“The Return,” a dreamlike account of a Native woman and her baby, is an allegory for passing environmental health values to the next generation.
‘The Return’ illustrates Native American environmental health story
May 24, 2013
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New documentary on cabled ocean observatory airs on UWTV
May 22, 2013
A new half-hour documentary about a UW research expedition to Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano off the Washington coast, airs tonight at 9:30 p.m. on UWTV.
Amazon River exhales virtually all carbon taken up by rain forest
May 20, 2013
A study published this week in Nature Geoscience shows that woody plant matter is almost completely digested by bacteria living in the Amazon River, and that this tough stuff plays a major part in fueling the river’s breath.
New report released on health impacts of Duwamish River cleanup
May 13, 2013
The UW report recommends ways to protect the health of Native American tribes and others affected by the cleanup.
Using earthquake sensors to track endangered whales
Oceanographers are using a growing number of seafloor seismometers, devices that record seafloor vibrations, to carry out inexpensive and non-invasive studies of endangered whales.
News digest: Recyclemania results, professor speaks on career journey, Honor: Rodney Ho
May 8, 2013
UW outcompetes PAC-12 schools in Recyclemania || MIT engineering professor to speak on research, career journey || Pharmaceutical science association recognizes Rodney Ho
UW research vessel Clifford A. Barnes marks its 1,000th cruise
May 6, 2013
This week marks the 1000th cruise for the UW’s Clifford A. Barnes research vessel, a converted tugboat that has spent decades exploring Puget Sound and Pacific Northwest waters and is now reaching the end of its UW career.
Dinosaur predecessors gain ground in wake of world’s biggest biodiversity crisis — with photo gallery
April 29, 2013
Newly discovered fossils reveal a lineage of animals thought to have led to dinosaurs taking hold in Tanzania and Zambia, many millions of years before dinosaur relatives were seen in the fossil record elsewhere on Earth.
Grocery delivery service is greener than driving to the store
New University of Washington research shows it’s much more environmentally friendly to leave the car parked at home and opt for groceries delivered to your doorstep.
Keeping beverages cool in summer: It’s not just the heat, it’s the humidity
April 25, 2013
Drops forming on the outside of your drink don’t just make the can slippery. Experiments show that in hot, humid weather, condensation heats a drink more than the surrounding air.
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