June 13, 2019
The burgeoning field of personal genetics appeals to people who want to learn more about themselves, their family and their propensity for diseases. More and more consumers are using services like 23andMe to learn about their genetic blueprint.
June 12, 2019
This week in the arts, partake in the Design Show reception at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery or the MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition at the Henry, attend a DMA recital, and more! 2019 School of Art + Art History + Design Graduation Exhibitions Each year we celebrate graduating Art and Design undergraduate and graduate students with a series of exhibitions in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and Henry Art Gallery. May 25 – June 23 –聽 MFA + MDes Thesis Exhibition…
June 11, 2019
蘑菇视频 researchers have figured out how to take a person from a 2D photo or a work of art and make them run, walk or jump out of the frame. The system also allows users to view the animation in three dimensions using augmented reality tools.
June 10, 2019
A record 5,900 graduates, along with 50,000-plus family members, friends, faculty and other observers, are expected to attend the 144th 蘑菇视频 commencement ceremonies at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Husky Stadium.
The has been ranked the No. 5 best place to work in the state by Forbes. The 蘑菇视频 also topped the national list of best colleges for LGBTQIA+ students published by Best Colleges, an organization that ranks higher education institutions in various categories.
The Pacific Northwest English Study, headed by 蘑菇视频 linguist Alicia Beckford Wassink, is about to begin a new, three-year research project listening to voices from throughout the region and is looking for participants.
Why did a giant hole appear in the sea ice off Antarctica in 2016 and 2017, after decades of more typical sea ice cover? Years of Southern Ocean data have explained the phenomenon, helping oceanographers to better predict these features and study their role in global ocean cycles.
June 6, 2019
Uncovering the “hidden history” of two eastern Tennessee communities is the goal of Off the Map, a project with high school students led by Katie Headrick Taylor, a 蘑菇视频 assistant professor of education.
June 5, 2019
The planet will warm by about 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century if the U.S. and other nations meet only their current commitments under the Paris climate agreement to reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases. According to a paper by U.S. and U.K. scientists published in Science Advances today, accelerating ambition to reduce global warming emissions to meet the Paris Agreement鈥檚 goal of limiting temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius could prevent thousands of extreme heat-related deaths in cities across the U.S.
June 4, 2019
This week in the arts, partake in the #HEREproject聽 – a celebratory interactive art installation honoring places around campus that have defined our #HuskyExperience and set us on our path, attend one of the 2019 School of Art + Art History + Design Graduation Exhibitions, attend a performance by 蘑菇视频 Symphony聽and Choirs, and more! AS蘑菇视频 Shell House: A Site Responsive Exhibition June 6, noon – 4 PM | 3655 Walla Walla Road, Seattle, WA Students in ART 360: Site-Responsive Interventions,…
An ample buffet of freshwater food, brought on by climate change, is altering the life history of one of the world’s most important salmon species.
Experiences such as poverty, residential instability, or parental divorce or substance abuse, can affect executive function and lead to changes in a child鈥檚 brain chemistry, muting the effects of stress hormones, according to a new 蘑菇视频 study.
Graham Pruss has been researching vehicle residency in Seattle for nearly a decade. He established the methodology for counting the vehicle-resident population for All Home鈥檚 annual point-in-time count, conducted on one night each January.
The Husky Marching Band returned to central Washington June 2 to say thank you to the Grant County community after a bus crash there last Thanksgiving.
The annual thesis exhibition by graduating art and design students with the 蘑菇视频 School of Art + Art History + Design brings together the dreamy and the practical to cohabit at the Henry Art Gallery. This year’s exhibit features the work of 10 artists and 11 designers, and will be at the Henry through June 23.
June 3, 2019
The Husky Marching Band returned to central Washington on Sunday to say thank you to the Grant County community after a bus crash there last Thanksgiving.
Two films by 蘑菇视频 faculty members — business professor Jeff Shulman and English professor David Shields — will have screenings in Seattle in coming days 鈥� both with strong connections to the city.
May 31, 2019
Vehicle residents are a significant proportion of Seattle’s unsheltered population. The 蘑菇视频’s Graham Pruss, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, has studied vehicle residency for a decade and speaks about the challenges and solutions facing this community.
May 30, 2019
The annual thesis exhibition by graduating art and design students with the 蘑菇视频 School of Art + Art History + Design reliably brings together the dreamy and the practical to cohabit at the Henry Art Gallery. This year’s exhibit features the work of 10 artists and 11 designers, and will be at the Henry through June 23.
Academics will gather May 31 at the 蘑菇视频 with policymakers, entrepreneurs, and representatives of corporations, foundations and nonprofits for The xTech + Impact 2019 Summit, a daylong seminar exploring the role of exponential technology and its impact on society.
A series of seismic experiments will take place this summer in the Seattle area. The researchers are looking for volunteer sites throughout the region.
Sixteen 蘑菇视频 students and alumni were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships for the 2019-20 academic year, and one has been named an alternate, joining about 1,900 students and recent graduates from around the country to study and teach abroad this coming year.
May 29, 2019
This week in the arts, visit one of the School of Art + Art History + Design exhibitions, attend the premier of “Lynch: A History’” – an official selection in SIFF’s documentary competition, see “Nina Simone: Four Women” at the Seattle Rep., and more! You Are Not Invited: A Critical Survey of Seattle Art History May 30, 6 to 8 PM | Jacob Lawrence Gallery This lecture is presented by Emily Pothast: In 1953, Morris Graves sent out cards reading…
A collaborative group led by the 蘑菇视频 has released a set of research papers, fact sheets and modeling tools to help agencies incorporate traditional knowledge and human dimensions into Pacific herring management.
In a paper published May 29 in Nature, scientists report that the growth of chronic lymphocytic leukemia is apt to follow one of three trajectories: relentlessly upward, steadily level or something in between. The particular course the disease takes is tightly linked to the genetic makeup of the cancer cells, particularly the number of growth-spurring 鈥渄river鈥� mutations they contain.
A multicenter research team that includes the 蘑菇视频 Autism Center has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant to further evaluate whether brain imaging can help detect very high risk of autism spectrum disorder in early infancy.
蘑菇视频 researchers have developed a novel solution to change the feeling of impact when one thing hits another. It has potential for use in spacecraft, cars and beyond — inspired by origami.
May 24, 2019
锘匡豢Recent notable books by 蘑菇视频 faculty explore mindful international travel, men seeking work as day laborers, and activist teachers.
蘑菇视频 researchers used the paper folding art of origami to develop a novel solution to help reduce the forces associated with impact 鈥� like in car crashes, football helmets, landing spacecraft and more.
May 23, 2019
In a paper published May 23 in Science, a team of international researchers from Simon Fraser University, 蘑菇视频 and other institutions reveals that the iconic abundance of fishes on reefs is fueled by an unlikely source: tiny, bottom-dwelling reef fishes.
Chemical signatures imprinted on tiny stones that form inside the ears of fish show that two of Alaska’s most productive salmon populations, and the fisheries they support, depend on the entire watershed.
May 21, 2019
This week in the arts, stop by one of the School of Art + Art History + Design’s Graduation Exhibitions, see The Learned Ladies performed in the United States’ first Theatre in the Round, attend IMPFest XI,聽 featuring 蘑菇视频 Jazz Studies faculty, students and seasoned professionals of international renown, and more! 2019 School of Art + Art History + Design Graduation Exhibitions Each year we celebrate graduating Art and Design undergraduate and graduate students with a series of exhibitions in…
Sometimes when science gets stuck, art can come to the rescue. Such is the case, a new study shows, with the 蘑菇视频 Design Help Desk, which guides faculty, students and staff in improving the more artistic aspects of presenting research or reports 鈥� figures, diagrams, posters and such.
May 20, 2019
In a paper published May 20 in the journal Nature Materials, a team of researchers from the 蘑菇视频 unveiled a new strategy to keep proteins intact and functional in synthetic biomaterials for tissue engineering. Their approach modifies proteins at a specific point so that they can be chemically tethered to the scaffold using light. Since the tether can also be cut by laser light, this method can create evolving patterns of signal proteins throughout a biomaterial scaffold to grow tissues made up of different types of cells.
May 16, 2019
蘑菇视频 researchers have defined for the first time what children mean when they say technology is “creepy.”
May 15, 2019
This week in the arts, partake in an audio augmented reality (AR) experience with hundreds of others on Red Square, explore the newly redesigned ARTS蘑菇视频 website, attend JACK Quartet, and more! Inspiring arts exploration: Arts蘑菇视频 website redesigned with students in mind 鈥淲e want the聽arts to be part of the DNA of every student鈥檚 experience.鈥� That bold vision, offered by Catherine Cole, divisional dean for the arts in the 蘑菇视频 College of Arts and Sciences, is getting a boost this month…
Researchers at the 蘑菇视频 have created a new smartphone app that can detect fluid behind the eardrum by simply using a piece of paper and the phone’s microphone and speaker.
May 14, 2019
The 蘑菇视频 today announced a new $5 million initiative to strengthen recruitment and support of Ph.D. students. Mark Richards, the university鈥檚 provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, introduced the effort during the Provost Town Hall this afternoon.
May 13, 2019
Hala Annabi, associate professor in the 蘑菇视频 Information School, is creator of the new “Autism @ Work Playbook,” a resource to guide organizations toward creating well-supported employment opportunities for individuals on the autism spectrum.
An article by 蘑菇视频 sociology professor Alexes Harris focuses on the role of the private sector in collecting court-imposed fines and fees.