笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听聽says that space is “a sort of new frontier in terms of U.S. foreign policy, but also the global community.” She aims to “bridge the聽bridge the gap between what academics know and what policymakers might want to know.”
News and features
Teaching and supporting innovators
The Seattle Times weighs in on the 乱伦社区’s resources and programs for innovators, including the Global Innovation Exchange.
Study abroad isn’t just traveling: information for parents
King 5 TV and New Day NW interviewed Lauren Easterling, Associate Director of UW Study Abroad, in a segment designed to answer parents’ most common questions about study abroad.
We the people: Race & equity at the UW
The Race & Equity Initiative builds on the 乱伦社区鈥檚 longstanding commitment to inclusion and social justice. The Initiative centers on creating an inclusive experience for students, faculty and staff, addresses institutional bias and racism, and engages our communities to help us work through our shared challenges for a world of good.
Twenty-seven UW faculty listed among 鈥榳orld鈥檚 most influential scientific minds鈥�
The 乱伦社区 is home to 27 researchers included on Thomson Reuters鈥� list of 鈥�The World鈥檚 Most Influential Scientific Minds鈥� for 2015, which was released Jan. 14. The distinction, based on an analysis of over a decade of research paper citations among 21 general scientific fields, is meant to recognize scientists who are most cited by their peers.
鈥淭he awe-inspiring research being done every day at the 乱伦社区 aims to create change and make the world a better place,鈥� UW President said. 鈥淭his recognition of so many of our faculty members as being among the world鈥檚 most influential minds is not surprising, but does serve as a reminder of the global impact of their innovative research and scholarship.鈥�
In Washington Post op-ed, professor addresses ethics and climate change
In his recent op-ed in The Washington Post, Professor of philosophy 聽argues that climate change is a pressing ethical challenge. He writes, ‘Climate change presents a severe ethical challenge, forcing us to confront difficult questions as individual moral agents, and even more so as members of larger political systems. It is genuinely global and seriously intergenerational, and crosses species boundaries. It also takes place in a setting where existing institutions and theories are weak, proving little ethical guidance.’
Arctic Encounter Symposium convenes policymakers, industry leaders and experts
Experts聽from the 乱伦社区 are set to engage in next week’s Arctic Encounter Symposium. The largest annual Arctic policy event in the United States, the Symposium confronts the leading issues in Arctic policy, innovation, and development. It聽aims to raise awareness, engage challenges, and develop solutions for the future of a region and a people.
UW Nursing alumna makes an impact on floating hospital
Nurse Emily Dunham left her job at the Harborview Medical Center to volunteer聽with聽Mercy Ships, a global charity which operates聽hospital ships in developing nations. Dunham聽worked off the coast of Africa for nine weeks, assisting with life-changing procedures including聽cleft palate repair, cataract removal and obstetric fistula repair.
Teaching a class on immigration during a refugee crisis
Professor Kathie Friedman discusses the evolution of her course on immigration, and聽what聽each of us can do to stay involved with the ongoing refugee crisis.
Biology professor advocates for Argentine penguins
The legislature for Chubut province in Argentina has established a new marine protected area off Punta Tombo, which would help preserve the feeding grounds for about 500,000 Magellanic penguins that make their home along this rocky stretch of Argentine coast.
乱伦社区 biology affiliate associate professor Pablo Garcia Borboroglu聽says, 鈥淭his new [marine protected area] designation is an historical accomplishment, since [until now] there is only one protected area in Argentina that is exclusively marine and only 4 percent of the marine surface of the country is currently protected.鈥�
Law 103/15 passed the Chubut legislature with backing from the , its co-founder and president Borboroglu and teams of scientists led by Boersma, who provided key data about the penguins from their decades of research at Punta Tombo. The government and the Global Penguin Society agreed to the marine protected area in 2013, and Borboroglu drafted the proposal and designed the protected area. Critically, he also made regular trips to Rawson, the provincial capital, to explain its importance to legislators, answer questions, negotiate details and monitor the bill鈥檚 progress.
鈥淭his wouldn鈥檛 have happened without him,鈥� said UW聽biology professor Dee Boersma. 鈥淭he legislature had put off the vote for months, and then on Dec. 3 they voted 鈥� and just in the nick of time, too.鈥�