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An Inventive Sewage Solution
Taber Hand (MA, 1983) has found a cost-effective solution for sewage treatment in challenging settings.
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Cheap oil is blocking progress on climate change
Analysis from international studies lecturer, Scott Montgomery
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Ancient whale named for UW paleontologist Elizabeth Nesbitt
A newly discovered species of whale — found preserved in ancient rock on the Oregon coast — has been named for a University of Washington paleontologist.
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Lessons for Washington from a carbon-tax autopsy
Op-ed by Nives Dolsak, marine and environmental affairs; Aseem Prakash and Steven Karceski, Center for Environmental Politics
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In Seattle galleries, art meets climate change
The work of alumni Eirik Johnson, Kristen Ramirez, and Margie Livingston, share the common thread of the natural environment and humans' relation to it in galleries throughout Seattle.
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After a bad winter in the ocean, female Magellanic penguins suffer most, study shows
Every autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, Magellanic penguins leave their coastal nesting sites in South America. For adults, their summer task — breeding, or at least trying to — is complete. Newly fledged chicks and adults gradually head out to sea to spend the winter feeding. They won’t return to land until spring.
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Possibly oldest deer jaw in North America found in Ellensburg
After spending roughly 4.9 million years in Ellensburg, the jaw bone of deer is making its way to the collection at the Burke Museum on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.
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Scooter companies may have found a loophole to cities' strict limits
Aseem Prakash, founding director of the UW Center for Environmental Politics, comments on the climate impacts of scooters.
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Don’t be afraid to talk about the costs of dealing with climate change
Analysis from Aseem Prakash of the Center for Environmental Politics.
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Millions of Texas oil dollars flowing into carbon fee fight in Washington state
UW political science professor and founding director of the Center for Environmental Politics, Aseem Prakash, on the potential impact of initiative 1631
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Volunteer scientists study flowers to battle climate dread
UW Biology Professor Janneke Hille Ris Lambers' research on the effect of climate change on plants is described in a recent article.
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CO2 levels, leaf thickness and climate change
Two UW scientists, Abigail Swann (assistant professor, biology and atmospheric sciences) and Marlies Kovenock (biology doctoral student), have discovered that plants with thicker leaves may exacerbate the effects of climate change because they would be less efficient in sequestering atmospheric carbon, a fact that climate change models to date have not taken into account.
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Marshall Islands marches toward zero greenhouse emissions by 2050
Aseem Prakash, founding director of the UW's Center for Environmental Politics, said the Marshall Islands’ move spoke to a growing trend around carbon neutrality.
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Burst of morning gene activity tells plants when to flower
Research team led by UW Professor Takato Imaizumi discovers gene activity in plants that leads to flowering.
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New Life Sciences Building is a nexus for modern-age teaching and research at the University of Washington
The University of Washington opened the doors to a new Life Sciences Building that will transform learning, teaching and research for generations.