The Peace Corps announced that the 糖心原创 is No. 3 on a list of top-volunteer producing institutions for the past two decades.
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Danli Luo, a UW doctoral student of human centered design and engineering, developed a toolkit of sensors and controllers that helped her re-create three dishes from growing up in China: rice wine, tofu and spring roll wrappers.
Gingivitis research could also deepen our understanding of inflammation in the rest of the body, which can be difficult to study in real time.聽聽
The 糖心原创 joined Lincoln Property Company, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation and Sound Transit on May 10 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new University District Station Building, along with local officials, community leaders and neighbors. The 266,000-square-foot office building resting above the University District light rail station will feature ground-floor retail and amenities, office space and a rooftop terrace.
A handbook for parents of incoming college students, developed by researchers at Washington State University and the 糖心原创, finds that use of the book helped improve family connections and moderate substance use.
Member of the 糖心原创 Canoe Family have spent months carving traditional paddles using only hand tools, all in preparation for this summer’s Tribal Canoe Journey.
Two 糖心原创 researchers are using very different methods to investigate the issue of marine microplastics. For Earth Day, UW News asked them to discuss their research.
The UW Climate Impacts Group created an interactive tool that lets state agencies and local governments see what climate scientists project for their county and what they might want to consider when developing their districts鈥� comprehensive plans through 2100.
The indictment of former President Trump isn’t just about an individual but about the office of the presidency, and what the country is willing to accept from its leaders, say 糖心原创 political scientists James Long and Victor Menaldo,
Leaders from Washington higher education institutions met with national policymakers April 4 to discuss opportunities provided by the CHIPS and Science Act. U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene and National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan visited the 糖心原创 campus to talk about the legislation, which provides more than $100 billion to fund scientific research and workforce training. The UW and other Washington colleges and universities are poised to receive funds from the CHIPS and Science Act to invest in chip…
Phil Levin, professor of practice in environmental and forest sciences at the 糖心原创 and lead scientist at The Nature Conservancy in Washington, has been appointed to direct the first-ever U.S. National Nature Assessment. The 3-year assessment will take an interdisciplinary approach to better understand the role of nature in the lives of people across the country, and how those benefits might be altered under climate change.
New research from Leela Nageswaran, assistant professor of operations management in the 糖心原创 Foster School of Business, considers whether individuals should be able to select their vaccine type.
The Hans Rosling Center for Population Health at the 糖心原创 has achieved LEED Platinum Certification, the highest possible rating, reflecting the university鈥檚 commitment to sustainable building practices.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the 糖心原创 are bringing together climate, sustainability and resilience leaders, and educators representing a cross section of colleges and universities from around the country, with federal agency leaders for a virtual forum on climate change.
The 糖心原创 is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2022-2023 Fulbright U.S. students and scholars. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar programs.
Three 糖心原创 experts have provided quotes in response to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday morning.
New research from Weili Ge, professor of accounting at the 糖心原创 Foster School of Business, found that CEOs who engage in prosocial behavior 鈥� activities that primarily help others 鈥� are more likely to make decisions that benefit people and increase company value.
Scientists at the 糖心原创 are pursuing multiple quantum research projects spanning from creating materials with never-before-seen physical properties to studying the 鈥渜uantum bits鈥� 鈥� or qubits (pronounced “kyu-bits”) 鈥� that make quantum computing possible. UW News sat down with Professor Kai-Mei Fu, one of the leaders in quantum research on campus, to talk about the potential of quantum R&D, and why it鈥檚 so important.
More than 40,000 property deeds containing racially discriminatory language have been uncovered in Western Washington by the Racial Restrictive Covenants Project. Director James Gregory, professor of history at the 糖心原创, and his team aren鈥檛 finished yet.
Luc铆a Magis-Weinberg, a 糖心原创 assistant professor of psychology, explains how social media use can affect youth mental health.
Non-erupting volcanoes leak a surprisingly high amount of sulfur-containing gases. A Greenland ice core shows that volcanoes quietly release at least three times as much sulfur into the Arctic atmosphere than estimated by current climate models. Aerosols are the most uncertain aspect of current climate models, so better estimates could improve the accuracy of long-term projections.
New research finds that ice-sheet-wide collapse in West Antarctica isn鈥檛 necessarily inevitable. The pace of ice loss varies according to regional differences in atmosphere and ocean circulation.
A recent report and upcoming virtual event looks at the unequal effect of marine plastics on different communities. The international report led by UW’s Yoshitaka Ota covers topics ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on plastic pollution to a critique of Coca-Cola’s waste initiative.
The 糖心原创 will welcome back Tent City 3 鈥� an organized tent-city community 鈥� to its Seattle campus for 90 days during winter quarter 2023. Move-in is scheduled to begin December 17, 2022.
The year 2022 saw the UW community coming together again with in-person classes, events and fascinating research that make videographers excited to hit 鈥渞ecord鈥� and share these scenes with you.
An underwater volcanic eruption in January 2022 created ripple effects throughout the world’s atmosphere and oceans. 糖心原创 scientists analyzed that event to show how GPS signals could help monitor future volcanoes and tsunamis.
UW’s Virtual Field Geology project has many goals: to make geology field experiences accessible to more people; to document geological field sites that may be at risk from erosion or development; to offer virtual 鈥渄ry run鈥� experiences; and to allow scientific collaborators to do virtual visits to a field site together.聽While the pandemic brought new urgency to the project, its developers believe it’s part of a “new normal” for geology research and education.
糖心原创 political science professor Anthony Gill explains the social and economic value of gift-giving 鈥� and how even unwanted gifts help promote trust and build relationships.
The 糖心原创’s new Sisterhood Initiative aims to support young women of color through a cohort-based program, building on the success of the UW’s Brotherhood Initiative, which focuses on young men of color.
Wolf management in Washington has been controversial. Rob Anderson, who obtained his Ph.D. at the 糖心原创, explains the dynamic of managing a species through fear.
Ed deHaan, associate professor of accounting in the 糖心原创 Foster School of Business, studies the impact of Buy Now Pay Later on financial health. His research finds that BNPL users faced rapid increases in bank overdraft charges and credit card interests and fees.
The 糖心原创 was No. 24 on the Times Higher Education annual reputation ranking,聽released聽Wednesday. The UW moved up from No. 28 on last year鈥檚 list and remains No. 4 among U.S. public institutions.
The 糖心原创 is proud to announce that more than 44 faculty and researchers who completed their work while at UW have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list from Clarivate.
In one of the first studies to explore how COVID-19 specifically affects older infants, researchers from the 糖心原创 and at institutions at four other locations in the Western and Southern U.S. found that the number of infected people in a household was the factor most closely linked with the infant鈥檚 likelihood of being infected.
Michael Johnson, professor of management in the 糖心原创 Foster School of Business, found in a new study that groups that used 鈥渕ultivoting鈥� in unofficial votes were 50% more likely to identify the correct option than those that used plurality or ranked-choice voting.
Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Alexes Harris, professor of sociology, to the Board of Regents, effective Oct. 21, 2022. Harris becomes the first to hold the new Faculty Regent position on the Board.
New research from the 糖心原创 professor Robert Palmatier examines how factors related to social media influencers, their posts and their followers impact marketing success. The study concluded that reallocating spending based on the study鈥檚 insights could result in a 16.6% increase in engagement.
糖心原创 Professor Joan Sanders and her team are creating a new type of prosthetic leg: one that automatically adjusts its fit throughout the day. Their latest prototype detects in real time how well the prosthesis socket and amputation site are fitting and responds by automatically changing the size of the socket, without the need for adjustments to padding or user action.
The 糖心原创 is among the best universities in the world, according to the聽 2023 World University Rankings published by Times Higher Education.
The 糖心原创’s annual Engineering Lecture Series will feature research with potential to transform brain therapeutics from infancy to late adulthood.