Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ political scientist Scott Lemieux calls Trump’s Supreme Court pick a conservative “hammerlock” on the nation’s highest court.


Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ political scientist Scott Lemieux calls Trump’s Supreme Court pick a conservative “hammerlock” on the nation’s highest court.

A new study led by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ found that Muslims and atheists in the United States are more likely than those of Christian faiths to experience religious discrimination. Researchers focused on public schools and tested how principals responded to an individual’s expression of religious belief.

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and the greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-IT. Community and Solidarity on the Frontlines: A Case Study of Seattle, WA September 30, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Online via Zoom and YouTube This…

Whale Safe — an online tool launched Sept. 17 by scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and other partner institutions — allows users to detect and better protect these endangered animals in the Santa Barbara Channel. It is a mapping and analysis tool to help prevent ships from running into whales.

Megan Ming Francis, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ associate professor of political science, has been named one of 12 grant-supported “Freedom Scholars” in a new $3 million initiative by the Marguerite Casey Foundation and Group Health Foundation, working together.

Four Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ professors were among the winners of the 2021 Breakthrough Prize, which recognizes groundbreaking achievements in the life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics.
David Baker, a professor in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ School of Medicine’s department of biochemistry, won the prize for life sciences, while a team of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ physics professors, including Eric Adelberger, Jens Gundlach and Blayne Heckel, earned the prize for fundamental physics.

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

Education and family planning have long been tied to lower fertility trends. But new research from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ analyzes those factors to determine, what accelerates a decline in otherwise high-fertility countries.

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and the greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-IT. Re/frame: Tell Me a Tale/Show Me a Story September 17, 12:00 – 1:00 PM, 6:30 – 7:30 PM | Online via Zoom Join Ann Poulson, the…

Political science researchers at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ examined the factors associated with statewide mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic. When controlling for other factors, states with Republican governors delayed imposing broad indoor mask requirements by nearly a month.

Jake Grumbach, assistant professor of political science at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, answers questions about mail-in voting.

Recent news about Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-authored books includes a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 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.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ will lead a team of institutions in establishing an interdisciplinary research institute that brings together mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists and engineers to develop the theoretical foundations of a fast-growing field: data science.

The National Science Foundation has awarded $3 million to establish a NSF Research Traineeship at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ for graduate students in quantum information science and technology. The new traineeship — known as Accelerating Quantum-Enabled Technologies, or AQET — will make the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ one of just “a handfulâ€� of universities with a formal, interdisciplinary QIST curriculum.

This FAQ discusses evidence for a hibernation-like condition in Lystrosaurus, a mammal relative that lived in the Antarctic portion of Pangea about 250 million years ago. This discovery was enabled by high-resolution of incremental growth marks preserved in the tusks of Lystrosaurus.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ scientists report evidence of a hibernation-like state in Lystrosaurus, an animal that lived in Antarctica during the Early Triassic, some 250 million years ago. The fossils are the oldest evidence of a hibernation-like state in a vertebrate, and indicate that torpor — a general term for hibernation and similar states in which animals temporarily lower their metabolic rate to get through a tough season — arose in vertebrates even before mammals and dinosaurs evolved.

The National Science Foundation has announced five new institutes devoted to AI research and based at universities around the country. Six Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty will be affiliated with the institutes.

A new study led by researchers at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and the University of California, Davis, finds that the success rate of summiting Mount Everest has doubled in the last three decades, even though the number of climbers has greatly increased, crowding the narrow route through the dangerous “death zoneâ€� near the summit. However, the death rate for climbers has hovered unchanged at around 1% since 1990.

A new Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ study of Seattle-area rental ads shows how certain words and phrases are common to different neighborhoods, helping to reinforce residential segregation.

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and the greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-IT. Lux Aeterna View at your leisure | Online The Jacob Lawrence Gallery & Northwest Film Forum have announced the launch of Lux Aeterna, a year-long project exploring…

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and the greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-IT. Strange Coupling 2020 Exhibition Launch View at your leisure | Online Strange Coupling has been a student-run tradition in the School of Art + Art History…

Recent honors and grants to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 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 to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and the greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-IT. 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…

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and the greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-IT. Kim Van Someren: The Slate of Line View at your leisure, through Sept 12 | Online Celebrate School of Art + Art History + Design Instructional…

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 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.

Seattle’s new hockey team is named for a legendary creature of the sea, and that’s a perfect fit, according to octopus researchers at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.

Lauren Poyer is an assistant teaching professor in Scandinavian studies. She teaches courses in Scandinavian mythology and Vikings in contemporary culture, among other topics, and she is well steeped in all kinds of Nordic and Icelandic lore.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ professor Adrian Raftery is lead author on a National Academies guide to help officials interpret and understand different COVID-19 statistics and data sources as they make decisions about opening and closing schools, businesses and community facilities.

Recent honors to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty and staff members have come from the Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Association Media & Publishing and The American Society of Human Genetics.

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and the greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-IT. Astronomer Emily Levesque: The Last Stargazers Book Launch August 3, 7:00-8:30 PM | Online Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ professor Emily Levesque discusses her new books at (online)…

José Alaniz says that comics — especially superhero tales — 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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ professor of Slavic languages and literatures, has published a collection of his own drawings and essays. “The Phantom Zone.”

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and the greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-IT. Virtual Author Event: BJ Cummings, Cecile Hansen And Lynda Mapes Discuss The River That Made Seattle July 27, 7:00-8:00 PM | Online In this event sponsored…

Seven scientists and engineers at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences, according to an announcement July 15 by the academy.

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and the greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-IT. Burke Museum Online Mini-Exhibits: Uncovering Pacific Past View at your leisure | Online Archaeology can help us better understand our world, but it is also impactful…

Notable new books by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 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 — and an award for the editor-in-chief of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Press.

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and the greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-IT. Seattle Art Fair Online: New Media Artworks and Their Future Lives July 14, 4:00 – 5:30 PM | Online This Seattle Art Fair panel will explore…

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and the greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-IT. Drop-in Session: Mindfulness of Sounds July 6, 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Zoom This session, hosted by the Center for Child and Family Well-Being and led by…

In a study published June 10 in Current Biology, a team from the University of Colorado Boulder and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ reports that a group of students at CU Boulder generally got more sleep after widespread stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines were put into place in mid-March.

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, and the greater community, together online. Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-IT. Drop-in Session: An Embodied Practice: Working with Our Intentions June 29, 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Zoom This session, hosted by the Center for Child and Family…

A quick look at several Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-produced podcasts, from benevolent marketing to Arctic geopolitics — and a classics professor’s work being featured in a podcast produced by the Times Literary Supplement.