UW News

Brendan Crowell


September 19, 2023

Five UW faculty members elected as AGU Fellows, plus more honors

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The American Geophysical Union announced Sept. 13 that five University of Washington faculty members have been elected as new fellows, representing the departments of astronomy, Earth and space sciences, oceanography, global health, and environmental and occupational health sciences.


September 8, 2023

UW a lead partner on new NSF-funded earthquake research center

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The University of Washington is a lead partner on a new multi-institution earthquake research center that will study the Cascadia subduction zone and bolster earthquake preparedness in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.


December 12, 2022

Signals from the ionosphere could improve tsunami forecasts

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An underwater volcanic eruption in January 2022 created ripple effects throughout the world’s atmosphere and oceans. University of Washington scientists analyzed that event to show how GPS signals could help monitor future volcanoes and tsunamis.


March 28, 2017

Using a method from Wall Street to track slow slipping of Earth’s crust

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An algorithm for stock prices can be used with GPS data to automatically detect slow-slip earthquakes at a single station, offering a new way to monitor seismic activity.