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November 18, 2021

ArtSci Roundup: Astria Suparak: Asian futures, without Asians, Jazz Innovations, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 蘑菇视频 community every week! This week, attend lectures, exhibitions, and more. Many of these 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 Astria Suparak: Asian futures, without Asians November 30, 6:00 PM | Online What does it mean when so many white filmmakers envision futures inflected by Asian culture, but devoid of actual Asian people? This is the central question posed by artist…

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November 17, 2021

A chatbot can help doctors better understand incoming emergency department patients’ social needs

A team led by the 蘑菇视频 developed a chatbot that could ask emergency department visitors about social needs, including housing, food, access to medical care and physical safety.

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Deforestation, climate change linked to more worker deaths and unsafe conditions

Outdoor workers in the world鈥檚 lower-latitude tropical forests may face a greater risk of heat-related deaths and unsafe working conditions because of deforestation and climate warming, according to a study led by The Nature Conservancy, the 蘑菇视频 and Indonesia鈥檚 Mulawarman University. In the study, researchers found that increased temperatures of 0.95 C (1.7 F) in the deforested areas of Berau Regency, Indonesia, between 2002 and 2018 were linked to roughly 118 additional deaths in 2018, and 20 additional…

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November 10, 2021

ArtSci Roundup: Political Science Faculty Panel: Is Democracy Dead?, Benaroya Lecture, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 蘑菇视频 community every week! This week, attend lectures, exhibitions, and more. Many of these 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 Sharing Indigenous Knowledge Across Boundaries: Fishing Sovereignty in Alaska and British Columbia November 16, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Online Pacific herring are foundational to the lifeways of First Nations and Indigenous communities up and down the coast of British…

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November 8, 2021

US Department of Education renews five-year, $1.9M grant for 蘑菇视频 Educational Talent Search program

As students resume in-person classroom education, 蘑菇视频 staff with the Educational Talent Search (ETS) program also move back into 14 partner middle and high schools in six Washington school districts, helping them gain the skills and confidence to pursue a college degree.

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Creating a supportive environment for veterans, 蘑菇视频 pauses to recognize those with military service

Arriving at the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Seattle campus, Brandon Green had a familiar feeling of disorientation.

Green, 33, who transferred to the 蘑菇视频 from Everett Community College after spending seven years as a U.S. Army medic, had travelled the U.S. and the globe, including two tours in Afghanistan. He鈥檇 undergone rigorous training and knew what it was like to deploy to foreign, often dangerous places.

Even with all that experience, college life was different.

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November 5, 2021

From the land of the Reindeer People to Red Square: Teacher brings the Mongolian language to the 蘑菇视频

Azjargal Amarsanaa, a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, is teaching the Mongolian language to 蘑菇视频 students for the 2021-22 academic year. It’s the first chance 蘑菇视频 students have had to learn Mongolian in 15 years.

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ArtSci Roundup: DXARTS Fall Concert:聽Real & Imagined Soundworlds, The Importance of Being Earnest, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 蘑菇视频 community every week! This week, attend lectures, concerts, and more. Many of these 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 DXARTS Fall Concert:聽Real & Imagined Soundworlds November 9, 7:30 PM | Meany Hall–Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater The Department of Digital Art and Experimental Media (DXARTS) is pleased to present a program of the very latest holographic sound works from DXARTS composers…

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November 2, 2021

蘑菇视频 wins funding for 鈥榗linic鈥� to help community navigate technology

When people need legal advice but can鈥檛 afford a lawyer, they often turn to legal clinics where law students can offer representation and advocacy. When community organizations need advice on technology, they soon will be able to turn to a similar type of clinic at the 蘑菇视频.

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ArtSci Roundup: Global Month

November is 蘑菇视频 Global Month!聽 蘑菇视频 Global Month celebrates our University鈥檚 global impact and community.聽During the month of November, we highlight the connections and relationships the 蘑菇视频 has all over the world and the impact of our University鈥檚 global engagement. Many of these 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 Converge: Virtual Series Ongoing Without borders, registration fees or the challenges of travel, last year’s “Convirtual” created a historic gathering…

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Video: Great ShakeOut drill tests new earthquake early warning system

At 10:21 a.m. on Oct. 21, teacher Wade Johnson’s science class at Port Susan Middle School scrambled under their desks as part of the annual Great American ShakeOut. It was Stanwood Camano School District鈥檚 first live test of its earthquake early warning system with all 13 of its schools participating in a 鈥淒rop, Cover, and Hold On鈥� drill.

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Countermarketing based on anti-smoking campaigns reduces buying of sugary 鈥榝ruit鈥� drinks for children

Public health messages such as in the image below 鈥� designed to reduce parents鈥� purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages marketed as fruit drinks for children 鈥� convinced a significant percentage of parents to avoid those drinks, according to a study by researchers at the 蘑菇视频 and the University of Pennsylvania. The 蘑菇视频-led study set out to assess the effect of culturally tailored countermarketing messages on drink choices, similar to stark anti-smoking campaigns, and involved more than 1,600 Latinx parents…

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After California鈥檚 3rd-largest wildfire, deer returned home while trees were 鈥榮till smoldering鈥�

In a rare stroke of luck, researchers from the 蘑菇视频, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, were able to track a group of black-tailed deer during and after California鈥檚 third-largest wildfire, the 2018 Mendocino Complex Fire. The megafire, which torched more than 450,000 acres in northern California, burned across half of an established study site, making it possible to record the movements and feeding patterns of deer before, during and after the fire.

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Fossil dental exams reveal how tusks first evolved

Many animals have tusks, from elephants to walruses to hyraxes. But one thing tusked animals have in common is that they鈥檙e all mammals 鈥� no known fish, reptiles or birds have them. But that was not always the case. In a study published Oct. 27 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a team of paleontologists at Harvard University, the Field Museum, the 蘑菇视频 and Idaho State University traced the first tusks back to dicynodonts 鈥� ancient mammal relatives that lived before the dinosaurs.

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October 25, 2021

鈥楽elf-care and resilience鈥� 鈥� 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Elaine Walsh discusses burnout among nurses

The pandemic has left nurses around the country feeling burned out. Their top four feelings, according to a recent survey? Exhausted, overwhelmed, irritable and anxious or unable to relax. 蘑菇视频 News spoke with Elaine Walsh, a 蘑菇视频 School of Nursing associate professor聽and a Nurse Scientist in Resiliency at聽Seattle Children鈥檚 Hospital, to learn more about the conditions that lead to burnout and solutions. Walsh explains burnout is characterized by physical, mental and emotional exhaustion and can involve a feeling of disconnection…

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October 21, 2021

ArtSci Roundup: Maysoon Zayid 鈥� Survival of the Unfittest, BOOK TALK: Automation and Autonomy, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 蘑菇视频 community every week! This week, attend lectures, book talks, and more. Many of these 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 Maysoon Zayid 鈥� Survival of the Unfittest October 26, 6:30 PM | Meany Performing Arts Center Join comedian, disability advocate, and author Maysoon Zayid for 鈥淪urvival of the Unfittest.鈥� This one-hour talk will tackle everything from diversity to cats named…

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The Jackson School鈥檚 Taso Lagos reflects on becoming American at his family鈥檚 restaurant, the Continental

In 2013, Seattle鈥檚 U District neighborhood lost one of its most cherished businesses. The Continental Greek Restaurant and Pastry Shop, owned by the family of the Jackson School’s Taso Lagos, sat on University Way for nearly 40 years before closing its doors that June. Lagos looks back on the restaurant and what it meant to his family in a memoir due to be released this fall.

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October 15, 2021

ArtSci Roundup: Frontiers of Physics Lecture, Chamber Dance Company:聽30th Anniversary Season, and More

Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the 蘑菇视频 community every week! This week, attend performances, lectures, and more. Many of these 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 Frontiers of Physics Lecture:聽Gravity: The Biggest Open Question in Fundamental Physics October 20, 7:30 – 9:00 PM | Online The Frontiers of Physics Lecture Series brings聽renowned scientists to the 蘑菇视频 to offer free lectures on exciting advances in physics with the…

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October 11, 2021

蘑菇视频 Resilience Lab aims to change campus culture toward compassion and mindfulness

Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs Ed Taylor chats with Director of the 蘑菇视频 Resilience Lab Megan Kennedy about how students, faculty and staff can create a more supportive, compassionate environment in which to learn and discover as the 蘑菇视频 community comes back to the campuses and recovers from the traumas of the last two years.

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October 5, 2021

Education should focus on 鈥榟eads and hearts,鈥� 蘑菇视频 researcher says

In a Policy Forum piece published Oct. 1 in Science, a group led by Nesra Yannier at Carnegie Mellon University is advocating for a fresh look at active learning and its potential as classrooms and lecture halls again fill with students. Two co-authors from the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Department of Biology 鈥� assistant teaching professor Elli Theobald and lecturer emeritus Scott Freeman 鈥� highlight the role that active learning methods have in promoting equity STEM education.