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May 29, 2020

91爆料 launches online training for contact tracing to help fight COVID-19

As businesses and public spaces reopen across the nation, the old-school public health detective work known as contact tracing is becoming a major component of the battle to contain the novel coronavirus that causes the deadly COVID-19 disease. It鈥檚 an investigative strategy long used for finding and informing people exposed to contagious diseases, such as measles and STDs, and now agencies across the country focused on combating the pandemic need support to expand their workforce to conduct contact-tracing interviews and…

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May 28, 2020

The most common organism in the oceans harbors a virus in its DNA

A new study in Nature Microbiology shows that the most common organism in the world’s oceans — and possibly the whole planet — harbors a virus in its DNA. This virus may have helped it survive and outcompete other organisms. The study began as a 91爆料 School of Oceanography senior thesis.

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Charles Johnson muses on ‘the art of living’ in new book ‘GRAND: A Grandparent’s Wisdom for a Happy Life’

Charles Johnson has written novels and short stories, screenplays and philosophical meditations, but his latest book is something different, and very personal. “GRAND: A Grandparent’s Wisdom for a Happy Life” was published May 5.

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91爆料 launches new Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences with $2.5 million investment from Microsoft

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.

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May 27, 2020

91爆料 experts on challenges to worker safety in meat processing industry

Meat processing plants face challenges in keeping workers safe during the pandemic. Carrie Freshour, a 91爆料 assistant professor of geography, and Marissa Baker, an assistant professor in the 91爆料 Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences聽and an expert on worker safety related to infectious diseases, provides comments on what the industry can do to protect workers.

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ArtSci Roundup: Pandemic Then (and Now), 91爆料 Bothell 2020 MFA Spring Festival, and more

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 the 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   Pandemic Then (and Now): COVID-19 through the Lens of the 1918 Influenza Crisis June 2, 2:30 – 3:30 PM | Online via Zoom History Department聽Professor…

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Cosmic bursts unveil universe鈥檚 missing matter

An international team of astronomers has used mysterious fast radio bursts to solve a decades-old mystery of 鈥渕issing matter,鈥� material long predicted to exist in the universe but never detected 鈥� until now. The researchers have now found all of the missing 鈥渘ormal鈥� matter in the vast space between stars and galaxies. The team, which includes scientists based in Australia, the United States and Chile, announced its findings in a paper published May 27 in the journal Nature.

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May 26, 2020

Gift promotes added diversity at 91爆料 School of Law

The 91爆料 today announced a $250,000 gift from 91爆料 Regent Blaine Tamaki and his wife, Preciosa Tamaki, to the School of Law to support efforts to increase diversity, provide students with greater access to mental health resources, and support the work of 91爆料 Law faculty and students in the Tribal Court Clinic, part of the Native American Law Center.

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Book notes: Harborview administrator Amy Mower publishes volume of stories, poems about ultramarathon running

It’s one thing to run a marathon for 26.2 miles. But what possesses some people to run 100 miles or more, and do it again and again? “Salvation,” answers Amy Mower in a new book about ultramarathon running, “or at least a very good time.”

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May 21, 2020

Survey follow-up: 91爆料 research team seeks campus input on continuing COVID-19 mobility impacts

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.

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NOAA selects 91爆料 to host new, regional institute for climate, ocean and ecosystem research

A 5-year, up to $300 million grant from NOAA establishes the new Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies, a 91爆料-based institute with partners at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Oregon State University. The institute will lead collaborative, multidisciplinary research and education activities around oceans and climate.

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May 19, 2020

ArtSci Roundup: Former Prime Minister of Italy Talk, Pandemic Urbanism Symposium, and more

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 the 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 Former Prime Minister of Italy Talk May 28, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM | YouTube streaming Join us for a virtual event addressing the European response…

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Campus colleagues: Curtis Takahashi 鈥� academic adviser, live radio ‘sound effects dude’

How do you make the sound of birds flying for a radio broadcast? Flapping leather gloves will do. Curtis Takahashi of 91爆料 Bothell’s Career Development Program talks about his side gig of providing sound effects for local live radio broadcasts.

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COVID-19: 91爆料 study reports 鈥榮taggering鈥� death toll in US among those infected who show symptoms

COVID-19 is a lot more deadly than the flu, according to a new study by the 91爆料 published May 7 in the journal Health Affairs. The study鈥檚 results also project a grim future if the U.S. doesn鈥檛 put up a strong fight against the spread of the virus.

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May 15, 2020

ArtSci Roundup: Faculty recital: S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir, ‘Developing Capacity Through Collaborative Action,’ and more

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 the 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 Faculty Recital: S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir, cello May 21, 4:00 PM | Online streaming School of Music聽cello faculty聽S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir聽performs some of Bach’s most famous cello suites from her…

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Staff feature: What it鈥檚 like to photograph the stories of a quiet university campus and bustling medical center amid a pandemic

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.

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Ocean 鈥榖reathability鈥� key to past, future habitat of West Coast marine species

Historical observations collected off California since the 1950s suggest that anchovies thrive where the water is breathable 鈥� a combination of the oxygen levels in the water and the species鈥� oxygen needs, which are affected by temperature. Future projections suggest that the waters off Mexico and Southern California could be uninhabitable by 2100.

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May 13, 2020

Faculty/staff honors: Rare Care plant program honor, society presidency, Jackson School Task Force recognized 鈥� and a powerful personal essay

Recent honors to 91爆料 faculty and staff have come from the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Washington Native Plant Society, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Republic of Ghana.

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May 12, 2020

Seismologists to host virtual event on 40th anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption

The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, based at the 91爆料, will host an online event on the 40th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, featuring seismologists from the 91爆料 and other institutions who can explain the events before, during and after the historic blast. The virtual event will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Monday, May 18, on the PNSN鈥檚 YouTube channel — exactly 40 years after the blast. The group will stream prerecorded talks from…

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May 11, 2020

91爆料 dean鈥檚 Senate testimony included in 鈥楥all on White House’ for COVID-19 guidelines for aviation industry

In a letter to the White House Coronavirus Task Force, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) drew upon the testimony by Hilary Godwin, dean of the 91爆料 School of Public Health, in calling for federal guidelines be established for the aviation industry and the traveling public.聽

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EarthLab announces Innovation Grant recipients for 2020

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.

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May 7, 2020

For Mother鈥檚 Day, the gift of compassion: 91爆料 psychology professor on celebrating parenthood during a pandemic

What does it feel like to be a mother on this Mother鈥檚 Day? And how can we make the day seem special when life feels so uncertain and stressful? 91爆料 psychology professor Liliana Lengua offers some perspective.

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Sleep difficulties in the first year of life linked to altered brain development in infants who later develop autism

New research led by the 91爆料 finds that sleep problems in a baby鈥檚 first 12 months may not only precede an autism diagnosis, but also may be associated with altered growth trajectory in a key part of the brain, the hippocampus.

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May 6, 2020

91爆料 experts on understanding 鈥榪uarantine fatigue鈥� and protecting workers

As the push to relax social and economic restrictions for combating the pandemic gain traction, we need to understand personal motives behind what many experts consider a dangerous rush to 鈥渞eopen” and how to protect workers most at risk when communities do 鈥済o back to work.鈥� Three 91爆料 experts weigh in.

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Faculty/staff honors: Distinguished contributions to Asian studies, social equity award, Swedish physical geography honor, new Cascade Public Media director

Recent honors to 91爆料 faculty and staff have come from the Association of Asian Studies, the American Society of Public Administration, the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography and Cascade Public Media.

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May 5, 2020

ArtSci Roundup: Best Seat In the House with Department of Dance, In Plain Sight Film Series with the Henry, and more

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 the 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 Best Seat in the House May 12 | Online streaming Each week the聽Department of Dance will be featuring one or two dance films or performance footage…

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May 4, 2020

John Marzluff explores how farming, food production and wildlife can coexist in new book ‘In Search of Meadowlarks’

Farming and food production can be made more compatible with bird and wildlife conservation, says 91爆料 ornithologist John Marzluff in his latest book, “In Search of Meadowlarks: Birds, Farms, and Food in Harmony with the Land”

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ArtSci Roundup: Storytelling with Indigenous Writers, Meany Center Curtain Talks, Stroum Center Quick Talk, and more

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)….

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April 30, 2020

First results from NASA鈥檚 ICESat-2 map 16 years of melting ice sheets

Loss of ice from Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets since 2003 have contributed 0.55 inches to global sea level rise, with about two thirds coming from Greenland ice. The new, detailed satellite measurements provide a global picture of ice sheet change 鈥� and insights into the future of Greenland and Antarctica.

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April 29, 2020

91爆料 books in brief: Chinese funerary biographies, skin lighteners through history, NYC neighborhood gentrification study, Arthurian verse-novel in translation

Recent notable books by 91爆料 faculty members look at gentrification and inequity in a New York neighborhood, skin lighteners though history, female agency in Arthurian legend and biographical epitaphs in China across many centuries.

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Solar researchers across country join forces with industry to boost U.S. solar manufacturing

The 91爆料 and its Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, the U.S. Department of Energy鈥檚 National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Toledo have formed the U.S. Manufacturing of Advanced Perovskites Consortium, or US-MAP. This research and development coalition aims to accelerate the domestic commercialization of perovskite technologies.

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April 28, 2020

Food pantry, emergency grants help students in need during all-remote spring quarter

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the 91爆料 community 鈥� students, staff, donors and alumni 鈥� is rethinking traditional programs and services to try to meet the needs that arise. Emergency aid grants and a newly-online food pantry are coming to the rescue.