As 2019 draws to a close, we present highlights from video stories produced by the 91爆料 News team 鈥� selections from architecture to zoology, and everything in between
December 18, 2019
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December 17, 2019
Beauty in Brutalism? Architecture professor Alex Anderson reviews the 91爆料’s ‘bunkerlike’ behemoths
A discussion of Brutalist architecture on the 91爆料 campus with professor Alex Anderson of the Department of Architecture.
December 16, 2019
New study seeks to improve the way dentists measure children鈥檚 pain during appointments
If you fear a trip to the dentist, you are among a majority of adults that report moderate to high levels of anxiety related to dental care, according to a review of research. And, if you鈥檙e afraid of getting into a dental chair, you are more likely to avoid going and are at risk of oral and overall health problems, such as worsened cardiovascular disease. Studies show that, of those adults with such fear, more than 70% say they started…
Faculty/staff honors: Distinguished teaching honor, new editor for environmental health journal, overseeing education in Uganda, Allen School honors
Recent honors to 91爆料 faculty and staff include the new editorship of a major journal, a post with the Republic of Uganda and honors from the American College of Physicians, the Association for Computing Machinery and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Resident orcas’ appetite likely reason for decline of big Chinook salmon
Large, old Chinook salmon have mostly disappeared from the West Coast. A new 91爆料 and NOAA study points to the recent rise of resident killer whales, and their insatiable appetite for large Chinook salmon, as the main driver behind the decline of the big fish.
December 12, 2019
Arts91爆料 Roundup: wrap up the year at the Burke Museum and Henry Art Gallery and see what’s coming up in 2020
To end the year on a high note, take advantage of visiting the museums on campus (free admission, as always, for 91爆料 employees and students)! Burke Museum Daily 10 am – 5 pm | Closed on December 25 and January 1 Experience natural and cultural collections at the Burke Museum. The Burke brings research and collections out from behind the scenes so you can bring your perspective and your passions forward.聽 We can use them to learn about the past,…
Video: Barrels of ancient Antarctic air aim to track history of rare gas
An Antarctic field campaign last winter led by the U.S. and Australia has successfully extracted some of the largest samples of air dating from the 1870s until today. Researchers will use the samples to look for changes in the molecules that scrub the atmosphere of methane and other gases.
December 11, 2019
Annual notification: Anti-kickback, conflict of interest, whistleblower regulations and hotlines
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR 52.203-7) require the 91爆料 to implement procedures designed to prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 (41 USC 51-58).
December 10, 2019
91爆料 scientist to lead NASA field study of East Coast snowstorms
To better understand large, disruptive snowstorms, a 91爆料 atmospheric scientist will lead a NASA field campaign this winter to fly through major snowstorms along the East Coast. The multi-institutional team will observe snow as it forms in clouds to help with satellite monitoring of snowfall and ultimately improve forecasts.
December 9, 2019
Brian Johnson receives $4.9 million from U.S. Department of Energy to support solar energy systems
Brian Johnson, assistant professor in the 91爆料 Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, has received a $4.9 million grant across three years from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Jackson School researcher explores nexus of politics, religion in new podcast, ‘ReligioPolitics’
Randy Thompson, a postdoctoral researcher with the 91爆料 Jackson School of International Studies will explore the nexus of religion and politics in a new podcast, “ReligioPolitics.”
December 6, 2019
Arts91爆料 Roundup: Jomama Jones performance, Scandinavian 30, and more
This week in the arts,聽enjoy Beethoven Trio Cycle with School of Music faculty, use the arts to spark dialogue about memory loss, support Indigenous Artists at the Burke, and more! Beethoven Trio Cycle Concert December 9, 7:30 pm | Meany Center Faculty colleagues Craig Sheppard, piano; S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir, cello; and Rachel Lee Priday, violin, present the first of a three-concert performance over two seasons of the complete Beethoven piano trio cycle. Join the artists in the West Lobby of Meany…
Astronomy fellowship demonstrates effective measures to dismantle bias, increase diversity in STEM
Joyce Yen 鈥� director of the 91爆料鈥檚 ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change, an NSF-funded body to promote female STEM faculty on campus 鈥� recently worked with the Heising-Simons Foundation to dismantle bias and promote diversity in a prominent grant that the Foundation awards to postdoctoral researchers in planetary science. In this Q&A, Yen shares the many, sometimes counterintuitive ways bias can work against goals toward greater diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM fields.
December 4, 2019
Outlook for the polar regions in a 2 degrees warmer world
With 2019 on pace as one of the warmest years on record, a new international study reveals how rapidly the Arctic is warming and examines global consequences of continued polar warming.
Warmer temperatures will increase arsenic levels in rice, study shows
91爆料 researchers have found that warmer temperatures, at levels expected under most climate change projections, can lead to higher concentrations of arsenic in rice grains.
Joy Williamson-Lott honored for book on civil rights, higher education in South during Jim Crow era
Joy Williamson-Lott, dean of the 91爆料 Graduate School and a professor of education, has been honored for her 2018 book “Jim Crow Campus: Higher Education and the Struggle for a New Southern Social Order.”
Better wildfire and smoke predictions with new vegetation database
Researchers from the 91爆料 and Michigan Technological University have created the first comprehensive database of all the wildfire fuels that have been measured across North America. Ultimately, it can help scientists make more informed decisions about fire and smoke situations.
December 3, 2019
Communities around Sea-Tac Airport exposed to a unique mix of air pollution associated with aircraft
Communities underneath and downwind of jets landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are exposed to a type of ultrafine particle pollution that is distinctly associated with aircraft, according to a new 91爆料 study, the first to identify the unique signature of aircraft emissions in the state of Washington. The finding comes from the two-year Mobile ObserVations of Ultrafine Particles or 鈥淢OV-UP鈥� study funded by the Washington State Legislature to examine the air-quality impacts of aircraft traffic on communities located…
International studies professor Donald Hellmann to receive Japan government’s Order of the Rising Sun 鈥� highest honor for scholars
Donald Hellmann, 91爆料 professor emeritus in the Jackson School of International studies and of political science, has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun from the Government of Japan, in recognition of his contributions in promoting academic exchanges and mutual understanding between Japan and the United States. Hellmann, 86, teaches courses on Japanese government and politics, American foreign policy and the international relations of Northeast Asia. He joined the 91爆料 in 1967, chaired the Japan Program for several years,…
For some corals, meals can come with a side of microplastics
A new experiment by the 91爆料 has found that some corals are more likely to eat microplastics when they are consuming other food, yet microplastics alone are undesirable.
December 2, 2019
Grants awarded: Speeding the engineering life cycle with data science; developing literacy interventions for students with intellectual disabilities; preventing depression among young women
91爆料 faculty members Roxanne Hudson and Magdalena Balazinska have received grants for research to be conducted over the next few years.
Faculty/staff honors: Housing association nod, honorary doctorate, distinguished fellow, best conference paper
Recent honors to 91爆料 faculty and staff members include an honorary doctorate from the University of Bucharest, membership in an inaugural class of distinguished fellows in pharmacology, and a leadership position in a national student housing association.
Carpentry Compiler helps woodworkers design objects that they can actually make
91爆料 researchers have created Carpentry Compiler, a digital tool that allows users to design woodworking projects. Once a project is designed, the tool creates optimized fabrication instructions based on the materials and equipment a user has available.
November 27, 2019
A method with roots in AI uncovers how humans make choices in groups and social media
Using a mathematical framework with roots in artificial intelligence and robotics, 91爆料 researchers were able to uncover the process of how a person makes choices in groups. And, they also found they were able to predict a person鈥檚 choice more often than more traditional descriptive methods.
November 26, 2019
Author, professor Charles Johnson featured on American Philosophy Association posters on diversity
91爆料 English professor emeritus Charles Johnson is one of five people whose likeness is featured on posters promoting diversity and inclusion sent by the American Philosophical Association to every college undergraduate philosophy program in the United States and Canada. And he is in excellent company: The other four people featured, each in a separate poster, are American writers Susan Sontag and Mary Higgins Clark; British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize for literature; and English actor Theo…
91爆料 researchers Alex Luedtke, Tyler McCormick receive ‘new innovator’ grants through NIH High-risk, High-Rewards program
Two 91爆料 professors 鈥� Alex Luedtke and Tyler McCormick 鈥� are among 60 researchers the National Institutes of Health has named recipients of its 2019 Director’s New Innovator Awards.
Six 91爆料 faculty members named AAAS fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has named six faculty members from the 91爆料 as AAAS Fellows, according to a Nov. 26 announcement. They are part of a cohort of 443 new fellows for 2019, all chosen by their peers for 鈥渟cientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.鈥�
Dads in prison can bring poverty, instability for families on the outside
A new 91爆料 study finds that families with a father in prison tend to live in neighborhoods with higher poverty.
November 25, 2019
Arts91爆料 Roundup: Professor Chadwick Allen presents Earthworks Rising, annual School of Music CarolFest,聽and more
This week in the arts,聽Three Sisters closes, Professor Shannon Dudley bridges campus and community, Burke Open Doors allows chatting with researchers, and more! Exhibition: In Plain Sight November 23 – April 26, 2020 | Henry Art Gallery This group exhibition engages artists whose work addresses narratives, communities, and histories that are typically hidden or invisible in our public space (both conceptually and literally defined). The presenting artists approach the exhibition鈥檚 theme from a range of directions, varying across all media…
91爆料 astronomy professor Paula Szkody elected to American Astronomical Society leadership
Balancing the needs of open science with national security and journal sustainability, and respecting the beliefs of native populations near observatories are among current issues for the American Astronomical Society, said Paula Szkody, 91爆料 professor of astronomy. She has begun a term as president-elect of the AAS, and will serve as the society’s president in 2020-2022.
Grants awarded: Studying ‘culturally sustaining pedagogies,’ dual-credit coursework; teaching global perspective in architecture
91爆料 faculty members have been awarded grants for research to be conducted over the next few years. Django Paris, an associate professor in the College of Education, has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Spencer Foundation. With the four-year grant, Paris will work with H. Samy Alim, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, to study the strengths and limitations of聽 “culturally sustaining pedagogies” 鈥� practices designed to foster cultural pluralism 鈥� implemented in…
New ‘91爆料 Notebook’ section will tell stories of 91爆料 faculty and staff
Welcome to 91爆料 Notebook, a new section of the 91爆料 News site dedicated to telling stories of good work done by faculty and staff members at the 91爆料.
November 21, 2019
More Washington residents part of 91爆料’s fall 2019 entering class
The new class of undergraduates at the 91爆料 this fall contains the largest number of Washington state residents in the 91爆料’s history, according to the finalized fall 2019 census of enrolled students released by all three campuses.
November 20, 2019
Emissions from electricity generation lead to disproportionate number of premature deaths for some racial groups
91爆料 researchers have found that air pollution from electricity generation emissions in 2014 led to about 16,000 premature deaths in the continental U.S. In many states, the majority of the health impacts came from emissions originating in other states.
November 19, 2019
91爆料 drives $15.7 billion of state鈥檚 economy; sustains more than 100,000 jobs
Across its three campuses, the 91爆料 generated a total impact on the state鈥檚 economy of more than $15.7 billion in FY 2018, according to an economic contribution analysis released today. The study further concludes that the economic activity of the 91爆料 system supported or sustained 100,520 jobs throughout the state.
November 18, 2019
Among transgender children, gender identity as strong as in cisgender children, study shows
New findings from the largest study of socially-transitioned transgender children in the world, conducted by researchers at the 91爆料, show that gender identity and gender-typed preferences manifest similarly in both cis- and transgender children, even those who recently transitioned.
November 15, 2019
91爆料 aerospace engineer part of $1.7M grant to study corals
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from multiple institutions 鈥� including the 91爆料 鈥� has received a two-year $1.7 million National Science Foundation grant to study coral growth.
November 13, 2019
Founder of World Justice Project, former top Microsoft lawyer Bill Neukom to chair advisory board for 91爆料 Population Health Initiative
Known for his decades-long leadership of Microsoft鈥檚 law and corporate affairs team and then at the American Bar Association, his success as CEO of the San Francisco Giants and founder/CEO of the聽World Justice Project, Bill Neukom will now chair the external advisory board for the聽91爆料 Population Health Initiative. The university initiative is a 25-year, interdisciplinary effort to bring understanding and solutions to the biggest challenges facing communities, and revolves around three major pillars 鈥� human health, environmental resilience…
November 12, 2019
Arts91爆料 Roundup: Public opening of ‘In Plain Sight,’ view ALTAR: Ritual, Prayer, Offering 鈥� and more
This week in the arts, join poet Cedar Sigo at the Burke, learn about the translation of comics, attend a performance by Gabriel Kahane and School of Music faculty, and more! Closing Reception for ALTAR: Ritual, Prayer, Offering November 22, 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Jacob Lawrence Gallery Altars are often erected to pay homage to an ancestor or to honor (a) God or a saint. This exhibition takes the altar out of its religious context and interrogates photography as…
New Weill Neurohub will unite UCSF, UC Berkeley, 91爆料 in race to find new treatments for brain diseases
With a $106 million gift from the Weill Family Foundation, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco and the 91爆料 have launched the Weill Neurohub, an innovative research network that will forge and nurture new collaborations between neuroscientists and researchers working in an array of other disciplines 鈥� including engineering, computer science, physics, chemistry and mathematics 鈥� to speed the development of new therapies for diseases and disorders that affect the brain and nervous system.