November 7, 2019
This week in the arts, see a mind-blowing troupe of wildly creative and physically daring dancers at Meany Center, learn about Somali funk, disco, soul and reggae of the 1970s and 80s, and more! Olmstead in Seattle November 12, 7 pm | Center for Urban Horticulture Seattle has one of the most extensively developed Olmsted park systems in the United States, yet the story of how it came into existence has never been fully explored or described 鈥� until now,…
A team led by scientists from the 91爆料 and the University of Notre Dame used recent advances in electron microscopy to observe Fano interferences — a form of quantum-mechanical interference by electrons — directly in a pair of metallic nanoparticles.
November 6, 2019
Signaling a potential major change in cervical cancer screening options for American women, a new study found that mailed self-sampling kits that test for HPV 鈥� the virus that can cause cervical cancer 鈥� helped significantly more women get screened for the cancer. The study involving nearly 20,000 women was conducted by researchers from the 91爆料 and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute and was published Nov. 6 in JAMA Network Open. In the study, women within the…
November 5, 2019
A 91爆料 team is leaving to study how fall storms, dwindling sea ice and vulnerable coastlines might combine in a changing Arctic.
‘HuskySat-1’ is among seven student-built satellites from around the country that launched Saturday morning, Nov. 2, from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the Virginia coast.
November 4, 2019
91爆料 marine scientists are using high-tech tags to record the movements of swordfish 鈥� big, deep-water, migratory, open-ocean fish that are poorly studied 鈥� and get a window into the ocean depths they inhabit.
91爆料 researchers aimed to understand both the prevalence of discrimination events and how these events affect college students in their daily lives. Over the course of two academic quarters, the team compared students’ self-reports of unfair treatment to passively tracked changes in daily activities, such as hours slept, steps taken or time spent on the phone.
Researchers at the 91爆料 have developed a method that could make reproducible manufacturing at the nanoscale possible. The team adapted a light-based technology employed widely in biology 鈥� known as optical traps or optical tweezers 鈥� to operate in a water-free liquid environment of carbon-rich organic solvents, thereby enabling new potential applications.
November 1, 2019
This week in the arts, celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary with Jonathan Biss, attend the Burke museum for free, catch A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and more. Jonathan Biss聽–聽Celebrating Beethoven Pt 1 November 5, 7:30 pm | Meany Center In celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven鈥檚 birth, Meany Center presents a selection of his piano sonatas with acclaimed pianist and Beethoven expert Jonathan Biss. In addition to having embarked on a nine-year project to record all 32 of the composer鈥檚 piano…
October 31, 2019
After years of preparation, a tiny satellite built by 91爆料 students is scheduled to launch early Saturday, Nov. 2, from a NASA flight facility in Virginia. The launch will be broadcast live on NASA TV.
Researchers from the 91爆料 and the FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics in the Netherlands have developed a way to map strain in lead halide perovskite solar cells. Their approach shows that misorientation between microscopic perovskite crystals is the primary contributor to the buildup of strain within the solar cell, which creates small-scale defects in the grain structure, interrupts the transport of electrons within the solar cell, and ultimately leads to heat loss through a process known as non-radiative recombination.
October 29, 2019
91爆料 political scientist Megan Ming Francis says there is a dearth of academic book series being published on topics of race, ethnicity and politics. Now, she will start to change that. An associate professor of political science, Francis will be the editor of a new series of books from Cambridge University Press called Cambridge Elements in Race, Ethnicity and Politics. Francis, on leave and at Harvard for the 2019-2020 school year, answered a few questions about the new…
91爆料 researchers have found that the third-party genealogy site GEDmatch is vulnerable to multiple kinds of security risks.
October 28, 2019
A team led by the 91爆料 and Stanford University has discovered clues in the environment that help identify transmission hotspots for schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease that is second only to malaria in its global health impact.
This video features聽Rod Crawford,聽the curator of arachnids at the 91爆料’s Burke Museum. He has spent decades studying spiders and says there are many common myths about spiders that he is regularly asked about.
A new study by the 91爆料鈥檚 Social Development Research Group shows how a parent鈥檚 use of marijuana, past or present, can influence their child’s substance use and well-being.
An image captured earlier this year by the Hubble Space Telescope may look like a ghostly apparition, but it is not. Hubble is looking at a titanic head-on collision between two galaxies.
October 24, 2019
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and nine collaborating organizations, including the 91爆料, $2.8 million for a two-year 鈥渃onceptualization phase鈥� of the Scalable Cyberinfrastructure Institute for Multi-Messenger Astrophysics.
Scientists have discovered an extraordinary collection of fossils that reveal in detail how life recovered after a catastrophic event: the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period.
October 23, 2019
The 91爆料 is listed at No. 5 on the聽Reuters Top 100: The World鈥檚 Most Innovative Universities, released Wednesday. Now in its fifth year, the list ranks the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and help drive the global economy.
This week in the arts, kick-off School of Drama’s new season,聽view local artist’s work at the Center for Urban Horticulture, learn about Dakota Sioux artist Mary Sully, and more. Reclaiming our Attention in an Age of Distraction November 1, 7:30 pm | Town Hall Seattle 91爆料 Communications Leadership Program presents author and artist Jenny Odell in discussing the impact digital media has on our everyday lives. Joined by political reporter Austin Jenkins, this lecture addresses the dilemma of life in…
This week a 91爆料 team is releasing a robotic surfboard to explore the surface ocean around Antarctica.
October 22, 2019
The 91爆料 maintained its No. 10 spot on the U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities rankings, released this week. The 91爆料 is ranked No. 2 among U.S. public institutions.
October 21, 2019
A new study finds that the western South Atlantic humpback population has grown to 25,000 whales. Researchers, including co-authors from the 91爆料, believe this new estimate is now close to pre-whaling numbers.
October 18, 2019
This week in the arts, celebrate flamenco with the Paco聽de Luc铆a Project,聽attend the opening reception for Irreducible Forms, tour the Henry Art Gallery with Ariel Goldberg, and more. Exhibition Opening: Irreducible Forms October 24 – November 9 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery Celebrate work by the second-year Master of Fine Arts students working in and between the media of installation, time-based visual art, painting, and sculpture. Attend the Opening Reception October 23, 5 – 7pm | Jacob Lawrence Gallery Free |…
The 91爆料 Board of Regents this week approved a five-year contract extension for President Ana Mari Cauce. The agreement was finalized under authority previously delegated to the board chair.
October 17, 2019
A team led by the 91爆料 has developed a way to help foresters predict which nonnative insect invasions will be problematic, and help managers decide where to allocate resources to avoid widespread tree death.
October 16, 2019
91爆料 President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her annual address to the community Oct. 15 at w菨色菨b蕯altx史 鈥� Intellectual House on the 91爆料 campus.
91爆料 President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her annual address to the community Oct. 15 at w菨色菨b蕯altx史 鈥� Intellectual House on the 91爆料 campus.
October 15, 2019
On International Pronouns Day (Oct. 16) the 91爆料 community is invited to celebrate the ways in which using someone鈥檚 pronouns have a positive impact on the community as a whole.
A 91爆料-led study finds that Deaf infants exposed to American Sign Language are especially tuned to a parent’s eye gaze, itself a social connection between parent and child that is linked to early learning.
Ashleigh Theberge, a 91爆料 assistant professor of chemistry, has been named a 2019 Packard Fellow for her research on cell signaling. Every year since 1988, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has awarded Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering to early-career scientists to pursue the types of innovative projects that often fall outside the purview of traditional sources of funding, such as research grants from government agencies. As one of 22 fellows for 2019, Theberge will receive $875,000…
With the help of new technologies, a team led by the 91爆料 has confirmed that piranhas 鈥� and their plant-eating cousins, pacus 鈥� lose and regrow all the teeth on one side of their face multiple times throughout their lives. How they do it may help explain why the fish go to such efforts to replace their teeth.
91爆料 researchers have developed a new smart speaker skill that lets a device use white noise to both soothe sleeping babies and monitor their breathing and movement.
October 14, 2019
While gun violence in America kills more than 35,000 people a year and as calls for policies to stem the crisis grow, 91爆料 researchers point out in a new analysis that barriers to data stand in the way of advancing solutions. 鈥淔irearm data availability, accessibility and infrastructure need to be substantially improved to reduce the burden of the public health crisis of firearm violence,” said Dr. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, lead co-author and associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology…
In a new study, an interdisciplinary group of researchers used Pacific herring in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, as a case study for modeling the implicit tradeoffs within the triple bottom line that result from various fisheries management decisions.
October 11, 2019
Even successful methods for diagnosing, treating and caring for people who are suffering from cancer are not enough without effective, practical tools and guidance for putting those methods into practice. To bridge this gap between cancer interventions and their implementation within communities across the country, the National Institutes of Health鈥檚 National Cancer Institute is funding the creation of six implementation science centers focused on cancer control. The creation of these centers are part of NIH鈥檚 Cancer Moonshot initiative to make…
October 10, 2019
This week in the arts, attend a Washin Kai recital in classical Japanese, listen to the musical musings of Indigo Mist, converse over coffee, and more. Visit the Burke on Indigenous Peoples’ Day October 14, 10 am – 5pm | Burke Museum As part of Opening Weekend, celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the City of Seattle at the Burke.聽There will be Indigenous performances, including 91爆料 groups, and opportunities to engage in conversation about the Burke’s collections throughout the day. Grand…
Hans Rosling is known internationally for his captivating analysis of global health data, for discovering a paralyzing disease in Africa and explaining its socio-economic causes, and for his intense curiosity and life-long passion for educating students, world leaders and the public. Now, Hans Rosling 鈥� a Swedish doctor, statistician, author and professor 鈥� will be a name associated with the 91爆料’s transformative work in population health. Today, the 91爆料 Board of Regents approved naming the $230 million building…
The new building on the 91爆料鈥檚 Seattle campus that will be home to some of the key departments at the center of the university鈥檚 Population Health Initiative was named in honor of Dr. Hans Rosling on Oct. 10, 2019, by the 91爆料 Board of Regents. The $230 million building under construction on the university鈥檚 Seattle campus is now the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health. Rosling was a Swedish doctor, statistician, author and professor, whose work in popularizing…