A team led by researchers at 蘑菇视频 Tacoma, 蘑菇视频 and Washington State University Puyallup has discovered a chemical that kills coho salmon in urban streams before the fish can spawn.
Tag: College of Engineering
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has named four 蘑菇视频 faculty members as AAAS Fellows, according to a Nov. 24 announcement from the organization. The four are part of a cohort of 489 new fellows for 2020, which were chosen by their peers for 鈥渢heir scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.鈥�
A team of organizations 鈥� led by the space technology company Astrobotic and including the 蘑菇视频 and the 蘑菇视频 spinout WiBotic 鈥� has received a $5.8 million contract to develop a line of lightweight, ultrafast wireless chargers that could help both humans and robots live and work on the moon.
A 蘑菇视频 team led by Miqin Zhang, a professor of materials science and engineering and of neurological surgery, has developed a nanoparticle-based drug delivery system that can ferry a potent anti-cancer drug through the bloodstream safely. Their nanoparticle is derived from chitin, a natural and organic polymer that, among other things, makes up the outer shells of shrimp.
A preview of the Nov. 6 SPARC Symposium, which will feature a conversation with Andy Weir, author of “The Martian.”
蘑菇视频 researchers have developed SoundWatch, a smartwatch app for deaf, Deaf and hard-of-hearing people who want to be aware of nearby sounds.
Simple actions can dramatically improve a person’s chances of surviving a landslide, show records from 38 landslides in the U.S. and around the world. People who survived landslides tended to have moved upstairs or to higher ground, among other key actions.
This fall the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 annual engineering lecture will feature Stefano Tessaro, an associate professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering.
蘑菇视频 researchers have created a sensor system that can ride aboard a small drone or an insect, such as a moth, until it gets to its destination.
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.
In a paper published Sept. 14 in the journal Nature Physics, a team led by the 蘑菇视频 reports that carefully constructed stacks of graphene 鈥� a 2D form of carbon 鈥� can exhibit highly correlated electron properties. The team also found evidence that this type of collective behavior likely relates to the emergence of exotic magnetic states.
As the city of Seattle shut down in March 2020 to try to slow the spread of COVID-19, a group of 蘑菇视频 researchers decided to track how the city would react.
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.
蘑菇视频 researchers developed a project that scans the streets every few weeks to document how Seattle has reacted to the pandemic and what recovery looks like.
In this video: Franziska Roesner, associate professor in the Allen School Eric Zeng, graduate research assistant in the Allen School Journalists: download soundbites聽here With the election season ramping up, political ads are being splashed across the web. In the age of misinformation, how can news consumers tell if the ads they’re seeing are legitimate? USA Today and other mainstream news sites might seem like they would limit access to deceptive ads. But聽a study聽by 蘑菇视频 researchers found that both…
A study by 蘑菇视频 researchers found that both mainstream and misinformation news sites displayed similar levels of problematic ads. 蘑菇视频 News had a conversation with the team about this research, where ads on news sites come from, and how things might change leading up to the election.
A conversation with 蘑菇视频 professor Cecilia Aragon about her new memoir, “Flying Free: My Victory Over Fear to Become the First Latina Pilot on the US Aerobatic Team”
The 蘑菇视频 has joined forces with schools across the country to be part of the Public Interest Technology University Network, or PIT-UN.
A 蘑菇视频-led team has developed a box that can decontaminate N95 respirator masks using ultraviolet light.
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.
The 蘑菇视频 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 蘑菇视频 for graduate students in quantum information science and technology. The new traineeship 鈥� known as Accelerating Quantum-Enabled Technologies, or AQET 鈥� will make the 蘑菇视频 one of just 鈥渁 handful鈥� of universities with a formal, interdisciplinary QIST curriculum.
The National Science Foundation has announced five new institutes devoted to AI research and based at universities around the country. Six 蘑菇视频 faculty will be affiliated with the institutes.
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.
A 蘑菇视频 team has received a grant to develop a model that uses local data to generate policy recommendations that could help lower COVID-19 infections in King County.
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.
Seven scientists and engineers at the 蘑菇视频 have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences, according to an announcement July 15 by the academy.
Researchers at the 蘑菇视频 have developed a tiny wireless steerable camera that can ride aboard an insect or an insect-sized robot.
A team from the 蘑菇视频 used an infrared laser to cool a solid semiconductor by at least 20 degrees C, or 36 F, below room temperature, as they report in a paper published June 23 in Nature Communications.
Using air quality data from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency monitors across the U.S., a 蘑菇视频-led team looked for changes in two common pollutants over the course of 2020.
Recent honors to 蘑菇视频 faculty and staff have come from the British Computer Society Information Retrieval Specialist Group, the Freeman Foundation and the IEEE.
The 蘑菇视频 today announced the establishment of the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (CREATE). Fueled by a $2.5 million inaugural investment from Microsoft, 蘑菇视频 CREATE is led by an interdisciplinary team whose mission is to make technology accessible and to make the world accessible through technology.
Three professors are teaming for a study of the mobility impacts of the coronavirus 鈥� and they are inviting 蘑菇视频 faculty, staff and students to complete a short online survey to assist the research.
One of the essential roles that is often not seen is the work of our campus photographers. They continue to capture the visual stories and people on campus in a time when many of us aren鈥檛 there to see them ourselves. 蘑菇视频 News asked one of our campus photographers to share some of his favorite photos he鈥檚 taken this spring, and to describe what it鈥檚 like working on campus now.
Research projects funded for 2020 by EarthLab’s Innovation Grants Program will study how vegetation might reduce pollution, help an Alaskan village achieve safety and resilience amid climate change, organize a California river’s restoration with tribal involvement, compare practices in self-managed indigenous immigrant communities and more.
A new international study led by the 蘑菇视频 aims to gauge the perception of ethical situations as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves around the world.
蘑菇视频 researchers have discovered that the abundance of tiny microplastic contaminants in Pacific oysters from the Salish Sea is much lower than previously thought.
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 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 Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling May 7, 6:30 – 8:00 PM聽| Zoom Event This event features writer and poet聽Sara Marie Ortiz聽(Acoma Pueblo) and聽Gene Tagaban聽(Cherokee, Tlingit, Filipino)….
Noting the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, NASA has featured 蘑菇视频-led research by Faisal Hossain that uses satellite data to help farmers manage water more efficiently.
Researchers from the 蘑菇视频 and 蘑菇视频 Medicine, along with volunteers from Microsoft, have developed a new contact-tracing app called CovidSafe.