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Included in this science round up is a story about how plants call wasps to their defense. Adam Steinbrenner, an associate professor of biology at the UW, is interviewed.

Bean plants have been recruiting wasps to fight their battles for them since long before anyone noticed. A caterpillar bites down, the plant releases a chemical signal, and predatory wasps come flying in to finish it off. That part biologists already knew. What they couldnt explain was how the plant told the difference between a caterpillar and a rainstorm. Adam Steinbrenner, an associate professor of biology at the UW, is mentioned.

Five years ago, Nikki Lorenzo bought a small embroidery machine. Now, she runs an embroidery studio where joy and community are stitched into every piece.

For his UW master's in Scandinavian Studies, Estonian student Greg Rahuoja addressed political and practical challenges for Khanty, an Indigenous language spoken in parts of Siberia. 

Daryl Maeda will serve as the next Katherine and John Simpson Endowed Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, effective July 13, pending approval from the UW Board of Regents.  

Explore recent research from the University of Washington: how climate change is redirecting rivers, what bean plants use to protect themselves from pests, where the water in an atmospheric river comes from and how researchers are making tensegrities tiny.

University of Washington Provost Tricia R. Serio announced that Daryl Maeda will serve as the next Katherine and John Simpson Endowed Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. His appointment is effective July 13, pending approval from the UW Board of Regents.

A brand new astronomical observatory has discovered over 11,000 previously-unknown asteroids. Mario Juri, professor of astronomy at the UW, is quoted.

Dean Harris reflects on the Dean's Academy Futurists, how little bets, risk-taking, and experimentation paid off, and the importance of futurism in this moment.

Brian Reed, Divisional Dean of Humanities and Professor of English, shares how the Humanities Academic Services Center has been successful.