February 4, 2020
New research by the 91爆料鈥檚 Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences finds that altruism may begin in infancy. In a study of nearly 100 19-month-olds, researchers found that children, even when hungry, gave a tasty snack to a stranger in need.
February 3, 2020
Notable new books by 91爆料 faculty members include studies of military cultural education programs and equitable collaboration between schools and families. Also, National Endowment for the Humanities support for a coming book on an 18th century India poet, an honor for a work about postwar Japan — and a National Jewish Book Award.
A study by the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences at the 91爆料 finds the value of using “parentese,” an exaggerated speaking style that conveys total engagement with a child.
91爆料 researchers have created AuraRing, a ring and wristband combination that can detect the precise location of someone’s index finger and continuously track hand movements.
January 31, 2020
The 91爆料 today announced that its three campuses in Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma have received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement.聽
This week in the arts, attend聽Jacob Lawrence Legacy Resident Marisa Williamson’s artist talk, join the Henry Art Gallery for a trumpet and American Sign Language performance, listen as聽David Alexander Rahbee leads the 91爆料 Symphony, and more! To learn about more events taking place,聽visit Arts91爆料. Open Rehearsal with the 91爆料 Symphony February 3,聽 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm | Meany Hall Get a special behind-the-scenes look at the rehearsal process of the 91爆料 Symphony Orchestra on Monday, February 3. Under the…
January 30, 2020
The 91爆料 Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases (ACCD) announced Thursday that it received negative test results for the third of three students who have been tested for coronavirus. Two students had previously also tested negative, and there are no remaining tests pending among any members of the 91爆料 community. There continue to be no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus among 91爆料 community members.
With $4 million in matching funds from the National Institutes of Health, the 91爆料 has created a new integrated center to match biomedical discoveries with the resources needed to bring innovative products to the public and improve health. 鈥淭he 91爆料 and regional partner institutions produce some of the most exciting biomedical discoveries and technologies in the world, but we always find it challenging to support their product development as they move into the early commercialization phases,鈥�…
The 91爆料 has long boasted one of the country’s top programs in atmospheric sciences. Now, the 91爆料 is also teaching undergraduates how to share that knowledge online and on TV as a broadcast meteorologist.
January 28, 2020
The 91爆料 Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases (ACCD) announced Tuesday that it received negative test results for the second student of three students who have been tested for coronavirus. One student had previously tested negative, and the University anticipates receiving test results this week for the third student tested. There continue to be no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus among 91爆料 community members.
91爆料 Notebook visits with Allee Monheim, 91爆料 Libraries public service librarian, who curates the libraries distinctive social media accounts.
Fran莽ois Baneyx has been named Vice Provost for Innovation at the 91爆料, Provost Mark Richards announced yesterday at the inaugural meeting of the 91爆料 Innovation Roundtable. Baneyx was appointed Interim Vice Provost for Innovation in July 2019. Baneyx is also director of CoMotion, 91爆料鈥檚 collaborative innovation hub dedicated to expanding the economic and societal impact of the 91爆料 community. In addition, he is the Charles W.H. Matthaei Professor of Chemical Engineering and an adjunct professor of Bioengineering, and…
Researchers from the 91爆料 and Evergreen found that many species of animals and plants likely will need to migrate under climate change, and that conservation efforts will also need to shift to be effective.
January 27, 2020
Recent honors to 91爆料 faculty and staff include an early career award in astronomy, an honorary doctorate from the Delft University of Technology, a seat on Washington state’s new LGBTQ Commission and national honor for an English Department writing program.
January 26, 2020
The 91爆料 was notified by Public Health 鈥� Seattle & King County (PHSKC) that three students from the 91爆料’s Seattle campus are being screened for the novel (new) coronavirus. These three students recently traveled to Wuhan, China, and developed symptoms after returning. One person lives off campus, and that student鈥檚 test was negative for infection. Two students live in on-campus housing and are awaiting their test results. These are not confirmed cases. The two students awaiting test results…
January 24, 2020
Roughly one-third of young males and 1 in 10 females in rural communities have carried a handgun, reports a new 91爆料 study. And, the study found, many of those rural kids started carrying as early as the sixth grade. 鈥淭his is one of the first longitudinal studies of rural adolescent handgun carrying across multiple states in the U.S.聽It provides evidence that youth handgun carrying in these settings is not uncommon,鈥� said lead author Dr. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, a 91爆料…
Tiny meteorites that fell to Earth 2.7 billion years ago suggest that the atmosphere at that time was high in carbon dioxide, which agrees with current understanding of how our planet’s atmospheric gases changed over time.
This week in the arts, experience a free concert at Benaroya Hall commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, attend a lecture about the story of Shawn Wong’s rediscovery of “No-No Boy,” and more! To learn about more events taking place,聽visit Arts91爆料. Music of Remembrance:聽Art from Ashes – Free Concert Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz January 27, 5:30 pm | Benaroya Hall Seattle-based聽Music of Remembrance (MOR) presents聽Art From Ashes, a free community-wide concert marking…
January 23, 2020
A study by the 91爆料’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) shows that a bilingual language program for babies can reach more families, and instructors, through online training for teachers.
January 22, 2020
91爆料 President Ana Mari Cauce participated in a 鈥渕ust-watch鈥� panel, 鈥淔ree to Be (LGBTI)鈥�, Jan. 22 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Using a new “non-targeted” approach, 91爆料 and 91爆料 Tacoma researchers screened samples from multiple regions of Puget Sound to look for potentially harmful compounds that might be present.
The 91爆料 led a clinical trial involving more than 600 children in Kenya and Tanzania, in which community members were trained to deliver mental health treatment, showed improvement in participants鈥� trauma-related symptoms up to a year after receiving therapy.
January 21, 2020
On a recent Saturday evening, a dozen women gathered around a table at a community room in the White Center neighborhood of Seattle, settling in with snacks and conversation. The evening鈥檚 program would be more education than entertainment, an opportunity to discuss topics so sensitive that, without the group of women assembled that night, might not be discussed at all. Against one wall of the room, a model of the female reproductive system. Standing before them, a doula, one of…
Despite their reputation as blood-suckers, mosquitoes actually spend most of their time drinking nectar from flowers. Scientists have identified the chemical cues in flowers that stimulate mosquitoes鈥� sense of smell and draw them in. Their findings show how cues from flowers can stimulate the mosquito brain as much as a warm-blooded host 鈥� information that could help develop less toxic repellents and better traps.
January 17, 2020
This week in the arts, see a film screening at SAM, partake in a party at the Burke, attend a Department of Dance concert, and more! Film: “Edo Avant Garde: How Japan Invented Modern Art” with filmmaker Linda Hoaglund January 20, 1:00 – 4:00 pm | Seattle Art Museum Visit the Seattle Art Museum for a screening with director聽Linda Hoaglund.聽Edo Avant-Garde聽is a feature documentary film that tells the untold story of the vital role Japanese artists of the Edo era…
January 16, 2020
Leaders are updating the laws for international waters that apply to most of the world’s ocean environment. This provides a unique opportunity, argues a 91爆料 Bothell marine scientist, to anticipate new techniques that allow protected zones to shift as species move under climate change.
January 15, 2020
When nearly one million common murres died at sea and washed ashore from California to Alaska in 2015 and 2016, it was unprecedented. Scientists from the 91爆料, the U.S. Geological Survey and others blame an unexpected squeeze on the ecosystem’s food supply, brought on by a severe and long-lasting marine heat wave known as “the blob.”
January 14, 2020
The 91爆料 is among the 10 best colleges for veterans, according to Zippia.com, an online career resource. The 91爆料 ranked No. 5 on the list.
James W. Harrington is not only a 91爆料 professor and former administrator — in recent years, he has also become a prolific painter. 91爆料 Notebook caught up with him to ask a few questions about his art and his coming exhibit at the 91爆料 Tower.
Recent honors to 91爆料 faculty and staff include an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern, an award for biodiversity conservation and a consulting assignment for the World Health Organization.
January 13, 2020
Nearly half of the fish caught worldwide are from stocks that are scientifically monitored and, on average, are increasing in abundance. Effective management appears to be the main reason these stocks are at sustainable levels or successfully rebuilding, according to a new study led by the 91爆料.
January 9, 2020
In 2019, the 91爆料 was mentioned in 4,143 news articles around the world. Among those, 91爆料 experts were quoted 2,290 times: 1,185 in national or international outlets and 1,105 in regional and local outlets.
This week in the arts, attend a film screening at SAM, visit museums on campus for free with your Husky card, and more! Guest Artist Recital: Conor Hanick, piano January 13, 7:30 pm | Brechemin Auditorium Brooklyn-based concert pianist Conor Hanick聽performs聽works of聽Galina Ustvolskaya and Morton Feldman on Monday evening and leads a free master class with 91爆料 piano students on Tuesday. Hanick聽is regarded as one of his generation鈥檚 most inquisitive interpreters of music old and new. With a unique adeptness…
While waiting for free firearm storage devices at gun safety events held in sporting goods stores across Washington, nearly 3,000 people filled out a one-page survey asking how they stored guns at home and other household information. What the participants reported emphasizes the need for these public events, Seattle Children’s and 91爆料 researchers say, because 40% of gun owners at the events reported having at least one firearm in their home that was not locked up. In addition,…
January 6, 2020
A conversation with 91爆料 psychology professor Sheri Mizumori about the 91爆料-based program Broadening the Representations of Academic Investigators in NeuroScience 鈥� or BRAINS for short — designed to accelerate career advancement for postdoctoral researchers and assistant professors from underrepresented populations.
Three faculty members in the William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics have received awards for their work.
January 3, 2020
This week in the arts,聽attend several screenings with the 2020聽Southeast Asia x Seattle Film Festival, visit museums on campus for free with your Husky card, and more! Shawn Wong & Tara Fickle January 9, 7:00 pm | The Elliott Bay Book Company Come celebrate the publication of the Third Edition of聽Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian American Writers聽(published by 91爆料 Press) with 91爆料 Professor of English, Shawn Wong, and聽literary scholar, Tara Fickle.聽This groundbreaking collection of writing by Asian Americans,…
December 30, 2019
Life as we know it requires phosphorus, which is scarce. So, how did a lifeless environment on the early Earth supply this key ingredient? A new 91爆料 study, published Dec. 30 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, finds an answer to this problem in certain types of carbonate-rich lakes.
Neile Graham is both a longtime administrator with the College of Built Environments and a published poet 鈥� and she has a new book of poetry out, called “The Walk She Takes.”
December 19, 2019
A teacher discusses respectful world travel, a historian explores Silicon Valley鈥檚 evolution, a professor and violist plays the music of Robert Schumann and a late English faculty member’s meditation on Seattle returns 鈥� Here鈥檚 a quick look at some gift-worthy books and music created by 91爆料 faculty in the last year 鈥� and a reminder of some recent favorites. O’Mara’s ‘Code’: History professor Margaret O’Mara provides a sweeping history of California’s computer industry titans in her book 鈥淭he Code:…