Natural Sciences Division

Abigail Swann, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Ecology, comments on a new study about the formation of the Amazon rain forest.

The global trade in ivory is worth about $23 billion. While governments are starting to crack down on the trade, it might be too little, too late. Sam Wasser, research professor of biology at the UW and director of the Center for Conservation Biology, is quoted.

Three years after Walid Salem was plucked off a Cairo street by plainclothes police officers, blindfolded and then imprisoned, the University of Washington doctoral student remains stuck in Egypt, unable to visit his young daughter or finish his dissertation in Seattle. Michael McCann, professor of political science at the UW, and UW President Ana Mari Cauce are quoted.

Christina Zhao, a postdoctoral researcher at I-LABS and lead author of a study on the effect of music on 9-month-old babies explains the results.

Distinguished Teaching Award winners Andrea Carrol, associate teaching professor of chemistry, discusses how her life has changed during the COVI-19 pandemic.

Tatiana Toro, Craig McKibben & Sarah Merner Professor in Mathematics, will be the next director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute.

Caitlin Zaloom reviews “American Bonds: How Credit Markets Shaped a Nation,” by Sarah Quinn, associate professor of sociology at the UW.

An orphaned elephant named Nania may soon get to return to their family — if conservationists can find their family, that is. Scientists are searching for relatives using DNA extracted from dung. Sam Wasser, research professor of biology at the UW and director of the Center for Conservation Biology, is interviewed. [This is the fifth segment of "The Record"]

As a child of Deaf adults, Christine Lew feels blessed to part of — and advocate for — the Deaf community and others.

A proposal by the European Union would match U.S. and China bans on elephant poaching. But given recent record seizures, it may be too late for elephants. Sam Wasser, research professor of biology at the UW and director of the Center for Conservation Biology, is quoted.

Seabirds are “sentinels” of ocean health. If marine ecosystems are suffering, the birds will be among the first to show it. Now a major study finds that seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere are already struggling. And without extra precautions, those in the Southern Hemisphere might be next. Dee Boersma, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

As language evolves, so do the terms we use to describe sexual and gender identity. Some terms are more widely known, but others are relatively new. One of the newer terms is "polysexual." Nicole McNichols, associate teaching professor of psychology at the UW, is quoted.

P. Dee Boersma, professor of biology and director of the Center for Ecosystem Sentinels, is the co-author of a new study about seabird health.

After more than a year of wearing a mask, keeping a distance and staying home, socializing with other people again might feel a little overwhelming. Luckily, there are ways to help feel better about getting back out in public. Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology at the UW, is interviewed.

Ana Mari Cauce discusses the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.