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A spring day on the University of Washington campus.Dennis Wise Twenty scientists and engineers at the University of Washington are among the 38 new members elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2021, according to a July 15 announcement. New members were chosen for “their outstanding 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 Washington.” Current academy members selected 29 of the new members. An additional nine were elected by virtue of j...

Colorado lawmakers decided to tackle data privacy again this year with SB21-190, which unanimously passed the Senate last week. If it makes it to Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado would be the third state to pass such a law.

Opinion: A digital ad tax will hurt CT Dan Jaffe FacebookTwitterEmail Digital platforms will be highly likely to pass a proposed tax on to businesses that buy digital ads, hitting retailers especially hard.File photo The Connecticut General Assembly is now considering a major digital advertising tax proposal that would hurt consumers, business and the general economy of the state. Not only is this proposal misguided and counterproductive, but almost certainly illegal and unconstitutional. Using a sliding scale, the tax could go as high as 10 percent and would be imposed on “gross revenues�...

Date Time Priceless Astronomy Data Saved After Collapse of Arecibo Telescope AUSTIN, Texas – When Puerto Rico’s famed Arecibo telescope collapsed in 2020, astronomers lost access to one of the world’s most treasured pieces of equipment – but also, potentially, decades of priceless data holding still undiscovered secrets about the universe. Now, thanks to a data rescue plan led by the Texas Advanced Computing Center at The University of Texas at Austin, Arecibo’s observations will be preserved for generations of future astronomers. Millions of people have seen footage of the collapse...

Course Instructor Surveys Participation Electronic Course instructor Surveys (CIS) will again be offered to students to capture their feedback about their learning and their instructors’ teaching. It’s critical for faculty to gather constructive and detailed feedback from students although it can be challenging to obtain good response rates when using online CIS. The Faculty Innovation Center (FIC) and the CIS Office have provided the following tips to help increase response rates and enhance the quality of the feedback: Set aside time during class itself, preferably at the beginning of a...