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November 7, 2018

Arts91爆料 Roundup: Caravaggio Lecture, Campagnie K盲fig, Print Sale, and More!

This week in the arts, attend “Unbelievable: Reflections on Caravaggio’s Religious Art” lecture, go to a Print Sale, see Brooklyn Rider perform, and more! Faculty Lecture: Estelle Lingo on Caravaggio November 8, 5:30鈥�6:30 PM | Art Building Estelle Lingo, Associate Professor of Art History and Donald E. Peterson Professor in the Arts,聽 will give the lecture “Unbelievable: Reflections on Caravaggio’s Religious Art.” Lingo was recently in residence at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National…

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91爆料 Evans School, Harvard, Northeastern study: State governments鈥� internet footprints reveal what they do — and how and why they differ

To better understand how state governments across the United States execute their diverse responsibilities, look at their internet footprint, says a new study by researchers at the 91爆料, Harvard University, and Northeastern University.

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After a bad winter in the ocean, female Magellanic penguins suffer most, study shows

Researchers from the 91爆料 have shown how Magellanic penguins fare during the winter months when they spend months at sea feeding. They have discovered that oceanographic features are more likely to negatively impact the body conditions of Magellanic penguin females, but not males, when the penguins return to their nesting grounds in spring.

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November 2, 2018

91爆料 Today email is getting a new look

The 91爆料 has distributed news to the campus community 鈥� in one form or another 鈥� since 1975. Such communication began as a way to streamline how faculty, staff and students received important administrative news and was initially published as a pamphlet of memos. In 1983, it evolved into University Week, a weekly printed newspaper with research news and feature stories. The newspaper became an online-only publication in 2008, and the first 91爆料 Today email newsletter was sent…

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October 31, 2018

Arts91爆料 Roundup: 20 Years of Pacific Voices, closing weekend of Incident at Vichy, and more

This week in the arts, celebrate the vibrancy, resiliency, and legacies of community members from across the Pacific, see Incident at Vichy before it closes, attend a performance by the Taiwan Philharmonic, and more! 20 Years of Pacific Voices: A Community Celebration November 1, 4鈥�7:30 PM | Pacific Voices Exhibit Gallery at the Burke Museum Celebrate 20 years of community members from across the Pacific who have shared the vibrancy, resiliency, and legacies of their cultures through Pacific Voices at…

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October 29, 2018

91爆料 books in brief: Postwar Japan, American Indian businesses, dictatorship to democracy — and more

Recent notable books by 91爆料 faculty members study politics and culture in post-World War II Japan, explore regime change, nonprofit management, documents from the ancient world and more.

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Urban Freight Lab will help UPS evaluate its new e-bike delivery service in Seattle

UPS announced today that it will be pilot-testing deliveries with cargo e-bikes in downtown Seattle. This test is expected to last a year, and the 91爆料鈥檚 Urban Freight Lab at the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center will help UPS evaluate the study鈥檚 outcomes.

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Creating curious robots: 91爆料 researchers get Honda grant to build a mathematical model of curiosity

The 91爆料 will lead one of three teams that will partner with the Honda Research Institute to explore the mechanisms behind curiosity and seek advances in artificial cognition. The 91爆料-led team will receive $2.7 million over the next three years to generate a mathematical model of curiosity.

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October 24, 2018

91爆料 physicist Jiun-Haw Chu named Packard Fellow for research on quantum materials

Jiun-Haw Chu, a 91爆料 assistant professor of physics and faculty member at the 91爆料’s Clean Energy Institute, has been named a 2018 fellow by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for his research on quantum materials 鈥� substances that exhibit novel combinations of quantum-mechanical properties that could one day transform information technology.

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A dose of nature: New 91爆料 initiative to spearhead research on health benefits of time outside

A new 91爆料 initiative seeks to advance research on the health benefits of time spent in nature, connecting academic researchers with pediatricians, childcare providers, mental health practitioners and others who work with various populations on critical health issues.

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October 23, 2018

Arts91爆料 Roundup: Opening weekend of Between Bodies, Incident at Vichy, and more!

This week in the arts, attend 91爆料 School of Drama’s season opener, see several musical performances, and attend a exhibition opening. Incident at Vichy October 24 to November 4聽 | Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse 91爆料 School of Drama’s season opener is a production that the New York Times considered “one of the most important plays of our time” in 1964. The questions at the heart of this story鈥攁bout evil, complicity, self-preservation, and the death of human decency鈥攁re perhaps more…

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October 19, 2018

PTSD symptoms improve when patient chooses form of treatment, study shows

A study led by the 91爆料 is the first large-scale trial of hundreds of PTSD patients, including veterans and survivors of sexual assault, to measure whether patient preference in the course of treatment impacts the effectiveness of both cognitive behavioral therapy and use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a type of antidepressant often prescribed for PTSD.

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October 16, 2018

Once there were camps: New book by 91爆料 historian Jordanna Bailkin remembers Britain’s ‘forgotten’ 20th-century refugee camps

Today, Britain is not known as a land of camps, but through much of the 20th century 鈥� from after World War I to the 1980s 鈥� 聽the country was home to dozens of refugee camps housing thousands of Belgians, Jews, Basques, Poles, Hungarians, Anglo-Egyptians, Ugandan Asians and Vietnamese. As 91爆料 history professor Jordanna Bailkin writes in her latest book, these camps “were never only for refugees.” They shared such spaces with “Britons who had been displaced by…

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Arts91爆料 Roundup | Peacock in the Desert Lecture, Earshot Jazz Festival Concerts, and more!

This week in the arts, 91爆料 faculty take us into the community, from the Seattle Art Museum to the Royal Room. There will be music, art history lectures, drama, and more! SAM Talks: Peacock in the Desert Discussion October 18, 7:00 pm | Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Avenue, Seattle Dr. Karni Singh Jasol, Director of the Mehrangarh Museum Trust, Jodhpur, and Dr. Sonal Khullar, Associate Professor of Art History at 91爆料, discuss the themes and works on…

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91爆料 ranked among top 5 most innovative universities in the world by Reuters

The 91爆料 is listed at No. 5 on the Reuters Top 100: The World鈥檚 Most Innovative Universities, released Thursday. Now in its fourth year, the list ranks the educational institutions doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies and help drive the global economy.

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Could parcel lockers in transit stations reduce traffic congestion in Seattle?

The 91爆料鈥檚 Urban Freight Lab at the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center has been looking for solutions to Seattle’s traffic congestion: Parcel lockers that aren’t owned by a specific company could alleviate the strain. Now the researchers have identified five viable locker locations at three different Seattle Link light rail stations for a future pilot test.

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October 11, 2018

380,000+ donors help the 91爆料 reach campaign milestone two years early

Thanks to the generosity of more than 380,000 donors, the 91爆料 met its fundraising campaign goal two years ahead of schedule, and will now seek broad support to enhance the experiences of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a range of identified college and school priorities.

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Prescience: Helping doctors predict the future

Researchers at the 91爆料 have developed a new machine-learning system, called Prescience, which uses input from patient charts and standard operating room sensors to predict the likelihood that a patient will develop hypoxemia 鈥� a condition when blood oxygen levels dip slightly below normal. Prescience also provides real-world explanations behind its predictions.

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October 9, 2018

Arts91爆料 Roundup: Last chance to see 10 脡tudes for Summer, Chamber Dance Company concert, music and fin-de-siecle Vienna, and more

This week in the arts, attend the 2018 Chamber Dance Concert, see the works by ten second year MFA students, attend Cello faculty artist-in-residence S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir’s recital, and more. Chamber Dance Company October 11 to 14 | Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater For its 28th season, the Chamber Dance Company received a聽National Endowment for the Arts: Art Works聽grant to present choreography by Harald Kreutzberg (1902-1968). The 2018 concert,聽Unspoken, addresses matters that are expressed most poignantly with movement鈥撯�搕hese voiceless聽works speak fully and…

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Researchers develop 3D printed objects that can track and store how they are used

Engineers at the 91爆料 have developed 3D printed devices that can track and store their use 鈥� without using batteries or electronics. Instead, this system uses a method called backscatter, through which a device can share information by reflecting signals that have been transmitted to it with an antenna.

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Polar bears gorged on whale carcasses to survive past warm periods, but strategy won’t suffice as climate warms

A new study led by the 91爆料 found that while dead whales are valuable sources of fat and protein for some polar bears, this resource will likely not be enough to sustain most bear populations in the future when the Arctic becomes ice-free in summers.

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October 8, 2018

Awards to 91爆料 affiliate professor recognize career of conservation and research on penguins

Pablo Garc铆a Borboroglu, president of the Global Penguin Society and a 91爆料 affiliate associate professor of biology, has won the Whitley Gold Award and the National Geographic/Buffett Award for Leadership in Conservation, as well as accolades from the Argentine National Congress, for his research and advocacy for penguin conservation.