Jack Martin has been named Vice President for Marketing and Communications at the 蘑菇视频, Senior Vice President for University Advancement Mary Gresch announced Tuesday. Martin鈥檚 appointment begins Dec. 1.
November 29, 2022
The latest news from the 蘑菇视频
Strongest Arctic cyclone on record led to surprising loss of sea ice
The strongest Arctic cyclone ever observed struck in January 2022. A new analysis led by the 蘑菇视频 shows that while forecasts accurately predicted the massive storm, models seriously underestimated its impact on sea ice. Results suggest how forecast models for a changing Arctic Ocean could improve.
Dr. Gautham Reddy, Faculty Senate chair, outlines priorities for term
Improving faculty dispute resolution policies, promoting ways to improve terms of employment for clinical faculty, reenvisioning the merit and promotion process for faculty on all three 蘑菇视频 campuses, and continuing to promote diversity, equity and inclusion practices are top priorities for this year鈥檚 蘑菇视频 Faculty Senate Chair Dr. Gautham Reddy, a professor in Department of Radiology in the School of Medicine.
November 28, 2022
鈥楨verything that you need is already in you鈥�: Supporting young women of color through the Sisterhood Initiative
The 蘑菇视频’s new Sisterhood Initiative aims to support young women of color through a cohort-based program, building on the success of the 蘑菇视频’s Brotherhood Initiative, which focuses on young men of color.
November 22, 2022
ArtSci Roundup: Gender & Protests in Iran panel; Languages of Angels performance; Belonging, Queer Relationality, & Black Women’s Labor talk, and more
Connect with the 蘑菇视频 community every week through public events and exhibitions, summarized in this ArtSci Roundup.
November 21, 2022
Q&A: Managing Washington鈥檚 gray wolf population 鈥� through fear
Wolf management in Washington has been controversial. Rob Anderson, who obtained his Ph.D. at the 蘑菇视频, explains the dynamic of managing a species through fear.
November 17, 2022
Annual notification: Anti-kickback, conflict of interest, whistleblower regulations and hotlines
These articles are published as a reminder of the policies and procedures in place at the 蘑菇视频.
November 16, 2022
More US adults carrying loaded handguns daily, study finds
New research led by the 蘑菇视频 finds that the number of U.S. adult handgun owners carrying a loaded handgun on their person doubled from 2015 to 2019, and that a larger proportion of handgun owners carried handguns in states with less restrictive carrying regulations.
Q&A: How 鈥楤uy Now Pay Later鈥� impacts financial health
Ed deHaan, associate professor of accounting in the 蘑菇视频 Foster School of Business, studies the impact of Buy Now Pay Later on financial health. His research finds that BNPL users faced rapid increases in bank overdraft charges and credit card interests and fees.
Q&A: 蘑菇视频 researchers find privacy risks with 3D tours on real estate websites
蘑菇视频 researchers examined 44 3D tours in 44 states across the U.S. to look for potential security issues when personal details were included in the tour.
蘑菇视频 a ‘Most Engaged’ campus for student voting and among top universities worldwide, ranked by reputation
The 蘑菇视频 was No. 24 on the Times Higher Education annual reputation ranking,聽released聽Wednesday. The 蘑菇视频 moved up from No. 28 on last year鈥檚 list and remains No. 4 among U.S. public institutions.
November 15, 2022
蘑菇视频 celebrates researchers on Highly Cited Researchers 2022 List
The 蘑菇视频 is proud to announce that more than 44 faculty and researchers who completed their work while at 蘑菇视频 have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list from Clarivate.
November 10, 2022
ArtSci Roundup: Book Talk with Cathy Davidson, Poetry with Ricardo Ruiz, Jazz Innovations with School of Music faculty and students, and more.
Connect with the 蘑菇视频 community every week through public events and exhibitions, summarized in this ArtSci Roundup.
November 9, 2022
Fundraising effort to restore, reimagine historic AS蘑菇视频 Shell House is in full swing
Perched on the southeast corner of the 蘑菇视频 campus, where the Montlake Cut meets Union Bay, the AS蘑菇视频 Shell House looks as vulnerable as it does majestic. Over the course of a century, the structure built as a critical wartime post later was the home to a group of rowers who captured the nation鈥檚 imagination before becoming an all-but-forgotten artifact of the past. Now, propelled by a wave of renewed interest, the 12,000-square-foot wooden structure is the focus of an $18.5 million campaign that will restore and renovate the space.
November 4, 2022
Two College of the Environment faculty recognized by American Geophysical Union
Two 蘑菇视频 College of the Environment professors, Ginger Armbrust and Dennis Hartmann, will be honored at the 2022 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in December.
November 3, 2022
ArtSci Roundup: Assessing the 2022 Midterm Election Results With Implications for the Next Two Years and for 2024, Empires Strick Back: Football and Colonialism, and more
Connect with the 蘑菇视频 community every week through public events and exhibitions, summarized in this ArtSci Roundup.
November 2, 2022
Study reveals how ancient fish colonized the deep sea
A new 蘑菇视频-led study reports that throughout Earth鈥檚 ancient history, there were several periods of time when many fish actually favored the cold, dark, barren waters of the deep sea instead of shallow ocean waters that are warm and full of resources.
Infants less likely to contract COVID, develop severe symptoms than household caregivers
In one of the first studies to explore how COVID-19 specifically affects older infants, researchers from the 蘑菇视频 and at institutions at four other locations in the Western and Southern U.S. found that the number of infected people in a household was the factor most closely linked with the infant鈥檚 likelihood of being infected.
Permanent daylight saving time would reduce deer-vehicle collisions, study shows
蘑菇视频 researchers found that adopting permanent daylight saving time in the United States would reduce deer-vehicle collisions and likely prevent an estimated 36,550 deer deaths, 33 human deaths, 2,054 human injuries and $1.19 billion in costs each year. Deer-vehicle collisions would decrease under permanent DST because skies would be brighter later into the evening.
October 31, 2022
How low-cost earbuds can make newborn hearing screening accessible
A team led by researchers at the 蘑菇视频 has created a new hearing screening system that uses a smartphone and earbuds.
October 28, 2022
ArtSci Roundup: Democracy and the 2022 Midterm Elections, Hafu 銉忋兗銉� film screening, and more!
Connect with the 蘑菇视频 community every week through public events and exhibitions, summarized in this ArtSci Roundup.
October 27, 2022
Bats are everywhere, but they get special attention around Halloween
These nocturnal flying mammals live in cities and rural areas and in most climates around the world – and maybe even in your own backyard.
Sharlene Santana, a 蘑菇视频 professor of biology and curator of mammals at the Burke Museum, explains that there are over 1,400 species of bats spanning an incredible diversity.
October 26, 2022
New study shows how voting methods affect group decision-making
Michael Johnson, professor of management in the 蘑菇视频 Foster School of Business, found in a new study that groups that used 鈥渕ultivoting鈥� in unofficial votes were 50% more likely to identify the correct option than those that used plurality or ranked-choice voting.
蘑菇视频 is No. 6 in the world, according to US News Best Global Universities
The 蘑菇视频 rose from No. 7 to No. 6 on the聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities rankings, released on Tuesday. The 蘑菇视频 maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions.
October 24, 2022
Sociology Professor Alexes Harris appointed 蘑菇视频鈥檚 first Faculty Regent
Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Alexes Harris, professor of sociology, to the Board of Regents, effective Oct. 21, 2022. Harris becomes the first to hold the new Faculty Regent position on the Board.
A new approach, not currently described by the Clean Air Act, could eliminate air pollution disparities
A team led by researchers at the 蘑菇视频 compared three potential strategies for reducing fine particulate matter pollution disparities across the contiguous U.S.
October 21, 2022
蘑菇视频鈥檚 Dianne Xiao receives Packard Fellowship for research on new materials for sustainable chemical synthesis
Dianne Xiao, a 蘑菇视频 assistant professor of chemistry, has been awarded a 2022 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering for her research on creating new materials to make chemical reactions that are compatible with renewable energy sources and raw materials.
Video: Highlights from 2022 Annual President鈥檚 Address
蘑菇视频 President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her annual address to the community on Oct. 20. Highlights of the speech are reflected in this video. The audience was invited to attend the event remotely via livestream. President Cauce talked about the power of public research universities to bring communities together across differences to address some of the world’s greatest challenges. Higher-education institutions, particularly the 蘑菇视频, are being called on to do great things, and “we will answer that call,”…
ArtSci Roundup: Miha Sarani exhibition opening, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman conversation, and more
Connect with the 蘑菇视频 community every week through public events and exhibitions, summarized in this ArtSci Roundup.
October 19, 2022
These factors have the biggest impact on influencer marketing effectiveness
New research from the 蘑菇视频 professor Robert Palmatier examines how factors related to social media influencers, their posts and their followers impact marketing success. The study concluded that reallocating spending based on the study鈥檚 insights could result in a 16.6% increase in engagement.
October 18, 2022
蘑菇视频 and SHA tap Bellwether Housing to build mixed-income development in U District
The 蘑菇视频 and the Seattle Housing Authority today announced that Bellwether Housing has been selected to develop a mixed-income high-rise of about 240 units in the University District, pending approval by the 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents.
October 17, 2022
Isotope data strengthens suspicions of ivory stockpile theft
A study led by Thure Cerling, a professor at the University of Utah, and co-authored by Sam Wasser, a 蘑菇视频 professor of biology, used carbon isotope science to show that tusks from a guarded government stockpile in Burundi have somehow made their way into the hands of illegal ivory traders.
蘑菇视频 President Ana Mari Cauce elected to National Academy of Medicine for 鈥榚xemplary, visionary leadership鈥� and research
蘑菇视频 President Ana Mari Cauce is among the new members elected to the National Academy of Medicine 鈥渇or exemplary and visionary leadership in public higher education administration; innovations in health research, education, and service systems that enhance pathways for women and underrepresented groups; initiatives to address interconnections between health equity, population health, and climate change; and pioneering behavioral health intervention research on Latinos.鈥�
Q&A: UnlockedMaps provides real-time accessibility information for urban rail transit in six metro areas
蘑菇视频 researchers developed UnlockedMaps, a web-based map that allows users to see in real time how accessible rail transit stations are in six metro areas. UnlockedMaps shows which stations are accessible and which ones are experiencing elevator outages.
October 14, 2022
蘑菇视频鈥檚 2022 entering class is largest and most diverse
The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 newest freshman class is the largest and most diverse in the school鈥檚 161-year history.
ArtSci Roundup: Grammy winner Morris Robinson, Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest, and more!
Connect with the 蘑菇视频 community every week through public events and exhibitions, summarized in this ArtSci Roundup.
October 13, 2022
Video: Finding 鈥� and keeping 鈥� the perfect fit for a prosthetic leg
蘑菇视频 Professor Joan Sanders and her team are creating a new type of prosthetic leg: one that automatically adjusts its fit throughout the day. Their latest prototype detects in real time how well the prosthesis socket and amputation site are fitting and responds by automatically changing the size of the socket, without the need for adjustments to padding or user action.
Animals in national parks impacted by even just a few people
A new 蘑菇视频-led study has found that even in remote, rarely visited national parks, the presence of even just a few humans impacts the activity of wildlife that live there. Nearly any level of human activity in a protected area like a national park can alter the behavior of animals there.
October 12, 2022
Endangered fruit-eating animals play an outsized role in a tropical forest 鈥� losing them could have dire consequences
A new study by researchers at the 蘑菇视频 shows that losing a particular group of endangered animals 鈥� those that eat fruit and help disperse the seeds of trees and other plants 鈥� could severely disrupt seed-dispersal networks in the Atlantic Forest, a shrinking stretch of tropical forest and critical biodiversity hotspot on the coast of Brazil.
蘑菇视频’s Yejin Choi wins MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’
Yejin Choi, 蘑菇视频 professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, has received a “genius grant” from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Choi uses natural language processing to develop artificial intelligence systems that have the ability to reason and can understand the implied meanings in human language.