Research

History Professor Margaret O'Mara weighs in on the cause and impact of Jeff Bezos' recent commitment of $10 billion to fight climate change.

Victoria Meadows, astronomy professor, describes observations planned with the intention of searching for extraterrestrial life.

Eric Bellm, research assistant professor of astronomy, discusses new technology is space observation.

Dave Slager, doctoral student in biology, discusses his research into the evolution of a particular crow species.

Andrew Meltzoff, psychology professor, explains the results of a study that shows that babies are more altruistic than most would think.

Biology Professor Jeff Riffell discusses how the relationship between mosquitos and Northwest orchids may have implications for the development of mosquito repellents.

Psychology professor Andrew Meltzoff explains the results of his recent study demonstrating altruism in babies.

Rory Barnes, assistant professor of astronomy, puzzles what would happen if Earth were a superplanet.

Assistant professor of geography, Bo Zhao, has created an interactive map of the spread of cornavirus.

Naja Ferjan Ramirez, an assistant professor in linguistics, weighs in on baby talk and a research-backed alternative, "parentese."

Naja Ferjan Ramírez, assistant professor of linguistics, discusses her new research into "parentese," a new style of baby talk.

Dr. Valentina Zaitseva, senior lecturer in the Russian language department, discusses the benefits of learning multiple languages.

Assistant professor in linguistics, Naja Ferjan Ramirez, proposes an alternative to standard baby-talk: research-backed "parentese."

Naja Ferjan Ramirez, an assistant professor in linguistics, discusses "parentese," a research-backed alternative to baby talk.

Alshakim Nelson, assistant professor of chemistry, discusses new technology in the production of chemicals and medicines.