Bernard Dean, who brings two decades of state and local government experience, has been appointed director of state relations at the 91爆料, effective Sept. 1.
August 1, 2016
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July 31, 2016
President鈥檚 statement on shootings in Mukilteo
The following is a statement from 91爆料 President Ana Mari Cauce on the shooting of four individuals in Mukilteo this weekend, three of whom 鈥� Anna Bui, Jordan Ebner, and Jake Long 鈥� were killed, and one of whom 鈥� Will Kramer 鈥� was wounded and is at Harborview Medical Center. Bui was a student at 91爆料 Bothell, while Kramer is a student on the 91爆料鈥檚 Seattle campus. 鈥淲ords are inadequate to address the bloodshed that occurred this…
July 28, 2016
Runstad Center report: Addressing condo construction defect liability may help promote affordable housing in Seattle
A new study from the 91爆料’s Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies suggests that Seattle and Washington state could invite development of more affordable housing by easing the legal risk 鈥� or the appearance of risk 鈥� in condominium development, construction, liability and insurance.
July 27, 2016
Carbon-financed cookstove fails to deliver hoped-for benefits in the field
A study of the the first clean cookstove intervention in India financed through the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism found expected benefits from newer, more “efficient” stoves 鈥� based on their performance in lab tests 鈥� did not materialize in the field.
Middle schoolers build underwater robot in science summer camp
Middle school students tried their hands at designing and building underwater robots this week during a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration science summer camp in Seattle. The ROV workshop was a joint project by 91爆料-based Washington Sea Grant, NOAA and Atlantis STEAM.
July 25, 2016
Minimum Wage Study: Effects of Seattle wage hike modest, may be overshadowed by strong economy
The lot of Seattle’s lowest-paid workers improved following the city’s minimum wage increase to $11 in 2015, but that was more due to the robust regional economy than the wage hike itself, according to a research team headed by the 91爆料 Evans School.
Marine carbon sinking rates confirm importance of polar oceans
Polar oceans pump organic carbon down to the deep sea about five times as efficiently as subtropical waters, because they can support larger, heavier organisms. The finding helps explain how the oceans may function under climate change.
July 21, 2016
91爆料 sets new record with $542.4 million in private support and contributions in FY 2016
The 91爆料 received a record $542.4 million in the 2016 fiscal year, ending June 30, breaking the previous record of $482.5 million set in 2013-14. The funds came in the form of private gifts and grants earmarked by individuals, corporations and foundations for specific areas of research, labs, faculty, and student scholarships and programs.
An engineered protein can disrupt tumor-promoting ‘messages’ in human cells
A team of researchers from the 91爆料 and the University of Trento in Italy unveiled an engineered protein that they designed to repress a specific cancer-promoting message within cells.
From crop-raiding monkeys to political unrest: 91爆料鈥檚 Randy Kyes embarks on 100th field course
A chance meeting with a fellow scientist 27 years ago forever changed Randy Kyes鈥� life 鈥� catapulting him from North Carolina to Indonesia and beyond. As the founding director of the 91爆料鈥檚 Center for Global Field Study and head of the Division of Global Programs at the Washington National Primate Research Center, Kyes has spent almost three decades leading field courses on environmental and global health in a dozen countries. Often accompanied by students from the 91爆料 and…
Imaging software predicts how you look with different hair styles, colors, appearances
A personalized image search engine developed by a 91爆料 researcher lets a person imagine how they would look a with different a hairstyle, if they lived in a different time period or any other appearance change that can be synthesized with internet photos.
July 19, 2016
91爆料 professor is digitizing every fish species in the world
91爆料 professor Adam Summers is scanning and digitizing all 25,000 species of fish that live on Earth. Each species soon will have a high-resolution, 3-D visual replica online, available to all and downloadable for free.
91爆料 oceanographers grow, sequence genome of ocean microbe important to climate change
A 91爆料 team has shed new light on a common but poorly understood bacteria known to live in low-oxygen areas in the ocean. By culturing and sequencing the microbe’s entire genome, the oceanographers found that it significantly contributes to the removal of life-supporting nitrogen from the water in new and surprising ways.
July 18, 2016
91爆料 named 鈥楪reat College to Work For鈥� third year in a row
The 91爆料 has been recognized as a 鈥淕reat College to Work For鈥� by the Chronicle of Higher Education for the third consecutive year.
July 15, 2016
Joseph Wartman, David Montgomery honored for Oso landslide report
The Geological Society of America has honored two 91爆料 professors and other authors of a 186-page report on the causes and consequences of the deadly March 2014 landslide in Oso, Washington.
July 14, 2016
Study: Perceived threats from police officers, black men predict support for policing reforms
At a time of intense national attention on law enforcement and race, a new 91爆料 study suggests that racially based fear plays a role in public support for policing reforms. The research, conducted by 91爆料 postdoctoral researcher Allison Skinner and published online July 12 in the open-access journal Frontiers in Psychology, used a series of experiments to gauge participants鈥� level of support for policing reforms in relation to whether they felt threatened by police officers or black men….
Cougars could save lives by lowering vehicle collisions with deer
A research team including 91爆料’s Laura Prugh has found that within 30 years of cougars recolonizing the Eastern U.S., large cats could thin deer populations and reduce vehicle collisions by 22 percent 鈥� each year preventing five human fatalities, 680 injuries and avoiding costs of $50 million.
July 13, 2016
New 91爆料 program aims to foster better education for Native learners
At meetings with Native American community leaders, educators in the 91爆料鈥檚 College of Education repeatedly heard the same question 鈥� what can be done to improve educational outcomes among Native learners? Those discussions led to the creation of the 91爆料鈥檚 new two-year Native Education Certificate program, which launches in August. The 10-unit curriculum mixes online learning with hands-on projects in participants鈥� communities, with the goal of providing more meaningful and culturally relevant education for Native students. “There is…
Opinion: Closing parts of the ocean to fishing not enough to protect marine ecosystems
In a three-page commentary in the journal Nature, fisheries professor Ray Hilborn argues that establishing marine protected areas is not as effective at protecting marine biodiversity as properly managing recreational and commercial fisheries.
July 12, 2016
91爆料 historian selects 1971 prison death for Time’s ’25 Moments That Changed America’
When editors at Time magazine compiled a list of expert picks for “25 Moments that Changed America,” 91爆料 Bothell’s Dan Berger was among the historians they reached out to for a contribution. An assistant professor in Bothell’s School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Berger was asked to choose a “moment” 鈥� trends and social movements were not allowed 鈥� and write something brief about it. The article ran on June 28 on the Time’s website and in its many social…
July 11, 2016
91爆料 researchers improve microscopy method to 鈥榮well鈥� cellular structures, bringing fine details into view
Scientists from the 91爆料 recently reported a relatively simple method swell the tiny, complex structures within cells, bringing them within range of a common microscope’s resolving range.
July 8, 2016
Researchers show phone calls can forecast dengue fever outbreaks
A 91爆料 computer science and engineering doctoral student has helped develop a system that can forecast the outbreak of dengue fever by simply analyzing the calling behavior of citizens to a public-health hotline.
‘Excitations’: Summer Institute in the Arts to explore energy
“Excitation” is not just a scientific term or perfect Beach Boys lyric, it’s also the topic of this year’s cross-disciplinary Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities, an intensive summer research program for undergraduate students.
July 7, 2016
Arctic sea ice volume, now tracking record low, stars in data visualization
With Arctic sea ice roughly tied with previous record-low years, a 91爆料 tool that tallies the total volume of ice in the Arctic Ocean is attracting attention.
91爆料, Microsoft researchers break record for DNA data storage
91爆料 and Microsoft researchers have broken what they believe is the world record for the amount of digital data successfully stored 鈥� and retrieved 鈥� in DNA molecules by encoding, among other things, an OK Go video.
July 6, 2016
Acid attack 鈥� can mussels hang on for much longer?
Scientists from the 91爆料 have found evidence that ocean acidification caused by carbon emissions can prevent mussels attaching themselves to rocks and other substrates, making them easy targets for predators and threatening the mussel farming industry.
July 5, 2016
Long-term Pacific climate cycle linked to expansion of Antarctic sea ice
A long-term Pacific climate cycle may be driving the expansion of Antarctic winter sea ice since 2000, but a new study finds that the trend may soon reverse.
June 29, 2016
91爆料 project highlights liability of internet 鈥榠ntermediaries鈥� in developing countries
How much liability do website owners and other online service providers have for content posted by other people? If someone posts content on your website that is defamatory, constitutes hate speech, disseminates child pornography or invades someone鈥檚 privacy, are you liable? The answers to such questions can be murky in developing countries. And as internet use expands around the globe, so does the potential liability for the owners of websites, search engines, social media sites and other online platforms, who…
91爆料 statement on investigation into the conduct of professor Michael Katze
“When the sexual harassment complaints were made, Dr. Katze was removed from his lab and put on home assignment. A thorough investigation was commenced through UCIRO, the University鈥檚 complaint, investigation and resolution office. The investigation found that Dr. Katze had violated University sexual harassment policies. “His conduct was inappropriate and not in any way reflective of the University鈥檚 values. This is why the matter is now in the faculty disciplinary process, through which an appropriate outcome will be adjudicated.” 鈥�…
June 28, 2016
91爆料 geologist wins early career award from American Geophysical Union
Alison Duvall, a 91爆料 assistant professor of Earth and space sciences, was selected for the Luna B. Leopold Award for early-career scientists.
Statements from 91爆料 and KUOW leadership on the sale of KPLU to Friends of 88.5
91爆料 President Ana Mari Cauce: 鈥淐ongratulations to the Friends of 88.5 on their agreement with Pacific Lutheran University to purchase KPLU, and on the unprecedented fundraising effort that made it possible.聽We are delighted they were able to make it happen.鈥� KUOW General Manager Caryn Mathes: 鈥淭he generosity of KPLU鈥檚 listeners is a testament both to the excellence of the station鈥檚 programming and to the deep affection that Puget Sound listeners hold for public radio. 鈥淭hrough the Northwest News Network,…
June 24, 2016
91爆料鈥檚 Clean Energy Institute to participate in national smart manufacturing initiative
The 91爆料鈥檚 Clean Energy Institute will partner with regional industry and academic institutions as part of the new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, according to an announcement June 20 by the White House.
June 23, 2016
91爆料 is top producer of earth and environment research
The 91爆料 published the most earth and environmental science research last year, outpacing all other universities worldwide, according to a new report from Nature Index.
Law student David Camps thought to be first Cuban resident to attend 91爆料 in half a century
In the fall of 2014, Cuban tour guide David Camps led a group from the 91爆料 on a serendipitous bus tour around his native country. The group seemed to ask a lot of questions, but Camps聽鈥斅燼 former attorney and top diplomat turned tour guide聽鈥� thought little of it; clients were often curious about his life in Havana. So he was caught off-guard by the phone call more than a year later that led to him becoming one of…
How well do facial recognition algorithms cope with a million strangers?
91爆料 computer scientists have launched the “MegaFace Challenge,” the world’s first competition aimed at evaluating and improving the performance of face recognition algorithms at the million person scale.
June 22, 2016
Ocean forecast offers seasonal outlook for Pacific Northwest waters
A new study evaluates the performance of a seasonal forecast, developed by researchers at the 91爆料 and NOAA, that predicts conditions over the coming months in the Pacific Northwest marine environment.
Harry Bridges Labor Center report explores effects of job outsourcing at Portland International Airport
The outsourcing of workers at Portland International Airport has increased in recent years while those workers serve ever-more passengers and their wages remain low, according to a recent report from the 91爆料’s Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.
June 21, 2016
91爆料-led team awarded $1M bioelectronics innovation prize
An international team led by researchers at the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering (CSNE) based at the 91爆料 is one of three finalists in a race to produce an implantable wireless device that can assess, stimulate and block the activity of nerves that control organs.
Q&A: Essayist Elissa Washuta on being the Fremont Bridge鈥檚 first writer-in-residence, another recent award and her upcoming book
The year鈥檚 not quite yet half over, but it鈥檚 already been an auspicious one for Elissa Washuta. The 91爆料 graduate and author of two books, 鈥淪tarvation Mode鈥� and 鈥淢y Body is a Book of Rules,鈥� is one of two recipients of the Artist Trust 2016 Arts Innovator Awards, which come with $25,000 in unrestricted funds. Washuta, who has been described as 鈥渁n extraordinarily original and gifted writer,鈥� is also the first writer-in-residence at Seattle鈥檚 iconic Fremont Bridge. The…
June 16, 2016
Former 91爆料 administrator Jack Keating dies
John P. (Jack) Keating, former 91爆料 psychology professor, dean of the 91爆料 branch campuses and vice provost at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, died May 10 in Palm Springs, California. He is being remembered by colleagues as a dedicated and engaging teacher, strong researcher and inspired administrator. A San Francisco native and former Jesuit priest, Keating joined the 91爆料 in 1972 after earning his doctorate in social psychology at the Ohio State University.聽His earlier studies in philosophy and…