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Burke asks hunters for hybrid duck specimens
Researchers hope to recruit duck hunters to provide hybrid duck specimens for a study at the University of Washington's Burke Museum, to determine if hybrids are the result of forced copulation.12/21/2013 | Columbia Basin Herald -
Sinuous skeletons leap from lab to art world
A scalyhead sculpin is a nondescript fish but "stripped" to its skeleton and stained, it becomes striking enough to be among the 14 photos by Adam Summers, professor of biology, on display at the Seattle Aquarium.12/19/2013 | UW Today -
Office parties are bad for business
Cheryl Kaiser, a psychology researcher at the University of Washington, explained that there are many subtle ways holiday parties can be less enjoyable for members of minority groups.12/19/2013 | The Daily Beast -
Big Pharma's Marketing Strategies
David Hyde talks with Natalie Mizik, University of Washington marketing professor, about how successful big pharmaceuticals are at marketing their products.12/18/2013 | KUOW -
10 ideas to change the world: Mind control over the internet
CNN is honoring 10 emerging ideas in technology and related fields. Number six on the list is a UW team that managed to connect two brains using non-invasive technology.12/18/2013 | CNN -
How abolishing the military paid off in Costa Rica
In 1948 the president of Costa Rica announced something truly extraordinary: Henceforth, the nation would take the almost unheard-of step of renouncing its military.12/15/2013 | The Los Angeles Times -
China's leaders push urbanization as engine for growth
China's leaders reaffirmed their intention to turn urbanization into a powerful engine to drive growth and remake the economy, saying they would encourage rural residents to move to smaller cities, rather than Beijing, Shanghai and other megacities.12/15/2013 | The Wall Street Journal -
This is Your Brain on Art
Three creative thinkers—an artist, an art historian, and a neuroscientist—are collaborating on Art and the Brain, a DXARTS course that explores the potential melding of art and neuroscience.
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Speaking Up for the Creditless MOOC
University of Washington Communication Professor Matt McGarrity writes about his experience teaching a massive open online course (MOOC) last summer12/12/2013 | The Chronicle of Higher Education -
New Clean Energy Institute will focus on solar and battery technologies
According to chemistry professor David Ginger, the institute will accelerate the pace of both scientific discovery and technology transfer while educating the next generation of clean energy leaders.12/12/2013 | UW Today