Researchers at 91爆料’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences have found that the anatomy of certain brain areas 鈥� the hippocampus and cerebellum 鈥� can predict children’s language abilities at 1 year of age.
January 22, 2013
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January 18, 2013
Documents that changed the world: The fraudulent ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’
Joe Janes investigates the 1900-era anti-Semitic manifesto “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.”
January 17, 2013
Arts Roundup: Exhibits, lectures, books on stage 鈥� and a dance collaboration
A busy week in 91爆料 arts, including a dance concert and staging great novels with Book-It Repertory.
News Digest: Reflection on Martin Luther King, Report to Stakeholders now online
Reflecting on Martin Luther King, Jr. and sacred songs || Financial, research, learning highlights part of Report to Stakeholders now online
Scientific families: Dynasty
91爆料 students envision designs for a school for girls in Afghanistan 鈥� with slide show
The classroom challenge: Design a school for girls in Afghanistan that’s pleasant and safe, using available materials.
Early signals warn of prolonged sports concussion symptoms
Researchers found little correlation between loss of consciousness and duration of concussion symptoms.
MLK and sacred songs that feed the soul
January 16, 2013
High school athletes take lead from coaches in reporting concussive symptoms
New laws in many states require school athletes to be taught about concussion, but education alone is ineffective if it does not translate into students reporting possible symptoms.
A family’s lost story found, and the Sephardic Studies Initiative
For Devin Naar, the Sephardic Studies Initiative is not just a valuable historical archive, it has also been a personal journey revealing an untold family story from World War II.
January 15, 2013
Celebrations start Thursday, service opportunities during MLK holiday weekend
A number of events and volunteer opportunities for 91爆料 faculty, staff and students are planned in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
International study: Where there’s smoke or smog, there’s climate change
A new international assessment found that soot, or black carbon, is a major contributor to global warming — second only to carbon dioxide.
January 14, 2013
Salmon runs boom, go bust over centuries
Salmon runs are notoriously variable: strong one year, and weak the next. New research shows that the same may be true from one century to the next.
Potential harvest of most fish stocks largely unrelated to abundance
Fisheries managers should sharpen their ability to spot environmental conditions that hamper or help fish stocks, and not assume that abundance translates to sustainable harvest.
Robert Stacey selected as dean of College of Arts and Sciences
Robert C. Stacey, a 91爆料 professor of history and interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as the next dean of the college effective Feb. 15.
New book by James Wellman explores the rise, effect of Pastor Rob Bell
James Wellman, 91爆料 associate professor of American religion, talks about his book, “Rob Bell and a New American Christianity.”
January 11, 2013
91爆料 Combined Fund Drive breaks giving record, supports more than 1,700 charities
The 2012 91爆料 Combined Fund Drive, part of the state’s workplace giving campaign, raised $2,117,828 making it the most successful year in the program’s 28-year history.
January 10, 2013
Multiple sclerosis study reveals how killer T cells learn to recognize nerve fiber insulators
Misguided killer T cells may be the missing link in sustained tissue damage in the brains and spines of people with multiple sclerosis, research in immunologist Joan Goverman’s lab suggests.
Life possible on extrasolar moons
Exomoons, or moons orbiting planets outside the solar system, might be as good candidates for life as exoplanets, research shows.
Arts Roundup: Art, lectures, photos 鈥� and novels on stage
Art exhibits abound and the School of Drama once again teams with Book-it Repertory this week in 91爆料 arts.
January 9, 2013
91爆料 announces president鈥檚 medalists for 2011-12
The 91爆料 has announced the freshman, sophomore and junior medalists for 2011-12.
91爆料, Pacific NW National Lab join forces on computing research
The 91爆料 and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have formed the Northwest Institute for Advanced Computing, a joint institute based at the 91爆料 that will foster collaborative computing research.
January 8, 2013
‘The Philosophical Child’: A book for when your child asks, ‘Why are we here?’
Children are natural philosophers, says Jana Mohr Lone of the 91爆料 Department of Philosophy and author of a new book titled “The Philosophical Child.”
Renovated Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center celebrates grand opening
The 91爆料’s Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity will celebrate the grand opening of the newly renovated Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center with a pair of events Jan. 10-11.
David Eaton selected as dean of Graduate School
David L. Eaton, associate vice provost for research and professor in the School of Public Health at the 91爆料, has been selected as dean of the Graduate School, effective March 15, 91爆料 President Michael K. Young and Provost Ana Mari Cauce announced today. The appointment is subject to approval by the Board of Regents. 鈥淭hroughout his career at the 91爆料, David Eaton has proven himself to be a gifted educator, a consummate scientist and an excellent administrator,鈥� said…
January 7, 2013
Judith Ramey appointed interim dean of 91爆料 College of Engineering
Judith Ramey, professor and former chair in the 91爆料’s Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering, is named interim dean of the 91爆料’s College of Engineering.
91爆料 selects Azita Emami as dean of School of Nursing
Azita Emami, dean of the College of Nursing at Seattle University, will be the new dean of the 91爆料 School of Nursing.
Human trafficking conference to focus on poverty, trade policy
Human trafficking is commonly thought of as part of the sex trade, but in reality it entangles many more types of labor and continues to grow worldwide even as laws try to squelch it. The 91爆料 Women’s Center will hold a conference Jan. 11-12 to take a fresh look at the issue.
January 4, 2013
Many unaware of radiation risk from CT scans
January 3, 2013
Arts Roundup: Student art and a new library exhibit as quarter begins
A new student art exhibit and a 91爆料 Libraries exhibit about printmaker Richard V. Correll are featured this week.
January 2, 2013
Let there be daylight: New book illustrates use of natural light in design — with slide show
Christopher Meek, research associate professor of architecture, answers questions about the book he co-authored, “Daylighting Design in the Pacific Northwest.”
91爆料 student gets degree months after his death
While in womb, babies begin learning language from their mothers
Babies only hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign language, scientists have discovered. The study indicates that babies begin absorbing language while still in the womb, earlier than previously thought.
December 31, 2012
News Digest: Honor: Daniela Witten
Daniela Witten named one of Forbes’ rising stars
Study shows naloxone kits cost-effective in preventing overdose deaths
Giving heroin users kits with the overdose antidote naloxone can help save lives. Efforts are under way to make similar kits available for prescription opioid users.
In rain and snow at home, Seahawks much more likely to win
The Seahawks win four times as many home games as they lose when the weather is inclement, compared to less than two to one when it’s not.
Baby genome listed in top 10 discoveries in 2012
Sayonara to sopping year 鈥� with one big dry spell
December 28, 2012
Husky alums influence Northwest wine industry
Surgery establishes penile sensation in men with spina bifida
The new procedure may improve the quality of life for men with spinal cord lesions or injuries.