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- Shelter dogs get a second life as poop-sniffing scientists | Crosscut1 day ago
In the UW's Conservation Canines program, rescue dogs find a home and a purpose in tracking wildlife scat for science. - UW Campus Master Plan approved by Seattle City Council | KOMO Radio1 day ago
The Seattle City Council approved the UW's Campus Master Plan on Monday. Sally Clark, the UW's director of community relations, is interviewed. - School supply donations after bus crash | KIRO 71 day ago
Parents and alumni of the Husky Marching Band donated school supplies to George Elementary School - UW marching band sends school supplies to George | KOMO 41 day ago
George Elementary School received a holiday surprise of school supplies from parents of the Husky Marching Band members. - UW Medicine explores anti-aging in new study | KING 51 day ago
A new study at UW Medicine is exploring what the right combination of exercise and nutrition is to slow the aging process of our muscles. Dr. Kevin Conley, professor of radiology at the UW, is interviewed. - UW names new dean of business school | KIRO 71 day ago
The UW named Frank Hodge as the new dean of the Foster School of Business on Monday. - Tech moves: VP of product leaves OfferUp; Startup Educative adds to C-suite; UW scores an Impact Hub fixture | GeekWire1 day ago
Sarah Studer is bringing her startup smarts to the University of Washington’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship in the Foster School of Business. She’ll be managing the center’s accelerator program and the Dempsey Startup Competition. - Washington governor plans major climate initiatives | TheHill1 day ago
Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday laid out an aggressive set of legislation aimed at dramatically reducing the state’s carbon emissions over the next decade and a half. Aseem Prakash, a political scientist at the UW, is quoted. - Opinion: It’s hard to get cities to share services — states can help | Governing Magazine1 day ago
"Leslie Knope had it right. The local government official at the heart of the TV show 'Parks and Recreation' captured the challenge of local citizen engagement when she said, 'What I hear when I’m being yelled at is people caring really loudly at me,'" writes Justin Marlowe, professor of public policy and governance at the UW. - Study connects climate change to mass extinction while Trump promotes fossil fuels at climate conference | The Stranger1 day ago
According to a study published last week by researchers at the University of Washington, climate change was the cause of planet's largest-ever mass die-off. - Electric ferries, no more coal power: After carbon-fee defeat, Inslee rolls out clean-energy proposals | The Seattle Times1 day ago
Rebounding from the defeat of a carbon-fee initiative he strongly backed, Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a suite of state legislation to fight climate change, including a plan to rid electric utilities of fossil fuel-generated power by 2045. Inslee references a recent UW study on a mass extinction that occurred 252 million years ago. - Seattle City Council approves plan for UW to build 6 million square feet, add high-rise district | The Seattle Times1 day ago
The Seattle City Council approved the UW's Campus Master Plan on Monday. - What it's like to cut ties with a family member | Vice1 day ago
This is an excerpt from Harriet Brown’s new book, "Shadow Daughter: A Memoir of Estrangement," a memoir that also looks at other people’s experiences and the research on family estrangement. Work by Kristina Scharp, assistant professor of communication at the UW, is referenced. - Seattle’s public health enemy #1? Climate change | KUOW1 day ago
Climate change is the number-one threat to the health of the Seattle area, according to the region’s top public health officer. Cory Morin, assistant professor of global health at the UW, is quoted. - UW marching band parents, alumni donate supplies to George school after bus crash | KING 51 day ago
Parents and alumni of the UW’s Husky Marching Band donated more than 70 boxes of school supplies to George Elementary School after the community’s support following a rollover bus crash. - New study to examine impact screen time has on kids’ brains | Q13 FOX News1 day ago
A groundbreaking new study about the impact of screen time on adolescent brains has many parents thinking. Alexis Hiniker, an assistant professor in the UW Information School, is quoted. - New fertility trackers and femcare products help smash menstruation taboos and misconceptions | South China Morning Post1 day ago
Innovations in women’s health are teaching women about their bodies, changing attitudes and breaking taboos around menstruation. Research led by Daniel Epstein, a recent graduate in computer science and engineering, is referenced. - City Council approves University of Washington growth plan | US News1 day ago
The City of Seattle has approved the UW's campus growth plan, including a high-rise "innovation district." [This AP story appeared in several outlets] - More effective than condoms? Seattle-area couples test new birth control for men | The Seattle Times1 day ago
The UW School of Medicine is one of three sites testing a contraceptive gel for men, which works by reducing sperm production when applied daily on the upper arms or shoulders, according to researchers. Drs. William Bremner and Stephanie Page, professors of medicine at the UW, are quoted. - Scary picture of past global warming event painted in UW study | MyNorthwest.com1 day ago
Curtis Deutsch, associate professor of oceanography at the UW, recently released a study in the journal Science that is the stuff of global warming nightmares, or at least a major motion picture about a dystopian past.
