Three undergraduate students at the 91爆料 are among 396 around the country who have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2020.
March 30, 2020
The latest news from the 91爆料
Faculty/staff honors: Outstanding educator in landscape architecture, Royal Society of Edinburgh corresponding fellowship 鈥� and the Green Rat Clingfish takes a bow
Recent honors to 91爆料 faculty and staff have come from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the World Register of Marine Species.
March 27, 2020
Laptops for takeout or delivery: Student technology program readies for spring quarter
With the university鈥檚 spring quarter beginning Monday, 91爆料 staff and student workers in the Student Technology Loan Program spent the week-long spring break gathering, checking and cleaning some 300 laptops and tablets for distribution 鈥� and, for the first time, shipping many of those devices to the homes of 91爆料 students across the country.
March 26, 2020
91爆料 researcher identifies workers most harmed by economic disruption due to COVID-19
Only about 25% of the U.S. workforce 鈥� some 35.6 million people 鈥� are in jobs that can easily be done at home, a 91爆料 researcher has determined, as these are the positions in which using a computer is important but interacting with the public is not. These jobs are typically in highly-paid occupational sectors such finance, administration, management, computers, engineering and technology. Consequently 颅鈥� with orders to close businesses and demands that employees work from home growing…
March 24, 2020
91爆料 researchers to study resilience, well-being among King County residents during pandemic
91爆料 researchers have launched the King County COVID-19 Community Study 鈥� or KC3S 鈥� to gather data through April 19 on how individuals and communities throughout King County are coping with the measures put in place to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Ships’ emissions create measurable regional change in clouds
Years of cloud data over a shipping route between Europe and South Africa shows that pollution from ships has significantly increased the reflectivity of the clouds. More generally, the results suggest that industrial pollution’s effect on clouds has masked about a third of the warming due to fossil fuel burning since the late 1800s.
March 23, 2020
Anatomy of a frogfish: New book explores world of fishes with arms and legs
Any old fish can swim. But what fish can walk, scoot, clamber over rocks, change color and even fight to the death? That would be the frogfish. A talk with Ted Pietsch, 91爆料 professor of emeritus of aquatic and fishery sciences, about his latest book, “Frogfishes: Biodiversity, Zoogeography, and Behavioral Ecology”
Video: 91爆料 custodial staff in the midst of massive ‘deep clean’ of campus
When the 91爆料 moved to online instruction March 9, 91爆料 Facilities Services developed a three-week disinfection plan. Custodial staff are now working through more than 500 classrooms, lecture halls, libraries, auditoriums and shared spaces, with similar efforts under way in Bothell and Tacoma.
Soundbites: Law professor Hugh Spitzer on regulating human movement
91爆料 law professor Hugh Spitzer speaks to the power of state and local governments as officials consider measures to restrict movement to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 19, 2020
鈥楽ushi parasites鈥� have increased 283-fold in past 40 years
A new study led by the 91爆料 finds dramatic increases in the abundance of a worm that can be transmitted to humans who eat raw or undercooked seafood. Its 283-fold increase in abundance since the 1970s could have implications for the health of humans and marine mammals, which both can inadvertently eat the worm.
March 18, 2020
How people investigate 鈥� or don’t 鈥� fake news on Twitter and Facebook
91爆料 researchers watched 25 participants scroll through their Facebook or Twitter feeds while, unbeknownst to them, a Google Chrome extension randomly added debunked content on top of some of the real posts.
鈥楩atal attraction鈥�: Small carnivores drawn to kill sites, then ambushed by larger kin
91爆料 researchers have discovered that large predators play a key yet unexpected role in keeping smaller predators and deer in check. Their 鈥渇atal attraction鈥� theory finds that smaller predators are drawn to the kill sites of large predators by the promise of leftover scraps, but the scavengers may be killed themselves if their larger kin return for seconds.
March 17, 2020
91爆料 graduate and professional disciplines rank highly in US News鈥� Best Graduate School lists
The 91爆料鈥檚 graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to聽U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2021 Best Graduate School rankings聽released March 17.
鈥業t鈥檚 a good test鈥�: 91爆料 faculty, students adjust to an online end to the quarter, prepare for spring
This wasn鈥檛 how LaShawnDa Pittman expected to give her final exam review: At her kitchen table, laptop open, coffee cup at the ready, her 12-year-old Chihuahua named Espresso by her side. But as the first week of the 91爆料鈥檚 shift to online classes drew to a close, Pittman, an assistant professor of American Ethnic Studies, was talking with her students over the conferencing platform Zoom, first to answer logistical questions about the upcoming exam, then to provide a…
Survey: What blocks your bus?
91爆料 researchers are inviting the public to share their experiences on their regular commutes in a survey.
March 16, 2020
Faculty/staff honors: Lithuanian state decoration; National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute award; Google research awards
Recent honors to 91爆料 faculty and staff have come from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the Republic of Lithuania and Google.
March 15, 2020
Why COVID-19 strategies built around the concept of ‘herd immunity’ are problematic
The idea of building herd immunity 鈥� increasing the number of infected to such a degree that naturally occurring immunity would outstrip the coronavirus, while isolating the elderly and others at greatest risk of the disease 鈥� has been tossed around in the United States, the United Kingdom and elsewhere.聽 This week, however, U.K. officials appear to be backing away from that approach. But the kind of 鈥渉erd immunity鈥� strategy being discussed in the U.K. does not acknowledge a critical…
March 12, 2020
91爆料 graduate student tests positive for COVID-19
The 91爆料 Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases (ACCD) announced Thursday that a 91爆料 Seattle campus graduate student has tested positive for COVID-19. The student is recovering at home, out of state, and we wish them well.聽
Staying connected 鈥� at a distance
It’s important to maintain human connection, even during a time of social distancing, 91爆料 psychology researchers say.
Ocean acidification impacts oysters’ memory of environmental stress
Researchers from the 91爆料 School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences have discovered that ocean acidification impacts the ability of some oysters to pass down 鈥渕emories鈥� of environmental trauma to their offspring.
March 11, 2020
Soundbites: 91爆料 experts respond to Gov. Inslee’s limits on crowd sizes
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee issued on Wednesday, March 11, an emergency proclamation that limits large events to minimize risks to public health during the COVID-19 outbreak. Here are how two 91爆料 experts responded to questions about the order.
Video: An architecture class goes online
Rick Mohler, associate professor of architecture, meets with his Research Design Studio students online. Normally a hands-on class with poster-size drawings and tabletop scale models, Mohler’s design studio has shifted to the small screen.
March 10, 2020
‘Age of A.I.’ documentary on YouTube features 91爆料 experts
A documentary series produced and released this winter by YouTube features 91爆料 computer scientist Pedro Domingos and members of the 91爆料-based Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
91爆料 faculty join radio debate on climate change solutions
KUOW’s That’s Debatable on Wednesday will feature two 91爆料 faculty members: Dan Schwartz, professor of chemical engineering and director of the Clean Energy Institute, and Kate Simonen, upcoming chair of the Department of Architecture and director of the Carbon Leadership Forum.
March 9, 2020
Soundbites & B-roll: Instructor Rick Mohler’s architecture class goes online
Rick Mohler, associate professor of architecture in the College of Built Environments, is now teaching his classes using Zoom. His architecture classes usually meet in person, but were conducted entirely online Monday.
Soundbites & B-roll: Marissa Baker on workplace disease exposure
A 91爆料 researcher calculates that 14.4 million workers face exposure to infection once a week and 26.7 million at least once a month in the workplace, pointing to an important population needing protection.
Underrepresented college students benefit more from 鈥榓ctive learning鈥� techniques in STEM courses
Students from different backgrounds in the United States enter college with equal interest in STEM fields 鈥� science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But that equal interest does not result in equal outcomes. Six years after starting an undergraduate STEM degree, roughly twice as many white students finished it compared to African American students. A new study by researchers at the 91爆料 shows that teaching techniques in undergraduate STEM courses can significantly narrow gaps in course performance between students…
Book notes: 91爆料 architectural historian Tyler Sprague explores the work of Kingdome designer Jack Christiansen
A talk with 91爆料 architecture professor Tyler Sprague about his book “Sculpture on a Grand Scale: Jack Christiansen’s Thin Shell Modernism.” Plus books from Rick Bonus and Yong-Chool Ha.
Climate change at Mount Rainier expected to increase 鈥榤ismatch鈥� between visitors and iconic wildflowers
The wildflowers of Mount Rainier鈥檚 subalpine meadows, which bloom once the winter snowpack melts, are a major draw for the more than 1 million visitors to this national park in Washington state each spring and summer. But by the end of this century, scientists expect that snow will melt months earlier due to climate change. New research led by the 91爆料 shows that, under those conditions, many visitors would miss the flowers altogether.
March 6, 2020
Video: President Cauce on the decision to end in-person classes for the quarter
91爆料 President Ana Mari Cauce sat down with Vice President of Student Life Denzil Suite for a candid conversation about how COVID-19 is affecting campus operations, why classes will no longer meet in person for the rest of the quarter and whether a student-led petition had an impact on the decision.
Press conference: 91爆料’s response to COVID-19
The 91爆料 held a press conference at 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2020 to address the decision to move classes online in an effort to limit the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, and address the 91爆料 staff member who received a presumptive positive test result.
91爆料 staff member has presumptive positive test for COVID-19
The 91爆料 Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases (ACCD) announced Friday that a 91爆料 staff member who works in the Roosevelt Commons East building has received a presumptive positive test for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The employee is in self-isolation at home. Out of an abundance of caution, the building, which is located west of the 91爆料鈥檚 Seattle campus in the 4300 block of 11th Ave. NE, has been closed for appropriate cleaning until further notice.
91爆料 classes will no longer meet in person through end of quarter
The 91爆料 announced today that starting Monday, March 9, classes聽will聽no longer meet in person.聽For the remainder of the quarter, instructors聽have been asked聽to conduct classes and/or exams remotely, as possible, until the quarter concludes on March 20.聽Final exams will not be conducted in person, but may be conducted online when feasible, and at the instructor鈥檚 discretion.聽
Millions of US workers at risk of infections on the job, 91爆料 researchers calculate, emphasizing need to protect against COVID-19
A 91爆料 researcher calculates that 14.4 million workers face exposure to infection once a week and 26.7 million at least once a month in the workplace, pointing to an important population needing protection as the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, continues to break out across the U.S. Marissa Baker, an assistant professor in the 91爆料 School of Public Health, based her calculations on research she published in 2018 in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine. In that paper, Baker…
Dimming Betelgeuse likely isn鈥檛 cold, just dusty, new study shows
Late last year, news broke that the star Betelgeuse was fading significantly, ultimately dropping to around 40% of its usual brightness. The activity fueled popular speculation that the red supergiant would soon explode as a massive supernova. But astronomers have more benign theories to explain the star鈥檚 dimming behavior. And scientists at the 91爆料 and Lowell Observatory believe they have support for one of them: Betelgeuse isn鈥檛 dimming because it鈥檚 about to explode 鈥� it鈥檚 just dusty. In…
March 5, 2020
The food you need: 91爆料 expert on preparing for an extended home stay
Nutritional science expert Anne-Marie Gloster, a lecturer in the 91爆料 School of Public Health鈥檚 Nutritional Sciences Program and expert in emergency food planning, has put together this list of things to think about and foods to have on hand if you should be called on to stay at home for an extended period. 鈥淪hopping intentionally and feeding ourselves mindfully is a delicious way to reduce our stress during this time of heightened awareness about our personal and community health,鈥� Gloster…
Visitors should avoid coming to 91爆料 campus to see cherry blossoms amid COVID-19 outbreak
The University is asking people to avoid coming to campus this year to comply with Gov. Inslee鈥檚 March 11 proclamation that prohibits large gatherings of more than 250 people as our region combats the spread of COVID-19.
President Cauce, Dr. Geoff Gottlieb discuss 91爆料 COVID-19 response at AS91爆料 senate meeting
91爆料 President Ana Mari Cauce, joined by Dr. Geoff Gottlieb, head of the 91爆料鈥檚 Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases, met with the members of the AS91爆料 Student Senate on March 3 to share the most current information and take questions about the University鈥檚 response and preparations for the novel coronavirus.
March 4, 2020
Arts91爆料 Roundup: Guest Artist trio Meridian performs and hosts a master class, Scandinavian 30 lecture asks us to contemplate Tom of Finland, and more
Updated March 6, 2020: Many of the events in this roundup have been postponed or cancelled. Information for a specific event will be at the link provided for that event. This week in the arts, School of Art faculty Whitney Lynn gives a lecture at the Art Building, 91爆料 Symphony and combined choirs perform at Meany Hall, Dr. Charlotte Cot茅聽shares lessons from the w菨色菨b蕯altx史 – Intellectual House, and more! To learn about more events taking place,聽visit Arts91爆料. Faculty Lecture with…
March 3, 2020
Soundbites & B-roll: 91爆料 rural nursing program
On March 3, Premera Blue Cross announced a $4.7 million grant to the 91爆料 to establish the Rural Nursing Health Initiative to place current students in rural practices in Washington state.