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May 30, 2025

Atlantic Ocean current expected to undergo limited weakening with climate change, study finds

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is a system of ocean currents that plays a crucial role in regulating Earth鈥檚 climate by transporting heat from the Southern to Northern Hemisphere. Climate models have long predicted that global warming will cause the AMOC to weaken, with some projecting what amounts to a near-collapse relative to the AMOC strength in observations today. But a new study from a team of researchers that included the 乱伦社区 shows that the AMOC is likely to weaken to a much lesser extent than current projections suggest.

Notice of Action: UMWC-Northwest Major Institution Master Plan

Notice is given under SEPA, RCW 43.21.C.080, that the 乱伦社区 took the action described below on May 30, 2025. Any action to set aside, enjoin, review or otherwise challenge such action on the grounds of non-compliance with the provisions of chapter 43.21C RCW (State Environmental Policy Act) shall be commenced on or before June 30, 2025. Description of the proposed action: Approval of the UMWC-Northwest Major Institution Master Plan by the Seattle City Council in Clerk File 314511….

May 28, 2025

‘Ways of Knowing’ Episode 3: Ge’ez

The kingdom of Aksum was one of the most powerful empires in the world in the fourth century. It played a major role in the histories of Egypt, Persia and Rome, as well as the early days of Christianity and Islam. But Aksum鈥檚 accomplishments have long been overlooked because they are recorded in the ancient African language of Ge鈥檈z. Like Latin, Ge鈥檈z is rarely spoken today. It鈥檚 taught at just three universities in the Western world, including by Hamza Zafer…

May 23, 2025

ArtSci Roundup: June 2025

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this June. ArtSci on the Go Looking for more ways to get more out of Arts & Sciences? Check out these resources to take ArtSci wherever you go! Zev J. Handel, “Chinese Characters Across Asia: How the Chinese Script Came…

Q&A: What universities can learn about navigating ideological tension from the history of same-sex domestic partner benefits

A new study from Abhinav Gupta, professor of management in the 乱伦社区 Foster School of Business, examines how public universities decided whether to offer same-sex domestic partner benefits in the early 1990s and 2000s. The research offers timely lessons on how universities can navigate politically charged issues without abandoning their core commitments.

‘Ways of Knowing’ Episode 2: Paratext

There is more to literature than the text itself. Anything that surrounds the text 鈥� from the cover to chapter headings and author bios 鈥� is known as paratext. This is what transforms text into a book.   Richard Watts鈥檚 research focuses on this under-examined aspect of literature. In this episode, Watts, an associate professor of French at the 乱伦社区, explains how everything we read comes with accompanying discourse. Decisions have already been made about how readers should…

May 20, 2025

‘Ways of Knowing’ Episode 1: Digital Humanities

English, philosophy and comparative literature aren鈥檛 typically subjects that come to mind when thinking about big datasets. But the intersection between literature and data analysis is exactly where Anna Preus works.   Preus, a 乱伦社区 assistant professor of English and of data science, digitally streamlined the process of documenting the number of non-British poets published in early 20th-century Great Britain. The number was enormous, but these poets are still absent from the literary canon 鈥� a discrepancy that…

May 14, 2025

Q&A: UW researcher discusses the 鈥渃ruel optimism鈥� of tech industry layoffs

In 2023, 乱伦社区 researchers recruited a group of 29 laid-off U.S. tech workers to discuss the effects of recent mass layoffs on employees. Overall, the group was ambivalent about tech work. They said it was often unfulfilling, despite their plans to continue in the industry.

May 9, 2025

AI headphones translate multiple speakers at once, cloning their voices in 3D sound

UW researchers designed a headphone system that translates several people speaking at once, following them as they move and preserving the direction and qualities of their voices. The team built the system, called Spatial Speech Translation, with off-the-shelf noise-cancelling headphones fitted with microphones.

May 8, 2025

Video: A small bicycle handlebar sensor can help map a region鈥檚 riskiest bike routes

A UW-led team has developed a system, called ProxiCycle, that logs when a passing car comes too close to a cyclist (four feet or less). A small, inexpensive sensor plugs into bicycle handlebars and tracks the passes, sending them to the rider鈥檚 phone. The team tested the system for two months with 15 cyclists in Seattle and found a significant correlation between the locations of close passes and other indicators of poor safety, such as collisions.

May 7, 2025

Statement on federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism review

The 乱伦社区 has received a notice that the federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism has initiated a review of federal grants and contracts at the University. This follows a several-hour building takeover on May 5 involving significant damage to the building and equipment inside it, setting dumpsters on fire outside the building, and delaying emergency responders. Thirty-four individuals were arrested subject to criminal prosecution and University disciplinary processes. The 21 students who were arrested have been suspended and banned from the all UW campuses. Non-student participants will be banned from the UW鈥檚 Seattle campus.

May 6, 2025

Statement on occupation of Interdisciplinary Engineering Building

The UW is committed to maintaining a secure learning and research environment, and strongly condemns this illegal building occupation and the antisemitic statement that was issued by a suspended student group Monday. The University will not be intimidated by this sort of offensive and destructive behavior and will continue to oppose antisemitism in all its forms.

April 29, 2025

Q&A: Hybrid policies can divide workplaces

When employees follow a three-day office schedule but choose different days to come in, certain team members naturally work together more often. New research from Michael Johnson, professor of management in the 乱伦社区 Foster School of Business, found that, over time, these patterns create 鈥渃o-location imbalance,鈥� which divides teams into subgroups聽with stronger internal relationships.

April 21, 2025

Q&A: UW researchers examine mental impact of Girl Scouts鈥� interactions with nature

New research from the 乱伦社区, recently published in the Journal of Environmental Education, examined whether children鈥檚 interactions with nature that are embodied, rather than just visual, are associated with feeling connected to something beyond the self. Exploratory analyses found that participants who had embodied interactions reported a greater sense of presence in nature than those who reported only visual interactions.聽

April 15, 2025

ArtSci Roundup: May 2025

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this May. Innovation Month April 30 | An Evening with Christine Sun Kim (Public Lecture) May 1 | John Jennings: The AfroFuture Now (Public Lecture) May 3 | Third Coast Percussion and Jessie Montgomery: Strum, Strike, Bend (Meany Center) May…

April 14, 2025

Tina Pamintuan鈥痵elected as next president and CEO of KUOW

The 乱伦社区 and KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio are pleased to announce the appointment of鈥疶ina Pamintuan鈥痑s KUOW鈥檚 next President and CEO, effective鈥疉ug. 1, 2025. Pamintuan is a distinguished figure in public media, known for her bold leadership and extensive experience as a journalist and educator. Pamintuan currently serves as the CEO of鈥疭t. Louis Public Radio鈥�(STLPR), a role she assumed in December 2021. She has been an NPR Board member since November 2020 and chairs its DEI committee.聽

April 8, 2025

UW professors highlight music in powwow culture course

乱伦社区 associate professors Jessica Bissett Perea and John-Carolos Perea are co-teaching a new iteration of 鈥淧owwow Cultures in Native North America” this quarter. While a powwow course existed in the past, this is the first time it鈥檚 an interdisciplinary offering between American Indian Studies and the School of Music.

April 7, 2025

UW Information School ties for 1st; other UW programs place highly in US News & World Report Best Graduate Schools ranking

The 乱伦社区鈥檚 graduate and professional degree programs were widely recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2026 Best Graduate Schools released late Monday.

Statement on UW students having visas revoked without notice

The 乱伦社区 has learned that, as of this posting, five current UW students plus four recent graduates participating in post-graduation training have had their visas unilaterally cancelled by the federal government without prior notice to the University or the students. We are deeply concerned about the well-being of these students and graduates and are working to support them.

April 2, 2025

Children exposed to higher ozone levels early in life are more likely to develop asthma

Children exposed to higher levels of ozone in their first two years of life were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with asthma or wheezing at ages 4-6 鈥� but researchers didn鈥檛 observe the increased risk of asthma at ages 8-9.聽聽

March 31, 2025

Discovery of Quina technology challenges view of ancient human development in East Asia

Ben Marwick, a 乱伦社区 professor of archaeology, was part of a team of researchers that uncovered a complete Quina technological system in the Longtan site in southwest China. The discovery challenges the widely held perception that the Middle Paleolithic period was mostly static in East Asia.

March 26, 2025

Video: A look at UW Libraries’ rare 1544 edition of Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’

Bound in calfskin and detailed in gold, a rare 1544 edition of Dante鈥檚 Divine Comedy was added to UW Libraries鈥� collection this year. The book is nearly 500 years old, and has likely lasted so long because its pages are made of durable linen fiber, not wood pulp. The handmade leather cover and sturdy binding also helped preserve the book. When librarian Julie Tanaka handles the book today, she knows that there is something here to pique anyone’s interest.

March 25, 2025

OS-CONNECT data set helps pedestrians find accessible routes all over Washington state

A new data set called OS-CONNECT maps sidewalks and other pedestrian paths statewide, from Forks on the Olympic Peninsula to Clarkston in the southeast. In House Bill 1125, the Washington State Legislature assigned the UW’s Taskar Center for Accessible Technology to build the data set, which was completed well ahead of its projected 2027 goal.

March 21, 2025

Determination of non-significance: Husky Soccer Field Renovation

Pursuant to the provisions of WAC 197-11-340 and WAC 478-324-140, the 乱伦社区 hereby provides public notice of: DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE Project Name: Husky Soccer Field Renovation Proponent/Lead Agency: UW鈥揝eattle Campus Comment Period Closes: April 4, 2025 Description: The proposed 乱伦社区 Husky Soccer Field project is intended to renovate the field turf to further level the field for drainage and replace light fixtures for energy efficiency and better directional lighting to the field while reducing off-field lighting….

March 12, 2025

ArtSci Roundup: April 2025

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this April. Worldwide Conversations April 4 | 乱伦社区 International Security Colloquium (UWISC): “The Blame Game: Militias, civilians, and the states’ accountability-effectiveness trade-off” (Political Science) April 4 | Political Economy Forum presents Brian Leung (Political Science) April 7 |…

March 7, 2025

Video: Predicting when cherry trees will bloom on UW campus

[April 4] UPDATE:聽 Our iconic cherry trees are in bloom. Plan your visit to campus using this map, which highlights the locations of different cherry trees on the 乱伦社区 campus, including the Yoshino blossoms in the Quad. [March 31] UPDATE: The majority of the blossoms are in peak bloom, a developmental phase which usually lasts about 10 days.聽 This phase can last longer if the weather is cool, calm and dry. [March 25] UPDATE:聽 There are three developmental…

March 4, 2025

Video: The UW鈥檚 assistive-feeding robot gets tested outside the lab

Researchers deployed a robotic feeding arm in a pair of studies outside the lab. In the first, six users with motor impairments used the robot to feed themselves a meal in a UW cafeteria, an office or a conference room. In the second study, a community researcher and co-author on the research used the system at home for five days.

February 25, 2025

The UW once again is a Fulbright top producer

The 乱伦社区 has been recognized once again as one of American higher education鈥檚 top producers of Fulbright students and scholars. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that had the highest number of applicants selected for the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs 鈥� the federal government鈥檚 flagship international exchange program.

February 20, 2025

ArtSci Roundup: March 2025

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this March. Closing Exhibits March 1 | Overexposures: Photographs from the Henry Collection (Henry Art Gallery) March 1 | Body Language: Recent Acquisitions in the Henry Collection (Henry Art Gallery) March 13 | Unissued Diplomas: Honoring the Student Victims of…

February 18, 2025

Coffee grounds and Reishi mushroom spores can be 3D printed into a compostable alternative to plastics

UW researchers developed a new system for turning used coffee grounds into a paste, which they use to 3D print objects, such as packing materials and a vase. They inoculate the paste with Reishi mushroom spores, which turn the coffee grounds into a resilient, fully compostable alternative to plastics.