In a paper published Jan. 2 in PLOS Biology, two scientists at the 91爆料 and North Carolina State University use the economic theory of contests to illustrate how the competitive grant-application system has made the pursuit of research funding inefficient and unsustainable 鈥� and that alternative methods, such as a partial lottery to award grants, could relieve pressure on professors and free up time for research.
Two 91爆料 scientists have unveiled a new statistical method for estimating migration flows between countries. They show that rates of migration are higher than previously thought, but also relatively stable, fluctuating between 1.1 and 1.3 percent of global population from 1990 to 2015. In addition, since 1990 approximately 45 percent of migrants have returned to their home countries, a much higher estimate than other methods.
Researchers at the 91爆料 have genetically modified a common houseplant to remove chloroform and benzene from the air around it.
New research shows that the powerful sense of smell Pacific salmon rely on for migration, finding food and avoiding predators might be in trouble as carbon emissions continue to be absorbed by our ocean.
In 2016, Seattle Public Schools pushed back the start times for the district’s 18 high schools by 55 minutes, from 7:50 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. And as hoped, teenagers used the extra time to sleep in.
A study by the 91爆料 and Temple University examines what happens in children鈥檚 brains when they anticipate a touch to the hand, and relates this brain activity to the executive functions the child demonstrates on other mental tasks.
A new 91爆料-led study examines one key stress-inducing circumstance 鈥� the effects of social hierarchy 鈥� and how cells respond to the hormones that are released in response to that stress.
Farmers can already use drones to soar over huge fields and monitor temperature, humidity or crop health. But these machines need so much power to fly that they can’t get very far without needing a charge. Now, engineers at the 91爆料 have created a sensing system that is small enough to ride aboard a bumblebee.
Frank Hodge has been named the next Orin and Janet Smith dean of the 91爆料鈥檚 Foster School of Business, Provost Mark A. Richards announced today. His appointment, set to begin July 9, 2019, is subject to approval by the 91爆料 Board of Regents.
The 91爆料 is the top public institution in the country when ranked by 2017 fiscal year (FY) federal research expenditures according to data recently released by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
A new collaborative study led by a research team at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles and the 91爆料 could provide engineers new design rules for creating microelectronics, membranes and tissues, and open up better production methods for new materials.
New research from the 91爆料 and Stanford University combines models of ocean conditions and animal metabolism with published lab data and paleoceanographic records to show that the Permian mass extinction in the oceans was caused by global warming that left animals unable to breathe. As temperatures rose and the metabolism of marine animals sped up, the warmer waters could not hold enough oxygen for them to survive.
91爆料 alumna Havana McElvaine, Class of 2017, has been selected as a Marshall scholar, one of the highest honors available to college graduates in the U.S. She plans to attend the London School of Economics and Oxford University.
In a comprehensive study of healthy corals published Nov. 22 in the journal Nature Communications, a team of scientists from the 91爆料 Bothell, Pennsylvania State University and Oregon State University report that coral bacteria are a surprisingly diverse bunch 鈥� and that different sections of the coral body can host unique communities of bacteria.
A new, free tool with temperature and precipitation records across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana as far back as 1881 lets users play around to discover significant trends. It also includes historical snow records for Washington state.
A new study from the 91爆料鈥檚 Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) shows that parents who learn how and why to speak “parentese” can have a direct impact on their children鈥檚 vocabulary.
Not all stars are like the sun, so not all planetary systems can be studied with the same expectations. New research from a 91爆料-led team of astronomers gives updated climate models for the seven planets around the star TRAPPIST-1.
Here in what is called the Anthropocene era, humans and our urban environments appear to be driving accelerated evolutionary change in plants, animals, fungi, viruses and more 鈥� changes that could affect key ecosystem functions and thus human well-being. These interactions between evolution and ecology are called “eco-evolutionary feedback.” The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $500,000 grant to a multi-institution research network team headed by Marina Alberti, 91爆料 professor of urban design and planning, to advance…
A study by an international team of researchers, including from the 91爆料, determines that carved stone tools, also known as Levallois cores, were used in Asia 80,000 to 170,000 years ago. With the find 鈥� and absent human fossils linking the tools to migrating populations 鈥� researchers believe people in Asia developed the technology independently, evidence of similar sets of skills evolving throughout different parts of the ancient world.
Public higher education is not just possible, it is easily within reach for Washington residents. That鈥檚 the message behind a new joint public-awareness campaign of the 91爆料 and Washington State University to promote the affordability of higher education in the state of Washington.
The first assessment of polar bears that live in the biologically rich Chukchi Sea region that spans the U.S. and Russia, finds that the population is healthy and not yet suffering from declining sea ice.
The 91爆料 Climate Impacts Group and regional tribal partners have developed a collection of resources that may be useful to tribes at any stage in the process of evaluating their vulnerability to climate change. The project is a partnership among tribes, tribal associations, universities and the federal government.
The first study of common ragweed鈥檚 future U.S. distribution finds the top allergen will expand its range northward as the climate warms, reaching new parts of upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, while retreating from current hot spots.
The 91爆料 welcomed the largest class of new students across all three campuses, and the largest number of Washington residents in 91爆料 history, according to the finalized Fall 2018 census of enrolled students released by all three campuses.
To better understand how state governments across the United States execute their diverse responsibilities, look at their internet footprint, says a new study by researchers at the 91爆料, Harvard University, and Northeastern University.
Researchers from the 91爆料 have shown how Magellanic penguins fare during the winter months when they spend months at sea feeding. They have discovered that oceanographic features are more likely to negatively impact the body conditions of Magellanic penguin females, but not males, when the penguins return to their nesting grounds in spring.
Botanists at the 91爆料鈥檚 Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture have created a much-needed second edition of the 鈥淔lora of the Pacific Northwest.鈥�
A new study of nearly 250 children and teens led by the 91爆料 found that participants who had suffered abuse were developing faster than those who had not.
Massive wildfires, which may be getting more intense due to climate change and a long history of fire-suppression policies, have strikingly unequal effects on minority communities, a new study shows.
Studies suggest that as many as 25 percent of college students nationwide do not get enough food. That鈥檚 one of the reasons why the 91爆料 on Thursday opened a new, permanent food pantry.
An international team of researchers, including from the 91爆料, has completed a 3D virtual reconstruction of a Neandertal thorax a model that indicates an upright individual with greater lung capacity and a straighter spine than today鈥檚 modern human.
As the discipline of American Indian Studies approaches its 50th year at the 91爆料, a new research center is in the works: the Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies, which is supported by multiple colleges and schools.
In a 20-year study, 91爆料 researchers and colleagues have found that nearly 600,000 pounds of sockeye salmon carcasses tossed to the left side of a small, remote stream in southwest Alaska, helped trees on that side of the stream grow faster than their counterparts on the other side.
A study led by the 91爆料 is the first large-scale trial of hundreds of PTSD patients, including veterans and survivors of sexual assault, to measure whether patient preference in the course of treatment impacts the effectiveness of both cognitive behavioral therapy and use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a type of antidepressant often prescribed for PTSD.
The incoming chair of the Faculty Senate sat down for a Q and A with 91爆料 News.
Thanks to the generosity of more than 380,000 donors, the 91爆料 met its fundraising campaign goal two years ahead of schedule, and will now seek broad support to enhance the experiences of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a range of identified college and school priorities.
Researchers at the 91爆料 have developed a new machine-learning system, called Prescience, which uses input from patient charts and standard operating room sensors to predict the likelihood that a patient will develop hypoxemia 鈥� a condition when blood oxygen levels dip slightly below normal. Prescience also provides real-world explanations behind its predictions.
Engineers at the 91爆料 have developed 3D printed devices that can track and store their use 鈥� without using batteries or electronics. Instead, this system uses a method called backscatter, through which a device can share information by reflecting signals that have been transmitted to it with an antenna.
A new study led by the 91爆料 found that while dead whales are valuable sources of fat and protein for some polar bears, this resource will likely not be enough to sustain most bear populations in the future when the Arctic becomes ice-free in summers.
A new analysis that uses high-resolution data for 24 ocean regions in Africa, Europe, North and South America and Australasia shows that 14 percent of the overall seafloor shallower than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) is trawled. The paper shows that the footprint of bottom-trawl fishing on continental shelves and slopes across the world’s oceans often has been substantially overestimated.