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July 14, 2025

President Cauce names Jason Campbell interim senior vice president for Finance, Planning and Budgeting and chief financial officer

蘑菇视频 President Ana Mari Cauce has announced that Jason Campbell will serve as interim senior vice president for Finance, Planning and Budgeting and chief financial officer, effective Aug. 2. Currently the vice president for Finance and Budget Strategy and deputy senior finance officer, Campbell will step in to the interim position following the departure of Sarah Norris Hall.聽聽 鈥淲e appreciate Jason stepping into this interim role. I鈥檓 confident he will provide excellent support to both incoming President Jones…

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New 蘑菇视频 course connects the climate crisis to communications and design

鈥淐ommunications & Design for the Environment,鈥� a Communication Leadership course held for the first time this spring, 蘑菇视频 professors Adrienne Russell and Dominic Muren teach students how to examine the climate crisis and environmental problems from a perspective beyond the hard sciences.

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July 11, 2025

Pat Tillman Foundation names Stephanie Mitchell and Brian Riley in class of 2025 scholars

The Pat Tillman Foundation this week announced the 2025 Class of Tillman Scholars, which included two 蘑菇视频 students who exemplify the values Pat Tillman stood for: leadership, service, scholarship and impact. Stephanie Mitchell is a third-year doctoral student in the 蘑菇视频 Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) and a military spouse. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on global health and conservation. Brian Riley earned a degree in Economics from the US Air Force Academy, and served nearly…

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July 1, 2025

This puzzle game shows kids how they鈥檙e smarter than AI

蘑菇视频 researchers developed the game AI Puzzlers to show kids an area where AI systems still typically and blatantly fail: solving certain reasoning puzzles. In the game, users get a chance to solve puzzles by completing patterns of colored blocks. They can then ask various AI chatbots to solve and have the systems explain their solutions 鈥� which they nearly always fail to do accurately.

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蘑菇视频 computational neuroscientist and physicist among newly elected National Academy of Sciences members

Adrienne Fairhall and David Hertzog are among 120 new members and 30 international members elected 鈥渋n recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.”

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June 26, 2025

Seven 蘑菇视频 students receive Fulbright exchange awards for study, research and teaching positions around the world

Seven 蘑菇视频 students and recent alumni were awarded聽Fulbright U.S. Student Program聽scholarships for the 2025鈥�2026 academic year, joining about 2,000 students and recent graduates from around the country to pursue graduate study, conduct research and teach English abroad.

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June 25, 2025

Strategic transactions of Colorado River rights could help conserve water and restore fish habitat

New research found that a market-based approach to managing water could provide more reliable supplies for farmers, communities and industry. The right market design and a little extra investment could also help threatened fish species.聽

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蘑菇视频 helps bring the cosmos into focus as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils a new glimpse into the solar system

A new era of astronomy and astrophysics began Monday when the first images captured by the NSF鈥揇OE Vera C. Rubin Observatory were released, demonstrating the extraordinary capabilities of the new telescope and the world鈥檚 largest digital camera.

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June 17, 2025

‘Ways of Knowing’ Episode 8: Ethics of Technology

Brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs, can help people with severe injuries or impairments regain the ability to communicate or move their arms and legs through robotic substitutes. The devices, which are about the size of a dime and are implanted on the surface of a person鈥檚 brain, serve as a communication link between the brain鈥檚 neural activity and an external device, such as a computer or a robotic limb. In this episode, Sara Goering, a 蘑菇视频 professor of philosophy,…

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June 12, 2025

‘Ways of Knowing’ Episode 7: Glitches

Imagine sitting in a movie theater watching a film you鈥檝e been anticipating for months. Suddenly, the screen goes blank. It only lasts a second, but that鈥檚 long enough to disrupt the experience. It鈥檚 also long enough, says Mal Ahern, to remind you of the physical infrastructure behind what we so often see as an immaterial experience. Ahern, a 蘑菇视频 assistant professor of cinema and media studies, researches glitches in everything from printers to projectors. In this episode, she…

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ArtSci Roundup: Summer 2025

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this Summer. ArtSci on the Go Looking for more ways to get more out of Arts & Sciences? Check out these resources to take ArtSci wherever you go! Zev J. Handel, “Chinese Characters Across Asia: How the Chinese Script Came…

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New faculty books: Artificial intelligence, 1990s Russia, song interpretation, and more

Recent faculty books from the 蘑菇视频 include those from linguistics, Slavic languages and literature and French. 蘑菇视频 News spoke with the authors of four publications to learn more about their work. Scrutinizing and confronting AI hype Emily M. Bender, 蘑菇视频 professor of linguistics, co-authored 鈥淭he AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech鈥檚 Hype and Create the Future We Want鈥� with Alex Hanna, the director of research at the Distributed AI Research Institute. The book looks at the the…

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June 10, 2025

Ken Yocom appointed dean of 蘑菇视频 College of Built Environments

Ken Yocom has been named the next John and Rosalind Jacobi Family Endowed Dean of the 蘑菇视频 College of Built Environments, Provost Tricia Serio announced today. His appointment, effective July 1, is subject to approval by the 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents. Yocom has served as interim dean since October 2024 and is a professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, where he previously served as department chair. A longtime member of the 蘑菇视频 faculty, Yocom brings deep institutional…

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‘Ways of Knowing’ Episode 6: Sound Studies

Virtual assistants, such as Apple鈥檚 Siri, can perform a range of tasks or services for users 鈥� and a majority of them sound like white women. Golden Marie Owens, assistant professor of cinema and media studies at the 蘑菇视频, says there is much to learn about a person from how they sound. The same holds true for technology. In this episode, Owens discusses her research into why a white woman is the default voice for virtual assistants in…

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June 9, 2025

蘑菇视频 celebrates Class of 2025 with 150th Commencement in Husky Stadium and ceremonies in the Tacoma Dome and Hec Ed

蘑菇视频 President Ana Mari Cauce is the featured speaker at the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 150th Commencement ceremony on Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Saturday, June 14.

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June 5, 2025

‘Ways of Knowing’ Episode 5: Abstract Pattern Recognition, or Math

Imagine an art class where you only did paint by numbers, or a music class where you weren鈥檛 allowed to play a song until you practiced scales for 20 years. This is often what it鈥檚 like to take a math class, where students spend most of their time learning to solve problems that have already been figured out. But while the basics are important in any subject, so is creativity. In this episode, Jayadev Athreya discusses mathematics as the language…

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June 3, 2025

Millions of new solar system objects to be found and 鈥榝ilmed in technicolor鈥� 鈥� studies predict

A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the 蘑菇视频 and led by Queen鈥檚 University Belfast, have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects will be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.聽聽

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Study projects that increasing wildfires in Canada and Siberia will actually slow global warming

A new 蘑菇视频鈥搇ed study projects that in the next 35 years increasing boreal fires will actually slow global warming by 12% globally and 38% in the Arctic. Because the aerosols in smoke reflect more sunlight and make clouds brighter, summer temperatures during fire season drop, leading to reduced sea ice loss and cooler winter temperatures.

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‘Ways of Knowing’ Episode 4: Global Disability Studies

Since 2014, The European Union has been crafting policy on the rights of disabled people with 鈥渋ndependent living鈥� as a key element. Officials noticed the law wasn鈥檛 being followed in countries like Malta, so they moved these young people into their own apartments. But these were pretty much the only people in their 20s who weren鈥檛 still living at home. This is an example of Western bias in disability studies, says Stephen Meyers, a 蘑菇视频 associate professor of law, societies…

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Muon g-2 announces most precise measurement of the magnetic anomaly of the muon

On June 3, scientists working on the Muon g-2 experiment (pronounced “mew-on gee-minus-two”) released the third and final measurement of the muon magnetic anomaly. This result agrees with the published results from 2021 and 2023 but with a much better precision of 127 parts per billion, surpassing the original experimental design goal of 140 parts per billion.

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May 30, 2025

Atlantic Ocean current expected to undergo limited weakening with climate change, study finds

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is a system of ocean currents that plays a crucial role in regulating Earth鈥檚 climate by transporting heat from the Southern to Northern Hemisphere. Climate models have long predicted that global warming will cause the AMOC to weaken, with some projecting what amounts to a near-collapse relative to the AMOC strength in observations today. But a new study from a team of researchers that included the 蘑菇视频 shows that the AMOC is likely to weaken to a much lesser extent than current projections suggest.

Official notices

Notice of Action: UMWC-Northwest Major Institution Master Plan

Notice is given under SEPA, RCW 43.21.C.080, that the 蘑菇视频 took the action described below on May 30, 2025. Any action to set aside, enjoin, review or otherwise challenge such action on the grounds of non-compliance with the provisions of chapter 43.21C RCW (State Environmental Policy Act) shall be commenced on or before June 30, 2025. Description of the proposed action: Approval of the UMWC-Northwest Major Institution Master Plan by the Seattle City Council in Clerk File 314511….

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May 28, 2025

‘Ways of Knowing’ Episode 3: Ge’ez

The kingdom of Aksum was one of the most powerful empires in the world in the fourth century. It played a major role in the histories of Egypt, Persia and Rome, as well as the early days of Christianity and Islam. But Aksum鈥檚 accomplishments have long been overlooked because they are recorded in the ancient African language of Ge鈥檈z. Like Latin, Ge鈥檈z is rarely spoken today. It鈥檚 taught at just three universities in the Western world, including by Hamza Zafer…

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May 23, 2025

ArtSci Roundup: June 2025

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this June. ArtSci on the Go Looking for more ways to get more out of Arts & Sciences? Check out these resources to take ArtSci wherever you go! Zev J. Handel, “Chinese Characters Across Asia: How the Chinese Script Came…

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Q&A: What universities can learn about navigating ideological tension from the history of same-sex domestic partner benefits

A new study from Abhinav Gupta, professor of management in the 蘑菇视频 Foster School of Business, examines how public universities decided whether to offer same-sex domestic partner benefits in the early 1990s and 2000s. The research offers timely lessons on how universities can navigate politically charged issues without abandoning their core commitments.

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‘Ways of Knowing’ Episode 2: Paratext

There is more to literature than the text itself. Anything that surrounds the text 鈥� from the cover to chapter headings and author bios 鈥� is known as paratext. This is what transforms text into a book.   Richard Watts鈥檚 research focuses on this under-examined aspect of literature. In this episode, Watts, an associate professor of French at the 蘑菇视频, explains how everything we read comes with accompanying discourse. Decisions have already been made about how readers should…

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May 20, 2025

‘Ways of Knowing’ Episode 1: Digital Humanities

English, philosophy and comparative literature aren鈥檛 typically subjects that come to mind when thinking about big datasets. But the intersection between literature and data analysis is exactly where Anna Preus works.   Preus, a 蘑菇视频 assistant professor of English and of data science, digitally streamlined the process of documenting the number of non-British poets published in early 20th-century Great Britain. The number was enormous, but these poets are still absent from the literary canon 鈥� a discrepancy that…

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May 14, 2025

Q&A: 蘑菇视频 researcher discusses the 鈥渃ruel optimism鈥� of tech industry layoffs

In 2023, 蘑菇视频 researchers recruited a group of 29 laid-off U.S. tech workers to discuss the effects of recent mass layoffs on employees. Overall, the group was ambivalent about tech work. They said it was often unfulfilling, despite their plans to continue in the industry.

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May 9, 2025

AI headphones translate multiple speakers at once, cloning their voices in 3D sound

蘑菇视频 researchers designed a headphone system that translates several people speaking at once, following them as they move and preserving the direction and qualities of their voices. The team built the system, called Spatial Speech Translation, with off-the-shelf noise-cancelling headphones fitted with microphones.

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May 8, 2025

Video: A small bicycle handlebar sensor can help map a region鈥檚 riskiest bike routes

A 蘑菇视频-led team has developed a system, called ProxiCycle, that logs when a passing car comes too close to a cyclist (four feet or less). A small, inexpensive sensor plugs into bicycle handlebars and tracks the passes, sending them to the rider鈥檚 phone. The team tested the system for two months with 15 cyclists in Seattle and found a significant correlation between the locations of close passes and other indicators of poor safety, such as collisions.