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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.
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Life Sciences Building : giant firs & bird songs offer a one-of-a-kind elevator ride
At the University of Washington, biology is the most popular STEM major at the Seattle campus, with more than 600 bachelors’ degrees awarded annually.
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PSBJ First Look at the LSB
Expected to open in early September, the 207,000-square-foot building will be ready to host students in the fall.
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Spiders are your friends!
Rod Crawford, Curator of Arachnids at the University of Washington's Burke Museum, debunks spider myths.
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The World’s Largest King Penguin Colony Is Catastrophically Shrinking—and We Don’t Know Why
UW Biology professor Dee Boersma weighs in on the alarming and overwhelming evidence of the penguin population shrinkage.
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Atlantic Ocean circulation is not collapsing – but as it shifts gears, global warming will reaccelerate
Corresponding author Ka-Kit Tung, UW professor of applied mathematics, newly published paper explains why air temperatures will rise more quickly than the rate since 2000.
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Writing Right There
Eric Morel, a doctoral candidate in the Department of English and pre-doctoral instructor in the Program on the Environment, addresses the importance of teaching science writing.
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Meteorite search off the Washington coast recovers two small fragments
University of Washington astronomy professor Don Brownlee, a meteorite and comet recovery and research expert was consulted for this mission.
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Get a dose of Northwest summer beauty with hikes among the wildflowers
David Giblin, UW Biology research scientist and collections manager of the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum offers great suggestions on where to go.
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To tell the sex of a Galápagos penguin, measure its beak, researchers say
The UW Department of Biology's new findings allow researchers to quickly identify the sex of the endangered seabird, speeding up field studies on the impact of climate change
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Why Mockingbirds Mock
Eliot Brenowitz, professor of psychology and biology at the University of Washington, and an expert on neurological development in birds weighs in.
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Summer Solstice 2018: The Search for Life in the Galaxy
Rory Barnes, assistant professor at the University of Washington Department of Astronomy is quoted.