A study by 91爆料 researchers found that both mainstream and misinformation news sites displayed similar levels of problematic ads. 91爆料 News had a conversation with the team about this research, where ads on news sites come from, and how things might change leading up to the election.
A conversation with 91爆料 professor Cecilia Aragon about her new memoir, “Flying Free: My Victory Over Fear to Become the First Latina Pilot on the US Aerobatic Team”
The 91爆料 has joined forces with schools across the country to be part of the Public Interest Technology University Network, or PIT-UN.
A 91爆料-led team has developed a box that can decontaminate N95 respirator masks using ultraviolet light.
Recent news about 91爆料-authored books includes a 91爆料 Press book on salmon habitat restoration amid climate change and a paperback edition of a book on building reuse. Also, Anu Taranath’s “Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World” is a Washington State Book Award finalist.
The 91爆料 will lead a team of institutions in establishing an interdisciplinary research institute that brings together mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists and engineers to develop the theoretical foundations of a fast-growing field: data science.
The National Science Foundation has awarded $3 million to establish a NSF Research Traineeship at the 91爆料 for graduate students in quantum information science and technology. The new traineeship 鈥� known as Accelerating Quantum-Enabled Technologies, or AQET 鈥� will make the 91爆料 one of just 鈥渁 handful鈥� of universities with a formal, interdisciplinary QIST curriculum.
The National Science Foundation has announced five new institutes devoted to AI research and based at universities around the country. Six 91爆料 faculty will be affiliated with the institutes.
Recent honors and grants to 91爆料 faculty and staff have come from the American Chemical Society, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the National Science Board and the family of engineers Ganesh and Hema Moorthy.
A 91爆料 team has received a grant to develop a model that uses local data to generate policy recommendations that could help lower COVID-19 infections in King County.
Recent honors and grants to 91爆料 individuals and units have come from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, the Marconi Society 鈥� and the White House.
Seven scientists and engineers at the 91爆料 have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences, according to an announcement July 15 by the academy.
Researchers at the 91爆料 have developed a tiny wireless steerable camera that can ride aboard an insect or an insect-sized robot.
A team from the 91爆料 used an infrared laser to cool a solid semiconductor by at least 20 degrees C, or 36 F, below room temperature, as they report in a paper published June 23 in Nature Communications.
Using air quality data from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency monitors across the U.S., a 91爆料-led team looked for changes in two common pollutants over the course of 2020.
Recent honors to 91爆料 faculty and staff have come from the British Computer Society Information Retrieval Specialist Group, the Freeman Foundation and the IEEE.
The 91爆料 today announced the establishment of the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (CREATE). Fueled by a $2.5 million inaugural investment from Microsoft, 91爆料 CREATE is led by an interdisciplinary team whose mission is to make technology accessible and to make the world accessible through technology.
Three professors are teaming for a study of the mobility impacts of the coronavirus 鈥� and they are inviting 91爆料 faculty, staff and students to complete a short online survey to assist the research.
One of the essential roles that is often not seen is the work of our campus photographers. They continue to capture the visual stories and people on campus in a time when many of us aren鈥檛 there to see them ourselves. 91爆料 News asked one of our campus photographers to share some of his favorite photos he鈥檚 taken this spring, and to describe what it鈥檚 like working on campus now.
Research projects funded for 2020 by EarthLab’s Innovation Grants Program will study how vegetation might reduce pollution, help an Alaskan village achieve safety and resilience amid climate change, organize a California river’s restoration with tribal involvement, compare practices in self-managed indigenous immigrant communities and more.
A new international study led by the 91爆料 aims to gauge the perception of ethical situations as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves around the world.
91爆料 researchers have discovered that the abundance of tiny microplastic contaminants in Pacific oysters from the Salish Sea is much lower than previously thought.
During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities聽to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the 91爆料, and greater community, together online.聽 Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91爆料 faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via 91爆料-IT.聽 Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling May 7, 6:30 – 8:00 PM聽| Zoom Event This event features writer and poet聽Sara Marie Ortiz聽(Acoma Pueblo) and聽Gene Tagaban聽(Cherokee, Tlingit, Filipino)….
Noting the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, NASA has featured 91爆料-led research by Faisal Hossain that uses satellite data to help farmers manage water more efficiently.
Researchers from the 91爆料 and 91爆料 Medicine, along with volunteers from Microsoft, have developed a new contact-tracing app called CovidSafe.
When the 91爆料 announced it was moving its spring quarter 2020 classes entirely online to combat the novel coronavirus, instructors across campus faced a new, uncharted challenge.
Recent honors to 91爆料 faculty and staff include fellows named by an organization for medical and biological engineering, and a remembrance of political science professor Ellis Goldberg, who died in 2019.
91爆料 researchers are beginning a national study to help families discover technology that helps them both successfully navigate home-based learning and combat social isolation.
When the first U.S. COVID-19 patient emerged in Washington, 91爆料 Medicine, as the state鈥檚 foremost provider of advanced medical care, was thrust into the role of trailblazer. Its clinicians and researchers have since mustered a speedy and sometimes ingenious response.
After surveying smartphone users, 91爆料 researchers found that many people misunderstand online status indicators but still carefully shape their behavior to control how they are displayed to others.
A 91爆料 study abroad program empowers students from all disciplines to apply their skills to real-life problems.
91爆料 researchers are developing an app that will allow health organizations to monitor coughs from self-quarantined COVID-19 patients from home.
Three undergraduate students at the 91爆料 are among 396 around the country who have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2020.
Recent honors to 91爆料 faculty and staff have come from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the World Register of Marine Species.
91爆料 researchers watched 25 participants scroll through their Facebook or Twitter feeds while, unbeknownst to them, a Google Chrome extension randomly added debunked content on top of some of the real posts.
91爆料 researchers are inviting the public to share their experiences on their regular commutes in a survey.
A documentary series produced and released this winter by YouTube features 91爆料 computer scientist Pedro Domingos and members of the 91爆料-based Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
KUOW’s That’s Debatable on Wednesday will feature two 91爆料 faculty members: Dan Schwartz, professor of chemical engineering and director of the Clean Energy Institute, and Kate Simonen, upcoming chair of the Department of Architecture and director of the Carbon Leadership Forum.
91爆料 researchers interviewed 22 athletes and staff members from three college athletics programs to see how collecting data from college athletes might encroach on their autonomy.
Throughout the month of November 2019, a team of 91爆料 researchers chased storms in the Arctic Ocean. The project, Coastal Ocean Dynamics in the Arctic, or CODA, is looking at how water currents shift and waves hit the coast with more open water, to provide better forecasts and predictions for the region鈥檚 future.