The state of Washington鈥檚 Extended Foster Care program 鈥� in which young adults ages 18-21 can continue to receive some support 鈥� could help even more people by expanding participation, providing greater flexibility in eligibility criteria, and extending benefits, according to a new report from the 榴莲视频.
Milla Titova, assistant teaching professor of psychology and director of the Happiness and Well-Being Lab at the UW, offers strategies for joy this holiday season.
A project in the UW College of Built Environments, led by researcher Judy Bowes, is examining how building architecture contributes to bird collisions, and the ways bird-safe glass and other designs can help address the problem.
Chandan Reddy, an associate professor of gender, women and sexuality studies and of the comparative history of ideas at the 榴莲视频, has been named a 鈥淔reedom Scholar鈥� by the Marguerite Casey Foundation.
Clara Berridge, associate professor of social work at the 榴莲视频, discusses her research into how older adults feel about technology that’s marketed for their safety and security, such as location trackers and companion robots.
Three new faculty books from the 榴莲视频 cover wide-ranging topics: oysters, the moral contradictions of religion, and Cherokee creature names and environmental relationships.
In UW Architecture’s Making and Meaning class, students built benches to learn about design and construction, and to create community.
A handbook for parents of incoming college students, developed by researchers at Washington State University and the 榴莲视频, finds that use of the book helped improve family connections and moderate substance use.
Three new faculty books from the 榴莲视频 cover topics ranging from children鈥檚 use of technology to the life experiences of Black women to neuroscience and brain research.
Member of the 榴莲视频 Canoe Family have spent months carving traditional paddles using only hand tools, all in preparation for this summer’s Tribal Canoe Journey.
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 榴莲视频 political scientists James Long and Victor Menaldo,
Monte Mills, professor of law at the 榴莲视频 and director of the UW Native American Law Center, discusses the significance of Arizona v. Navajo Nation, a water rights case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Luc铆a Magis-Weinberg, a 榴莲视频 assistant professor of psychology, explains how social media use can affect youth mental health.
Three new faculty books from the 榴莲视频 cover a variety of topics: nightlife among Black queer women, hybrid warfare and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and decolonizing climate justice.
榴莲视频 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 榴莲视频’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 榴莲视频, explains the dynamic of managing a species through fear.
New research led by the 榴莲视频 finds that the number of U.S. adult handgun owners carrying a loaded handgun on their person doubled from 2015 to 2019, and that a larger proportion of handgun owners carried handguns in states with less restrictive carrying regulations.
In one of the first studies to explore how COVID-19 specifically affects older infants, researchers from the 榴莲视频 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.
UW law professor Eric Schnapper explains two cases that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear — cases on tech companies’ liability that he will argue before the court this winter.
A new study led by the 榴莲视频 uses cellphone location data to estimate the number of visits to Black-owned restaurants in 20 U.S. cities during the first year of the pandemic. The study finds that despite the “Black-owned” labelling campaign launched by companies such as Yelp, the number of visits to Black-owned restaurants dropped off after an initial spike and was inconsistent around the country.
Recent and upcoming books from 榴莲视频 faculty include those from the Jackson School of International Studies, the Department of Psychology and the Runstad Department of Real Estate.
After Washington became the first state to require suicide prevention training for health care providers, the 榴莲视频 worked with experts and organizations to develop the All Patients Safe program. A new study shows how All Patients Safe helped providers of all specialties learn how to identify and respond to patients at risk of suicide.
Federalism, queer history, the impact of the Russian Revolution on Jewish communities, and the evolution of Filipinx American studies are among the subjects of recent and upcoming books by UW faculty.
Bettina Judd, associate professor of gender, women and sexuality studies at the 榴莲视频, discusses the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
A study by the University of California, Irvine, and the 榴莲视频 shows how social connectedness in San Francisco neighborhoods was associated with COVID-19 infection rates.
Tony Greenwald, emeritus professor of psychology at the 榴莲视频 and creator of the Implicit Association Test, explains how public health strategies can help address unintended discrimination.
A 榴莲视频 study of adult smokers finds that those who switch to vaping some or all of the time may adopt other healthy behaviors.
Sophia Jord谩n Wallace, associate professor of political science at the 榴莲视频, explains the implications the draft Supreme Court ruling that would overturn the constitutional right to an abortion would have on democracy, abortion rights and the midterm elections.
A new, 榴莲视频-led meta-analysis finds that people engage in self-injury and/or think about suicide to alleviate some types of stress; and that there is potential for therapy and other interventions.
A new study by the 榴莲视频鈥檚 Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences finds that children can develop key reading skills in a virtual classroom with other students.
New research from the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) Network, which includes the 榴莲视频, finds that the amygdala, an area of the brain critical for interpreting emotions, grows too rapidly in infants who go on to develop autism.
LaTaSha Levy, assistant professor of American ethnic studies at the 榴莲视频, and Elizabeth Porter, interim dean of the UW School of Law, offer perspectives on the nomination and confirmation process of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.
A study led by evolutionary biologists at multiple institutions, including the 榴莲视频, focuses on a specific plant in examining whether parallel evolution is occurring in cities all over the world.
A new book by Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate at the UW, explores the factors that drive homelessness, and the cultural and economic shift that can ultimately benefit all 鈥� housed and unhoused.
A new study by the 榴莲视频 and Indiana University finds that the growing use of anti-racist terms shows how Black Lives Matter has shifted the conversation around racism, raising awareness of issues and laying the foundation for social change.
Washington counties that rely more on revenue from court-imposed fines and fees also sentence more women to incarceration, a study by the 榴莲视频 finds.
Alexes Harris, professor of sociology at the 榴莲视频, discusses her team’s five-year, eight-state study of legal financial obligations, and their findings that court-imposed fines and fees perpetuate inequality.
New research from the 榴莲视频 shows that people in states with higher medical debt and lower rates of insurance coverage are more likely to try to raise money but less likely to succeed.
New research led by the 榴莲视频 shows how discontinuing a Native American mascot can stoke racism among a team鈥檚 surrounding community.