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 and the community
The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Spokane Center will soon serve the community and its constituents from new offices in Spokane鈥檚 historic Spokane Inland Empire Railroad (SIERR) Building, located in the heart of Spokane鈥檚 growing University District. The 蘑菇视频 Spokane Center will relocate May 1, 2021, to new offices at 850 E. Spokane Falls Blvd. from its office at 201 West Main, where it has been housed since 2015.
蘑菇视频 biology professors Jeffrey Riffell and David Perkel have received grants from the Human Frontier Science Program.
Manuel S. Martinez, a lifelong campesino, trabajador and community organizer, recalls the beginning of the pandemic. Interviewed by 蘑菇视频 student Adriana Martinez.聽 Zoom, masks, family and politics聽鈥� these are some of the lasting memories shared by participants in a 蘑菇视频 student oral history project. Undergraduate seniors in the聽Public Health Global Health major at the 蘑菇视频 School of Public Health partnered with the Washington State Historical Society to record the experiences of friends, family and associates living through the…
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.
Scientists from the 蘑菇视频 are testing the viability of making maple syrup in the Pacific Northwest. Long associated with Canada or Vermont, this sweet forest product that has graced many a breakfast table may be part of this region鈥檚 future.
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
A new 蘑菇视频 study finds that an identification with all humanity, as opposed to identification with a geographic area like a country or town, predicts whether someone will engage in 鈥減rosocial鈥� behaviors particular to the pandemic, such as donating extra masks or coming to the aid of a sick person.
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.”
The 蘑菇视频 once again is asking people to enjoy the iconic campus cherry blossoms virtually this year to promote physical distancing and safety during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
On March 6, 2020, the 蘑菇视频 became the first university聽in the U.S. to announce a move to remote instruction and work in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Here鈥檚 a look back at the past year, from the perspectives of how the 蘑菇视频 community adapted and the impact the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 researchers had in response to the virus in our state, the nation and around the world. This timeline could not possibly include all the…
By the end of February, around 350 蘑菇视频 students had signed up to be volunteer vaccinators in clinics from Tacoma to Marysville.
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.
Seven 蘑菇视频 scientists are included in Cell Mentor鈥檚 list of 1,000 inspiring Black scientists, published in December 2020. Cell Mentor is a collaborative resource between Cell Press and Cell Signaling Technology.
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.
“Making Amends,” a new podcast by 蘑菇视频 professor Steve Herbert, explores themes of atonement among men incarcerated at the Oregon State Penitentiary.
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.
The 蘑菇视频 Bothell Husky Village Redevelopment project is being proposed in Development Area D of the campus to provide residence halls, apartments, dining, gathering and office space.
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.
When someone has the coronavirus, some of it is shed in their fecal matter. So what people flush has become useful material to 蘑菇视频 researchers who are developing a new testing method for COVID-19 in sewage.
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.
Johns Hopkins University and the 蘑菇视频 brought together leading experts in October to explore these issues and put forward a concise plan for protecting the scientific integrity of these lifesaving efforts. Here’s a 4-minute highlight reel of the symposium.
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.”
Nonprofit organizations throughout Washington state are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, as revenues and volunteering drop but demand for services remains high.
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.
Download this B-roll here. The 蘑菇视频 welcomes back Tent City 3 鈥� an organized tent-city community 鈥� to its Seattle campus for 90 days during winter quarter 2021. Move-in is scheduled to begin Dec. 19. The 蘑菇视频 previously hosted Tent City 3 in winter 2017, in the same location it will be next quarter:聽parking lot W35, situated between John M. Wallace Hall and the Fishery Sciences buildings off Northeast Pacific Street. Tent City 3 will provide safe,…
Homelessness is a crisis in Washington and聽across the U.S.聽Last year,聽an annual count聽revealed that in King County alone, 11,200 people reported being homeless at the time of the survey. The numbers have only increased during the pandemic.
Students in the arts and other fields will have greater access to research texts and media thanks to an expansion of online resources by 蘑菇视频 Libraries to help meet the needs of remote learning during the pandemic.
The Husky Coronavirus Testing program, powered by the Seattle Flu Study, launched on Sept. 24 and now has more than 12,500 members of the 蘑菇视频 community enrolled and has conducted more than 10,000 tests.