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By teaching computers to track asteroids, UW scientists may save the Earth
In five years, a sky-scanning telescope in Chile will begin hunting the heavens for asteroids on a collision course with Earth, scientists at the UW work to spot them.
06/29/2017 | The Seattle Times -
As metro areas grow, whites move farther from the city center
In an era when the growth in the population of blacks, Latinos and Asians outpaces that of whites nationwide, a new study of who lives where provides insight into the geography of race.
06/29/2017 | UW Today -
Study shows high pregnancy failure in southern resident killer whales; links to nutritional stress and low salmon abundance
A multi-year survey of the endangered southern resident killer whales suggests that up to two-thirds of pregnancies failed in this population from 2007 to 2014.
06/29/2017 | UW Today -
Orca researchers need all the poop they can get. These dogs help them find it
A research dog smells the sea air for orca excrement as its handler directs the boat. The researchers are from the Center for Conservation Biology at the University of Washington.
06/28/2017 | The News Tribune -
Vaccines do not cause autism; they save lives
The scientific debate over whether vaccines can cause autism spectrum disorder is over. Vaccines save lives, and there is no evidence they cause autism.
06/27/2017 | The Seattle Times -
Are asteroids leaving the spotlight? No way, say Asteroid Day activists
NASA may be closing down its grand plan to study a piece of an asteroid up close, but the researchers who focus on near-Earth objects aren’t turning their backs on asteroids.
06/27/2017 | GeekWire -
From gay Nazi to "we're here, we're queer": A century of arguing about gay pride
Assistant Professor of History, Laurie Marhoefer, on the history of gay pride marches and movements.
06/27/2017 | Salon -
Music of the Mind
It’s a story you really have to see to believe: people playing music simply by “thinking” it.
06/26/2017 | UW 360 -
UW scientist Randy Kyes celebrates 20th year of field course
Since its infancy in 1990, three themes have emerged as driving forces for Randy’s global programs: Science, Collaboration and Community.
06/23/2017 -
Artificial intelligence can predict which congressional bills will pass
Using just the text of a bill plus about a dozen other variables, a new artificial intelligence algorithm can determine the chance that a bill will become law with great precision.
06/23/2017 | Science Magazine