Recent and upcoming books from 91爆料 faculty include those from the Jackson School of International Studies, the Department of Psychology and the Runstad Department of Real Estate.
August 12, 2022
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August 11, 2022
Bird behavior influenced by human activity during COVID-19 lockdowns
For birds that inhabit developed areas of the Pacific Northwest, the reduction in noise and commotion from COVID-19 lockdowns may have allowed them to use a wider range of habitats in cities, a new 91爆料 study has found.
August 8, 2022
Q&A: Story collection from 91爆料 professor tackles messy emotions of domestic relationships
Maya Sonenberg, professor of English at the 91爆料, highlights common feelings that are often silenced due to shame and societal expectations in her new short story collection, “Bad Mothers, Bad Daughters.”
August 5, 2022
New study calculates retreat of glacier edges in Alaska鈥檚 Kenai Fjords National Park
As glaciers worldwide retreat due to climate change, managers of national parks need to know what鈥檚 on the horizon to prepare for the future. A new study from the 91爆料 and the National Park Service measures 38 years of change for glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park south of Anchorage. The study, published Aug. 5 in The Journal of Glaciology, finds that 13 of the 19 glaciers show substantial retreat, four are relatively stable, and two have advanced. It also finds trends in which glacier types are disappearing fastest.
August 4, 2022
91爆料 to construct new Interdisciplinary Engineering Building, expanding contemporary educational spaces for students
The 91爆料 will break ground this fall on a new, $90 million Interdisciplinary Engineering Building, thanks in part to a $10 million donation from Boeing. Once complete, the state-of-the-art building will be a leading example of a student-focused learning facility backed by both public and private investments. The state of Washington has also dedicated $50 million to support the project that aims to fuel economic growth and create a pipeline of future, local engineering talent.
August 2, 2022
Popular map for exploring environmental health disparities, vulnerabilities in Washington gets an update
Since it first launched in 2019, Washington state鈥檚 Environmental Health Disparities Map has been used to help decisionmakers and government agencies engage with overburdened communities to clean up contamination, improve buildings and electric grids, plant trees and many other projects. Using a complex matrix of data, this open-access, interactive map ranks Washington鈥檚 nearly 1,500 U.S. census tracts by health risks due to environmental degradation and economic and health disparities. It acts as a guide for state agencies and the legislature…
July 28, 2022
The 91爆料鈥檚 three campuses join the Common App
The Seattle campus of the 91爆料, 91爆料 Bothell, and 91爆料 Tacoma are pleased to announce that they have joined the Common App. The Common App is a college application platform used by over 900 universities, including several Washington colleges and universities.
How to help assembly-line robots shift gears and pick up almost anything
A 91爆料 team created a new tool that can design a 3D-printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object. The team tested this system on a suite of 22 objects 鈥� including a 3D-printed bunny, a doorstop-shaped wedge, a tennis ball and a drill.
July 27, 2022
Craig Wilson promoted to chief of 91爆料 Police Department
Craig Wilson has been promoted to chief of police at the 91爆料 Police Department, 91爆料 Vice President for Student Affairs Denzil Suite and 91爆料 Interim Vice President for Campus & Community Safety Sally Clark announced Wednesday. Wilson鈥檚 appointment is effective Aug. 1.
July 25, 2022
New study challenges old views on what鈥檚 鈥榩rimitive鈥� in mammalian reproduction
Which group of mammals has the more “primitive” reproductive strategy 鈥� marsupials, with their short gestation periods, or humans and other placental mammals, which have long gestation periods? For decades, biologists viewed marsupial reproduction as “more primitive.” But 91爆料 scientists have discovered that a third group of mammals, the long-extinct multituberculates, had a long gestation period like placental mammals. Since multituberculates split off from the rest of the mammalian lineage before placentals and marsupials had even evolved, these findings question the view that marsupials were 鈥渓ess advanced鈥� than their placental cousins.
July 22, 2022
Novel HIV combination therapies could prevent viral escape and rebound
New research by scientists at the 91爆料, the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization and the University of Cologne indicates that carefully designed cocktails of broadly neutralizing antibodies could help treat HIV while minimizing the risk of the virus evolving to 鈥渆scape鈥� treatment.
July 20, 2022
91爆料 atmospheric sciences achieves No. 1 global ranking; nearly three dozen 91爆料 subjects in top 50
Eight 91爆料 subjects ranked in the top 10 and Atmospheric Sciences moved to its position as No. 1 in the world on the聽Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list for 2022. The ranking, released Tuesday, was conducted by researchers at the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, a fully independent organization dedicating to research on higher education intelligence and consultation.
July 19, 2022
Suicide prevention training for health care providers a first step in longer-term efficacy
After Washington became the first state to require suicide prevention training for health care providers, the 91爆料 worked with experts and organizations to develop the All Patients Safe program. A new study shows how All Patients Safe helped providers of all specialties learn how to identify and respond to patients at risk of suicide.
July 15, 2022
Seven 91爆料 faculty members elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
Seven professors at the 91爆料 are among 25 new members of the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2022, according to a July 15 announcement.
July 14, 2022
91爆料 professor鈥檚 new book and course on sexual harassment in engineering seek to disrupt culture of silence
Denise Wilson, a 91爆料 professor of electrical and computer engineering, is working to end the prevalence of sexual harassment in engineering. She and her colleague Jennifer VanAntwerp of Calvin University are co-authors of 鈥淪ex, Gender, and Engineering: Harassment at Work and in School,鈥� published in April by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
July 13, 2022
Determination of non-significance: Basketball Training Facility / Health & High Performance Center
Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-340 and WAC 478-324-140, the 91爆料 hereby provides public notice of: Determination of non-significance for the Basketball Training Facility / Health & High Performance Center project.
July 12, 2022
91爆料 study strengthens evidence of link between air pollution and child brain development
Air pollution is not just a problem for lungs. Increasingly, research suggests air pollution can influence childhood behavioral problems and even IQ. A new study led by the 91爆料 has added evidence showing that both prenatal and postnatal exposure to air pollution can harm kids. The study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, found that children whose mothers experienced higher nitrogen dioxide聽(NO2) exposure during pregnancy, particularly in the first and second trimester, were more likely to have behavioral problems….
New faculty books: Threats to US democracy, early history of gay rights, and more
Federalism, queer history, the impact of the Russian Revolution on Jewish communities, and the evolution of Filipinx American studies are among the subjects of recent and upcoming books by 91爆料 faculty.
July 11, 2022
ClearBuds: First wireless earbuds that clear up calls using deep learning
91爆料 researchers created ClearBuds, earbuds that enhance the speaker’s voice and reduce background noise.
July 8, 2022
Sweetened beverage taxes produce net economic benefits for lower-income communities
New research led by 91爆料 professors James Krieger and Melissa Knox found that sweetened beverage taxes redistributed dollars from higher- to lower-income households.
July 5, 2022
Determination of non-significance: Site W27 Project
Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-340 and WAC 478-324-140, the 91爆料 hereby provides public notice of: Determination of non-significance
Tamara F. Lawson named dean of the School of Law
Tamara F. Lawson has been named to the next Toni Rembe Endowed Deanship of the 91爆料鈥檚 School of Law, Provost Mark A. Richards announced today. Her appointment, set to begin Aug. 16, is subject to approval by the 91爆料 Board of Regents.
June 30, 2022
Andr茅 Ritter named dean of the School of Dentistry
Dr. Andr茅 Ritter has been named the next dean of the 91爆料鈥檚 School of Dentistry, Provost Mark A. Richards announced today. His appointment, set to begin Sept. 16, is subject to approval by the 91爆料 Board of Regents.
June 29, 2022
鈥楽afety in numbers鈥� tactic keeps Pacific salmon safe from predators
A new 91爆料 study that leverages historical data has found unique support for a 鈥渟afety in numbers鈥� hypothesis by showing that Pacific salmon in larger groups have lower risk of being eaten by predators. But for some salmon species, schooling comes at the cost of competition for food, and those fish may trade safety for a meal.
June 27, 2022
Top predators could 鈥榯rap鈥� themselves trying to adapt to climate change, study shows
A study led by 91爆料 researchers shows that over a 30-year period, African wild dogs shifted their average birthing dates later by 22 days, an adaptation that allowed them to match the birth of new litters with the coolest temperatures in early winter. But as a result of this significant shift, fewer pups survived their most vulnerable period because temperatures during their critical post-birth 鈥渄enning period鈥� increased over the same time period, threatening the population of this already endangered species. It is the first study to show that large mammalian carnivores are making major changes to their life history in response to a changing climate.
June 24, 2022
鈥楩olks on the ground have been activated and ready鈥�: 91爆料 expert on reproductive justice and the U.S. Supreme Court
Bettina Judd, associate professor of gender, women and sexuality studies at the 91爆料, discusses the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
June 22, 2022
Q&A: New book from 91爆料 professor examines history, consequences of fifth columns
A new book co-edited by Scott Radnitz, associate professor in the 91爆料 Jackson School of International Studies, features original papers on the roots and implications of the politics surrounding real and imagined fifth columns.
June 21, 2022
New study: 2021 heat wave created ‘perfect storm’ for shellfish die-off
A team led by the 91爆料 has produced the first comprehensive report of the impacts of the 2021 heat wave on shellfish.
June 17, 2022
Q&A: New children’s book shows how natural world inspired inventor to create medieval robots
鈥淩obots and Other Amazing Gadgets Invented 800 Years Ago,鈥� a children’s book by the 91爆料’s Faisal Hossain and Qishi Zhou, shares the inventions of Ismail Al-Jazari, a 12th-century polymath considered by many to be the 鈥渇ather of robotics.鈥�
June 16, 2022
Q&A: Healthier soil leads to more-nutritious food, argues new book by 91爆料 geomorphologist David Montgomery
David Montgomery, a 91爆料 professor of Earth and space sciences, discusses soil health, food nutrients and human health. He is co-author of “What Your Food Ate,” being published this month.
Newly documented population of polar bears in Southeast Greenland sheds light on the species鈥� future in a warming Arctic
A new population of polar bears documented on the southeast coast of Greenland use glacier ice to survive despite limited access to sea ice. This small, genetically distinct group of polar bears could be important to the future of the species in a warming world.
June 15, 2022
Video: Improvised Music Project Festival鈥檚 new format focuses on recording process
This year, the School of Music’s Improvised Music Project focused on audio recording, inviting acclaimed recording engineer David Boucher for a weeklong workshop. The new format allowed students and faculty to gain experience with 91爆料鈥檚 new mobile recording system while teaching fundamental recording and audio skills.聽
June 14, 2022
91爆料, Seattle Public Library, Seattle Public Utilities collaboration uses VR goggles to visualize sea level rise in Seattle
The Our Future Duwamish project, available to community groups through The Seattle Public Library, uses an Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset to help viewers imagine rising seas from a vantage point along the South Seattle waterway.
June 13, 2022
Is there snow in that tree? Citizen science helps unpack snow鈥檚 effect on summer water supplies
To investigate what happens to snow intercepted by trees, 91爆料 researchers created a citizen science project called Snow Spotter.
June 12, 2022
Video: Classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022 honored in weekend graduation celebrations
On Saturday, for the first time since 2019, the 91爆料 held in-person Commencement ceremonies at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium where the University conferred degrees on the Class of 2022. On Sunday, it welcomed alumni from the 2020 and 2021 school years for a Return to Husky Stadium Graduation Celebration.
June 10, 2022
Q&A: Amy Snover, outgoing director of the 91爆料 Climate Impacts Group
Amy Snover, the retiring director of the 91爆料 Climate Impacts Group, reflects on her past decade of leadership and on how the groundbreaking climate preparedness group has evolved over more than a quarter century of existence.
Early investors can forecast future of startup companies
New research from Emily Cox Pahnke, 91爆料 associate professor of management and organization, shows that early investors often predict the future of startup companies.
June 9, 2022
Scientists seek to grow the field of eDNA research 鈥榳ithout squelching creativity鈥�
A new effort at the 91爆料 aims to accelerate eDNA research by supporting existing projects and building a network of practitioners to advance the nascent field.
Faculty Field Tour resumes Monday after COVID pause, connecting faculty from all three 91爆料 campuses with Washington state
In the fall of 2020, amid the COVID pandemic, Kara Wells began her career as an assistant professor of accounting at the 91爆料 Bothell鈥檚 business school.
June 8, 2022
91爆料 doctoral student leads effort to change diploma name policy, demonstrating power of trans community
In 2021, 91爆料 registrar Helen Garrett announced that, for the first time, the 91爆料 would allow graduates to use a chosen first name for their diplomas. The policy change was the result of efforts led by Vern Harner, a 91爆料 doctoral student in social work, and a change.org petition that earned over 30,000 signatures, demonstrating the power of the trans community.