-
UW political science expert on the value of mail-in voting
With two months before the general election – and amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – mail-in voting has taken on a greater importance, and drawn more political attention, than in elections past.
-
‘Dear Enemies’ Are Made When A Song Sparrow Learns To Sing
Emeritus research psychologist Michael D. Beecher discusses the complex calls of song sparrows.
-
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.
-
Hibernation May Be a 250-Million-Year-Old Survival Trick
Christian Sidor, biology professor, discusses the history of hibernation.
-
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.
-
Mathematicians Report New Discovery About the Dodecahedron
Jayadev Athreya, associate professor of mathematics, explains research into the Dodecahedron, a shape formed with twelve pentagons.
-
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.
-
Coastal Job: Whale Dog
Deborah Giles, researcher from the Center for Conservation Biology, and her dog, Eba, research killer whales in the Puget Sound.
-
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.
-
Lystrosaurus: This Ancient Creature From Antarctica Is Probably First Known Animal to Survive by Hibernation
An ancient creature was among the first animals who survived by hibernation. Christian Sidor, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Burke Museum and professor of biology, is quoted.
-
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.
-
Weathering the tough times: Fossil evidence of ‘hibernation-like’ state in 250-million-year-old Antarctic animal
Lead author Megan Whitney, biology graduate student, explains her new study on the hibernation state of a creature who lived before the dinosaurs.
-
Want to climb Everest? New study identifies factors that influence success.
Raymond Huey, professor emeritus of biology, explains the factors that lead to success when climbing Everest.
-
How satellite ‘megaconstellations’ will photobomb astronomy images
A report about the impact of satellite clusters says damage to observations is unavoidable and offers mitigation strategies. Meredith Rawls, a research scientist in astronomy, is quoted.
-
Mount Everest summit success rates double, death rate stays the same over last 30 years
Raymond Huey, professor emeritus of biology, explains the results of his new study on the summit and death rates on Mount Everest.