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Zebrafish stripped of stripes
Within weeks of publishing surprising new insights about how zebrafish get their stripes, the same University of Washington group is now able to explain how to "erase" them.
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Studies cast doubt on value of Daylight Saving Time
Does Daylight Savings Time save electricity too? Not so fast says assistant economics professor Hendrik Wolf.11/01/2014 | Wall Street Journal -
What caused a Seattle mega-church to disband?
Seattle's Mars Hill Church announced Friday that it will disband its network of churches. James Wellman, associate professor of American religion, is quoted.11/01/2014 | KUOW -
A natural fix for ADHD?
What happens when part of a nomadic tribe settles down and what can that tell us about ADHD? Dan Eisenberg, assistant professor of anthropology explains.10/31/2014 | New York Times -
Arts Roundup: Exhibitions, music-- and ArtBreak
Music and exhibitions lead this week in the arts as David Alexander Rahbee conducts the UW Symphony and the School of Music presents the annual Halloween Organ Concert featuring spooky classics.10/30/2014 | UW Today -
Jason and Walter's Excellent Arctic Adventure
During a visit to the Canadian Arctic to study Inuktitut, the Inuit language, students experienced firsthand the language's connection to the land.
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Big Universe, Big Data
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will photograph the visible sky 1,000 times over ten years, providing unparalleled data about our universe.
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An Unusual Collaboration Addresses Peer Review Bias
A philosopher and a statistician won an NIH competition that addresses the problem of bias in academic peer review.
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What the *#@$&*?
Got your attention? Turns out swear words provide unique insights into how language works.
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A Sweet Milestone for Musical Theater
Sweet Charity, the inaugural production of the UW's new interdisciplinary Musical Theater program, opens November 14.
October 2014 Perspectives