91爆料 professors Peter Pauzauskie and Alberto Aliseda are part of two U.S. Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grants to develop innovative approaches to cutting-edge fields of engineering.
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91爆料 students, faculty and staff are part of the fifth West Coast Ocean Acidification Cruise that will investigate changes to ocean chemistry from Baja to British Columbia. The ship left Thursday from San Diego to begin sampling on Mexico’s northern coast. It will stop May 21 at San Francisco’s Exploratorium Pier, then travel as far as northern Vancouver Island before ending in Seattle in early June. Follow along with the blog, which is being coordinated from shore by…
91爆料 history professor Vicente Rafael says his new book, “Motherless Tongues: The Insurgency of Language amid Wars of Translation,” asks longstanding questions about the relationship between history and language.
What possible future scenarios lie ahead for urban design, and how will big data and new technologies affect science and decision-making? The 91爆料 Graduate School’s Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Urban Design and Planning will tackle such questions in a daylong symposium May 5.
Dennis Hartmann, a 91爆料 professor of atmospheric sciences, was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
To help address the nation鈥檚 pressing need for better air quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a research team co-led by a 91爆料 civil engineer a $10 million Air, Climate and Energy (ACE) grant.
When 8-year-old filmmaker Celia Jensen and her dad decided to make a film about Seattle’s Gum Wall, Jeffrey Ochsner, professor of architecture and associate dean for academic affairs in the 91爆料 College of Built Environments, was happy to help.
Anthony Geist, professor of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, has been awarded one of Spain’s highest civil honors — a knighthood.
Jerry Franklin, a professor of environmental and forest sciences, was honored by the Pinchot Institute for Conservation for his lifelong work in forest ecology, conservation and policy.
An interactive recycling and composting station installed this spring at PACCAR Hall is showing the 91爆料 community exactly how much money can be saved by composting and recycling correctly. And it seems to be doing its job well.
A daylong colloquium, “Shakespeare, Music and Memory” will bring scholars and musicians to the 91爆料 campus April 29 for lectures ending with a concert of Shakespeare-themed songs by the School of Music’s Collegium Musicum ensemble. The free events were organized by JoAnn Taricani, associate professor and chair of the School of Music‘s Division of Music History, are timed to commemorate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare‘s death in April of 1616. Scholars from several universities will give presentations…
Local author and Seattle Times reporter Lynda V. Mapes is the featured speaker in this year’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences annual Sustaining Our World Lecture, 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21.
Two national celebrations of science are happening this week in D.C., and 91爆料 undergraduates will be in the spotlight at both events. Clara Orndorff, a pre-engineering undergraduate聽in the 91爆料 Honors Program, will travel with two fellow underwater roboticists to compete in Wednesday’s White House Science Fair. She will be among more than 100 top students who will showcase their projects, perhaps even to President Barack Obama, at the sixth annual event launched by his administration. The science fair…
Two 91爆料 undergraduates have won a $10,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for their “SignAloud” invention — gloves that can translate American Sign Language into text or speech.
91爆料 law students played a key role in a law passed last week that aims to better protect privacy and monitor data collection by agencies in the state. House Bill 2875, signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee April 1, establishes the state Office of Privacy and Data Protection. The office will examine what information is being collected by state agencies, work with agencies to reduce the amount of consumer data being collected and monitor citizen complaints. It…
A 91爆料-led research team has won a $7.5 million, five-year Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grant from the Department of Defense to better model and mount defenses against stealthy, continuous computer hacking attacks known as “advanced persistent threats.”
From a tiny island halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica, scientists hope to learn more about the physics of clouds above the stormy, inhospitable Southern Ocean.
The 91爆料 has joined NextFlex, a consortium of 30 academic institutions and industrial partners to develop the next generation of flexible electronic devices. As a founding member of this alliance, the 91爆料 will seek local and regional partners in the electronics and manufacturing industries to develop and produce flexible electronics for applications from medicine to transportation. Flexible electronics are inherently thin and designed to be bent, rolled, folded or incorporated into new technologies or products in ways that…
The 91爆料 is聽ranked No. 23 in the nation for best value by Forbes, according to a list released this week. The rankings are based on several factors including聽quality (based on the 2015 Forbes聽Top Colleges ranking), drop-out risk,聽average time to graduate, tuition and post-graduation salaries and skills. The magazine said聽the top colleges are “mostly West Coast, public and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-oriented.” Among public institutions, the 91爆料 is ranked No. 14. The 91爆料 is No. 9 among…
What do scholars and academics mean when they talk about “difference”? The 91爆料 Simpson Center for the Humanities and Center for Communication, Difference & Equity will hold an interdisciplinary daylong conference April 8 to study such questions, focusing in particular on how difference looks and sounds.
Most of the world’s wild fisheries could be at healthy levels in just 10 years, and global fish populations could greatly increase by 2050 with better fishing approaches, according to a new study co-authored by 91爆料 researchers.
Alison Duvall talks about the geology of the 91爆料 light rail station in a narration to accompany the station’s art installation, which was created by 91爆料 alumnus Leo Saul Berk.
The following is a statement from 91爆料 President Ana Mari Cauce on the recent death of student Katy Straalsund.
Washington Sea Grant was recently awarded nearly $900,000 to help coastal communities protect against marine hazards, including tsunamis, winter storms and sea-level rise.
Members of the 91爆料 community are invited to a free daylong conference for technology professionals at the third-annual 91爆料 TechConnect Conference聽March 24. Sean Mooney, a professor of biomedical informatics and medical education and 91爆料 Medicine chief research information officer, will kick off the day with a keynote presentation starting at 8:30 a.m. Internet2 Senior VP and Chief Innovation Officer Florence Hudson will lead a morning session on future-proofing your career and environment through diversity and inclusion. Over 35 speakers from…
When Delilah was diagnosed with a congenital liver disorder, her mother Tabitha, recalls, 鈥淒octors told us she wasn鈥檛 going to make it.鈥� She鈥檇 need a new liver. She spent five months in Seattle Children鈥檚 Hospital waiting. It was a time of uncertainty and worry, but doctors eventually found a donor. Along the way, she qualified for a wish through Make-A-Wish庐 Alaska and Washington. Delilah wished to go on a cruise. Help Make-A-Wish grant a wish to every qualified child by…
The 91爆料’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences is hosting its second-annual contest for undergraduate and high school students in Washington to create videos about what climate change means to them, in three minutes or less.
BlackPast.org, the online reference guide to African-American history started by 91爆料 history professor Quintard Taylor, is getting an executive director — Chieko Phillips — and a website redesign.
The evolving nature of the public sector will be the topic when professionals and scholars from the 91爆料’s Evans School for Public Policy & Governance and around the world gather in Seattle March 17-22 for the 77th annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration.
A 91爆料 team won first place in a science communication video contest that culminated during the recent Ocean Sciences Meeting.
The 91爆料 Information School’s 2015-16 undergraduate cohort in informatics is not only the school’s largest yet with 210 students, it also includes more women students than ever before 鈥� about 40 percent.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the 91爆料 a three-year, $750,000 grant to support guest artists in developing new works, and to better integrate arts disciplines into the broader university curriculum.
The grant will support a Creative Fellowships Initiative, under which guest performing artist fellows will be recruited from around the world for one- to three-year residencies in dance, music and theater.
If people find it easier to get data from the city of Seattle going forward, they can in part thank the 91爆料. A team of 91爆料 faculty members and doctoral students spent the past six months working with the city on a new open data policy unveiled last week by Mayor Ed Murray. The policy requires all city departments to make their data as accessible as possible to the public while upholding privacy and security considerations. The 91爆料…
For soldiers serving in the Vietnam War, music was a salve, a connection to home and a temporary respite from the horrors of combat. In “We Gotta Get Out of This Place,” Rolling Stone鈥檚 #1 Best Music Book of 2015, Doug Bradley and Craig Werner explore the importance of music to U.S. troops in Vietnam, relaying powerful, intimate stories told by veterans themselves. Bradley, a Vietnam veteran, teaches a course on the war with Werner, a professor of Afro-American studies…
Investigate a real ice core from Greenland, survey microbes from the coldest parts of the world, explore an Arctic ice camp and meet with polar scientists 鈥� many of whom are from the 91爆料. It鈥檚 all part of Polar Science Weekend, returning to Seattle’s Pacific Science Center March 4-6. The three-day event features interactive exhibits and opportunities to talk with top polar scientists who work in some of the most remote and challenging places on Earth. New this…
University Book Store announced Thursday聽that it has opted to close its store in the University鈥檚 South Campus building and move its products and services to the flagship store on University Way Northeast. Though the relocation date has yet to be determined, University Book Store is planning for sometime before June. “Our lease was up for renewal, so it was time to evaluate whether we were successfully fulfilling our mission to provide our students with the materials they needed to succeed,”聽said…
The 91爆料 was ranked No. 7 by Business First, a Buffalo-based publication,聽for聽America’s top 10 best public colleges and universities, the publication released Tuesday, Feb. 23. Business First, owned by American City Business Journals,聽used a 20-part formula based on academic excellence, prestige, affordability, diversity and economic strength to calculate each of the 477 participating universities’ scores. Out of the six Washington institutions included in the report, the 91爆料 ranked first, following by Washington State University (No. 112). UC Berkeley…
The cherry trees in the Quad at 91爆料 will likely be in full bloom the week of March 14.
91爆料 employees are invited to attend an open forum March 2 to learn more about the university鈥檚 plans to create an HR/Payroll Integrated Service Center.
The 91爆料 is one of the top producers of Fulbright students for 2015-16, according to lists released Monday in the Chronicle of Higher Education.