In partnership with the German Space Agency, researchers from the UW Polar Science Center observed Greenland’s Jakobshavn Glacier in 2012 and 2013. Their observations capture the glacier moving ice from land into water at the fastest pace ever recorded; results were published in The Cryosphere, an open access journal of the European Geosciences Union. Read more from UW Today…
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Head of Baltic Studies authors book on “Singing Revolution”
The University of Washington Press recently published “The Power of Song“, by Guntis Šmidchens, Associate Professor of Scandinavian Studies and head of the UW Baltic Studies Program. Šmidchens’ work examines the use of song in passive resistance movements in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia during Soviet rule. Read more from A&S Perspectives…
Studying world’s largest carnivores, scientists call for preservation
Together with colleagues from the US, Australia, Italy, and Sweden, UW’s Dr. Aaron Wirsing recently co-authored a review paper on the world’s largest carnivores. The co-authors examined 31 of the Earth’s largest meat-eaters and highlighted their important ecological roles. Read more from UW Today…
Global public good? Examining strategies to combat global warming
UW researchers led a three-year project bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines to consider new geoengineering techniques designed to counteract the effects of climate change. Read more from UW Today…
UW researchers ask what works in global digital activism
Examining hundreds of international news stories, UW researchers identified and studied over 400 well-documented cases where digital activism was used to affect social change. The study found that digital activism is most effective when social media tools and street-level organization are used in concert. Read more from UW Today…