Home sale prices increased but sales themselves were fewer in Washington state in the third quarter of 2015, according to the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies in the 91爆料’s College of Built Environments.
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A collaboration between 91爆料 developmental psychologists and computer scientists has demonstrated that robots can “learn” much like babies – by experiencing the world and eventually imitating humans.
In developing or war-ravaged countries where government censuses are few and far between, gathering data for public services or policymaking can be difficult, dangerous or near-impossible. Big data is, after all, mainly a First World opportunity. But cell towers are easier to install than telephone land lines, even in such challenged areas, and mobile or cellular phones are widely used among the poor and wealthy alike. Now, researchers with the 91爆料 Information School and Computer Science and Engineering…
The 91爆料 is among the most sustainable schools in North America, according to the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS).
Four 91爆料 researchers are among 347 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for 2015.
91爆料 scientists have sequenced the complete genetic makeup of a species of ecologically important algae, which may aid in biofuel production.
The 91爆料 has joined schools across the country in signing on to a White House climate pledge. The pledge is part of the Nov. 19 White House and Higher Education Climate Day of Action. The White House and the State Department will bring together leaders from higher education institutions to call for action on climate change and encourage a strong agreement at the upcoming Paris Climate Change Conference of world leaders. The 91爆料 is strongly committed to a…
The Power Over Wi-Fi (PoWiFi) system developed by 91爆料 engineers is one of the most innovative and game-changing technologies of the year, according to Popular Science, which included it in the magazine’s annual “Best of What’s New” awards announced this week.
A new report by the 91爆料 synthesizes all the relevant research about the future of the Puget Sound region to paint a picture of what to expect in the coming decades, and how to prepare.
Since the first laser was invented in 1960, they’ve always given off heat. 91爆料 researchers are the first to solve a decades-old puzzle 鈥� figuring out how to make a laser refrigerate water and other liquids.
Paleontologists with the 91爆料’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture find that tiny organisms called foraminifera have a big story to tell about the health of Puget Sound. Two recent studies about the health of Bellingham Bay and inlets in the Bremerton area found the diversity and number of foraminifera 鈥� single-celled marine organisms that live on the sea floor 鈥� deteriorated significantly. The decline of these microscopic organisms is consistent with the deterioration of snails and other larger marine animals, even though analysis showed a reduction of chemical pollutants in Bellingham Bay and Bremerton over the same period of time.
The 91爆料 held its first ever Innovation Summit today in Shanghai, China. The event brought together industry leaders from China and the United States, who discussed how they are turning ideas into impact, connecting academia to industry and helping solve the world鈥檚 most pressing problems.
At its regular meeting today, the 91爆料 Board of Regents approved a five-year contract for president Ana Mari Cauce.
Pacific Lutheran University and the 91爆料 announced today PLU鈥檚 intent to sell its broadcasting rights and facilities associated with KPLU to KUOW.
When President Barack Obama visited the shrinking Exit Glacier in September, he pointed to a very obvious sign of our warming planet literally at his feet. Less visible, but perhaps more indelible, signs of changing climate lie in the oceans. A 91爆料 researcher argues in the journal Science that people — including world leaders who will gather later this month in Paris for global climate change negotiations — should pay more attention to how climate change’s impacts on…
A new book by 91爆料 geologist David Montgomery weaves history, science and personal challenges into an exploration of humanity’s tangled relationship with microbes, perhaps the least loved and most misunderstood creatures on Earth 鈥� and in you. “The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health” comes out Nov. 16 from W.W. Norton & Co. Montgomery, a 91爆料 professor of Earth and space sciences, co-wrote the book with his wife, Anne Bikl茅, a biologist and…
With high-tech weather radars, weather balloons, ground instruments and NASA’s DC-8 flying laboratory, scientists will be watching rain and snow storms on Washington’s famously wet Olympic Peninsula.
The 91爆料 and Tsinghua University have agreed to launch an integrated dual degree program through the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) that combines project-based learning in design thinking, technology development and entrepreneurship.
In an era of Fitbits, Skinnygirl margaritas and kale mania, isn鈥檛 overeating simply a failure of willpower, an unwillingness or inability to make good choices? It鈥檚 not that simple, says Kima Cargill, a professor of clinical psychology at the 91爆料 in Tacoma. In her new book 鈥淭he Psychology of Overeating,鈥� Cargill places the blame for gluttony squarely at the feet of a culture gorged on consumerism. She聽contends that abundance of variety, lax regulation and sophisticated branding and marketing…
A report from the interdisciplinary 91爆料 Tech Policy Lab on the challenges of augmented reality suggests such systems should be adaptable to change, resistant to hacking and responsive to the needs of diverse users.
By age 5 children have a sense of self-esteem comparable in strength to that of adults, according to a new study by 91爆料 researchers.
The National Science Foundation has selected the 91爆料, along with the University of California, San Diego and the University of California, Berkeley, to co-lead one of four Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs around the country.
A nearby exoplanet has an atmosphere that might be similar to Earth’s before life evolved. In an attempt to simulate the structure of this exoplanet’s atmosphere, 91爆料 researchers became the first to simulate three-dimensional exotic clouds on another world.
A new study in Ecology shows that Alaskan Dolly Varden trout, once they reach about 12 inches in length, can retire permanently from going to sea. They rely on digestive organs that can massively expand and contract and a unique relationship with sockeye salmon.
When Thaisa Way put a call out last spring to see if 91爆料 faculty members working on urban issues wanted to join forces, she wasn鈥檛 sure what the response would be. 鈥淭here were a lot of people who said, ‘You鈥檙e not going to get anyone to show up,’” said Way, a 91爆料 associate professor of landscape architecture. But more than 80 people representing 12 of the 91爆料’s colleges and schools聽turned up to the gathering, held on a Monday…
91爆料 historian Michael Honey and filmmaker Errol Webber have produced a documentary about the life of Methodist minister and civil rights activist Rev. James Lawson that will be screened in Tacoma on Oct. 28, Seattle on Oct. 29
By more accurately predicting how variations in DNA sequences affect gene splicing, a new 91爆料 model and publicly available Web tool can help narrow down which genetic mutations cause disease and which have little effect on a person’s health.
The equipment used to farm geoducks, including PVC pipes and nets, might have a greater impact on the Puget Sound food web than the addition of the clams themselves. That’s one of the findings of the first major scientific study to examine the broad, long-term ecosystem effects of geoduck aquaculture in Puget Sound.
During its almost half-century on television, 鈥淪esame Street鈥� has tackled thorny issues ranging from divorce to death,聽food insecurity聽and parental incarceration. The show is now turning its attention to autism, and a 91爆料 expert played a pivotal role in the effort. Wendy Stone, director of the 91爆料鈥檚 Research in Early Autism Detection and Intervention Lab, helped 鈥淪esame Street鈥� develop content for its See Amazing in All Children initiative, which launches today (Oct. 21). Stone thinks the project will promote…
A 91爆料 graduate student’s research paper is the first serious study of whether climate change is likely to cause human migration to the Puget Sound region.
Margaret O’Mara, 91爆料 associate professor of history, discusses her new book, “Pivotal Tuesdays: Four Elections that Shaped the Twentieth Century.”
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has named the 91爆料’s Brandi Cossairt, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, as one of 18 Packard Fellows for 2015.
Peering into a grocery store bin, it’s hard to tell if a peach or tomato or avocado is starting to go bad underneath its skin. A new affordable hyperspectral camera technology developed by 91爆料 and Microsoft Research uses both visible and invisible near-infrared light to “see” beneath surfaces and capture hidden details.
For entrepreneurs, connections are as good as gold. Especially connections with the right investors. But connections with the wrong investors can inhibit a firm’s ability to innovate, according to new research from the Foster School of Business.
In a study published this week in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers have used new high-performance computing methods and comprehensive data on the distribution of thousands of species to map the threat that climate change poses to birds, mammals and amphibians across the Western Hemisphere. They found that although Arctic areas have experienced the most rapid warming to date, climate-related threats to the Amazon basin’s biodiversity will eclipse those in other regions by the year 2100.
The location of bubble plumes off the Pacific Northwest coast supports the idea that gradual ocean warming at about a third of a mile depth may be releasing frozen methane in the seafloor, causing it to bubble up as a gas.
The 91爆料 Board of Regents selected Interim President Ana Mari Cauce to be the 33rd president of the University at a special meeting of the board Tuesday. She is the first woman to be named to the position and the first Latina. The selection will become effective upon successful completion of contract terms.
Continuing a recent string of noteworthy accolades, the 91爆料 held its place at No. 5 in the world on the National Taiwan University Ranking of Scientific Papers, which was released Friday. The ranking is based on performance of scientific papers in three major categories 鈥� research productivity, research impact and research excellence. 鈥淥ne of the major ways we contribute to the health and prosperity of our world is through research and scholarship. Given the excellence of our faculty,…
A new group at the 91爆料 School of Law will spend the academic year studying existing and emerging markets for marijuana, to assist and inform the state as it prepares to blend current medical and recreational markets for cannabis.
Academics and policymakers will gather at the 91爆料’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Oct. 16 for a conference to address cybersecurity and geopolitical concerns from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic and even outer space.