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November 11, 2020
Wrinkle-faced bats incorporate whistles, wing flaps and furry masks into their mating rituals, researchers have found. Sharlene Santana, associate professor of biology at the UW, is quoted. nytimes.com
November 9, 2020
Daniel. E. L. Promislow, professor of biology, discusses the relation between dogs and aging science. nytimes.com
November 3, 2020
Mammals appear to have been social creatures much earlier than previously thought, according to U.S. paleontologists. The UW’s Luke Weaver, a graduate student in biology, and Gregory Wilson Mantilla, a professor of biology, are quoted. cosmosmagazine.com
November 3, 2020
A species of tiny mammals that lived among the dinosaurs might have led highly gregarious lives. Luke Weaver, a graduate student in biology at the UW, is quoted. popsci.com
No social distancing in the Cretaceous: New study finds earliest evidence for mammal social behavior
November 2, 2020
A new study led by paleontologists at the University of Washington and its Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture indicates that the earliest evidence of mammal social behavior goes back to the Age of Dinosaurs. The evidence lies in the fossil record of a new genus of multituberculate —... washington.edu
November 2, 2020
Many mammals work together in packs to stay alive. Since reptiles don’t do this, it seems likely the first mammals weren’t social creatures, raising the question of when this important trait arose. New evidence suggests it dates back to at least the late Cretaceous period. The UW’s Luke Weaver, a... iflscience.com
October 8, 2020
A dog named Eba almost died as an abandoned puppy. Now she helps conservation biologists study Southern Resident killer whales. Deborah Giles, research scientist at the UW Center for Conservation Biology, is quoted, and Sam Wasser, research professor of biology at the UW and director of the center, is mentioned. today.com
October 7, 2020
UW Press looks back on a century of publishing, featuring works by Quintard Taylor and Bill Holms. George Behlmer’s 'Risky Shores’ honored. washington.edu
October 5, 2020
There is widespread speculation about the true state of President Trump’s health – and whether the drugs he is taking suggest a more serious case than the president and his doctors have described. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted. washingtonpost.com
September 29, 2020
“General chemistry has a terrible reputation on most college campuses. It’s seen as a killer—a place where dreams of careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) go to die. Now the data have spoken, and their message is clear: The bad rep is justified. And the numbers are especially... scientificamerican.com
September 13, 2020
A National Science Foundation survey found that in 2016, scholars who identified as Black or African American were awarded just 6% of all doctorates in life sciences, and less than 3% of doctorates in physical and Earth sciences. Overt harassment and subtle intimidation during fieldwork compound the discrimination that Black... apnews.com
September 9, 2020
Free-jazz pioneer Gary Peacock (BS, Biology, 1976), has passed away. nytimes.com
September 9, 2020
The CDC this week adjusted its guidance for coronavirus exposure to say people without symptoms “do not necessarily need a test.” Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, is quoted. thehill.com
September 9, 2020
Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, discusses America's "pandemic spiral." theatlantic.com
September 8, 2020
She's spent little time in Latin America and her Spanish, by her own account, is just “mas o menos.” She’d never coaxed a deal out of proud, broke governments. Yet in a single week, Jennifer O’Neil (BS, Mathematical Biology, '02), helped seal the debt restructuring of Argentina and Ecuador, propelling... bloomberg.com