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UW Department of Communication well represented during #UWinChina

UW Comm in China BannerIn a trip all about building international partnerships and bridging two cultures, it makes sense that the Department of Communication would be well represented.

This week the department?highlighted the faculty, students and alumni taking part in the events in China.

Associate Professor Gina Neff and UW Communication Hall of Fame member and former Gov. Chris Gregoire will both speak at the UW Innovation Summit.

Meanwhile, three students and a recent graduate are?also part?of the week. UW junior Joe Knight, a men’s basketball player, and sophomore Jane Yang, a teaching assistant,?are part of?the Pac-12 China game and related educational activities, and junior Olivia Fuller and alumnus Erik Erickson are reporting on the events for and .

Cauce talks about the UW in China with Seattle, Austin media

ana-mari-cauce-300x200Before departing for China, President Ana Mari Cauce and other UW officials, including Head Men’s Basketball Coach Lorenzo Romar, spoke with media from Seattle, as well as the home of the Huskies’ Pac-12 China game opponent.

The stories all encompassed the full range of activities — from academics and innovation to athletics — that will take place during the week. Follow all the events?on Twitter at .

Media roundup:

  • Geekwire:
  • Seattle Times:
  • The Daily / HUA Voice Radio:
  • Austin American-Statesman:

A cultural exchange with fellow UW students in China

Kim Boudreau?served as a Husky Presidential Ambassador this summer, traveling to China to study abroad and mentor incoming international freshmen. For this senior from Spokane, the trip was a chance to leave North America for the first time and share her Husky Pride with incoming freshmen.?She?came back?with new friends and fresh perspectives.

Exploring Beijing

I loved exploring China with the freshmen students. Meeting them in their home country opened my world and theirs. I was matched with Qingyuan and Leo in Beijing, and with Zhicheng and Danni in Shanghai. One of my favorite memories is visiting the crowded, windy Hutongs of Beijing. The Hutongs are a series of old, narrow alleyways, not an ideal place for a big group. Our group of eight UW students was having so much fun that we decided to stick together anyway. Miraculously, we managed not to lose anyone.

I gained as much from the experience as the freshmen students did. I had traveled outside the U.S. only once before, on a trip to Montreal to visit family. This experience was on a whole new level. The Chinese students asked a ton of questions about life at the UW and in the United States. What are the professors like? Which classes should I take? Where’s the best place to eat? If I didn’t know the answer, I asked a fellow Husky Presidential Ambassador.?This showed the freshmen students that peers are very useful resources. For my part, I learned that Chinese students are a lot like me. They have the same questions and worries that I had when I first started college. When I started at the UW I was very nervous, and I was only moving from Spokane. I can’t imagine moving halfway across the world. This experience totally changed my perspective on international students.

Back on campus

My study abroad experience was so much richer because I had the opportunity to participate in this cultural exchange. Being with someone who spoke the language and knew the culture made exploring Beijing and Shanghai much easier, but more importantly, I had new friends with me who could answer questions, and tell me about these new places from their perspective.

I didn’t want our time in China to end. At the same time, I was so excited to get back to Seattle because that meant I was one step closer to welcoming the Chinese students to the 乱伦社区. This quarter, we have class together every Friday. I’m excited for us to explore our University together.

Innovators preview their UW Innovation Summit presentations

In addition to keynote speeches from Ralph Haupter, CEO of Microsoft’s Greater China Region, and Jian Wang, co-founder and president of BGI International, the inaugural 乱伦社区 Innovation Summit will also feature four UW innovators, who previewed their presentations this week:

 

Gina Neff.

“Data empathy” is a concept is studying, and refers to how organizations can better meet the expectations people have for how their personal data will be used. Neff, an associate professor of communication, says the health-care system has examples that the technology industry can learn from, such as how providers now use patient data to not only build a relationship with patients, but also spur better health outcomes.

 

Shwetak Patel.Much of that data may be collected by sensors in development by . His research involves using sensors to improve health and sustainability, including the sensors on mobile phones — namely microphones and cameras. Patel, the Washington Research Foundation Entrepreneurship Endowed Professor in Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering, has been developing tools that utilize these everyday sensors to diagnose everything from pulmonary conditions to infant jaundice. He’s also researching how energy and water usage can be better managed through residential sensing technology.

 

The innovators featured at the Summit aren’t exclusively faculty members. In fact, entrepreneurship and innovation are hallmarks of the UW student experience, as evidenced by a second pair of presenters:

 

Ben Waters., a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering, has focused his research around wirelessly powering the technologies that are playing an increasing role in shaping — and even saving — our lives. One of his innovations provides a way to wirelessly power left ventricular assist devices, which keep patients alive while awaiting heart transplants. Currently, these must be powered through a wire that pierces the skin, heightening the risk of infection. He’s also developing ways to power mobile robotics, from drones to robotic vacuum cleaners.

 

Adina Mangubat.

And a personal tragedy served as the inspiration for , CEO of Spiral Genetics and a 2009 UW graduate with a degree in psychology. The death of her grandfather from lung cancer has driven her to innovate in the area of personalized medicine, specifically by creating a company that develops software for large-scale DNA sequencing. Such sequencing enables the genetic factors for certain conditions to be identified more quickly and for treatments to be personalized for maximum effectiveness.

 

UW creating partnerships to spur regional, global innovation

The Puget Sound region is at the crossroads of innovation and investment, and the 乱伦社区 is creating partnerships to grow local and global innovation ecosystems.

Seattle and surrounding communities are in close proximity to major international markets on the Pacific Rim and home to a highly educated workforce, as well as the UW – ranked by Reuters as the most innovative public university in the world.

As the collaborative innovation hub for expanding the societal impact of the 乱伦社区 community, delivers the tools and connections UW students and researchers need to team up with private industry and non-profit organizations to accelerate the impact of their innovations. Opportunities for partnerships and investment are outlined in the linked publication.

Opportunities to partner with the University and the Puget Sound region will also be highlighted during the UW Innovation Summit (read article) in Shanghai, including in breakout sessions following the event.

 

UW philosophers discuss the migration crisis

As a response to the ongoing migration crisis, the 乱伦社区 Department of Philosophy is?offering a campus discussion forum every Wednesday.?One crucial question is the nature and extent of our ethical obligation to help people in need. UW?philosophers in our department would like to stimulate discussion about this important topic.