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  • Science Had a Misinformation Problem Before COVID. Scientists Want to Fix It

    The UW's Jevin West, associate professor in the Information School, and Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, are studying how the publishing industry pushes misinformation, and how to make it better.

    05/20/2021 | Vice
  • Return to 'normal' amid pandemic will cause anxiety for some, UW expert says

    Washington state is on track to fully reopen by June 30, and psychologists say some people are just not ready for that. Jane Simoni, professor of psychology at the UW, is interviewed.

    05/18/2021 | King 5 News
  • 2021 COTE® Top Ten: University of Washington, Life Sciences Building

    The Life Sciences Building, which houses the Department of Biology, has earned the COTE® Top Ten Award for sustainable design excellence.

    05/17/2021 | The American Institute of Architects
  • On Earth or in space, George Wallerstein is remembered for his adventurous spirit

    The emeritus professor and founding chair of the Department of Astronomy passed away last week (May 13, 2021).

    05/17/2021 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • ArtSci Roundup: A new Measure: the Revolutionary Quantum Reform of the Metric System, Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling Series, and more

    This week at the UW, attend a lecture on revolutionary reforms to the metric system, "Asian American Women Rising: NOT the Model Minority," and more.

    05/10/2021 | UW News
  • Southern resident orcas celebrate 3 healthy calves as researchers find J pod in best overall condition in a decade

    Sam Wasser, research professor of biology at the UW and director of the Center for Conservation Biology, has found that two-thirds of pregnancies in Southern resident orca whales are lost due to nutritional stress through his new research.

    05/08/2021 | The Seattle Times
  • FASER is born: new experiment will study particles that interact with dark matter

    Several UW faculty members, researchers, and students are involved in the FASER collaboration, which studies interactions of high-energy particles.

    05/05/2021 | UW News
  • STEM classes don’t teach engineers how to think

    "It’s no secret that the media eagerly reports potential technical breakthroughs with hyperventilating headlines ... [but] the media often fails to clearly indicate the preliminary nature of the findings they trumpet. Even worse, they seldom report when the studies they hyped previously fail to pan out," writes Executive Editor Leland Teschler. The UW's Jevin West, associate professor in the UW Information School, and Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, are quoted.

    05/05/2021 | Design World
  • How the Starlink satellites spotted over western Washington can interfere with astronomer’s research

    It appears satellites from a SpaceX launch danced in the night sky over western Washington Tuesday, catching the attention of stargazers once again. People shared photos and videos on social media just after 9 p.m. Tuesday showing a long streak of lights moving through the sky. James Davenport, research assistant professor of astronomy at the UW, is interviewed.

    05/05/2021 | King 5 News
  • Genetic tricks of the longest-lived animals

    Daniel Promislow, professor of biology, explains the insights into longevity we can get from dogs.

    05/04/2021 | Knowable Magazine
  • Shift away from herd immunity goal

    Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, says that even if we never reach herd immunity, dealing with COVID-19 will become more manageable with time.

    05/04/2021 | KPTV-TV
  • Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe

    More than half of adults in the United States have been inoculated with at least one dose of a vaccine. But daily vaccination rates are slipping, and there is widespread consensus among scientists and public health experts that the herd immunity threshold is not attainable — at least not in the foreseeable future, and perhaps not ever. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

    05/03/2021 | The New York Times
  • Star Wars Day: Watch Out Tatooine! Five Binary Stars Could Be Hiding Earth-Like Planets That Support Life

    Scientists researching nine binary star systems — like our solar system but with two suns — have revealed that five have “habitable zones” that could host Earth-like planets. Siegfried Eggl, a research scientist in astronomy at the UW, is quoted.

    05/03/2021 | Forbes
  • Unleashing the Superpower of Dogs

    Samuel Wasser, research professor of biology and Director of the Center for Conservation Biology, discusses the role that dogs play in his research.

    September 2021 Perspectives
  • Psychology finds expanded home at Kincaid Hall

    The former home of Biology is now the centralized and renovated location for the UW Psychology Department.

    May 2021 Perspectives

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