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UW researchers taught kids to code with cultural research and embroidery machines

The team taught a group of high schoolers to code by combining cultural research into various embroidery traditions with “computational embroidery.” The method teaches kids to encode embroidery patterns on a computer through a coding language...
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Blast-related concussions linked to higher Alzheimer’s risk

“While our research does not prove that veterans who experienced these injuries will develop Alzheimer’s disease, it raises the possibility that they may be on a pathway leading to dementia,” said Dr. Ge Li, the paper's first author and an...
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AI analysis of historical satellite images show USSR collapse in 1990s increased methane emissions, despite lower oil and gas production

An AI-powered analysis of 25 years of satellite images yields the surprising finding that methane emissions in Turkmenistan, a former Soviet republic and major oil-producing region, actually increased in the years following the dissolution of the...
13-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Colorectal cancer ‘not an old people’s disease anymore’

Dr. Issaka’s comments follow the January release of the American Cancer Society’s Cancer statistical report for 2024. Among people under 50 in the U.S., the report said, colorectal cancer is currently the No. 1 cause of cancer death among men...
12-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Q&A: How Instagram influencers profit from anti-vaccine misinformation

New research from the UW examines how three wellness Instagram influencers profited from anti-vaccine misinformation.
11-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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80 mph speed record for glacier fracture helps reveal the physics of ice sheet collapse

New research documents the fastest-known large-scale breakage along an Antarctic ice shelf. In 2012, a 6.5-mile crack formed in about 5 and a half minutes, showing that ice shelves can effectively shatter, though the speed of breakage is reduced by...
28-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Vision Zero road safety projects in Seattle are unlikely to have negative impacts on local business sales, UW study finds

An analysis of seven safety projects across Seattle including expanding the city’s bike network, redesigning high-crash intersections and enhancing crosswalks to protect pedestrians, found they had no negative impact on the annual revenues of...
28-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Q&A: Decline in condom use indicates need for further education, awareness

New research from Steven Goodreau, University of Washington professor of anthropology, shows that condom use has been trending downward among younger gay and bisexual men over the last decade, even when they aren’t taking pre-exposure prophylaxis,...
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Q&A: How a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease could also work for Type 2 diabetes

Alzheimer’s disease and Type 2 diabetes are part of a family of amyloid diseases that are characterized by having proteins that cluster together. University of Washington researchers have demonstrated more similarities between the two diseases.
29-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST

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Q&A: Helping robots identify objects in cluttered spaces

Robots in warehouses and even around our houses struggle to identify and pick up objects if they are too close together, or if a space is cluttered.
7-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST

Q&A: UW researchers answer common questions about language models like ChatGPT

A team University of Washington researchers have published a guide explaining language models, the technology that underlies chatbots.
9-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST

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One ovarian cancer fix: removing the fallopian tubes

Women should talk with their doctors about their risk of ovarian cancer and the potential to remove fallopian tubes if they have a planned pelvic surgery, said UW Medicine OB-GYN Dr. Barbara Goff.
17-Nov-2023 7:05 PM EST

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Q&A: Can AI in school actually help students be more creative and self-directed?

Katie Davis, a University of Washington associate professor in the Information School, discusses how generative AI might support learning, instead of detracting from it, if kids can keep their agency.
25-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT

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Q&A: How new software is changing our understanding of human brain development

A team including researchers at the University of Washington recently used new software to compare MRIs from 300 babies and discovered that myelin, a part of the brain’s so-called white matter, develops much slower after birth.
22-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT

Q&A: New book examines intersection between climate and information crises

Adrienne Russell, professor of communication at the University of Washington, examines in her new book how journalism, activism, corporations and Big Tech battle to influence the public about climate change.
11-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT

Q&A: As AI changes education, important conversations for kids still happen off-screen

Jason Yip, a UW associate professor in the Information School, discusses how parents and schools can adapt to new technologies in ways that support children’s learning.
16-Aug-2023 3:00 PM EDT

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