May 17, 2012
It’s a whirlwind of a week for campus arts. Drama and dance team for the Masters of Fine Arts Dance Concert, School of Art students exhibit work, the Undergraduate Theater Society opens a musical comedy and the School of Music has several events, including the powerful 91±¬ΑΟ Gospel Choir.
May 16, 2012
Batya Friedman, a professor in the 91±¬ΑΟ Information School, has been named University Faculty Lecturer for 2012-13. Chosen by a faculty committee led by Provost Ana Mari Cauce, Friedman is known for technology design that supports important human values.
After seeing faces for less than a blink of an eye, college students have accuracy greater than mere chance in judging others sexual orientation.
Association honors 91±¬ΑΟ for waste management, sustainability || New book explores creating, supporting livable communities || ‘New Directions’ award to Danny Hoffman || Disability, Law, Policy and the Community poster session || Minority Affairs and Diversity hosts undergraduate research conference
May 15, 2012
Online technology has increased access to public records such as political campaign contributions and real estate transactions. But that information availability also sparks privacy concerns and may dampen some people’s willingness to engage in public activities, according to recent research.
The largest Undergraduate Research Symposium in 91±¬ΑΟ history runs from noon to 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, primarily in Mary Gates Hall.
A year-long, multi-site clinical trial of insulin nasal spray has been called a significant step forward in measuring the safety and effectiveness of a promising treatment.
The 91±¬ΑΟ is offering three new undergraduate summer certificate programs this year covering topics including business essentials, database management and localization.
May 14, 2012
A safe haven could be out of reach for 9 percent of the Western Hemisphere’s mammals, and as much as 40 percent in certain regions, because the animals just won’t move swiftly enough to outpace climate change, according to new research from the 91±¬ΑΟ School of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
May 11, 2012
An exhibit at the American Institute of Architecture design gallery explores Gas Works Park and 11 other reclaimed parks and public spaces in a series of sketches, photographs and architectural renderings.
May 10, 2012
It’s a week of variety in 91±¬ΑΟ arts, with the annual master of fine arts dance concert, improvisational jazz from the School of Music’s continuing IMPfest IV, digital art, a visiting playwright and the two-day “Queering the Art Museum” symposium at the Henry Art Gallery and in Tacoma.
The School of Social Work at the 91±¬ΑΟ will lead a newly formed partnership to provide professional development for the state’s social workers involved in child welfare.
May 9, 2012
A textured surface mimics a lotus leaf to move drops of liquid in particular directions. The low-cost system could be used in portable medical or environmental tests.
Washington’s housing market in the first quarter of 2012 saw the highest seasonally adjusted sales since the first-time buyer tax credit program expired in 2010, according to the 91±¬ΑΟ’s Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies.
Mathematical perspective on voting rules Friday in MathAcrossCampus || Geography “legend” announces last doctoral committee defense || Education and research timeline stretches back 150 years
91±¬ΑΟ undergraduates will showcase their civic engagement projects at the annual Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership, from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 11 on the second floor of Kane Hall.
May 8, 2012
The $8.1 million grant will fund work on new drugs against some of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases.
Wendy Lustbader, with the 91±¬ΑΟ School of Social Work, is a nationally known speaker on how to cope with aging, disability and end-of-life issues. She will speak June 4 at a caregivers conference in Tukwila, Wash.
May 7, 2012
After the 2008 election of President Barack Obama, many proclaimed that the country had entered a post-racial era. But a new large-scale study by 91±¬ΑΟ psychologists shows that racial attitudes have already played a substantial role in 2012, during the Republican primaries.
Honor: Academic counselor Clay Schwenn wins national award || Tower Green Fair May 15 features sustainability efforts || Visitors? Relatives here for commencement? Check Campus Tours Central || Seth Cooper, chief architect of Foldit, wins national doctoral dissertation award
91±¬ΑΟ researchers have discovered a problem with a climate record that is often cited by climate change skeptics.
Learn more about how scientists use satellites to study atmospheric temperature and why this new research is important.
May 4, 2012
Faculty members James Bardeen and Ann Nelson in physics and Evan Eichler in genome sciences have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences for excellence in their original scientific research.
The almost-silent-movie “The Artist” recently won five Oscars. The producer and stars of a video mimicking that movie-making style hope to win $10,000 to fight invasive plants and provide wildlife habitat on the 91±¬ΑΟ campus.
May 3, 2012
A brain-development gene incompletely duplicated about time of the transition of pre-human to more human-like beings.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Harry James Orchestra, directed by the 91±¬ΑΟ’s own Fred Radke is coming May 7 to fill Meany Hall with that great big band sound. Also, 70-some 91±¬ΑΟ-related artists show their work today in the Hall Health Art Walk, a new play is read by School of Drama instructors, and more.
Changes in the speed that ice travels in more than 200 outlet glaciers indicates that Greenland’s contribution to rising sea level in the 21st century might be significantly less than the upper limits some scientists thought possible, a new study shows.
May 2, 2012
Big trees three or more feet in diameter accounted for nearly half the biomass measured at a Yosemite National Park site, yet represented only 1 percent of the trees growing there.
Washington Sea Grant has partnered with Smith Brothers Farms of Kent, to produce a milk carton featuring “Cows for Clean Water” and offering a selection of simple steps for protecting Puget Sound.
May 1, 2012
How much Vitamin D do older adults need to stay healthy? The level may be lower than many think.
Evans School roundtable on education May 2 || Political cartoonist Aislin to speak May 10 || Bob Morgan receives leadership award || Four additional entrepreneurs share insights with 91±¬ΑΟ researchers || Students An, Woelfer garner awards
Got some extra equipment in your office that you’d like to part with in a way that’s sustainable and helps colleagues? The new campuswide online classified ad service uSwap is good for anything from paper clips on up.
April 27, 2012
Last year, they were underdogs. This year, they’re a dynasty. A team of eight students from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering reclaimed the top stop at last weekend’s National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.
When tooth-decaying bacteria are on the loose, destroy those oozing biofilms in a interactive School of Dentistry game.
April 26, 2012
The week in 91±¬ΑΟ arts starts strong and just keeps getting better. An undergraduate has a new rock musical, the play “The Illusion” continues, the University Symphony welcomes guests and Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole conjure zydeco and Cajun rhythms in Meany Hall.
Very high levels of porphyrins in a young child’s urine might be predictive of autism risk, a 91±¬ΑΟ and Battelle study suggests.
The cells that line the pipes leading to the heart pull more tightly together in areas of fast-flowing blood. The cells’ mechanical response to their environment could aid understanding of heart disease.
April 25, 2012
In late 2011, former 91±¬ΑΟ student Jeff Ragsdale, living in New York, had hit a low point in life. Despondent, he posted a flyer around the city that said, “If anyone wants to talk about anything, call me. (347) 469-3173. He got a huge response that he ultimately shared with his former teacher, the 91±¬ΑΟ’s David Shields. From that has come the book “One Lonely Guy,” edited by Ragdsale, Shields and Michael Logan of Seattle.
Join us for an evening on women’s health. Listen to talks, check your blood pressure, pick up educational materials, ask questions and be pampered.
Decades of research into how much plastic litters the ocean, conducted by skimming only the surface, may in some cases vastly underestimate the true amount of plastic debris in the oceans, according to a 91±¬ΑΟ oceanographer publishing in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.