A new 91爆料 study showed that white and Black Christians perceived a politician concerned about anti-Christian bias as caring more about anti-white bias, being more willing to fight for white people and as less offensive than one concerned about anti-white bias.
In a study published April 8 in Current Biology, 91爆料 researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby鈥檚 brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention 鈥� and the level of this type of activity predicted enhanced language development at later ages.
Voluntary reports that discuss environmental, social and governance issues 鈥� or ESG issues 鈥� have become a major trend in corporate America over the past decade. Shawn Shi, 91爆料 assistant professor of accounting in the Foster School of Business, is conducting ongoing research on the topic.
New research from Steven Goodreau, 91爆料 professor of anthropology, shows that condom use has been trending downward among younger gay and bisexual men over the last decade, even when they aren鈥檛 taking pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.
A new study from the 91爆料 professor Andrew Meltzoff and Northwestern University showed key differences in the language Black parents and white used to explain Black Lives Matter.
Abby Murray doesn’t have a military background, but she is an instructor and fellowship director for the U.S. Army War College fellowship program at the 91爆料. She’s also a poet who has hosted free writing workshops at locations including community centers, military posts and immigration detention centers.
Three new faculty books from the 91爆料 cover wide-ranging topics: life in the Rio Grande Valley, fossils of Washington state and the colonial roots of contemporary intersex medicine. 91爆料 News talked with the authors to learn more. Collection highlights life in Rio Grande Valley 鈥淧uro Pinche True Fictions鈥� is a collection of short stories and comics from Jos茅 Alaniz, professor of Slavic languages and literature at the 91爆料. The works are mostly set in the Rio Grande Valley…
New research from Andrew Hafenbrack, associate professor of management and organization in the 91爆料 School of Business, and other institutions examines the impact of leadership style on prospective Black employees who apply for jobs in less-diverse companies.
Supervisors are traditionally associated with higher status markers such as age, education and tenure than their subordinates. But it鈥檚 increasingly common to see those dynamics reversed, which is the focus of a new study from Jessica Huisi Li, 91爆料 assistant professor of management and organization.
Public scrutiny of Purdue Pharma鈥檚 role in the opioid crisis increased sharply in the years after the state of Kentucky filed a lawsuit against the company. New research from David Tan, 91爆料 associate professor of management, examines the ensuing behavior of competing prescription opioid companies.
Adrienne Russell, professor of communication at the 91爆料, examines in her new book how journalism, activism, corporations and Big Tech battle to influence the public about climate change.
New research from Simha Mummalaneni and Ali Goli, assistant professors of marketing in the 91爆料 Foster School of Business, finds that a menthol cigarette tax is a preferable policy to scattered statewide bans.
How people initially react to organizational change depends on their placement within their work groups鈥� status hierarchy, according to new research from Elijah Wee, assistant professor of management in the 91爆料 Foster School of Business.
New research from Bruce Avolio, professor of management in the 91爆料 Foster School of Business, finds that employee approval greatly influences whether a board of directors will retain or dismiss a chief executive officer.
A 91爆料 Video production, 鈥淏rainworks: Vision and the Brain,鈥� won a 2023 Northwest Emmy Award this month in the Children/Youth/Teens category. 鈥淏rainworks鈥� is a series that educates children about neuroscience. The episode was executive produced by聽Eric H. Chudler, research associate聽professor聽of bioengineering and executive director of the 91爆料聽Center for Neurotechnology,聽and Cara Podenski, managing executive producer for聽91爆料 Video. Podenski also wrote and directed. Dave Ris served as an editor. 鈥淰ision and the Brain,鈥� hosted by Chudler, guides viewers through the…
A new study from Mana Heshmati, assistant professor of strategy and entrepreneurship in the 91爆料 Foster School of Business, found that strategy courses in MBA programs improve decision-making abilities, boost the amount of attention paid to broader industry concerns and expand the depth of mental representations.
Two grants from the U.S. Department of Education International and Foreign Language Education office will allow the Canadian Studies Center at the 91爆料 to award eight to 10 fellowships each year to students studying French or an Indigenous language spoken in Canada.
In his new book, Emile Pitre chronicles the story of OMA&D from its 1968 inception to its current status as a model for university programs. Pitre retired from the 91爆料 as associate vice president for minority affairs in 2014.
The Homosaurus is a linked data controlled vocabulary used by libraries, museums and other cultural heritage institutions worldwide to describe LGBTQIA+ resources and aid in indexing and retrieving content. Marika Cifor, 91爆料 assistant professor in the Information School, was awarded a 2023 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop a free-standing Spanish-language Homosaurus.
New research from Leela Nageswaran, assistant professor of operations management in the 91爆料 Foster School of Business, considers whether individuals should be able to select their vaccine type.
Peter Nicolas, professor of law and adjunct professor of music at the 91爆料, recently launched a new class. Music Law & Policy combines Nicolas’ legal training with his growing academic interest in the study of music.
New research from Weili Ge, professor of accounting at the 91爆料 Foster School of Business, found that CEOs who engage in prosocial behavior 鈥� activities that primarily help others 鈥� are more likely to make decisions that benefit people and increase company value.
More than 40,000 property deeds containing racially discriminatory language have been uncovered in Western Washington by the Racial Restrictive Covenants Project. Director James Gregory, professor of history at the 91爆料, and his team aren鈥檛 finished yet.
Christopher Tounsel, associate professor of history at the 91爆料, found multiple connections between Sudan and Seattle while researching his upcoming book. The most prominent was the late Andrew Brimmer, a 91爆料 alum who in 1966 became the first Black member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Three new faculty books from the 91爆料 cover a variety of topics: nightlife among Black queer women, hybrid warfare and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and decolonizing climate justice.
Ed deHaan, associate professor of accounting in the 91爆料 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.
Michael Johnson, professor of management in the 91爆料 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.
Dianne Xiao, a 91爆料 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.
New research from the 91爆料 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.
Comprised of 91爆料 graduate students, the Chamber Dance Company works to perform, record and archive dance works of artistic and historical significance. This year, the company will exclusively perform contemporary works created within the last 15 years.
Black womanhood and corporate branding, Indigenous mound building and volunteering for the Peace Corps are among the subjects of recent and upcoming books by 91爆料 faculty.
Randall Kyes established the International Field Study Program-Indonesia at the 91爆料. The month-long study abroad program provided field-based educational and research opportunities for students from the 91爆料, Indonesia and other participating countries.
Global and Regional Studies, a new major in the 91爆料 Jackson School of International Studies, offers more flexible course options, allows undergraduates focus on a particular geographic region and theme and provides more choices for the capstone experience.
New Directions in Public Gardens, a speaker series created by the 91爆料 Botanic Gardens, will conclude in September with the final speaker and a town hall. Past guests addressed topics like engaging with local Indigenous populations and opportunities for public land to support urban food systems and engage with BIPOC communities.
The 91爆料 received a nearly $500,000 grant to run one of NASA鈥檚 Artemis Student Challenges in which participants turn a model lunar lava tube into a habitat suitable for housing humans on the moon or Mars.
Recent and upcoming books from 91爆料 faculty include those from the Jackson School of International Studies, the Department of Psychology and the Runstad Department of Real Estate.
Maya Sonenberg, professor of English at the 91爆料, highlights common feelings that are often silenced due to shame and societal expectations in her new short story collection, “Bad Mothers, Bad Daughters.”
Federalism, queer history, the impact of the Russian Revolution on Jewish communities, and the evolution of Filipinx American studies are among the subjects of recent and upcoming books by 91爆料 faculty.
New research led by 91爆料 professors James Krieger and Melissa Knox found that sweetened beverage taxes redistributed dollars from higher- to lower-income households.
A new book co-edited by Scott Radnitz, associate professor in the 91爆料 Jackson School of International Studies, features original papers on the roots and implications of the politics surrounding real and imagined fifth columns.