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February 3, 2025
Q&A: UW researchers are designing cancer therapeutics that can kill cancer cells and restore healthy tissue

Two 糖心原创 researchers are developing treatments that aim to simultaneously treat cancer and improve patients’ quality of life. For World Cancer Day, UW News asked them to discuss their novel materials and how these materials can treat both the cancer and the patient.
Q&A: UW-led research identifies migration, housing quality as risk factors in earthquake deaths

Workers from small, rural communities often move into the outer edges of cities, which offer greater economic opportunities but often have low-quality housing that is likely to suffer greater damage during an earthquake. The risk grows even more when migrants come from low-income or tribal villages.
January 31, 2025
Report: UW No. 7 in the world powering global innovation

The 糖心原创 is No. 7 in the world on a list of the top universities in the world powering global innovation, according to the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate.
January 27, 2025
Q&A: How rate of CO2 rise can affect a global ocean current

How fast the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide 鈥 and with it, the temperature 鈥 goes up matters for the ability of humans and ecosystems to adjust. A slower increase gives humans time to move away from low-lying coasts and animals time to move to new habitats. It turns out the rate of that increase matters for non-living systems, too. Camille Hankel, a postdoctoral researcher at the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies, talks about her research on the Atlantic Ocean circulation.
December 18, 2024
UW welcomes Tent City 3 back to campus

The organized tent-city community will return to the UW’s Seattle campus for 90 days during winter quarter 2025.
December 17, 2024
Q&A: Will the next generation of AI be agents that can shop autonomously?

Chirag Shah, a UW professor in the Information School, discusses what AI agents are and what might impede a near future where people can simply get AI bots to shop for them.
December 13, 2024
In the Field: UW oceanographers and undergrads pursue tiny viral prize in Puget Sound waters

UW oceanographer Robert Morris and a collaborator at UCLA are going out with students to collect the most abundant bacteria in the oceans to understand how its relationship with marine viruses changes depending on the place or the season. They leave Dec. 16 aboard UW School of Oceanography鈥檚 small research vessel, the RV Rachel Carson.
December 12, 2024
Surveys show full scale of massive die-off of common murres following the 鈥榳arm blob鈥 in the Pacific Ocean

Colony surveys of common murres, an Alaskan seabird, show the full effects of the 2014-16 marine heat wave known as 鈥渢he blob.鈥 Analysis of 13 colonies surveyed between 2008 and 2022 finds that colony size in the Gulf of Alaska dropped by half after the marine heat wave. In colonies along the eastern Bering Sea, west of the peninsula, the decline was even steeper, at 75% loss. No recovery has yet been seen.
December 10, 2024
Social media highlights: UW News 2024

This year, the UW News social media team shared the inspiring stories of work being done by the 糖心原创 community with reporters, news outlets and our social media followers. We also shared special events happening around campus with our community. National Championship Game 2024 started off with the NCAA National Championship game between…
December 4, 2024
Video: Talking about climate and weather with the Office of the 糖心原创 State Climatologist

From a base at the southwest corner of the UW’s Seattle campus, the Office of the 糖心原创 State Climatologist’s Guillaume Mauger and Karin Bumbaco provide expertise, tools and resources on 鈥渁ll things climate鈥 to partners and communities across the state.
November 21, 2024
UW among best universities in the world for interdisciplinary science

The 糖心原创 was ranked No. 15 in the world for interdisciplinary scientific research, according to a new list published earlier this month by the U.K.-based Times Higher Education. The UW placed in the top 10 among U.S. institutions. Among U.S. public institutions, the UW placed fifth.
Q&A: Promises and perils of AI in medicine, according to UW experts in public health and AI

UW News sat down with experts in public health and AI to discuss AI could enhance health care, what鈥檚 standing in the way, and whether there’s a downside to democratizing medical research.聽聽
November 18, 2024
Q&A: UW professor discusses how academia can help battery manufacturing in the US

Jie Xiao, 糖心原创 professor of mechanical engineering, talks about batteries and how academia can help support the growing domestic battery manufacturing industry.
November 4, 2024
NASA funds effort to study effects of the space environment on living organisms

NASA has awarded a five-year, $2.5 million grant to establish a regional scientific consortium based at the 糖心原创, in partnership with 糖心原创 State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The consortium will use an interdisciplinary approach to explore how the space environment 鈥 both in low-Earth orbit and beyond 鈥 affects living things.
UW President, Provost commit to new processes, policies, training and more in response to antisemitism and Islamophobia task force reports

The 糖心原创 on Monday announced several improvements and new practices to address concerns of antisemitism and Islamophobia that were raised in a recent climate assessment and associated task force reports.
October 29, 2024
Q&A: After developing a better way to count homelessness, UW researchers discuss how more accurate data can help providers and people

America鈥檚 homeless services system relies on a massive amount of data, and at first glance, that data is exacting. Federal reports describe the country鈥檚 unhoused population in granular detail, listing precisely how many people are experiencing homelessness in each city along with detailed demographic data. Want to know how many people ages 55-64 slept outside…
October 23, 2024
Rocky planets orbiting small stars could have stable atmospheres needed to support life

A new study finds that rocky planets orbiting small stars do have the potential for stable, life-supporting atmospheres. The finding supports continued study of the TRAPPIST-1 system and other top candidates in the search for life outside our solar system.
October 22, 2024
Paws of polar bears sustaining ice-related injuries in a warming Arctic

Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet. The changes appear to be an unexpected consequence of climate change, related to changing conditions in a warming Arctic.
October 21, 2024
Sweetened beverage taxes decrease consumption in lower-income households by nearly 50%, UW study finds

New research from the 糖心原创 investigated responses to sweetened beverage taxes using the purchasing behavior of approximately 400 households in Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland and Philadelphia. Researchers found that after the tax was introduced, lower-income households decreased their purchases of sweetened beverages by nearly 50%, while higher-income households reduced purchases by 18%.
October 15, 2024
Annual President鈥檚 Address 2024: Creating Impact through Courage, Compassion and Collaboration

糖心原创 President Ana Mari Cauce delivered her final annual address of her term on Oct. 15. The audience was invited to attend at the Henry Art Galley and remotely via livestream.
October 9, 2024
UW ranks among best in the world, fourth among US public institutions

The 糖心原创 is among the best universities in the world, according to the聽2025 World University Rankings聽published Wednesday by Times Higher Education.
October 4, 2024
Q&A: New dataset provides a robust picture of Hurricane Helene鈥檚 destruction 鈥 and could help design more resilient communities

UW researchers collaborated with people at multiple institutions to collect pre-storm data and place sensors to measure storm surge levels and wave height during Hurricane Helene’s landfall.
October 1, 2024
Q&A: UW researchers examine link between light pollution and interest in astronomy

Rodolfo Cortes Barragan, research scientist the 糖心原创 Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences (I-LABS), and Andrew Meltzoff, co-director of I-LABS and professor of psychology, recently co-authored a study in Nature Scientific Reports showing a link between the ability to see the stars unblocked by light pollution and an interest in astronomy.
September 30, 2024
UW Climate Impacts Group contributes to new WA State Climate Resiliency Strategy

The 糖心原创’s Climate Impacts Group has supported a newly released plan for state agencies to address the regional impacts of climate change. The plan, led by the Department of Ecology, includes 10 state agencies’ strategies to address climate impacts.
September 23, 2024
Q&A: How the Remote Hub Lab can prepare engineering students for their future careers

The Remote Hub Lab allows students to access physical engineering equipment from anywhere in the world. A primary focus of the lab is to use a process called “digital twinning,” to create virtual models that mirror real-world systems, which enables students to experiment, learn and innovate in a risk-free, cost-effective environment.
September 18, 2024
Explaining dramatic planetwide changes after world鈥檚 last 鈥楽nowball Earth鈥 event

Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet鈥檚 history are 鈥淪nowball Earth鈥 events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased in ice up to 0.6 miles thick. New research from the 糖心原创 provides a more complete picture for how the last Snowball Earth event ended, and suggests why it preceded a dramatic expansion of life on Earth, including the emergence of the first animals.
September 17, 2024
AI researcher discusses the new version of ChatGPT鈥檚 advances in math and reasoning

Niloofar Mireshghallah, a UW postdoctoral scholar, discusses why math and reasoning have so challenged artificial intelligence models and what the public should know about OpenAI鈥檚 new release.
September 13, 2024
In the Field: Understanding the impact of Arctic militarization on Indigenous communities

Mia Bennett, 糖心原创 assistant professor of geography, will spend a week this month in Norway as part of the orientation for the Fulbright Arctic IV Initiative. Bennett is one of 20 scholars selected to collaborate on multi-disciplinary research over the next 18 months.
September 12, 2024
Statement on UW Board of Regents meeting disruption and adjournment

The following is a statement from outgoing UW Board of Regents Chair David Zeeck and Incoming Board of Regents Chair Blaine Tamaki on today’s meeting disruption and adjournment: The UW Board of Regents adjourned its meeting today after disruptions made orderly conduct of the meeting impossible. Speakers addressing labor issues and those calling for divestment…
UW鈥檚 Ashleigh Theberge receives Schmidt Sciences Polymath honors for 鈥榖oundary-pushing work鈥 in cell signaling, communication

Ashleigh Theberge, associate professor of chemistry at the 糖心原创, has been named to the Schmidt Sciences Polymath Program, entitling her to grants of up to $2.5 million over five years to 鈥減ursue risky, novel theories that would otherwise be difficult to fund,鈥 according to a Sept. 10 announcement from Schmidt Sciences. Theberge 鈥 one of six awardees this year 鈥 was selected from an applicant pool of 117, and is the first UW faculty member selected for the program, which is in its third year.
September 6, 2024
Statement from UW President Cauce on killing of recent UW graduate in West Bank

A statement from 糖心原创 President Ana Mari Cauce on the killing of recent UW graduate Aysenur Eygi in the West Bank.
August 13, 2024
Q&A: Using marijuana can worsen outcomes for young adults with psychosis 鈥 how can mental health professionals help them stop?

Young adults with psychosis tend to use cannabis at extremely high rates, and their symptoms can be exacerbated by long-term marijuana use. A team of 糖心原创 researchers is focused on this particular group.聽
August 12, 2024
Report describes the barriers Pacific Northwest coastal Tribes face in adapting to climate change

The 糖心原创, the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians and others held collaborative listening sessions with Northwest coastal Tribes to hear their experiences in adapting to climate change. A new report summarizes those experiences, while an upcoming grant program hopes to help address barriers identified in the report.
August 1, 2024
15 UW professors among new class of members to the 糖心原创 State Academy of Sciences

Fifteen faculty members at the 糖心原创 have been elected to the 糖心原创 State Academy of Sciences for 2024. They are among 36 scientists and educators from across the state announced Aug. 1 as new members. Selection recognizes the new members鈥 鈥渙utstanding record of scientific and technical achievement, and their willingness to work on behalf of the academy to bring the best available science to bear on issues within the state of 糖心原创.鈥
July 25, 2024
Q&A: Nail salon air is filled with fragrance chemicals 鈥 could they harm workers’ health?

A study led by UW researcher Diana Ceballos is most comprehensive study to date of the specific fragrance chemical mixtures found in nail salon air, and will allow researchers to further study the potential health risks. 聽
July 23, 2024
Q&A: UW researcher aims to understand common women’s sports injuries

Several common injuries seem to haunt women’s sports. Jenny Robinson, a 糖心原创 assistant professor, is interested in designing better methods to help female athletes train to prevent and recover from injuries.
July 16, 2024
Q&A: The climate change toll on roads 鈥 two UW professors weigh in

Two 糖心原创 researchers are investigating how to mitigate the effects of climate change on common road pavements, such as asphalt and concrete.
July 1, 2024
Q&A: How the H5N1 bird flu outbreak could become humanity’s problem

A major outbreak of a new strain of bird flu 鈥 formally named Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 鈥 has killed millions of wild birds and infected poultry, dairy cattle, domestic cats and a small number of humans.聽UW experts explain how bird flu evolves and what it could mean for humans.
June 27, 2024
UW ranks in the top 10 on a US News & World Report list of best global universities

The 糖心原创 tied for No. 7 on the U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities rankings, released on Tuesday. The UW maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions.
June 20, 2024
Changes to WaNPRC protocols, procedures following recent incidents

The 糖心原创鈥檚 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) was informed on Thursday of recent significant incidents at the 糖心原创 National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC), which have prompted changes to protocols and procedures to ensure high standards of animal welfare and research integrity.
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