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- 'Big experiment' this July 4th shows personal fireworks are the main cause of air pollution | KNKX2 hours ago
People in the Pacific Northwest sometimes jokingly call the sixth month here "Juneuary," because of the persistently gloomy weather we often face in June. Now an abundance of offshore flow — marine air coming in off the cool Pacific Ocean — has Cliff Mass, professor of atmospheric sciences at the UW, calling July "Julember." - UW international students get message of support after policy announced that could force them home | KIRO 72 hours ago
International college students at the University of Washington received a message of support Thursday from Academic and Student Affairs, Global Affairs and Student Life after an announcement made by the Department of Homeland Security could have local college students leave the country if their classes moved online this fall. - Victims of unemployment fraud have assets frozen by bank | KIRO 72 hours ago
A South Sound couple found out identity thieves have used information from a years-old breach to apply for unemployment benefits in their name. But when they reported the fraud to the state, the victims say they were treated like criminals. Anita Ramasastry, professor of law at the UW, is interviewed. - TCC participates in food security survey | Tacoma Weekly3 hours ago
The University of Washington and Washington State University, with support from Tacoma Community College, have created the Washington State Food Security Survey to gain a better understanding of how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted economic security and food access for Washington State residents. - Coronavirus deaths increasing in states with resurgences | US News3 hours ago
States that have experienced recent resurgences of the coronavirus are starting to see increases in their death numbers. Seven-day averages of virus-related deaths in Arizona, Texas and Florida are trending upward, according to data from The COVID Tracking Project laid out in graphs from Axios. Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, is quoted. - Supreme Court ruling 'reaffirmed' sovereignty | Indian Country Today4 hours ago
In a decision being hailed as a win for tribal sovereignty, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a large portion of eastern Oklahoma remains a reservation. In the 5-4 decision, the nation’s highest court said Congress never explicitly “disestablished” the 1866 boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Robert Anderson, professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - Will colleges reopen this fall? Schools try to keep campuses safe | Bloomberg4 hours ago
With the start of school fast approaching, colleges and universities across the U.S. are rushing to rejigger the higher-education experience for the coronavirus era. Many are seeking ways to reopen empty dorms and classrooms or shifting to a mix of in-person and virtual classes so they can both safely educate students and protect the schools’ financial health. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted. - The Health 202: Why determining the coronavirus death rate is so tricky | The Washington Post4 hours ago
The novel coronavirus is clearly deadlier than the seasonal flu, despite President Trump’s ongoing efforts to downplay its risks. But how much more deadly? Figuring that out isn’t easy. Anirban Basu, professor of health economics at the UW, is quoted. - New CRISPR-free mitochondrial gene editing technique can cure genetic diseases, finds study | International Business Times4 hours ago
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats or CRISPR, is the most popular yet controversial gene-editing method available. However, scientists have now found a new method to edit mitochondrial DNA precisely by exploiting interbacterial toxins, that can enable the study of mitochondrial diseases and potentially cure them. Joseph Mougous, professor of microbiology in the UW School of Medicine, is mentioned. - Opinion: I make coronavirus death projections — here's what you should know | Los Angeles Times4 hours ago
"Over the last few months, our projections have risen, fallen and risen again. Such unpredictability, as well as rapid evolution, are essential elements of the process in projecting the course of a new disease," writes Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. - Opinion: Epidemiologist — how America's schools can reopen safely now: epidemiologist | USA Today4 hours ago
"Schools need to open for the good of kids, parents and the economy, and we can do it safely by focusing on protecting teachers. This is not only an educational issue, it's also a social justice issue," writes Blythe Adamson, affiliate assistant professor of pharmacy at the UW. - Seattle City Council seems ready to defund police by 50% | FOX News5 hours ago
The Seattle City Council has enough support in its body to defund the city’s police department by 50% even without Mayor Jenny Durkan’s approval, a report said. Angélica Cházaro, assistant professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - How the pandemic is changing relationships | The Telegraph5 hours ago
There are reports that corona has killed romance and we're heading for a divorce 'tsunami'. The real story, however, is more complicated. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted. - Opinion: ICE and online classes — international students at risk | The Seattle Times6 hours ago
"I am a Ph.D. candidate in computer science at the University of Washington, attending on an F-1 visa. Students like myself, who have worked hard in their studies for several years, face expulsion through no fault of their own," writes UW student Moe Kayali. - Inland Northwest tribal leaders, lawyers praise key Supreme Court decision on tribal sovereignty | The Spokesman-Review16 hours ago
In a decision hailed by Native American leaders in the Inland Northwest as a victory for tribal sovereignty, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a large part of eastern Oklahoma is an Indian reservation, affirming that Congress never officially “disestablished” the Muscogee (Creek) Nation when it divided tribal land into private property at the end of the 19th century. Robert Anderson, professor of law and director of the UW Native American Law Center, is quoted. - UW Professor on reopening schools: 'I would encourage parents to wait, not take the risk' | KOMO 416 hours ago
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our world, more and more discussions are taking place regarding the possible return to schools around the nation in the fall. Dr. Vin Gupta, affiliate assistant professor of health metrics sciences at the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, answered questions from local journalists focusing on safely reopening schools this fall at a seminar for the Council on Foreign Relations. - Why Seattle's summer has been off to a gloomy start | MyNorthwest16 hours ago
It’s generally accepted that summer weather doesn’t officially start in the Seattle area until after the Fourth of July. What we’ve seen this year, though, has been a continuation of what was a gloomy June. Cliff Mass, professor of atmospheric sciences at the UW, is quoted. - Most fall UW classes to be held online | KREM16 hours ago
About 80% of fall courses through the University of Washington will be held remotely, and about 20% will be held in person, according to UW spokesperson Victor Balta. UW President Ana Mari Cauce is also referenced. [This is part of July 8 news updates.] - Opinion: Pornhub’s 'Black Lives Matter genre points to the industry’s brash, underexamined racism.22 hours ago
"The commercial porn industry and its biggest vessels like Pornhub have been given a pass to harness overt racist ideologies that would immediately be called out should they appear in any other media," write Gail Dines of Wheelock College and Carolyn M. West, professor of social, behavioral and human sciences at UW Tacoma. - Why face mask meltdown videos of 'Karens' are popular and useless | Vox23 hours ago
As satisfying as it is to watch someone reprimanded for bad behavior, mask meltdown videos might not be an effective tool to change attitudes toward public health. And according to health and behavior experts, changing someone’s mind about masks is much more difficult than embarrassing them on candid camera. Dr. Jared Baeten, professor of global health at the UW, is quoted.
