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Why Only Humans Know How to Party
Although cognizant of the stones and bones, Robin Dunbar’s “Human Evolution” is concerned with something more consequential: how and why Homo sapiens became what we are.
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UW staff member helps international students adapt to America
In order to make international students’ journey in America more meaningful, UW's Wei Zuo devotes herself to creating the bridge to help international students adapt.
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Montana fossil helps scientists establish early mammal's lethal bite
Fossils from a dinosaur-era mammal unearthed in Montana and North Dakota have helped UW scientists establish that the animal had, pound-for-pound, the strongest bite force of any mammal ever recorded.01/03/2017 | Billings Gazette -
Dark Matter Hunters Are Hoping 2017 Is Their Year
It can be unsettling to realize that only 5 percent of the universe is made of the kind of matter we know and understand. Leslie Rosenberg, professor of physics at the UW, is quoted.01/03/2017 | Motherboard -
English Is the Language of Science. That Isn’t Always a Good Thing
How a bias toward English-language science can result in preventable crises, duplicated efforts and lost knowledge.01/02/2017 | Smithsonian.com -
The best free online business courses starting in January
If your New Year's resolution is to deepen your skill sets, January is bound to give you a fast start to achieving that very goal.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee quietly spares killer with first death-row reprieve
Gov. Jay Inslee Thursday signed his first reprieve of a death-row convict, part of his moratorium on Washington’s death penalty.12/30/2016 | Th -
Vera Rubin, astronomer who proved existence of dark matter, dies at 88
Vera Rubin, an astronomer who proved the existence of dark matter, one of the fundamental principles in the study of the universe, died Dec. 25. She was 88.
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Charles Johnson: By the Book
The New York Times conducted a Q&A with Charles Johnson, a professor emeritus of English at the UW and author of the award-winning novel "Middle Passage."
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US parents are starting to accept their children's transgender identities as early as age 3
Doctors and parents of transgender children are embracing their identity as early as age 3. The UW's TransYouth Project, led by psychology professor Kristina Olson, is mentioned.
12/27/2016