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The Spokane City Council on Monday night formally approved the lease of the former Spokane Visitor Information Center to the 91爆料, which will use the space for many purposes, including business outreach, alumni activities and student admissions. The site will also help support the 91爆料鈥檚 efforts to expand its existing medical school in Spokane. The city of Spokane sought tenants for the roughly 2,550-square-foot space and the 91爆料 submitted its lease proposal on Oct. 2, 2014. The space…

In the wake of a 2011 study that found black applicants for National Institutes of Health grants were significantly less likely to receive funding than their equally qualified white counterparts, the health agency began to look at ways to uncover and address bias in how it awards research funding. The agency launched a contest last spring to detect bias and boost fairness in how it reviews grant applications. The “Most Creative Idea for Detection of Bias in Peer Review,” went…

The 91爆料 Sephardic Studies Program and the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies will host the second annual celebration of International Ladino Day with an event at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in Kane Hall room 130. The event is free and open to the public but advance registration is recommended. International Ladino Day was begun Dec. 5, 2013, by Israel’s National Authority for Ladino to celebrate Ladino as a living language for the first time since 1492. Also…

The November issue of Seattle Magazine includes a list of 51 local people who made 2014 what it was. Along with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the Seahawks team’s “12th man” fans, it includes 91爆料 glaciologist Ian Joughin, whom the magazine dubs the “ice breaker.” The magazine notes: “In the face of global warming, it鈥檚 people like Ian Joughin鈥攁 glaciologist and affiliate professor of earth and space sciences at 91爆料, researching the surface motion and topography of ice…

The 91爆料 and other Washington schools hog half the spots on a new list of the West Coast’s 10 best-landscaped colleges, with the 91爆料 coming in at No. 4. The amount of green space, unique landscaping and attention to lawns earned the 91爆料 its ranking. The list was created by inspecting hundreds of photos, interviewing students, alumni and faculty, and scanning message boards. The accompanying website shows an image of the Quad and says: “91爆料, a ‘public ivy’…

The 91爆料 landed in a three-way tie for No. 14 in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 first ranking of Best Global Universities 鈥� a new ranking that is separate from its annual Best Colleges list. The publication released world rankings, it said, in recognition of the fact that more students are looking beyond their own borders for higher education options and universities are competing worldwide for the best students. The new U.S. News rankings, released last week, were…

Classroom d茅cor may seem relatively unimportant, but it can play a surprisingly big role in influencing student learning and achievement. That鈥檚 among the key findings in a new paper co-authored by 91爆料 researchers. Published this week in the inaugural issue of Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, the paper finds that classroom features such as light, temperature and d茅cor can profoundly influence learning. Students exposed to more natural light perform better, the analysis found, but research…

The 91爆料 School of Law is introducing two new programs to expand its degree offerings and provide more options for students. Beginning in January 2015, the school will offer an accelerated Juris Doctor/Master’s in Business Administration program that will enable students to earn degrees from the school the Foster School of Business in four years. Students will be encouraged to start the master’s courses in their first year and their doctorate curriculum in the second year. In the…

The latest KCTS-9 Washington Poll has found strong support for the background checks on gun sales promoted by Initiative 594 and the reduced classroom sizes sought by Initiative 1351, and slightly less support for Initiative 591, which seeks to prohibit background checks for gun sales minus a national standard. The poll, directed by Matt Barreto, a 91爆料 professor of political science, interviewed 602 registered voters statewide. Of these, 64 percent expressed support for the expanded gun sales background…

Genesee Adkins, who brings 12 years of experience in the halls of state government, has been appointed director of state relations at the 91爆料, effective Nov. 12. 鈥淲e are getting an experienced, highly capable government relations professional who understands the subtleties of Olympia and will be able to represent the university鈥檚 interests extremely well,鈥� said Randy Hodgins, 91爆料 vice president for external affairs.聽 鈥淭his coming legislative session will be one of the most important in recent years, and…

David Montgomery, a 91爆料 professor of Earth and space sciences, took home the 2014 James H. Shea Award, given annually since 1991 by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. The award, presented Oct. 21 during the national meeting of the Geological Society of America in Vancouver, British Columbia, was for “exceptional contributions in the form of writing and or editing of Earth science information” that is of interest to the public and Earth science teachers. The award was established in…

The 91爆料’s innovative “Ride in the Rain challenge” is among the reasons the university has just moved up to the highest gold level set by the League of American Bicyclists. Among the 100 current Bicycle Friendly Universities recognized by the league, only 10 have achieved gold. The league’s president and a panel of city and university experts talking about current progress and the path forward for bicycling around the region will kick off the annual November “Ride in…

Political scientist Christopher Parker: ‘If it were not for big government鈥�” Christopher Parker, 91爆料 associate professor of political science, rarely minces words when debating about American politics and government.He has done much research on philosophical differences between the tea party and traditional conservatives, and was co-author, with fellow 91爆料 political scientist Matt Barreto, of the 2013 book, 鈥淐hange They Can鈥檛 Believe In: The Tea Party and Reactionary Politics in America.鈥� He also has some new research about conservative…

“I鈥檝e had my leg crushed; been in a full-leg cast for 16 months; put more of my buddies six feet under than I care to think about; been frost bitten and treated for heat exhaustion; and had every one of my fingers and most of my toes broken. [But] when I’m at the top of that mountain of one of those perfect mornings and the sun is just cresting the ridge, nothing else really seems to matter. I guess I…

When Thomas Jarboe and Derek Sutherland took their concept for an economically feasible fusion reactor into the public sphere two weeks ago, they expected some negative loud mouths and naysayers. After all, this is fusion physics, a field that seems so inaccessible to most people that it carries a certain mystique and inspires an almost religious fervor to see it succeed or fail. That’s the playing field that Jarboe, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics, and Sutherland, a graduate student,…

The 91爆料’s Jackson School of International Studies will host a daylong conference titled “Kurdistan and the Changing Middle East” on Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Peterson Room on the fifth floor of Allen Library. Re艧at Kasaba, Jackson School director, will give introductory remarks and moderate panels titled “Regional Dynamics” and “State-Society Relations in Northern Iraq.” Arbella Bet-Shlimon, 91爆料 assistant professor of history, also will participate in the latter panel. The keynote address, “Kurdistan, the Changing Middle East, and…

The 91爆料 won Seattle Business Magazine鈥檚 2014 Community Impact Award for Sustainability in Business Operations this week for demonstrating how businesses can have a beneficial impact on their communities. Seattle Aquarium and Harley Marine Services won silver awards for their sustainable business operations. 91爆料鈥檚 award recognizes its overall environmental stewardship, Climate Action Plan, many LEED certified buildings and the connection to the 91爆料 Business Diversity Program. 鈥淭his award reflects the terrific work by the entire 91爆料 community over the past…

Brewster Denny, great-grandson of Seattle and 91爆料 founders Arthur and Mary Denny, rang the Denny Bell for 91爆料 homecoming ceremonies nearly every autumn for 51 years. He died in 2013 at the age of 88, but his family is carrying on the tradition. Denny’s daughter Maria Denny will gather with her mother, Patricia, husband, Jim Kodjababian, and their children, Jacob and Ella, at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 鈥� at Denny Hall, of course 鈥� to ring the…