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Predator or not? Invasive snails hide even when they don't know
A recent UW study analyzed the behavior of seven species of marine snails found in Washington waters and discovered that native and invasive snails use different cues to assess risk.
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Race and Capitalism receive year-long investigation through $175,000 Sawyer Seminar Grant
The interplay of race and capitalism will be the focus of a year-long investigation by UW scholars thanks to a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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“Incremental Heroism": Beth Sellars Receives the 2017 Anne Focke Arts Leadership Award
During a celebration of her work, the term "incremental heroism" was used to describe the career of Beth Sellars, now the namesake of the biennial Anne Focke Arts Leadership Award (AFALA)01/18/2017 | Vanguard Seattle -
7 signs your relationship is failing — even if it doesn't feel like it
It can be hard to spot even glaring flaws in your relationship while you're in it. With that in mind, Business Insider rounded up seven science-backed indicators that there might be trouble.01/17/2017 | Business Insider -
The Fine Art of Sniffing Out Crappy Science
Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West, a pair of scientists at the UW, want to teach students how to survive the avalanche of false or misleading data shaken loose by shifts in media, technology and politics.01/16/2017 | The Chronicle of Higher Education -
‘Kompromat’ and the Danger of Doubt and Confusion in a Democracy
Since the emergence of an unverified dossier with salacious claims about President-elect Donald Trump, Americans have debated the ramifications of the arrival of “kompromat."01/15/2017 | The New York Times -
California woman targets Spokane, other U.S. cities to help stop dog meat trade in Korea
A California woman who’s never traveled to Spokane is asking city leaders to pressure the South Korean government to end the practice of trading dog meat for consumption.01/15/2017 | The Spokesman-Review -
How anarchists and 'intentional communities' are reacting to Trump
Some people in the U.S. are withdrawing from mainstream society into "intentional communities."01/15/2017 | The Atlantic -
Russian Jamming Got You Down? Try Talking Underwater
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is preparing to test a network of radio relays on sea buoys (developed by the UW's Applied Physics Lab) and connected via fiber-optic cable.
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Donald Trump is trying his hardest to distract us and we must not let him
"While new details emerge about Russia and his ties with the Kremlin, [Trump] is tweeting about the Apprentice, Meryl Streep and Arnold Schwarzenegger," writes Rachael Revesz.
01/13/2017