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December 11, 2023

New faculty books: Story and comic collection, Washington state fossils, colonial roots of intersex medicine

Three new faculty books from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ cover wide-ranging topics: life in the Rio Grande Valley, fossils of Washington state and the colonial roots of contemporary intersex medicine. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ News talked with the authors to learn more. Collection highlights life in Rio Grande Valley “Puro Pinche True Fictionsâ€� is a collection of short stories and comics from José Alaniz, professor of Slavic languages and literature at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ. The works are mostly set in the Rio Grande Valley…

December 7, 2023

Appellate court rules in favor of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ on all counts in developer’s lawsuit over west campus project

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has again prevailed on all claims brought by Alexandria Real Estate (ARE) following the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s selection of another developer for a new building that will house important clean-energy and medical innovation research, along with other tenants. This time, the clear and concise ruling came from the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II, confirming Thurston County Superior Judge Carol Murphy’s dismissal of ARE’s three claims — bringing apparent closure to ARE’s nearly three-year effort to delay progress on the project.

December 6, 2023

ArtSci Roundup: Pints for Puget Sound, Many Messiahs music performance, Native Art Markets, and more

This week, roam the Burke Museum galleries at night to check out their special exhibit We Are Puget Sound, enjoy the Many Messiahs performance by talented musicians, check out the Native Art Markets, and more. December 11, 7:00 pm | Degree Recital: Chiao-Yu Wu, piano, Brechemin Auditorium The School of Music presents a degree recital from Chiao-Yu Wu. Wu is a Taiwanese pianist in her second year of Doctor of Musical Art in Piano Performance at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ. She will…

Social media highlights: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ News in 2023

This year, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ News social media team shared the inspiring stories of work being done by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ community with reporters, news outlets and our social media followers. These included stories about new biodegradable plastics that break down at the same rate as a banana and efforts to make technology more accessible. And announcements of recognition on the work being done by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ researchers and on the University itself. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ News used social media to highlight important…

December 5, 2023

Sleep experts, physicians address effects of increased travel on student-athletes, offer recommendations

With several university athletic programs around the country — including the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ — announcing moves to new conferences that will likely increase travel for student-athletes, a group of sleep and circadian scientists and physicians have published a white paper describing the significance of repeated, chronic jet lag on student-athlete health and performance — both in academics and in sports, and suggesting strategies to reduce the consequences of travel across time zones.

ArtSci Roundup: WinterFest, Ladino Day with Author Elizabeth Graver, Talk with Joss Whittaker, and more

This week, tune in to Kantika writer Elizabeth Graver’s discussion, Joss Whittaker’s recount on life in the Aru Islands, and the WinterFest presented by the Chamber Singers, University Chorale, University Singers, Treble Choir, Gospel Choir, and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Glee Club, and more. Dec. 3, 10 a.m. | Ladino Day 2023: ‘Kantika’, a Sephardic Novel by Author Elizabeth Graver, Zoom Join author Elizabeth Graver in conversation with Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies Devin E. Naar for a discussion of “Kantika,â€� a moving,…

Annual notification: Anti-kickback, Conflict of Interest, Whistleblower Act, Hotlines

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR 52.203-7) require the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ to implement procedures designed to prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 (41 USC 51-58). In addition, state regulations (RCW 42.40) require the university to provide annual notification to employees of the procedures and protections under the Whistleblower Act. These articles are published as a reminder of the policies and procedures in place at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ. Kickback Defined. “Kickbackâ€� as defined by the FAR means…

November 29, 2023

AI image generator Stable Diffusion perpetuates racial and gendered stereotypes, study finds

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ researchers found that when prompted to make pictures of “a person,â€� the AI image generator over-represented light-skinned men, failed to equitably represent Indigenous peoples and sexualized images of certain women of color.

November 28, 2023

Dr. Tim Dellit named CEO of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Medicine, dean of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ School of Medicine

Following a national search, Dr. Timothy H. Dellit has been appointed to lead Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Medicine and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ School of Medicine, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Tricia Serio announced today. 

Authentic or ethical? Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ study shows best leadership style for inclusive hiring depends on manager’s racial identity

New research from Andrew Hafenbrack, associate professor of management and organization in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ School of Business, and other institutions examines the impact of leadership style on prospective Black employees who apply for jobs in less-diverse companies.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ research finds that mailing HPV test kits directly to patients increases cervical cancer screening rates

Currently, more than half of all cervical cancers diagnosed in the United States are in people who are overdue for screening or have never been screened. In a new study, researchers report that mailing HPV test kits significantly increased cervical cancer screening rates.

November 16, 2023

In the Field: Tracking seismic clues in one of the driest places on Earth

Two Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ geophysicists will travel to the Atacama Desert in Chile this month to study a fault system that’s similar to the Seattle Fault in Puget Sound, but in a much different climate that makes it easier to monitor its effects on the landscape.

ArtSci Roundup: Baroque Ensemble, Duwamish November Native Art Market, Book Talks, and more

This week, attend the Baroque Ensemble led by Tekla Cunningham, head to the Duwamish November Native Art Market, engage in a discussion on P. Sainath’s book: The Last Heroes: Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom, and more. November 19, 3:00pm | Baroque Ensemble, Brechemin Auditorium Tekla Cunningham, Artist in Residence and Director for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Baroque Ensemble, leads the Baroque Ensemble to perform the “Baroque Pearls from Venice,” a program of works by Merula, Castello, Rosenmüller, Marini, Uccellini, as well as…

November 15, 2023

WhaleVis turns more than a century of whaling data into an interactive map

A team at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has created an interactive dashboard called WhaleVis, which lets users map data on global whale catches and whaling routes from 1880 to 1986. Scientists can compare this historical data and its trends with current information to better understand whale populations over time.

November 13, 2023

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Department of Atmospheric Sciences maintains No. 1 global ranking; more than two dozen Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ subjects in top 50

Six Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ subjects ranked in the top 10, and atmospheric sciences maintained its position as No. 1 in the world on the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list for 2023. The ranking, released at the end of October, was conducted by researchers at the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, a fully independent organization dedicated to research on higher education intelligence and consultation.

North Atlantic’s marine productivity may not be declining, according to new study of older ice cores

To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of declining phytoplankton in the North Atlantic may have been greatly exaggerated. Analysis of a Greenland ice core going back 800 years shows that atmospheric chemistry, not dwindling phytoplankton populations, explains the recent ice core trends.

November 10, 2023

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ honors veterans in ceremony

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s annual Veterans Day ceremony, held on Friday at the Medal of Honor Memorial near Red Square, honored those who have served and featured music by the Husky Marching Band. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ alum Dr. John Hess, ’72, was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Veteran Award by President Ana Mari Cauce. While serving in the Army, he transformed the way the medical world treats trauma patients, specifically in kids with congenital heart disease. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Magazine spoke with Hess about…

November 9, 2023

‘Pull Together’ campaign launches ahead of ‘The Boys in the Boat’ theatrical release

Ahead of the Dec. 25 release of “The Boys in the Boat,â€� the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ — joined by The Seattle Times, Microsoft and additional community partners — is launching a six-week “Pull Together” campaign to support young people and celebrate the civic spirit of our city and region. 

New York Climate Exchange, on which Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is a core partner, names first CEO

The New York Climate Exchange, a first-of-its-kind organization working to implement innovative climate solutions in New York City and across the globe, on Nov. 9 announced Stephen Hammer as its founding chief executive officer. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is a core member of the exchange.

New AI noise-canceling headphone technology lets wearers pick which sounds they hear

A team led by researchers at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has developed deep-learning algorithms that let users pick which sounds filter through their headphones in real time. Either through voice commands or a smartphone app, headphone wearers can select which sounds they want to include from 20 classes, such as sirens, baby cries, speech, vacuum cleaners and bird chirps.

November 8, 2023

ArtSci Roundup: Diversity Lecture Series, Jacob Lawrence Gallery Reopening, Sacred Breath, and more.

This week, attend the Diversity Lecture Series “Unveiling Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States”, celebrate the Jacob Lawrence Gallery Reopening, listen to Indigenous storytellers at Sacred Breath, and more. November 13, 3:00 – 4:30pm | Diversity Lecture Series: “Unveiling Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States: Disparities and Challenges in Women’s Health”, Online In this Diversity Lecture Series, Denova Collaborative Health’s executive director, Angela Roumain, will explore the maternal rate of illness and rate of death in…

November 2, 2023

ArtSci Roundup: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Pandemic Project Radical Listening Session, National First-Generation College Celebration, and more

This week, attend the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Pandemic Project’s Radical Listening Session to honor each individual’s lived pandemics experiences, head to Meany Hall for Garrick Ohlsson’s piano performance, celebrate Diwali with the Burke Museum, and more. November 7, 4:30 – 6:00pm | Sharon Stein, “The University and Its Responsibility for Repair: Confronting Colonial Foundations and Enabling Different Futures” | A Worlds of Difference lecture, Communications Building This presentation by Sharon Stein asks how universities can navigate the complexity of confronting the colonial…

Can AI help boost accessibility? These researchers tested it for themselves

Seven researchers at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ conducted a three-month autoethnographic study — drawing on their own experiences as people with and without disabilities — to test AI tools’ utility for accessibility. Though researchers found cases in which the tools were helpful, they also found significant problems.

October 31, 2023

University takes action after faculty hiring process inappropriately used race as a factor

Late last academic year, concerns were reported about a faculty hiring process in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Department of Psychology. A review was requested by Dianne Harris, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, after she learned of these potential issues. The review was completed in September and indicates that race was inappropriately considered and used in a way that is inconsistent with University policy in the hiring process for an assistant professor position in the department.

October 26, 2023

ArtSci Roundup: Grammy-winning vocal group Roomful of Teeth, Labor Studies Annual Awards Celebration, and more

This week, check out Grammy-winning vocal group Roomful of Teeth’s performance, an ingenious dark comedy written by Jen Silverman, attend the Labor Studies Annual Awards Celebration Banquet, and more. November 2, 7:30pm | Roomful of Teeth with Gabriel Kahane, Meany Hall  The Grammy-winning vocal group Roomful of Teeth continue to expand the capabilities of the human voice, unburdened by physical limitations. By engaging collaboratively with artists, thinkers, and community leaders from around the world, the group seeks to uplift and…

Fruit, nectar, bugs and blood: How bat teeth and jaws evolved for a diverse dinnertime

There are more than 200 species of noctilionoid bats, mostly in the American tropics. And despite being close relatives, their jaws evolved in wildly divergent shapes and sizes to exploit different food sources. A paper published Aug. 22 in Nature Communications shows those adaptations include dramatic, but also consistent, modifications to tooth number, size, shape and position. For example, bats with short snouts lack certain teeth, presumably due to a lack of space. Species with longer jaws have room for more teeth — and, like humans, their total tooth complement is closer to what the ancestor of placental mammals had.

October 23, 2023

Video: Familiar ingredients make Afghan Food Guide easy to swallow

Unfamiliar foods can get in the way of following a recommended diet. For the Afghan community seeking health care in the U.S., a nutrition handbook created by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ School of Public Health graduate student Priyasha Maharjan works to solve this problem, using Afghan food examples to educate patients and care providers on the nutritional content of their meals.

October 19, 2023

ArtSci Roundup: Fall Concert with DXARTS, Dance Graduate Research Symposium and more

This week, check out the Fall Concert hosted by DXARTS (Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media), attend the Dance Graduate Research Symposium, listen to guest composer concerts, and more. October 25, 7:30pm | DXARTS FALL CONCERT: Ritual-Entropy-Storm, Meany Hall  Join the Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) as they host a Fall Concert with the Henry Art Gallery, Mini Mart City Park, Method Gallery, Gallery 4Culture, Jack Straw Cultural Center, Georgetown Steam Plant, and Meany Hall at…

Q&A: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ expert on rise of younger, less experienced bosses in the workplace

Supervisors are traditionally associated with higher status markers such as age, education and tenure than their subordinates. But it’s increasingly common to see those dynamics reversed, which is the focus of a new study from Jessica Huisi Li, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ assistant professor of management and organization.