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Universities can’t use privacy laws to withhold data on coronavirus outbreaks, experts say
Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, discusses university privacy laws and their relation to COVID-19 data.
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‘Dear Enemies’ Are Made When A Song Sparrow Learns To Sing
Emeritus research psychologist Michael D. Beecher discusses the complex calls of song sparrows.
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Backed by $12.5M in federal funding, Univ. of Washington leads new data science institute
The UW has been given $12.5M in federal funding to lead a cohort of institutions tackling foundational challenges in the field of data science.
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Rare treat: endangered orcas return to Salish Sea in search of scarce salmon
Center for Conservation Biology orca researcher Deborah Giles explains Southern orca resident presence in the Salish Sea.
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Hibernation May Be a 250-Million-Year-Old Survival Trick
Christian Sidor, biology professor, discusses the history of hibernation.
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America Doesn’t Have a Coherent Strategy for Asymptomatic Testing. It Needs One.
Carl Bergstrom, biology professor, explains America's lack of a strategy for asymptomatic testing.
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UW launches Institute for Foundations of Data Science
The UW has received $12.5M of federal funding to lead a group of institutions tackling data science challenges.
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UW receives NSF funds for investment in an interdisciplinary quantum future
The National Science Foundation has awarded $3 million to establish a NSF Research Traineeship at the UW for graduate students in quantum information science and technology, or QIST.
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Mathematicians Report New Discovery About the Dodecahedron
Jayadev Athreya, associate professor of mathematics, explains research into the Dodecahedron, a shape formed with twelve pentagons.
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Coronavirus missteps from CDC and FDA worry health experts
Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, explains how missteps from public health agencies worry health experts.
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Evidence suggests an animal that roamed with the dinosaurs went into a hibernation-like state to survive
Megan Whitney, doctoral student in biology, and Christian Sidor, biology professor discuss new evidence suggesting a species that roamed the Earth with the dinosaurs hibernated.
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Coastal Job: Whale Dog
Deborah Giles, researcher from the Center for Conservation Biology, and her dog, Eba, research killer whales in the Puget Sound.
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Here’s what pregnant orcas are up against in Puget Sound
Dr. Deborah Giles, researcher with the Center for Conservation Biology discusses risks to pregnant orcas in Puget Sound.
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Climbers twice as likely to reach Mount Everest summit but "death zone" crowding soars, study shows
Climbers of Everest are twice as likely to summit, despite an increase in crowding. Raymond Huey, professor emeritus of biology, is quoted.
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250 Million Years Ago, They Hibernated at the Bottom of the World
In creatures that lived before dinosaurs, paleontologists found signs of hibernation. Christian Sidor, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Burke and professor of biology, is quoted.