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About $8 Million of Elephant Ivory Destroyed in Central Park
Sam Wasser, a professor at the UW who has performed forensic analysis on seized ivory for the last 13 years, commented on the destroyed ivory.
08/07/2017 | The New York Times -
Opinion | Trump's affirmative-action rollback: A promise kept
Op-ed by Christopher Parker of the Department of Political Science
08/07/2017 | The Chronicle of Higher Education -
Cold snap makes lizards evolve in just a few months
A common lizard living on the Texas-Mexico border underwent a dramatic genetic transformation in response to cold weather. Raymond Huey, an evolutionary biologist at the UW, is quoted.
08/04/2017 | Science -
English professor William Streitberger honored for book on Queen Elizabeth I’s Revels Office
Longtime English professor William Streitberger has been honored by the Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society for his book “The Masters of Revels and Elizabeth I’s Court Theatre.”08/03/2017 | UW Today -
Daniel Bessner on US Relations with Russia
KOMO Radio's Herb Weisbaum interviews Daniel Bessner, assistant professor of international studies at the UW, about Russian relations with the U.S.
08/02/2017 | KOMO Radio -
The Zombie Starfish Detectives
In 2013 and 2014, scientists started noticing that west coast starfish weren't their usual regenerative selves.
08/02/2017 | Popular Mechanics -
Heavier Asian Americans seen as ‘more American,’ study says
A University of Washington-led study has found that for Asian Americans, those who appear heavier are perceived to be more “American."
08/01/2017 | UW Today -
Earth likely to warm more than 2 degrees this century
The Earth is very likely to exceed a 2 degree Celcius change, according to new University of Washington research.
08/01/2017 | UW Today -
Earth to warm 2 degrees Celsius by the end of this century, studies say
By the end of the century, the global temperature is likely to rise more than 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
08/01/2017 | CNN -
We only have a 5 percent chance of avoiding ‘dangerous’ global warming, a study finds
A study conducted by UW statistician shows that the Earth could warm five degrees Celsius by the end of this century.
08/01/2017 | The Washington Post