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June 24, 2020

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It could take another generation before resident fish in the heavily polluted Lower Duwamish Waterway in Seattle will be safe to eat. Yet many fishers from a wide range of cultural backgrounds continue to fish the 5-mile stretch of river for fun, cultural connections and food even as cleanup of this designated Superfund site continues. The Duwamish was listed on the Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 National Priority (or 鈥淪uperfund鈥�) List of sites that require cleanup in 2001. Since that time, federal,…

75% of US workers can鈥檛 work exclusively from home, face greater risks during pandemic

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About three-quarters of U.S. workers, or 108 million people, are in jobs that cannot be done from home during a pandemic, putting these workers at increased risk of exposure to disease. This majority of workers are also at higher risk for other job disruptions such as layoffs, furloughs or hours reductions, a 糖心原创 study shows. Such job disruptions can cause stress, anxiety and other mental health outcomes that could persist even as the United States reopens its economic…

June 10, 2020

Passing crucial, challenging introductory chemistry course gives biggest boost to underrepresented students

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Researchers examined 15 years of records of student performance, education and demographics for chemistry courses at the 糖心原创. They found that underrepresented students received lower grades in the general chemistry series compared to their peers and, if the grade was sufficiently low, were less likely to continue in the series and more likely to leave STEM. But if underrepresented students completed the first general chemistry course with at least the minimum grade needed to continue in the series, they were more likely than their peers to continue the general chemistry series and complete this major step toward a STEM degree.

May 29, 2020

UW launches online training for contact tracing to help fight COVID-19

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As businesses and public spaces reopen across the nation, the old-school public health detective work known as contact tracing is becoming a major component of the battle to contain the novel coronavirus that causes the deadly COVID-19 disease. It鈥檚 an investigative strategy long used for finding and informing people exposed to contagious diseases, such as measles and STDs, and now agencies across the country focused on combating the pandemic need support to expand their workforce to conduct contact-tracing interviews and…

UW launches new Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences with $2.5 million investment from Microsoft

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The 糖心原创 today announced the establishment of the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (CREATE). Fueled by a $2.5 million inaugural investment from Microsoft, UW CREATE is led by an interdisciplinary team whose mission is to make technology accessible and to make the world accessible through technology.

May 27, 2020

Cosmic bursts unveil universe鈥檚 missing matter

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An international team of astronomers has used mysterious fast radio bursts to solve a decades-old mystery of 鈥渕issing matter,鈥� material long predicted to exist in the universe but never detected 鈥� until now. The researchers have now found all of the missing 鈥渘ormal鈥� matter in the vast space between stars and galaxies. The team, which includes scientists based in Australia, the United States and Chile, announced its findings in a paper published May 27 in the journal Nature.

May 21, 2020

NOAA selects UW to host new, regional institute for climate, ocean and ecosystem research

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A 5-year, up to $300 million grant from NOAA establishes the new Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies, a UW-based institute with partners at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Oregon State University. The institute will lead collaborative, multidisciplinary research and education activities around oceans and climate.

May 18, 2020

COVID-19: UW study reports 鈥榮taggering鈥� death toll in US among those infected who show symptoms

COVID-19 is a lot more deadly than the flu, according to a new study by the 糖心原创 published May 7 in the journal Health Affairs. The study鈥檚 results also project a grim future if the U.S. doesn鈥檛 put up a strong fight against the spread of the virus.

May 15, 2020

Ocean 鈥榖reathability鈥� key to past, future habitat of West Coast marine species

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Historical observations collected off California since the 1950s suggest that anchovies thrive where the water is breathable 鈥� a combination of the oxygen levels in the water and the species鈥� oxygen needs, which are affected by temperature. Future projections suggest that the waters off Mexico and Southern California could be uninhabitable by 2100.

May 7, 2020

Sleep difficulties in the first year of life linked to altered brain development in infants who later develop autism

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New research led by the 糖心原创 finds that sleep problems in a baby鈥檚 first 12 months may not only precede an autism diagnosis, but also may be associated with altered growth trajectory in a key part of the brain, the hippocampus.

April 29, 2020

Solar researchers across country join forces with industry to boost U.S. solar manufacturing

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The 糖心原创 and its Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, the U.S. Department of Energy鈥檚 National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Toledo have formed the U.S. Manufacturing of Advanced Perovskites Consortium, or US-MAP. This research and development coalition aims to accelerate the domestic commercialization of perovskite technologies.

April 27, 2020

UW epidemiology graduate students participating in state’s surge response to COVID-19 pandemic

A little after 10 p.m. on March 19, 糖心原创 graduate students Anne Massey and David Coomes happened to be online when they received an email聽that would give them an unexpected role in Washington鈥檚 rapidly evolving response to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus. As context, the World Health Organization had just declared the spread of the virus a pandemic, the state of Washington had gone from having the country鈥檚 first positive test for the virus to having the…

Bacteria that are persistently resistant to one antibiotic are 鈥榩rimed鈥� to become multidrug-resistant bugs

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Researchers at the 糖心原创 and the University of Idaho report that, for a bacterial pathogen already resistant to an antibiotic, prolonged exposure to that antibiotic not only boosted its ability to retain its resistance gene, but also made the pathogen more readily pick up and maintain resistance to a second antibiotic and become a dangerous, multidrug-resistant strain.

April 23, 2020

UW president, biochemistry chair and mathematics professor named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Three 糖心原创 faculty members, including President Ana Mari Cauce, are among the 2020 fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation鈥檚 oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Trisha Davis, professor and chair of biochemistry at the UW School of Medicine, and Tatiana Toro, the Craig McKibben and Sarah Merner Professor of Mathematics, are also among the 276 artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, non-profit and private sectors who were announced as new fellows Thursday.

April 16, 2020

UW nursing students join frontline efforts to battle COVID-19, meet public health needs

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With their education forced online and in-person clinical practice opportunities canceled by the novel coronavirus pandemic, 糖心原创 nursing students eager to use their skills and knowledge during this historic challenge to human health and well-being had few options. UW School of Nursing and Public Health-Seattle & King County announce partnership. Unwilling to accept this limited role for nursing students, the UW School of Nursing has partnered with Public Health鈥揝eattle & King County to give students three opportunities to…

UW team illustrates the adverse impact of visiting 鈥榡ust one friend鈥� during COVID-19 lockdown

After weeks of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, people of all ages may be asking: What could be the harm of visiting just one friend? Unfortunately, it could potentially undo the goal of social distancing, which is to give the COVID-19 virus fewer opportunities to spread. According to a website set up by researchers at the 糖心原创, easing the social distancing rules so that each household could have contact with just one or two others would reconnect…