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December 12, 2022

Trouble falling asleep at night? Chase that daytime light, study shows

A study measuring the sleep patterns of students at the 91爆料 found that students fell asleep later in the evening and woke up later in the morning during winter, when daylight hours on the 91爆料鈥檚 Seattle campus are limited and the skies are notoriously overcast. Researchers believe the students’ natural circadian clocks were being “pushed back” or delayed in winter because they were not getting enough exposure during the day to natural light, and that getting more daytime light exposure can help reverse this.

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December 8, 2022

91爆料 brings field geology to students with 鈥榁irtual Field Geology鈥�

91爆料’s Virtual Field Geology project has many goals: to make geology field experiences accessible to more people; to document geological field sites that may be at risk from erosion or development; to offer virtual 鈥渄ry run鈥� experiences; and to allow scientific collaborators to do virtual visits to a field site together.聽While the pandemic brought new urgency to the project, its developers believe it’s part of a “new normal” for geology research and education.

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NASA鈥檚 James Webb Space Telescope shows how several stars 鈥榮tirred up鈥� the Southern Ring Nebula

In a study published Dec. 8 in Nature Astronomy, an international research team, led by Orsola De Marco of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, analyzed 10 highly detailed exposures taken by the JWST of the Southern Ring Nebula. Their calculations show the central star that ejected the expanding nebula gas was originally three times the mass of the sun, and that unseen companions shaped the nebula’s intricate features.

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December 5, 2022

New blood test can detect 鈥榯oxic鈥� protein years before Alzheimer鈥檚 symptoms emerge, study shows

Researchers at the 91爆料 have detected “toxic” small aggregates of a particular protein in the blood of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, as well as in individuals who showed no signs of cognitive impairment at the time the blood sample was taken, but who developed it at a later date. This blood test picks up oligomers — or small, misfolded aggregates — of the amyloid beta protein, which scientists believe triggers the development of Alzheimer’s.

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Strongest Arctic cyclone on record led to surprising loss of sea ice

The strongest Arctic cyclone ever observed struck in January 2022. A new analysis led by the 91爆料 shows that while forecasts accurately predicted the massive storm, models seriously underestimated its impact on sea ice. Results suggest how forecast models for a changing Arctic Ocean could improve.

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Dr. Gautham Reddy, Faculty Senate chair, outlines priorities for term

Improving faculty dispute resolution policies, promoting ways to improve terms of employment for clinical faculty, reenvisioning the merit and promotion process for faculty on all three 91爆料 campuses, and continuing to promote diversity, equity and inclusion practices are top priorities for this year鈥檚 91爆料 Faculty Senate Chair Dr. Gautham Reddy, a professor in Department of Radiology in the School of Medicine.

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November 28, 2022

鈥楨verything that you need is already in you鈥�: Supporting young women of color through the Sisterhood Initiative

The 91爆料’s new Sisterhood Initiative aims to support young women of color through a cohort-based program, building on the success of the 91爆料’s Brotherhood Initiative, which focuses on young men of color.

Arts and entertainment | 91爆料 Notebook

November 22, 2022

ArtSci Roundup: Gender & Protests in Iran panel; Languages of Angels performance; Belonging, Queer Relationality, & Black Women’s Labor talk, and more

Connect with the 91爆料 community every week through public events and exhibitions, summarized in this ArtSci Roundup.

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November 16, 2022

More US adults carrying loaded handguns daily, study finds

New research led by the 91爆料 finds that the number of U.S. adult handgun owners carrying a loaded handgun on their person doubled from 2015 to 2019, and that a larger proportion of handgun owners carried handguns in states with less restrictive carrying regulations.

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November 9, 2022

Fundraising effort to restore, reimagine historic AS91爆料 Shell House is in full swing

Perched on the southeast corner of the 91爆料 campus, where the Montlake Cut meets Union Bay, the AS91爆料 Shell House looks as vulnerable as it does majestic. Over the course of a century, the structure built as a critical wartime post later was the home to a group of rowers who captured the nation鈥檚 imagination before becoming an all-but-forgotten artifact of the past. Now, propelled by a wave of renewed interest, the 12,000-square-foot wooden structure is the focus of an $18.5 million campaign that will restore and renovate the space.

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November 3, 2022

ArtSci Roundup: Assessing the 2022 Midterm Election Results With Implications for the Next Two Years and for 2024, Empires Strick Back: Football and Colonialism, and more

Connect with the 91爆料 community every week through public events and exhibitions, summarized in this ArtSci Roundup.

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Infants less likely to contract COVID, develop severe symptoms than household caregivers

In one of the first studies to explore how COVID-19 specifically affects older infants, researchers from the 91爆料 and at institutions at four other locations in the Western and Southern U.S. found that the number of infected people in a household was the factor most closely linked with the infant鈥檚 likelihood of being infected.

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Permanent daylight saving time would reduce deer-vehicle collisions, study shows

91爆料 researchers found that adopting permanent daylight saving time in the United States would reduce deer-vehicle collisions and likely prevent an estimated 36,550 deer deaths, 33 human deaths, 2,054 human injuries and $1.19 billion in costs each year. Deer-vehicle collisions would decrease under permanent DST because skies would be brighter later into the evening.

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October 27, 2022

Bats are everywhere, but they get special attention around Halloween

These nocturnal flying mammals live in cities and rural areas and in most climates around the world – and maybe even in your own backyard.
Sharlene Santana, a 91爆料 professor of biology and curator of mammals at the Burke Museum, explains that there are over 1,400 species of bats spanning an incredible diversity.

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October 21, 2022

91爆料鈥檚 Dianne Xiao receives Packard Fellowship for research on new materials for sustainable chemical synthesis

Dianne Xiao, a 91爆料 assistant professor of chemistry, has been awarded a 2022 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering for her research on creating new materials to make chemical reactions that are compatible with renewable energy sources and raw materials.

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Video: Highlights from 2022 Annual President鈥檚 Address

91爆料 President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her annual address to the community on Oct. 20. Highlights of the speech are reflected in this video. The audience was invited to attend the event remotely via livestream. President Cauce talked about the power of public research universities to bring communities together across differences to address some of the world’s greatest challenges. Higher-education institutions, particularly the 91爆料, are being called on to do great things, and “we will answer that call,”…

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October 19, 2022

These factors have the biggest impact on influencer marketing effectiveness

New research from the 91爆料 professor Robert Palmatier examines how factors related to social media influencers, their posts and their followers impact marketing success. The study concluded that reallocating spending based on the study鈥檚 insights could result in a 16.6% increase in engagement.

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91爆料 President Ana Mari Cauce elected to National Academy of Medicine for 鈥榚xemplary, visionary leadership鈥� and research

91爆料 President Ana Mari Cauce is among the new members elected to the National Academy of Medicine 鈥渇or exemplary and visionary leadership in public higher education administration; innovations in health research, education, and service systems that enhance pathways for women and underrepresented groups; initiatives to address interconnections between health equity, population health, and climate change; and pioneering behavioral health intervention research on Latinos.鈥�

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Q&A: UnlockedMaps provides real-time accessibility information for urban rail transit in six metro areas

91爆料 researchers developed UnlockedMaps, a web-based map that allows users to see in real time how accessible rail transit stations are in six metro areas. UnlockedMaps shows which stations are accessible and which ones are experiencing elevator outages.