Recent honors and achievements for 蘑菇视频 faculty include an award for humanitarian contributions to computer science, early career research recognition and support, and the guest-editing of a new anthology of Black American literature.
蘑菇视频 Notebook
蘑菇视频 Notebook features stories of interest to the 蘑菇视频 community 鈥� including projects and books by, and recognition of, 蘑菇视频 faculty, students and staff. If you鈥檇 like to submit a story idea, email uwnews@uw.edu.
Shawn Wong, 蘑菇视频 English professor and longtime advocate for Asian American literature, has received the 2021 Stand UP Award from the Association of University Presses.
Two professors with the 蘑菇视频 Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering — Shyam Gollakota and Anna Karlin — have received 2020 honors from the Association for Computing Machinery.
Recent honors for 蘑菇视频 faculty include the 2021 Presburger award for theoretical computer science, an Early Career Faculty Innovator research grant for a collaboration in environmental studies with the Karuk Tribe in California, and a fellowship to explore war regulations and raiding norms among early Arabian Jewish communities.
Scott Radnitz, associate professor in the Jackson School of International Studies, discusses his new book, “Revealing Schemes: The Politics of Conspiracy in Russia and the Post-Soviet Region,” published by Oxford University Press.
A new 蘑菇视频 Libraries digital exhibit explores the history of the 蘑菇视频’s century-old fight song, “Bow Down to Washington” in text, video and lots of music.
In his latest book, “Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character: Principles and Best Practices,” Charles Wolfe asks: How can we create urban environments that are truly livable?
Recent honors to 蘑菇视频 faculty include a Golden Apple Award for teaching innovation from Seattle television station KCTS and a Leading the Narrative award for community engagement from the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
蘑菇视频 biology professors Jeffrey Riffell and David Perkel have received grants from the Human Frontier Science Program.
Recent honors and achievements for 蘑菇视频 faculty and staff include a Guggenheim fellowship in film history, a Fulbright fellowship for bioethics research in South Africa and membership in a new state cybersecurity team formed by the National Governors Association.
A root cause of America’s sharp division, 蘑菇视频 international studies professor Dan Chirot says, is that the visions of the left and right are based on “drastically different histories.”
The retirement of Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden after a 30-year career with the company 鈥撀燼t least in one way 鈥撀爃ad the 蘑菇视频 written all over it. Horizon Air recently unveiled a special Huskies-themed livery on a Q400 (tail number #N435QX) in honor of Tilden, who earned his MBA at the 蘑菇视频 and has maintained a strong partnership with the University for several years. Tilden retired March 31.
John Schaufelberger, 蘑菇视频 professor of construction management and dean emeritus of the College of Built Environments, has received the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Associated Schools of Construction.
An Intel Corporation award for work to make computers more energy-efficient, a Research Corporation for Science award for chemistry research and education, and two Google inclusion awards to create technology for underrepresented populations.
The message of “Forgetting Nature,” a new documentary film featuring Peter Kahn, is short but powerful: We humans are losing our connection to the natural world, at our great peril.
Tales of artificial intelligence and its effects on future life are gathered in “Telling Stories: On Culturally Responsive Artificial Intelligence,” presented by the 蘑菇视频 Tech Policy Lab.
“Jewish Questions,” a podcast from the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, explores issues of Jewish life, politics, history and culture
Balancing motherhood and medical school is a challenge, but panic attacks and memories of childhood trauma make the path all the more difficult. With therapy, Dr. Anne McTiernan found her way through. Now she discusses her experiences in an intimate memoir, “Cured: A Doctor’s Journey from Panic to Peace.”
Recent honors and achievements by 蘑菇视频 faculty and staff include a grant for field research in the Middle East, a staffer’s play being streamed by a Seattle theater and a professor’s cartoon remembrance of a relative lost to COVID-19.
The Polymer Physics Prize from the American Physical Society and a dissertation award from the Society for American Archaeology.
Historian Anand Yang writes about the British history of shipping of convicted criminals to other continents; and new world music education books from ethnomusicologist Patricia Shehan Campbell.
Recent honors and achievements by 蘑菇视频 faculty include a keynote address at a national Holocaust commemoration event, an album of new compositions and a best-of-2020 musical nod from the Seattle Times.
Notable recent books written or edited by 蘑菇视频 faculty include an exploration of African American political theory, a book on philosophy and migration and a textbook on health data science.
蘑菇视频 student Zoe Mikuta鈥檚 first book, 鈥淕earbreakers,鈥� is set to come out June 29. Categorized in the young adult genre, it tells the story of Eris and Sona, who live under a tyrannical regime enforced by 100-foot-tall mecha robots. She’s sold the film rights to 鈥淕earbreakers鈥� and is currently working on its sequel.
Nicolaas Barr of the 蘑菇视频’s Comparative History of Ideas Department talks about his translation of “Djinn,” a memoir by Tofik Dibi, who served for six years as a member of the Dutch Parliament.
A talk with Robert Edmonds, professor emeritus in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, who has written a new history of 蘑菇视频 forestry research and education called “Saving Forest Ecosystems: A Century Plus of Research and Education at the 蘑菇视频.”
A book co-edited by Robert Pekkanen of the 蘑菇视频’s Jackson School of International Studies brings together top scholars to study the origins and effects of electoral systems in the United States and other democracies.
Recent honors to and awards for 蘑菇视频 faculty and staff members include a documentary film appearance, a distinguished educator award and an honor for historic preservation planning.
In a new book, Taso Lagos of the 蘑菇视频 Jackson School studies the rivalry between Aimee Semple McPherson and Robert “Fighting Bob” Shuler, two California-based performer-preachers who had the country’s rapt attention in the 1920s.
Here’s a quick look at some giftworthy books and music created by 蘑菇视频 faculty and staff in 2020, and a reminder of some recent favorites.
A talk with 蘑菇视频 drama professor Scott Magelssen, who explores American aviation from the perspective of performance studies in his new book “Performing Flight.”
Recent honors and awards for 蘑菇视频 faculty and staff include a top young innovator, a new endowed faculty fellow, research grants awarded and a career achievement award in environmental political science.
A 蘑菇视频 meteorologist joins a national board for atmospheric research, an English professor’s story is honored and a Jackson School faculty member helps with research for a PBS show.
A preview of the Nov. 6 SPARC Symposium, which will feature a conversation with Andy Weir, author of “The Martian.”
A talk with Vanessa Freije of the 蘑菇视频 Jackson School about her new book, “Citizens of Scandal: Journalism, Secrecy, and the Politics of Reckoning in Mexico.”
The National Academy of Medicine on Monday announced the election of 100 new members, including three from the : Patrick Heagerty, Dr. Joel Kaufman and Sean Sullivan. In addition, David Eaton, dean and vice provost emeritus of the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Graduate School, was recognized for outstanding service.
The national Alcohol and Drugs History Society has established an annual book prize in the name of 蘑菇视频 history professor William Rorabaugh, who died this spring, calling him “a pioneer in the social history of alcohol.”
Jennifer Bean, 蘑菇视频 associate professor of cinema studies, suggests a few silent film viewing opportunities this fall.
New books by 蘑菇视频 faculty members include children’s works profiling STEM researchers and a personal memoir of an immigrant’s journey to freedom. Also, 蘑菇视频 Press remembers a century of publishing, and a book on British colonialism is honored.
Recent honors to 蘑菇视频 faculty have come from the American Institute for Aeronautics & Astronautics, the American Society of Composites, the Coalition for Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology and the Dance Educators Association of Washington.