A senior class in Aeronautics & Astronautics won a national competition with the students’ detailed plan to travel to the moon, establish a mining outpost and jettison the product back to Earth.
July 9, 2012
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NIH award advances Institute of Translational Health Sciences groundbreaking work
ITHS helps scientists accelerate the translation of their discoveries into applications for improving the health of the public. The latest award is for $65 million.
July 8, 2012
Exome sequencing of health condition extremes can reveal susceptibility genes
DNA from cystic fibrosis patients with and without chronic infections points to unsuspected mutation.
July 6, 2012
蘑菇视频 physicists played significant role in discovery of Higgs boson
As scientists around the world celebrated the detection of what appears to be the long-sought Higgs boson, 蘑菇视频 physicists took satisfaction in knowing they played a significant part in it.
July 5, 2012
Eddies, not sunlight, spur annual bloom of tiny plants in North Atlantic
Researchers have long believed that the longer days and calmer seas of spring set off an annual bloom of plants in the North Atlantic, but 蘑菇视频 scientists discovered that warm eddies fuel the growth three weeks before the sun does.
July 3, 2012
Kali, 蘑菇视频's explosive-detection dawg, turning 8
蘑菇视频’s first Explosive Detection K-9 Kali has helped locate handguns and taken part in numerous bomb sweeps, including when President Obama visited this area earlier this year.
Humphrey Fellowship helps Sierra Leone man aid in rebuilding his country
Ansu Tucker, who was a Hubert H. Humphrey fellow at the Evans School of Public Affairs from 2004 to 2005, is now a key figure in the government of Sierra Leone.
July 2, 2012
Reporting on stimulus funds took fast creativity, says report co-authored by Dean Sandra Archibald
Sandra Archibald, dean of the 蘑菇视频 Evans School of Public Affairs, led a national team that recently completed a report detailing lessons federal managers learned from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
News Digest: Alumni Association inaugurates award for veterans, physicists anticipate ‘God particle’ announcement, Honor: Marla Salmon, Got Maps? 2012 print maps available
蘑菇视频 Alumni Association inaugurates distinguished veteran award || Physicists meet Tuesday night in anticipation of “God particle” announcement || Marla Salmon garners fellowships || Got Maps?
June 28, 2012
New hires catapult 蘑菇视频's expertise in machine learning and 'big data'
Four incoming faculty members promise to make the 蘑菇视频 a leading institution in machine learning and the science of “big data.鈥�
Chromosome Painting: Discovering beauty in DNA
Science and art intersect in an exhibit at the Kirkland Arts Center through July 6.
Arts Roundup: Ongoing exhibits 鈥� and conservation photos at the Burke
Things are slow on campus as summer takes hold, but not at the Burke Museum, where a new exhibit on conservation photography is opening. Several exhibits also continue their runs at the Henry Art Gallery, Jacob Lawrence Gallery and 蘑菇视频 Special Collections.
Seventh 蘑菇视频 Common Book explores meaning and power of respect
“Respect: An Exploration鈥� by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot has been selected as the seventh 蘑菇视频 Common Book for freshmen
Plasma startup creates high-energy light to make smaller microchips
In one of the twists of scientific discovery, a 蘑菇视频 duo working on fusion energy — harnessing the energy-generating mechanism of the sun — may have found a way to etch the next generation of microchips.
June 27, 2012
Standard surveys overestimate black progress in education, earnings
In “Invisible Men: Mass Incarceration and the Myth of Black Progress,” 蘑菇视频 sociologist Becky Pettit shows how most surveys overestimate black progress in the United States.
June 26, 2012
'Short Stories': Eclectic new viola music from Melia Watras
For “Short Stories,” released in May on the Fleur de Son label, the 蘑菇视频’s Melia Watras was joined by Kimberly Russ, orchestral pianist for the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
蘑菇视频 deploying seismic sensors in hope of getting to bottom of Spokane quakes
It’s been a decade since a swarm of relatively mild earthquakes shook up parts of Spokane. Now, armed with the right tools, scientists want to find out what was at fault.
Research suggests denser development is good for single-family home values
Research shows that, contrary to popular belief, theres a positive association between higher neighborhood density and the value of single-family residential properties.
June 22, 2012
Remembering the life of Thomas Pressly, 1919-2012
The 蘑菇视频 Department of History will hold a celebration of the life of Thomas James Pressly, professor emeritus, at 4 p.m. Monday, June 25, at the 蘑菇视频 Club, and all are welcome.
June 21, 2012
Astronomers spy two planets in tight quarters as they orbit a distant star
A research team led by the 蘑菇视频 and Harvard University has discovered a bigger version of Earth locked in an orbital tug-of-war with a much larger, Neptune-sized planet as they orbit very close to each other around the same star.
Arts Roundup: Of art, migration and Shinzaburo Takeda
A new exhibit at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery features art by Japanese painter and printmaker Shinzaburo Takeda and his students. Plus, the Henry Art Gallery ponders architectural decay in a cool new photograph exhibit and Special Collections continues its nostalgic look back at the Seattle World’s Fair.
Sediment core shows Arctic has gone through intense warm periods
New research from an international team that includes a 蘑菇视频 professor emeritus confirms that the Arctic has gone through intensely warm periods, warmer than scientists thought was possible, during the last 2.8 million years.
June 20, 2012
From the mouths of monkeys: New technique detects TB
Tuberculosis can be a serious threat to monkeys and apes. A test to spot infection might help protect the world’s primate populations.
Making it mobile: Smartphone apps abound at iSchool
A new smartphone application called Shuteye developed at the 蘑菇视频 Information School helps users make choices that improve the quality of their sleep. It’s one of several smartphone apps created by iSchool faculty and student talents this school year.
News Digest: Faculty retirement innovations earns $100,000 grant, Honor: Thomas Baillie, Honors: Landscape architecture
Faculty retirement innovations earn 蘑菇视频 $100,000 national grant || Baillie receives American Chemical Society award || 蘑菇视频 claims two Great Places awards
June 19, 2012
Synchronized probes explore Bermuda Triangle's swirling vortices
蘑菇视频 scientists are studying swirling whirlpools in the Sargasso Sea via a pioneering experiment that repeatedly sent profilers deep into the ocean and back to the surface in unison.
June 18, 2012
Winterbottom and students create new garden at Nikkei Manor
Nikkei Manor, an assisted-living community in Seattle’s International District, has a new garden, thanks to 17 蘑菇视频 landscape architecture students and their professors.
June 15, 2012
Lost and Found Films: An opera scene from 1952
The latest installment in the Lost and Found Films series — where readers help identify old 蘑菇视频 footage — is a three-minute film apparently from a campus opera. Don’t adjust your volume 鈥� it’s silent.
June 14, 2012
Arts Roundup: A look back 鈥� at the ‘World of Tomorrow’
A new 蘑菇视频 Libraries Special Collections exhibit takes viewers a half-century back in time to celebrate a lively vision of the future. Also, two new photo exhibits are up: one depicting life in the slums of India; the other a look at volunteerism in Korea.
Geographers seek stories of Seattle's pre-AIDS gay communities
Two 蘑菇视频 geographers are piecing together how policies relating to alcohol and public health shaped how gays and lesbians in Seattle carried out their lives during the pre-AIDS era, before 1983.
June 13, 2012
Mindful multitasking: Meditation first can calm stress, aid concentration
Need to do some serious multitasking? Some training in meditation beforehand could make the work smoother and less stressful, new research from the 蘑菇视频 Information School shows.
June 12, 2012
Novel scientific equipment will unlock ocean secrets for decades — with slide show
蘑菇视频 engineers and scientists are one step closer to deploying sophisticated equipment that will collect important information about ocean properties like currents and temperature and send the information via the Internet in real time to scientists around the world.
Intervention to improve foster families’ trust, connectedness
蘑菇视频 researchers adapted a parenting program to help foster families address their greatest challenges, including overwhelmed foster parents and a lack of trust between caregivers and foster children.
June 11, 2012
New research to help scientists better predict underwater volcanic eruptions
Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano, gave warning signals hours before its eruption, scientists say in three papers published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience.
Offspring of older fathers may live longer
Study suggests life-extending benefits of longer telomeres if recent male ancestors reproduced at older ages.
News Digest: Panel considers extreme-weather events, ideas to curb poverty sought, Honor: Nancy Rottle, Fellowship: Thaisa Way, Honor: healthcare recognized
Panel consider meaning of recent extreme-weather events || Evans School helps reduce poverty || State landscape architects recognize Nancy Rottle || Thaisa Way named inaugural A.E. Bye fellow || Hall Health, Harborview programs recognized for quality
June 9, 2012
2012 Commencement: Photo Gallery
The 蘑菇视频 community gathered on Saturday to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2012. With banners flying and colorfully decorated mortarboards atop their heads, graduates took the field on at CenturyLink Stadium, surrounded by cheering family members and friends.
June 7, 2012
Important contributions recognized in 2012 Awards of Excellence
Individuals who have made important contributions to the university community were honored at the 42nd Annual Awards of Excellence Thursday, June 7. President Michael K. Young presided at the ceremony.
Arts Roundup: Student art among the raindrops
The arts are either slowing down on campus or they have been drowned by the incessant rain of late. Still, there’s some interesting student art to see across campus as you dodge the raindrops. Here’s a look.
蘑菇视频 regents approve 2013 budget and tuition increase
The 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents has adopted an operating budget for fiscal year 2013 that includes an increase of 16 percent in undergraduate resident tuition.