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- Coronavirus questions answered | KREM 22 days ago
How is coronavirus transmitted and what are the symptoms? Dr. Alex Greninger, assistant professor of laboratory medicine at the UW, is interviewed. - Chemicals found in Puget Sound | KING 52 days ago
UW Tacoma researchers have taken a new approach to screening water and found 64 chemicals present in Puget Sound waters that have never been detected there before. - Dealing with the seasonal blues | KING 52 days ago
Winter in the Pacific Northwest can make some people feel fatigued, less motivated and even depressed. Dr. Ramanpreet Toor, acting assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the UW School of Medicine, is quoted. - How to know if your marriage will end in divorce, according to science | Business Insider2 days ago
No one can say with 100% certainty that a couple is heading for divorce. However, social scientists have gotten pretty good at predicting who's most likely to wind up there. John Gottman, professor emeritus of psychology at the UW, is quoted. - Many in China wear them, but do masks block coronavirus? | The New York Times2 days ago
Chinese authorities have encouraged people in the city of Wuhan to wear surgical masks in public to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus. The question is: do they work? Dr. Peter Rabinowitz, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted. - US hospitals and states ready for more cases of novel virus from China | Stat News2 days ago
Even before the first U.S. case of a novel coronavirus that’s broken out in China was confirmed Tuesday, American health officials and hospitals were braced to respond. Dr. John Lynch, an infectious disease specialist at Harborview Medical Center, is quoted. - Opinion: China’s camps now have survivors, and their ordeals aren’t over | The Washington Post2 days ago
"The Chinese government is busily spinning lies about its massive 're-education camps' for Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. But as survivors escape China, their firsthand accounts tell the true story — and their terrible ordeals continue," writes columnist Josh Rogin. UW spokesperson Victor Balta is quoted. - Washington may have problems paying for new free and discounted college plan | The Seattle Times2 days ago
Washington lawmakers made national headlines when they promised to use a new business tax to make tuition at public colleges significantly more affordable — or free — for students across the state, starting in the 2020-2021 school year. But now, after 31,000 students have submitted financial-aid forms, lawmakers and government officials are questioning whether the tax raises enough money to keep their promise. UW spokesperson Victor Balta is quoted. - Lincoln Property picked to develop tower over Seattle rail station | Puget Sound Business Journal2 days ago
Lincoln Property Co., a relative newcomer to Seattle, has been selected to develop an office tower for the University of Washington. - Seattle’s hidden housing crisis: Middle-class workers forced out of the city | KUOW3 days ago
This week, Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office is out with a new “middle-income” advisory panel report that aims to help middle-class workers. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted. - What we know about the Wuhan coronavirus | The New York Times3 days ago
An international outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus has killed at least 25 people and sickened more than 700. Dr. Peter Rabinowitz, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Clearview AI says it identified a terrorism suspect — the cops say that's not true | BuzzFeed3 days ago
Clearview AI has built a database of billions of photos that it says can reveal just about anyone's true identity. But there are troubling questions about its past. Research from the UW is mentioned. - Tiny meteorites and computer models suggest CO2 blanketed early Earth | GeekWire3 days ago
Today, rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a cause for concern, but 2.7 billion years ago, high levels of CO2 probably kept our planet warm enough for life even though the sun was about 20% fainter than it is today. A newly published study estimates just how high those CO2 levels were. Owen Lehmer, a graduate student in Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Ancient Earth's atmosphere may have been over 70% carbon dioxide | Discover Magazine3 days ago
It’s hard to know what Earth’s atmosphere was like billions of years ago, but scientists are beginning to figure it out. Owen Lehmer, a graduate student in Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Why orchids could be the future of mosquito repellants | New Atlas3 days ago
Trivia buffs may know that it’s only female mosquitoes that feed on blood. Perhaps less well known, though well-understood in the science community, is that females only consume blood for a few days of their lives. The rest of the time they feed on flower nectar, which also happens to be the sole source of food for male mosquitoes. Jeffrey Riffell, a professor of biology at the UW, is quoted. - Snohomish County man is first US case of new coronavirus | The Everett Herald3 days ago
The first case of Wuhan Coronavirus reported in the United States is a Snohomish County man in his 30s who traveled to China, federal and local officials announced Tuesday. Dr. Peter Rabinowitz, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Australia’s drenching rains are waking venomous spiders — and they’re ready to mate | The Washington Post3 days ago
Wildfires have devastated Australia in recent weeks, scorching vast tracts, leaving more than 20 people dead and snuffing out the lives of more than 1 billion animals, according to some estimates. But, says one wildlife park outside Sydney, the venomous Australian funnel-web spider is flourishing. Rod Crawford, curator of arachnids at the UW's Burke Museum, is quoted. - Wuhan coronavirus may have been transmitted to people from snakes | New Scientist3 days ago
A new coronavirus that has claimed 17 lives in Wuhan, China, may have been transmitted to people from snakes, according to a genetic analysis. The snakes may have caught the virus from bats in the food market in which both animals were sold. Dr. Peter Rabinowitz, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Warm ocean water kills seabirds | KATU4 days ago
Researchers at the UW say about 1 million seabirds have died due to unusually warm ocean water in 2015-16. - 'Blob' of warm water kills 1 million birds | KXLY4 days ago
A new study from the UW found that a "blob" of warm Pacific Ocean water was the cause of death for an estimated 1 million common murres in 2015-16.
