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May 7, 2025

Statement on federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism review

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has received a notice that the federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism has initiated a review of federal grants and contracts at the University. This follows a several-hour building takeover on May 5 involving significant damage to the building and equipment inside it, setting dumpsters on fire outside the building, and delaying emergency responders. Thirty-four individuals were arrested subject to criminal prosecution and University disciplinary processes. The 21 students who were arrested have been suspended and banned from the all Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ campuses. Non-student participants will be banned from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Seattle campus.

May 6, 2025

Statement on occupation of Interdisciplinary Engineering Building

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is committed to maintaining a secure learning and research environment, and strongly condemns this illegal building occupation and the antisemitic statement that was issued by a suspended student group Monday. The University will not be intimidated by this sort of offensive and destructive behavior and will continue to oppose antisemitism in all its forms.

April 29, 2025

Q&A: Hybrid policies can divide workplaces

When employees follow a three-day office schedule but choose different days to come in, certain team members naturally work together more often. New research from Michael Johnson, professor of management in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Foster School of Business, found that, over time, these patterns create “co-location imbalance,â€� which divides teams into subgroups with stronger internal relationships.

April 21, 2025

Q&A: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ researchers examine mental impact of Girl Scouts’ interactions with nature

New research from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, recently published in the Journal of Environmental Education, examined whether children’s interactions with nature that are embodied, rather than just visual, are associated with feeling connected to something beyond the self. Exploratory analyses found that participants who had embodied interactions reported a greater sense of presence in nature than those who reported only visual interactions. 

April 15, 2025

ArtSci Roundup: May 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 May. Innovation Month April 30 | An Evening with Christine Sun Kim (Public Lecture) May 1 | John Jennings: The AfroFuture Now (Public Lecture) May 3 | Third Coast Percussion and Jessie Montgomery: Strum, Strike, Bend (Meany Center) May…

April 14, 2025

Tina Pamintuan selected as next president and CEO of KUOW

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ and KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio are pleased to announce the appointment of Tina Pamintuan as KUOW’s next President and CEO, effective Aug. 1, 2025. Pamintuan is a distinguished figure in public media, known for her bold leadership and extensive experience as a journalist and educator. Pamintuan currently serves as the CEO of St. Louis Public Radio (STLPR), a role she assumed in December 2021. She has been an NPR Board member since November 2020 and chairs its DEI committee. 

April 8, 2025

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ professors highlight music in powwow culture course

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ associate professors Jessica Bissett Perea and John-Carolos Perea are co-teaching a new iteration of “Powwow Cultures in Native North America” this quarter. While a powwow course existed in the past, this is the first time it’s an interdisciplinary offering between American Indian Studies and the School of Music.

April 7, 2025

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Information School ties for 1st; other Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ programs place highly in US News & World Report Best Graduate Schools ranking

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools released late Monday.

Statement on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students having visas revoked without notice

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has learned that, as of this posting, five current Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students plus four recent graduates participating in post-graduation training have had their visas unilaterally cancelled by the federal government without prior notice to the University or the students. We are deeply concerned about the well-being of these students and graduates and are working to support them.

April 2, 2025

Children exposed to higher ozone levels early in life are more likely to develop asthma

Children exposed to higher levels of ozone in their first two years of life were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with asthma or wheezing at ages 4-6 — but researchers didn’t observe the increased risk of asthma at ages 8-9.  

March 31, 2025

Discovery of Quina technology challenges view of ancient human development in East Asia

Ben Marwick, a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ professor of archaeology, was part of a team of researchers that uncovered a complete Quina technological system in the Longtan site in southwest China. The discovery challenges the widely held perception that the Middle Paleolithic period was mostly static in East Asia.

March 27, 2025

Five Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ researchers named AAAS Fellows

Five Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ researchers have been named AAAS Fellows, according to a March 27 announcement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 471 newly elected fellows from around the world, who are recognized for their “scientifically and socially distinguished achievementsâ€� in science and engineering.

March 26, 2025

Video: A look at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Libraries’ rare 1544 edition of Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’

Bound in calfskin and detailed in gold, a rare 1544 edition of Dante’s Divine Comedy was added to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Libraries’ collection this year. The book is nearly 500 years old, and has likely lasted so long because its pages are made of durable linen fiber, not wood pulp. The handmade leather cover and sturdy binding also helped preserve the book. When librarian Julie Tanaka handles the book today, she knows that there is something here to pique anyone’s interest.

March 25, 2025

OS-CONNECT data set helps pedestrians find accessible routes all over Washington state

A new data set called OS-CONNECT maps sidewalks and other pedestrian paths statewide, from Forks on the Olympic Peninsula to Clarkston in the southeast. In House Bill 1125, the Washington State Legislature assigned the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s Taskar Center for Accessible Technology to build the data set, which was completed well ahead of its projected 2027 goal.

March 21, 2025

Determination of non-significance: Husky Soccer Field Renovation

Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-340 and WAC 478-324-140, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ hereby provides public notice of: DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE Project Name: Husky Soccer Field Renovation Proponent/Lead Agency: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€“Seattle Campus Comment Period Closes: April 4, 2025 Description: The proposed Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Husky Soccer Field project is intended to renovate the field turf to further level the field for drainage and replace light fixtures for energy efficiency and better directional lighting to the field while reducing off-field lighting….

March 14, 2025

Ranking: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ library and information management best in the country, second best in the world

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is the best in the U.S. and No. 2 in the world for library and information management, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject released Wednesday. Four other Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ subject areas placed in the top 10.

March 13, 2025

Statement: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Regents vote not to convene ACSRI on divestment proposal

A statement from Blaine Tamaki, Chair of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Board of Regents, following the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Board of Regents vote this week not to convene an Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (ACSRI) related to investments in companies doing business with or providing materials to Israel.

March 12, 2025

ArtSci Roundup: April 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 April. Worldwide Conversations April 4 | Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ International Security Colloquium (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµISC): “The Blame Game: Militias, civilians, and the states’ accountability-effectiveness trade-off” (Political Science) April 4 | Political Economy Forum presents Brian Leung (Political Science) April 7 |…

March 7, 2025

Video: Predicting when cherry trees will bloom on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ campus

[April 4] UPDATE:  Our iconic cherry trees are in bloom. Plan your visit to campus using this map, which highlights the locations of different cherry trees on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ campus, including the Yoshino blossoms in the Quad. [March 31] UPDATE: The majority of the blossoms are in peak bloom, a developmental phase which usually lasts about 10 days.  This phase can last longer if the weather is cool, calm and dry. [March 25] UPDATE:  There are three developmental…

March 4, 2025

Video: The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s assistive-feeding robot gets tested outside the lab

Researchers deployed a robotic feeding arm in a pair of studies outside the lab. In the first, six users with motor impairments used the robot to feed themselves a meal in a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ cafeteria, an office or a conference room. In the second study, a community researcher and co-author on the research used the system at home for five days.

February 26, 2025

From the Hollywood Bowl to the classroom, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ professor blends roles as educator and professional musician

At the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, Ted Poor is the associate director of the School of Music and an associate professor of Jazz Studies. The rest of his calendar is filled with tours, performances and recording sessions.

February 25, 2025

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ once again is a Fulbright top producer

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has been recognized once again as one of American higher education’s top producers of Fulbright students and scholars. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that had the highest number of applicants selected for the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs – the federal government’s flagship international exchange program.

February 20, 2025

ArtSci Roundup: March 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 March. Closing Exhibits March 1 | Overexposures: Photographs from the Henry Collection (Henry Art Gallery) March 1 | Body Language: Recent Acquisitions in the Henry Collection (Henry Art Gallery) March 13 | Unissued Diplomas: Honoring the Student Victims of…

February 18, 2025

Coffee grounds and Reishi mushroom spores can be 3D printed into a compostable alternative to plastics

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ researchers developed a new system for turning used coffee grounds into a paste, which they use to 3D print objects, such as packing materials and a vase. They inoculate the paste with Reishi mushroom spores, which turn the coffee grounds into a resilient, fully compostable alternative to plastics.

Three Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ scientists named Sloan Fellows

Three Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty members have been awarded early-career fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The new Sloan Fellows, announced Feb. 18, are Amy L. Orsborn, the Clare Boothe Luce assistant professor of electrical & computer engineering and bioengineering, Dianne J. Xiao, an assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Amy X. Zhang, an assistant professor of computer science in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. 

February 6, 2025

Whale poop contains iron that may have helped fertilize past oceans

A recent theory proposes that whales weren’t just predators in the ocean environment: Nutrients that whales excreted may have provided a key fertilizer to these marine ecosystems. Research led by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ oceanographers finds that whale excrement contains significant amounts of iron, a vital element that is often scarce in ocean ecosystems, and nontoxic forms of copper, another essential nutrient that in some forms can harm life.

February 3, 2025

Robert J. Jones named 34th president of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Board of Regents on Monday announced that Robert J. Jones, who is currently concluding a nine-year tenure as Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as the 34th President of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ. The Board had previously authorized Chair Blaine Tamaki to enter into contract negotiations with Jones and an agreement has been reached. Jones’ five-year contract will begin on August 1.

Grasshopper size changes suggest how to predict winners and losers under climate change

Thousands of grasshopper specimens from mountains in Colorado show trends in how the insects changed in size over 65 years. With earlier emergence of spring greenery and earlier summer drought, grasshopper species that emerged early in the year grew larger, while grasshopper species that emerge later in the year grew smaller in size. The study, led by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ biologist Lauren Buckley, shows that changes in insect size can be predicted based on lifecycles and environmental conditions.

Q&A: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ researchers are designing cancer therapeutics that can kill cancer cells and restore healthy tissue

Two Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ researchers are developing treatments that aim to simultaneously treat cancer and improve patients’ quality of life. For World Cancer Day, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ News asked them to discuss their novel materials and how these materials can treat both the cancer and the patient.

Q&A: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-led research identifies migration, housing quality as risk factors in earthquake deaths

Workers from small, rural communities often move into the outer edges of cities, which offer greater economic opportunities but often have low-quality housing that is likely to suffer greater damage during an earthquake. The risk grows even more when migrants come from low-income or tribal villages.

January 27, 2025

Q&A: How rate of CO2 rise can affect a global ocean current

How fast the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide — and with it, the temperature — goes up matters for the ability of humans and ecosystems to adjust. A slower increase gives humans time to move away from low-lying coasts and animals time to move to new habitats. It turns out the rate of that increase matters for non-living systems, too. Camille Hankel, a postdoctoral researcher at the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies, talks about her research on the Atlantic Ocean circulation.

January 23, 2025

ArtSci Roundup: February 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 February. Featured Events: Topics in Social Change February 4 | A Shattered Country: Burma/Myanmar Four Years After the 2021 Military Coup d’Etat (Center for Southeast Asia and its Diasporas) February 5 | The Social Shift: Content Creators, New Voices,…

January 21, 2025

Study finds strong negative associations with teenagers in AI models

A Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ team studied how AI systems portray teens in English and Nepali, and found that in English language systems around 30% of the responses referenced societal problems such as violence, drug use and mental illness. The Nepali system produced fewer negative associations in responses, closer to 10% of all answers.

January 16, 2025

Panorama of our nearest galactic neighbor unveils hundreds of millions of stars

The Hubble Space Telescope has generated the most comprehensive survey yet of the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest galactic neighbor to the Milky Way. The new mosaic of about 2.5 billion pixels yields new clues to the galaxy’s history. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ astronomers presented the findings Jan. 16 at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.