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These feces-finding Fidos help save orcas and other endangered wildlife
The Conservation Canines program, which is part of the UW Center for Conservation Biology, trains dogs in what might seem at first to be unusual detective work: tracking wild animal scat. Deborah Giles, a research scientist at the center, and Sam Wasser, research professor of biology at the UW and director of the center, are quoted.
12/10/2020 | CNN -
Amazon says latest wind and solar deals make it the world’s largest corporate buyer of renewable energy
Amazon said it has become the world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy after signing agreements Thursday to purchase energy from 26 wind and solar projects around the world. Stuart Adler, associate professor of chemical engineering at the UW and energy storage researcher at the UW Clean Energy Institute, is quoted.
12/10/2020 | The Seattle Times -
Animals on trial, disability discrimination, and what it means to be human
At its final colloquium, the Henry Art Gallery invites academics from the UW and other institutions "to think beyond species."
12/10/2020 | The Daily -
The Last Story of Mina Lee
Nancy Jooyoun Kim (MFA, Creative Writing, 2006) talks about her novel, The Last Story of Mina Lee.
December 2020 Perspectives -
The Magical Language of Others
UW PhD student E. J. Koh discusses her book The Magical Language of Others.
December 2020 Perspectives -
Two Views of the Korean American Experience
Two UW authors share very different stories about the Korean American experience.
December 2020 Perspectives -
Warm oceans helped first human migration from Asia to North America
New research reveals significant changes to the circulation of the North Pacific and its impact on the initial migration of humans from Asia to North America.
12/09/2020 | UW News -
Warm oceans helped first human migration from Asia to North America
Ben Fitzhugh, professor of anthropology, explains the results of a new study he co-authored on human migration.
12/09/2020 | UW News -
Amazon adds Microsoft, Unilever to its climate group that critics say lacks transparency
Amazon added to the roster of those signing onto its Climate Pledge initiative Wednesday, as the e-commerce giant works to build support for a corporate environmental agreement that critics say does little to detail efforts to reduce emissions. Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.
12/09/2020 | The Washington Post -
Christopher Parker on the selection of General Lloyd Austin as U.S. Defense Secretary
Christopher Parker, professor of political science at the UW, talks about the significance of the selection of General Lloyd Austin as U.S. Defense Secretary.
12/09/2020 | BBC News