频 Provost and Executive Vice President Ana Mari Cauce was named interim president by the Board of Regents at their regular meeting on Thursday. Her appointment will be effective March 2, 2015. She succeeds President Michael K. Young, who is leaving the 蘑菇视频 for Texas A&M University. 鈥淒r. Cauce is an extraordinary leader of our University 鈥� a person who is known throughout our community for her straightforward and accessible leadership, extraordinary intellect, plain-spoken common sense, honesty, sense…
SPOKANE, Washington 鈥� The 蘑菇视频 has released its architectural renderings for the redesign of the former Spokane Visitors Center, soon to be the 蘑菇视频 Spokane Center. Located in the heart of Spokane鈥檚 University District, the 蘑菇视频 Spokane Center will serve as a hub for Spokane-area alumni, students, prospective students, parents and supporters with space for meetings and special events. The 蘑菇视频 has retained Spokane architectural firm Blue Room Architecture & Design, PS to lead the remodel of the…
Home sale prices were down in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the third quarter but up compared with the previous year, and the rate of home sales also dropped, according to the 蘑菇视频’s Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies.
The first early earthquake warning system for the region has begun testing with a small group of users at businesses and public agencies in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.
A robot developed at the 蘑菇视频 will deploy instruments to gather information in unprecedented detail about how marine life interacts with underwater equipment used to harvest wave and tidal energy.
Research has found a significant link between childhood abuse and neglect and crime in adulthood. But a recent 蘑菇视频 study finds that link all but disappears when accounting for other life factors. “We find that children who were involved in child welfare services are at high risk of adult crimes, but once we accounted for childhood socioeconomic status and later marital status and education, many of those effects went away,” said co-author Todd Herrenkohl, an investigator at the…
Two phenomena known to inhibit the potential habitability of planets 鈥� tidal forces and vigorous stellar activity 鈥� might instead help chances for life on certain planets orbiting low-mass stars, 蘑菇视频 astronomers have found.
On the anniversary of a massive earthquake off our region’s coast, 蘑菇视频 researchers are working on everything from tsunami evacuation structures to updated seismic hazard maps.
Early detection can make a world of difference for toddlers with autism, but many children do not get diagnosed until they鈥檙e at least 4 years old. As a result, they often don鈥檛 get specialized services during the critical period up to age 3 that can greatly improve their skills and behavior. A new project at the 蘑菇视频 aims to address that delay and ensure that children with autism are identified and helped early enough to prevent problems later…
A 蘑菇视频 researcher is chief scientist this month on a project to drill the first deep ice core at the South Pole, to understand the climate history in that section of Antarctica.
The Boeing Advanced Research Center, located in the Department of Mechanical Engineering on the 蘑菇视频 campus, will let students and faculty members work collaboratively with Boeing engineers on aircraft and spacecraft assembly and manufacturing. Four initial projects are underway at the 蘑菇视频, led by Boeing-employed affiliate instructors and 蘑菇视频 engineering professors.
An international team led by the 蘑菇视频 has discovered a way to determine the tree cover and density of trees, shrubs and bushes in locations over time based on clues in the cells of plant fossils preserved in rocks and soil.
The 蘑菇视频 College of Built Environments has rebooted the east end of its Gould Hall home, creating an expanded area for collaboration and a new gallery to exhibit work from national and international sources as well as the college’s student, faculty and alumni.
The 蘑菇视频 generates $12.5 billion a year in economic activity and supports 79,331 direct and indirect jobs in the state of Washington, according to a new economic impact report released Thursday by an independent research firm. The 蘑菇视频 employs 34,668 people and, following Boeing and Microsoft, is the third-largest nonfederal employer in the state, with more than half of those jobs related to 蘑菇视频 Medicine. 鈥淭he 蘑菇视频 continues to be a major force in the Washington…
蘑菇视频 scientists published the first large-scale survey of impurities in North American snow. An almost 10,000-mile road trip showed that disturbed soil often mattered as much as air pollution for the whiteness of the snow.
Scientists with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network will install instruments this Thursday to provide real-time monitoring of the stadium’s movement during the 2015 NFL playoffs. It’s a valuable test of their newest seismic technology.
蘑菇视频 President Michael K. Young and Provost Ana Mari Cauce announced today the selection of Mark Pagano, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Montana State University Billings, as the next chancellor of the 蘑菇视频 Tacoma, effective March 16. The appointment is subject to approval by the 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents. “President Young and I are delighted to have Dr. Mark Pagano join the vibrant 蘑菇视频 Tacoma community. Chancellor Pagano brings his expertise in leading…
William P. Gerberding, the 27th and longest-serving president of the 蘑菇视频, died Saturday. He was 85. Gerberding, who assumed the presidency in 1979 and retired in 1995, is credited for boosting the university into national prominence, navigating it through potentially devastating budget crises and significantly increasing private financial support. 鈥淲e are all deeply saddened by this news. Our heartfelt sympathies go to Ruth and the rest of the Gerberding family,鈥� 蘑菇视频 President Michael K. Young said. 鈥淏ill left…
Many of the worst West Coast winter floods involve heavy rains and melting snow, and 蘑菇视频 hydrology experts are using the physics of these events to better predict the risks.
The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 expansion of its medical school in Spokane and an increase in residency positions are among the ways to best meet the economic and health care needs in Spokane and throughout the state, according to an advisory council chairman鈥檚 report released Dec. 16.
Water off Washington’s coast is warming a third of a mile down, where seafloor methane shifts from a frozen solid to a gas. Calculations suggest ocean warming is already releasing significant methane offshore of Alaska to California.
Planets orbiting close to low-mass stars are prime targets in the search for life. But new research led by an astronomy graduate student at the 蘑菇视频 indicates some such planets may have long since lost their chance at hosting life because of intense heat during their formative years.
The U.S. economy has long been powered in part by the nation鈥檚 ability to attract the world鈥檚 most educated and skilled people to its shores. But a new study of the worldwide migration of professionals to the U.S. shows a sharp drop-off in its proportional share of those workers 鈥� raising the question of whether the nation will remain competitive in attracting top talent in an increasingly globalized economy. The study, which used a novel method of tracking people through…
A new tool developed at the 蘑菇视频 displays real-time ocean acidification data for the open ocean and protected bays, helping shellfish growers and scientists see changes in water chemistry.
A Washington family of four must spend 46 percent more on average to make ends meet today than 13 years ago, according to a new report from the 蘑菇视频. The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington State 2014, released Thursday (Nov. 20), provides a sobering look at how much it costs individuals and families statewide to meet basic needs 鈥� and how far short they鈥檙e falling. The study found that Washington families with two adults, a preschooler and a school-aged…
A scientist looking at MRI scans of human brains noticed a large fiber pathway that seemed to be part of the network that processes visual information. He just couldn’t couldn’t find it in any of the modern textbooks.
Scientists using a microbe that occurs naturally in eastern cottonwood trees have boosted the ability of willow and lawn grass to withstand the withering effects of the nasty industrial pollutant phenanthrene.
蘑菇视频 electrical engineers have developed a way to automatically track people across moving and still cameras by using an algorithm that trains the networked cameras to learn one another’s differences.
Instead of carbon dioxide, or CO2, creating a blanket that slowly warms the planet, long-term warming happens because a darker surface and more moist air can absorb more of the incoming rays.
Within weeks of publishing surprising new insights about how zebrafish get their stripes, 蘑菇视频 researchers now explain how to “erase” them.
蘑菇视频 researchers have successfully replicated a direct brain-to-brain connection between pairs of people as part of a scientific study following the team’s initial demonstration a year ago.
You can’t predict the future, but you can prepare for it — that’s the thinking behind architect (and architecture graduate student and 蘑菇视频 staff member) Brian Rich and his principles of “future proofing” existing and historical buildings.
The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 plan to double the size of its medical school in Spokane is 鈥渃learly the most cost-effective option鈥� to meet the physician workforce needs in Eastern Washington and throughout the state, according to an independent study by research firm Tripp Umbach. The study also found that Eastern Washington currently cannot support two medical schools because of a lack of capacity in clinics and residency programs. 鈥淎s an established program, 蘑菇视频 School of Medicine has greater capacity than…
Increases of atmospheric carbon dioxide that helped end the last ice age more than 10,000 years ago happened in three abrupt pulses, not gradually.
蘑菇视频 scientists worked with managers of federal parks and forests to come up with a strategy to address warmer temperatures, increased wildfires and more flooding in the North Cascades region.
The 蘑菇视频 has an $8 million, four-year contract to develop technologies that can harness waves, tides and currents to power naval facilities worldwide.
Foreign policy looms large as the 2014 midterm elections approach. But traditional conservatives and their tea party counterparts may bring different concerns and motivations to the November ballot, according to a 蘑菇视频 political scientist. While traditional conservatives seem most motivated by concern over American security, Christopher Parker, 蘑菇视频 professor of political science, suggests that those identifying as tea party conservatives have somewhat more mixed motivations, linked with agitation over the Obama presidency and stemming from a feeling of…