For a time unlike any before, the 蘑菇视频 has developed 鈥�2020: The Course,鈥� a new online class for 蘑菇视频 students that helps contextualize this year鈥檚 extraordinary events and societal upheaval. 鈥�2020: The Course鈥� gives students an opportunity to hear from 蘑菇视频 professors and special guests who will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, race in the United States, the state of the environment, the economic recession, civic participation, citizenship and this election season and outcomes.
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 蘑菇视频鈥檚 newest class of undergraduate students broke record levels of enrollment across all three campuses, according to the finalized fall 2020 census of enrolled students.
A new 蘑菇视频 study of senior services in Washington during the COVID-19 pandemic reveals providers’ concerns about isolation, and worsening mental and physical health among older adults.
The 蘑菇视频 moved up two spots to No. 8 on the聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities rankings, released Tuesday. The 蘑菇视频 maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions.
This fall, about three dozen people signed up to help count the salmon in their local streams and creeks. Recruited by 蘑菇视频 Bothell聽teaching professor Jeff Jensen, these volunteers agree to observe a stream location for聽at least half聽an聽hour聽per聽week (while taking coronavirus precautions) to gather vital information about salmon聽in聽streams that flow into Lake Washington and the Sammamish River.
Research by Forefront Suicide Prevention at the 蘑菇视频, from visits to 18 gun shows and other community events around Washington state last year, found that engaging people in a community-based setting, in an empathetic conversation focused on safety, resulted in more people locking up their firearms.
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.”
蘑菇视频 President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her annual address to the community Oct. 12 at w菨色菨b蕯altx史 鈥� Intellectual House on the 蘑菇视频 campus. Highlights of the speech are reflected in this video. The audience was entirely virtual this year in accordance with public health guidelines.
Jennifer Bean, 蘑菇视频 associate professor of cinema studies, suggests a few silent film viewing opportunities this fall.
A new art installation, Guests of the Great River, now greets visitors to the Burke Museum. The piece consists of 11 large-scale bronze paddles representing the arrival of a Chinookan canoe carrying cultural heroes of the Columbia River region, and with them the knowledge they embody.
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.
A King County initiative to relocate people from homeless shelters to hotel rooms during the pandemic not only limited the spread of COVID-19, but also improved people’s mental health and well-being, and allowed them to focus on long-term goals.
Election security is the theme of a new podcast by James Long, an associate professor of political science at the 蘑菇视频. 鈥淣either Free Nor Fair?鈥� features experts from the 蘑菇视频 and elsewhere on topics such as mail-in voting, foreign interference and the role of social media, and resolving disputed elections.
FINAL UPDATE Jan. 11: For more than two months, this post has been updated regularly as cases have been added to the Greek community outbreak. The updates will continue to be provided on the 蘑菇视频 COVID-19 Case tracking dashboard, which can be found here. Updates on the Greek community outbreak can be found by hovering over the question mark icon near the top-right corner of the dashboard on that page. UPDATE at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 11:聽As of Monday morning,…
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.
A conversation with new School of Music professor Anne Searcy about her new book, “Ballet in the Cold War: A Soviet-American Exchange.”
蘑菇视频 English professor Shawn Wong discusses his 蘑菇视频 Press book series. “We’re interested in all Asian American authors, particularly classic works that have gone out of print. We are open to anything 鈥� fiction, poetry and nonfiction,” Wong said. “But we’re also interested in new works.”
A talk with the hosts of Washington Sea Grant’s “Coastal Caf茅” podcast, which is also a radio show. And EarthLab’s podcast “Voices Unbound” releases a new season of timely topics.
The 蘑菇视频 on Monday announced a comprehensive COVID-19 fall quarter testing program in advance of some students, faculty and staff returning to the Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses later this month.
The Department of English has introduced its new “Literature, Language, Culture” Dialogue Series, a series of podcasts and YouTube videos — and Devin Naar of Sephardic Studies is interviewed on two podcasts
Recent news about 蘑菇视频-authored books includes a 蘑菇视频 Press book on salmon habitat restoration amid climate change and a paperback edition of a book on building reuse. Also, Anu Taranath’s “Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World” is a Washington State Book Award finalist.
Recent honors and grants to 蘑菇视频 faculty and staff have come from the American Chemical Society, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the National Science Board and the family of engineers Ganesh and Hema Moorthy.
During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities聽to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the 蘑菇视频, and the greater community, together online.聽 Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 蘑菇视频 faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via 蘑菇视频-IT.聽 Re/frame: Still Life August 20, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Online Join Ann Poulson, the Henry Art Gallery‘s Associate…
Recent honors and grants to 蘑菇视频 individuals and units have come from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, the Marconi Society 鈥� and the White House.
During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities聽to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the 蘑菇视频, and the greater community, together online.聽 Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 蘑菇视频 faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via 蘑菇视频-IT.聽 Kim Van Someren: The Slate of Line View at your leisure, through Sept 12 | Online Celebrate School of Art + Art History + Design Instructional…
蘑菇视频 psychologists say there are ways to approach interactions with friends and loved ones that can provide a positive path forward and help maintain healthy relationships during the pandemic.
The 蘑菇视频 has a long history of leading research into the impacts of wildfires from an ecological and health perspective. We worked with two experts to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, including the ways that the pandemic is increasing our community鈥檚 vulnerability to extreme wildfire events in the region.
蘑菇视频 Libraries has published timely new online guides to help researchers studying the Black experience in the Pacific Northwest and the broader topic of racial justice.
Recent honors to 蘑菇视频 faculty and staff members have come from the Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Association Media & Publishing and The American Society of Human Genetics.
Jos茅 Alaniz says that comics 鈥� especially superhero tales 鈥� hooked him and “rewired” his brain at an early age. They also got him drawing his own comics, chronicling his life and the things he observes. Now Alaniz, a 蘑菇视频 professor of Slavic languages and literatures, has published a collection of his own drawings and essays. “The Phantom Zone.”
Recent honors to 蘑菇视频 faculty and staff have come from Architect magazine, the Center for Research Libraries, member states of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the American Society of Human Genetics.
Notable new books by 蘑菇视频 faculty and staff include a study of rebellion at sea, an emeritus faculty member’s Buddhist-focused memoir, a reconsideration of Northwest Coast Native American art with Indigenous perspectives in mind, thoughts on bridging cultural gaps through design 鈥� and an award for the editor-in-chief of 蘑菇视频 Press.
Sara Griggs describes how the 蘑菇视频 Office of Ceremonies moved its biggest event online for the unique circumstances of the quarantine restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Sustainability Action Plan includes five guiding principles and 10 measurable targets along with annual actions to reach those targets. Each year,鈥痶he 蘑菇视频 will evaluate鈥痶he immediate actions needed over the next fiscal year鈥痶o respond鈥痶o鈥痗hanging realities and needs across our campuses.
The 蘑菇视频 and Public Health 鈥� Seattle & King County continue to respond to a cluster of cases among residents of Greek houses north of the Seattle campus, and their close contacts.
During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities聽to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the 蘑菇视频, and the greater community, together online.聽 Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 蘑菇视频 faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via 蘑菇视频-IT.聽 Drop-in Session: An Embodied Practice: Working with Our Intentions June 29, 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Zoom This session, hosted by the聽Center for Child and Family…
A quick look at several 蘑菇视频-produced podcasts, from benevolent marketing to Arctic geopolitics 鈥� and a classics professor’s work being featured in a podcast produced by the Times Literary Supplement.