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2024

  • News release, University of Washington - Aug. 30, 2024 - “New discoveries about how mosquitoes mate may help the fight against malaria”

  • News release, University of Washington - Aug. 14, 2024 - “Galaxies in dense environments tend to be larger, settling one cosmic question and raising others”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - Aug. 1, 2024 - “15 UW professors among new class of members to the Washington State Academy of Sciences” (James Urton and Hannah Hickey)

  • News release, University of Washington - July 10, 2024 - “Wolves’ return has had only small impact on deer populations in NE Washington, study shows”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - June 3, 2024 - “Video: Before they bite — UW researcher homes in on which scents, colors make us a tempting target for hungry mosquitoes” (Kiyomi Taguchi and James Urton)

  • News release, University of Washington - May 15, 2024 - “Scientists want to know how the smells of nature benefit our health”

  • News release, University of Washington - April 30, 2024 - “Scientists solve chemical mystery at the interface of biology and technology”

  • News release, University of Washington - April 10, 2024 - “New report ‘braids’ Indigenous and Western knowledge for forest adaptation strategies against climate change”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - April 4, 2024 - “Q&A: Eclipses aren’t just good for jaw-dropping views — they’re also opportunities for stellar science, says UW astronomer”

  • News release, University of Washington - April 4, 2024 - “What four decades of canned salmon reveal about marine food webs”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - Feb. 24, 2024 - “Video: Bringing stars back to the sea“

  • News release, University of Washington - Feb. 8, 2024 - “Foul fumes pose pollinator problems”

2023

  • Blog post, University of Washington - Oct. 26, 2023 - “Fruit, nectar, bugs and blood: How bat teeth and jaws evolved for a diverse dinnertime”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - Oct. 17, 2023 - “UW’s Briana Abrahms chosen as a Packard Fellow for 2023”

  • News release, University of Washington - Aug. 21, 2023 - “REBURN: A new tool to model wildfires in the Pacific Northwest and beyond”

  • News release, University of Washington - July 19, 2023 - “Researchers put a new twist on graphite”

  • News release, University of Washington - June 27, 2023 - “Researchers make a quantum computing leap with a magnetic twist”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - May 26, 2023 - “What’s in a name? Sometimes, the climate”

  • Feature story, University of Washington - May 25, 2023 - “Secrets of the stars: How UW astronomers, the world’s largest survey telescope and a revolutionary new view of space will upend what we thought we knew about the universe”

  • News release, University of Washington - May 18, 2023 - “Out of the frying pan: Coyotes, bobcats move into human-inhabited areas to avoid apex predators — only to be killed by people”

  • News release, University of Washington - May 5, 2023 - “UW immunologist, mathematician among newly elected National Academy of Sciences members”

  • News release, University of Washington - March 10, 2023 - “Northern and southern resident orcas hunt differently, which may help explain the decline of southern orcas”

  • News release, University of Washington - Feb. 27, 2023 - “Human-wildlife conflicts rising worldwide with climate change”

  • Feature story, University of Washington - Feb. 24, 2023 - “Scene of change: As climate change heightens conflict between humans and wildlife, UW professor Briana Abrahms is using data to help people and animals cope — and coexist”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - Feb. 8, 2023 - “Q&A: UW researcher discusses future of quantum research” (Sarah McQuate and James Urton)

  • News release, University of Washington - Jan. 12, 2023 - “How did the Butterfly Nebula get its wings? It’s complicated”

  • News release, University of Washington - Jan. 11, 2023 - “Old and new stars paint very different pictures of the Triangulum galaxy”

  • News release, University of Washington - Jan. 10, 2023 - “The seven-year photobomb: Distant star’s dimming was likely a ‘dusty’ companion getting in the way, astronomers say”

  • News release, University of Washington - Jan. 9, 2023 - “Climate ‘presses’ and ‘pulses’ impact Magellanic penguins — a marine predator — with guidance for conservationists”

2022

  • News release, University of Washington - Dec. 12, 2022 - “Trouble falling asleep at night? Chase that daytime light, study shows”

  • News release, University of Washington - Dec. 5, 2022 - “New blood test can detect ‘toxic’ protein years before Alzheimer’s symptoms emerge, study shows”

  • News release, University of Washington - Nov. 2, 2022 - “Permanent daylight saving time would reduce deer-vehicle collisions, study shows”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - Oct. 13, 2022 - “Video: Finding — and keeping — the perfect fit for a prosthetic leg” (Kiyomi Taguchi and James Urton)

  • News release, University of Washington - Oct. 12, 2022 - “Endangered fruit-eating animals play an outsized role in a tropical forest — losing them could have dire consequences”

  • News release, University of Washington - Sept. 26, 2022 - “UW joins industry-academia alliance to accelerate research in neuroscience”

  • News release, University of Washington - Sept. 7, 2022 - “These female hummingbirds evolved to look like males — apparently to evade aggression”

  • News release, University of Washington - July 25, 2022 - “New study challenges old views on what’s ‘primitive’ in mammalian reproduction”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - July 15, 2022 - “Seven UW faculty members elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences”

  • News release, University of Washington - June 27, 2022 - “Top predators could ‘trap’ themselves trying to adapt to climate change, study shows”

  • News release, University of Washington - May 6, 2022 - “Four UW researchers elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2022” (Leila Gray and James Urton)

  • Blog post, University of Washington - April 21, 2022 - “Q&A: Making Earth-friendly electronics” (Sarah McQuate and James Urton)

  • News release, University of Washington - April 20, 2022 - “Lasers trigger magnetism in atomically thin quantum materials”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - April 14, 2022 - “Historian Bailkin, astronomer Levesque receive Guggenheim Fellowships” (James Urton and Lauren Kirschman)

  • News release, University of Washington - Feb. 14, 2022 - “DNA testing exposes tactics of international criminal networks trafficking elephant ivory”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - Feb. 11, 2022 - “Samson Jenekhe, Anna Karlin elected to National Academy of Engineering”

  • News release, University of Washington - Feb. 4, 2022 - “Mosquitoes are seeing red: Why new findings about their vision could help you hide from these disease vectors”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - Jan. 26, 2022 - “Four UW faculty members, incoming Burke Museum leader named 2021 AAAS Fellows”

  • News release, University of Washington - Jan. 25, 2022 - “Hungry yeast are tiny, living thermometers”

  • News release, University of Washington - Jan. 24, 2022 - “Fast, cheap test can detect COVID-19 virus’ genome without need for PCR”

  • News release, University of Washington - Jan. 4, 2022 - “Mass die-off of Magellanic penguins seen during 2019 heat wave”

2021

  • News release, University of Washington - Dec. 8, 2021 - “‘Would you like a little ice with your exoplanet?’ For Earth-like worlds, that may be a tall order”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - Oct. 5, 2021 - “Education should focus on ‘heads and hearts,’ UW researcher says”

  • News release, University of Washington - Sept. 28, 2021 - “New NSF-funded institute to harness AI for accelerated discoveries in physics, astronomy and neuroscience”

  • News release, University of Washington - Aug. 5, 2021 - “Now how did that get up there? New study sheds light on development and evolution of dolphin, whale blowholes”

  • News release, University of Washington - July 29, 2021 - “Climate change to fuel increase in human-wildlife conflict, UW biologist says”

  • News release, University of Washington - July 26, 2021 - “Scientists model ‘true prevalence’ of COVID-19 throughout pandemic”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - July 16, 2021 - “20 UW researchers elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2021”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - June 11, 2021 - “Smartphone camera can illuminate bacteria causing acne, dental plaques”

  • News release, University of Washington - May 27, 2021 - “Seabirds face dire threats from climate change, human activity — especially in Northern Hemisphere”

  • News release, University of Washington - May 21, 2021 - “Pandemic-era paleontology: A wayward skull, at-home fossil analyses and a first for Antarctic amphibians”

  • News release, University of Washington - April 29, 2021 - “6 UW-affiliated researchers elected to the National Academy of Sciences” (James Urton and Leila Gray)

  • Blog post, University of Washington - Feb. 8, 2021 - “UW physicist pens math-free tour of quantum mechanics and technology”

  • News release, University of Washington - Jan. 27, 2021 - “On nights before a full moon, people go to bed later and sleep less, study shows” [Best of CASE District VIII Award winner]

  • News release, University of Washington - Jan. 27, 2021 - “Purported phosphine on Venus more likely to be ordinary sulfur dioxide, new study shows”

  • News release, University of Washington - Jan. 18, 2021 - “Researchers use lasers and molecular tethers to create perfectly patterned platforms for tissue engineering”

  • News release, University of Washington - Jan. 14, 2021 - “Astronomers document the rise and fall of a rarely observed stellar dance”

2020

  • Blog post, University of Washington - Dec. 3, 2020 - “Researchers discover how bean plants fend off famished foes”

  • News release, University of Washington - Dec. 3, 2020 - “Leaving so soon? Unusual planetary nebula fades mere decades after it arrived”

  • News release, University of Washington - Nov. 2, 2020 - “Break it up: Polymer derived from material in shrimp’s shells could deliver anti-cancer drugs to tumor sites”

  • News release, University of Washington - Oct. 6, 2020 - “All together now: Experiments with twisted 2D materials catch electrons behaving collectively”

  • News release, University of Washington - Sept. 16, 2020 - “Marine animals live where ocean is most ‘breathable,’ but ranges could shrink with climate change”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - Aug. 31, 2020 - “UW receives NSF funds for investment in an interdisciplinary quantum future”

  • News release, University of Washington - Aug. 27, 2020 - “Weathering the tough times: Fossil evidence of ‘hibernation-like’ state in 250-million-year-old Antarctic animal”

  • News release, University of Washington - July 30, 2020 - “National Academies publishes guide to help public officials make sense of COVID-19 data”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - July 16, 2020 - “7 University of Washington researchers elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2020”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - June 24, 2020 - “Study asks Washington state residents to describe food security and access during pandemic, economic downturn”

  • News release, University of Washington - June 23, 2020 - “Laser allows solid-state refrigeration of a semiconductor material”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - June 11, 2020 - “Scientists close in on 12 billion-year-old signal from the end of the universe’s ‘dark age’”

  • News release, University of Washington - June 10, 2020 - “Passing crucial, challenging introductory chemistry course gives biggest boost to underrepresented students”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - June 4, 2020 - “UW guidelines helping to ramp up research safely during COVID-19”

  • News release, University of Washington - April 27, 2020 - “Bacteria that are persistently resistant to one antibiotic are ‘primed’ to become multidrug-resistant bugs”

  • News release, University of Washington - April 13, 2020 - “UW team illustrates the adverse impact of visiting ‘just one friend’ during COVID-19 lockdown”

  • News release, University of Washington - April 10, 2020 - “US approaching peak of ‘active’ COVID-19 cases, strain on medical resources, new modeling shows”

  • News release, University of Washington - April 1, 2020 - “Jodi Sandfort named dean of the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance”

  • News release, University of Washington - March 24, 2020 - “UW researchers to study resilience, well-being among King County residents during pandemic”

  • News release, University of Washington - March 9, 2020 - “Underrepresented college students benefit more from ‘active learning’ techniques in STEM courses”

  • News release, University of Washington - March 9, 2020 - “Climate change at Mount Rainier expected to increase ‘mismatch’ between visitors and iconic wildflowers”

  • News release, University of Washington - March 6, 2020 - “Dimming Betelgeuse likely isn’t cold, just dusty, new study shows”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - March 2, 2020 - “New honors for scientists studying ‘ecosystem sentinels’”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - February 14, 2020 - “Earth’s cousins: Upcoming missions to look for ‘biosignatures’ in the atmospheres of nearby worlds”

  • News release, University of Washington - January 21, 2020 - “Mosquitoes are drawn to flowers as much as people — and now scientists know why”

2019

  • Blog post, University of Washington - December 6, 2019 - “Astronomy fellowship demonstrates effective measures to dismantle bias, increase diversity in STEM”

  • News release, University of Washington - November 4, 2019 - “Light-based ‘tractor beam’ assembles materials at the nanoscale”

  • News release, University of Washington - October 31, 2019 - “New technique lets researchers map strain in next-gen solar cells”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - October 15, 2019 - “UW’s Ashleigh Theberge receives Packard Fellowship for research on cell communication signals”

  • News release, University of Washington - October 4, 2019 - “New metasurface design can control optical fields in three dimensions”

  • News release, University of Washington - September 16, 2019 - “KATRIN cuts the mass estimate for the elusive neutrino in half”

  • News release, University of Washington - September 10, 2019 - “Tides don’t always flush water out to sea, study shows”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - September 9, 2019 - “Breakthrough Foundation honors UW researcher studying ‘exotic’ states of matter”

  • News release, University of Washington - August 12, 2019 - “First cells on ancient Earth may have emerged because building blocks of proteins stabilized membranes”

  • News release, University of Washington - August 9, 2019 - “Scientists can now control thermal profiles at the nanoscale”

  • News release, University of Washington - July 18, 2019 - “Scientists discover how the mosquito brain integrates diverse sensory cues to locate a host to bite”

  • Blog post, University of Washington - June 20, 2019 - "Mammals and their relatives thrived, diversified during so-called 'Age of Dinosaurs,' researchers show"

  • News release, University of Washington - May 20, 2019 - "Scientists use molecular tethers and chemical 'light sabers' to construct platforms for tissue engineering"

  • News release, University of Washington - May 3, 2019 - "Researchers take a bottom-up approach to synthesizing microscopic diamonds for bioimaging, quantum computing"

  • News release, University of Washington - May 2, 2019 - "Bats evolved diverse skull shapes due to echolocation, diet"

  • News release, University of Washington - April 15, 2019 - "Synthetic peptide can inhibit toxicity, aggregation of protein in Alzheimer's disease, researchers show"

  • News release, University of Washington - April 10, 2019 - "David Thouless — Nobel laureate and UW professor emeritus — dies at age 84"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - March 21, 2019 - "UW, Microsoft, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory establish new Northwest Quantum Nexus for a quantum revolution in science, technology"

  • News release, University of Washington - February 25, 2019 - "It's all in the twist: Physicists stack 2D materials at angles to trap particles on the nanoscale, creating a unique platform to study quantum optical physics"

  • News release, University of Washington - February 13, 2019 - "Parents don't pick favorites, at least if you're a Magellanic penguin"

  • News release, University of Washington - February 7, 2019 - "All the data in the sky, alerted via UW eyes"

  • News release, University of Washington - January 10, 2019 - "Astronomers find signatures of a 'messy' star that made its companion go supernova"

  • News release, University of Washington - January 2, 2019 - "The number of single male Magellanic penguins is rising at this breeding colony. Here’s why."

  • News release, University of Washington - January 2, 2019 - "How economic theory and the Netflix Prize could make research funding more efficient"

2018

  • News release, University of Washington - December 24, 2018 - "New global migration estimates show rates proportionally steady since 1990, high rate of return migration"

  • News release, University of Washington - December 12, 2018 - "Teens get more sleep, show improved grades and attendance with later school start time, researchers find"

  • News release, University of Washington - November 27, 2018 - "Threatened tropical coral reefs form complex, ancient associations with bacteria, researchers say"

  • News release, University of Washington - November 7, 2018 - "After a bad winter in the ocean, female Magellanic penguins suffer most, study shows"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - October 24, 2018 - "UW physicist Jiun-Haw Chu named Packard Fellow for research on quantum materials"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - October 8, 2018 - "Awards to UW affiliate professor recognize career of conservation and research on penguins"

  • News release, University of Washington - October 1, 2018 - "High CO2 levels cause plants to thicken their leaves, which could worsen climate change effects, researchers say"

  • News release, University of Washington - September 24, 2018 - "Burst of morning gene activity tells plants when to flower"

  • News release, University of Washington - September 19, 2018 - "DNA testing of illegal ivory seized by law enforcement links multiple ivory shipments to same dealers"

  • News release, University of Washington - August 30, 2018 - "Climate change projected to boost insect activity and crop loss, researchers say"

  • News release, University of Washington - August 23, 2018 - "Hack week: Study supports collaborative, participant-driven approach for researchers to learn data science from their peers"

  • News release, University of Washington - August 9, 2018 - "For UW physicists, the 2-D form of tungsten ditelluride is full of surprises"

  • News release, University of Washington - August 3, 2018 - "UW, PNNL to host energy research center focusing on bio-inspired design and assembly"

  • News release, University of Washington - July 25, 2018 - "And then there was (more) light: Researchers boost performance quality of perovskites"

  • News release, University of Washington - June 27, 2018 - "To tell the sex of a Galápagos penguin, measure its beak, researchers say"

  • Feature story, University of Washington - May 18, 2018 - "Grid by grid" (Also published in print form for the University of Washington alumni magazine in Aug. 2018 and for the UW College of Engineering newsletter in Sept. 2018) [Bronze, CASE District VIII Article of the Year]

  • News release, University of Washington - May 7, 2018 - "Stomata — the plant pores that give us life — arise thanks to a gene called MUTE, scientists report"

  • News release, University of Washington - May 3, 2018 - "Atomically thin magnetic device could lead to new memory technologies" (Hannah Hickey and James Urton)

  • News release, University of Washington - May 2, 2018 - "Researchers develop an app for crowdsourced exercise plans, which rival personal trainers in effectiveness"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - March 29, 2018 - "Stellar break-up likely behind 'runaway' star's fast pace, researcher says"

  • News release, University of Washington - March 15, 2018 - "With new 'shuffling' trick, researchers can measure gene activity in single cells"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - March 15, 2018 - "Democratizing science: Researchers make neuroscience experiments easier to share, reproduce"

  • News release, University of Washington - February 20, 2018 - "Using a laser to wirelessly charge a smartphone safely across a room"

  • News release, University of Washington - February 12, 2018 - "Hybrid optics bring color imaging using ultrathin metalenses into focus"

  • News release, University of Washington - January 31, 2018 - "University of Washington, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory team up to make the materials of tomorrow"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - January 19, 2018 - "University Faculty Lecture to highlight screening newborns for genetic diseases"

  • News release, University of Washington - January 16, 2018 - "Researchers program biomaterials with 'logic gates' that release therapeutics in response to environmental triggers"

2017

  • Blog post, University of Washington - December 3, 2017 - "Kim Nasmyth — a UW postdoctoral alumnus — wins Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discoveries in cell biology, genetics"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - November 16, 2017 - "UW receives top honors from CleanTech Alliance for research and support in energy innovation, industry partnerships"

  • News release, University of Washington - November 14, 2017 - "With launch of new night sky survey, UW researchers ready for era of 'big data' astronomy"

  • News release, University of Washington - November 7, 2017 - "With climate change, Mount Rainier floral communities could 'reassemble' with new species relationships, interactions"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - October 16, 2017 - "UW researchers mark first detection of gravitational waves from collision of two neutron stars"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - October 2, 2017 - "UW alumnus Jeffrey C. Hall awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine"

  • News release, University of Washington - September 25, 2017 - "UW to host $15.6M NSF-funded center for innovation, education in materials science"

  • News release, University of Washington - September 18, 2017 - "Catching a diversity of fish species — instead of specializing — means more stable income for fishers"

  • News release, University of Washington - August 16, 2017 - "Computer scientists use music to covertly track body movements, activity"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - August 16, 2017 - "UW professor Franziska Roesner named one of world’s top innovators under 35"

  • News release, University of Washington - July 24, 2017 - "Dark matter is likely 'cold,' not 'fuzzy,' scientists report after new simulations"

  • News release, University of Washington - July 17, 2017 - "Material from shellfish delivers a boost to bioassays and medical tests"

  • News release, University of Washington - July 17, 2017 - "UW team develops fast, cheap method to make supercapacitor electrodes for electric cars, high-powered lasers"

  • News release, University of Washington - June 29, 2017 - "Study shows high pregnancy failure in southern resident killer whales; links to nutritional stress and low salmon abundance"

  • News release, University of Washington - June 20, 2017 - "UW-led scientists ‘closing the gap’ on malaria in India"

  • News release, University of Washington - June 19, 2017 - "To connect biology with electronics, be rigid, yet flexible"

  • News release, University of Washington - June 7, 2017 - "Scientists discover a 2-D magnet"

  • News release, University of Washington - April 20, 2017 - "Research team tracks complex web of monetary sanctions in 9 states"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - April 17, 2017 - "Remembering Ernest Henley, physicist and UW College of Arts & Sciences dean emeritus"

  • News release, University of Washington - April 14, 2017 - "UW, Tohoku University establish Academic Open Space partnership for innovations in aerospace, clean energy, disaster preparedness"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - March 27, 2017 - "15 years of success for UW center in recruiting, supporting female STEM faculty"

  • News release, University of Washington - March 21, 2017 - "Hans Dehmelt — Nobel laureate and UW professor emeritus — has died at age 94"

  • News release, University of Washington - March 15, 2017 - "Adrian Raftery receives Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day Medal for contributions to statistics"

  • News release, University of Washington - March 14, 2017 - "In times of plenty, penguin parents keep feeding their grown offspring"

  • News release, University of Washington - February 16, 2017 - "Immune cell serves as an essential communications link for migrating cells"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - January 30, 2017 - "Artists in the lab: Talk will highlight a creative partnership between art and science"

  • News release, University of Washington - January 25, 2017 - "'Protective' DNA strands are shorter in adults who had more infections as infants"

  • News release, University of Washington - January 24, 2017 - "Prized fossil find — the oldest, most complete iguanian in the Americas — illuminates the lives of lizards in the Age of Dinosaurs"

  • News release, University of Washington - January 17, 2017 - "When it comes to mating, fruit flies can make rational choices"

2016

  • News release, University of Washington - December 20, 2016 - "Researchers model how ‘publication bias’ does — and doesn’t — affect the ‘canonization’ of facts in science"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - December 19, 2016 - "UW researcher pursues synthetic 'scaffolds' for muscle regeneration"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - December 14, 2016 - "In Stockholm ceremony, UW professor emeritus David Thouless receives Nobel Physics Prize"

  • News release, University of Washington - December 13, 2016 - "Studies of vulnerable populations get a 'bootstrapped' boost from statisticians"

  • News release, University of Washington - December 8, 2016 - "Fossilized evidence of a tumor in a 255-million-year-old mammal forerunner"

  • News release, University of Washington - December 1, 2016 - "For the first time, scientists catch water molecules passing the proton baton"

  • News release, University of Washington - November 29, 2016 - "In one-two punch, researchers load 'nanocarriers' to deliver cancer-fighting drugs and imaging molecules to tumors"

  • News release, University of Washington - November 2, 2016 - "Tricking moths into revealing the computational underpinnings of sensory integration"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - October 25, 2016 - "New NSF initiative to bring 'real-world' mathematics to elementary education"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - October 21, 2016 - "Research in complex computational problems snares Packard honors for UW's Thomas Rothvoss"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - October 12, 2016 - "In new book, UW's Estella Leopold revisits childhood in the family shack, described in Aldo Leopold's best-seller 'A Sand County Almanac'"

  • News release, University of Washington - October 4, 2016 - "UW Professor Emeritus David J. Thouless wins Nobel Prize in physics for exploring exotic states of matter"

  • News release, University of Washington - October 3, 2016 - "New protein bridges chemical divide for 'seamless' bioelectronics"

  • News release, University of Washington - September 27, 2016 - "Researchers modify yeast to show how plants respond to a key hormone"

  • News release, University of Washington - September 23, 2016 - "How natural selection acted on one penguin species over the past quarter century"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - September 19, 2016 - "UW wins national nanotechnology startup challenge for breast cancer treatment"

  • News release, University of Washington - September 19, 2016 - "Award for genetic tracking to rein in pangolin poaching"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - August 18, 2016 - "Follow your nose: UW's young corpse flower relocates to Volunteer Park Conservatory for fetid first bloom"

  • News release, University of Washington - August 15, 2016 - "UW research backs up ongoing efforts to protect the enigmatic Nautilus"

  • News release, University of Washington - August 15, 2016 - "Unearthing trackers of the past: UW computer scientists reveal the history of third-party web tracking"

  • News release, University of Washington - July 21, 2016 - "An engineered protein can disrupt tumor-promoting 'messages' in human cells"

  • News release, University of Washington - July 11, 2016 - "UW researchers improve microscopy methods to 'swell' cellular structures, bringing fine details into view"

  • News release, University of Washington - May 27, 2016 - "UW researchers illuminate ways to heal defects in solar cells"

  • News release, University of Washington - May 19, 2016 - "Appeal of 'genetic puzzles' leads to National Medal of Science for UW's Mary-Claire King"

  • News release, University of Washington - May 13, 2016 - "UW researchers unleash graphene 'tiger' for more efficient optoelectronics"

  • News release, University of Washington - May 11, 2016 - "Skull specializations allow bats to feast on their fellow vertebrates"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - May 11, 2016 - "UW researchers secure prestigious MURI grants for self-cooling lasers and fluid mechanics"

  • News release, University of Washington - April 14, 2016 - "Scientists crack secrets of the monarch butterfly's internal compass"

  • News release, University of Washington - April 6, 2016 - "Marine preserve to help penguins in a 'predictably unpredictable' place"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - April 5, 2016 - "UW joins public-private partnership for flexible electronics"

  • News release, University of Washington - February 23, 2016 - "Four UW scientists awarded Sloan Fellowships for early-career research"

  • News release, University of Washington - February 12, 2016 - "Caught in the act: UW astronomers find a rare supernova 'impostor' in a nearby galaxy"

  • News release, University of Washington - February 12, 2016 - "UW scientists create ultrathin semiconductor heterostructures for new technological applications"

  • News release, University of Washington - February 8, 2016 - "UW biology professor is a finalist for top conservation prize"

  • News release, University of Washington - January 8, 2016 - "Stir no more: UW scientists show that draining speeds up bioassays"

2015

  • News release, University of Washington - December 15, 2015 - "UW conservationists celebrate new protected areas for Argentine penguins"

  • News release, University of Washington - December 10, 2015 - "Trees either hunker down or press on in a drying and warming western U.S. climate"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - November 19, 2015 - "After Nobel win, neutrino endeavors snag Breakthrough Prize in Physics"

  • News release, University of Washington - November 19, 2015 - "Sequencing algae's genome may aid biofuel production"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - November 6, 2015 - "Swartz Foundation grant to boost UW research in computational neuroscience"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - October 29, 2015 - "Now you see it: cloaking technology arrives sooner than UW mathematician expected"

  • News release, University of Washington - October 29, 2015 - "UW scientists are the first to simulate 3-D exotic clouds on an exoplanet"

  • News release, University of Washington - October 19, 2015 - "In astronomy-themed concert, Benaroya Hall launches audience to the cosmos"

  • News release, University of Washington - October 16, 2015 - "Chemistry's Brandi Cossairt named a 2015 Packard Fellow"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - October 11, 2015 - "UW physicists celebrate contribution to Nobel-winning neutrino discoveries"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - September 29, 2015 - "UW computer science alumnus wins MacArthur Foundation 'genius grant'"

  • News release, University of Washington - September 28, 2015 - "A new single-molecule tool to observe enzymes at work"

  • News release, University of Washington - September 24, 2015 - "Cooled down and charged up, a giant magnet is ready for its new mission"

  • News release, University of Washington - September 14, 2015 - "A more acidic ocean will bend the mermaid's wineglass"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - September 10, 2015 - "UW scientists will continue studies of evolution 'in real time' with five-year grant renewal"

  • News release, University of Washington - September 4, 2015 - "September launch could give UW team rare measurements of 'dusty plasmas'"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - September 4, 2015 - "Grant will help Native American undergraduates attend first scientific meeting"

  • News release, University of Washington - August 25, 2015 - "Rare nautilus sighted for the first time in three decades"

  • News release, University of Washington - August 17, 2015 - "UW researchers model tsunami hazards on the Northwest coast"

  • Science Notes 2015 - August 4, 2015 - "Just Within Reach"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - July 23, 2015 - "UW astronomer, students report irregularities in ‘rare, exotic’ binary system"

  • News release, University of Washington - July 16, 2015 - "UW researchers show that the mosquito smells, before it sees, a bloody feast"

  • News release, University of Washington - July 15, 2015 - "UW chemists help develop a novel drug to fight malaria"

  • Blog post, University of Washington - July 8, 2015 - "UW’s Conservation magazine snares top writing honors"

  • News release, University of Washington - July 6, 2015 - "In a cosmic ‘call to arms,’ UW astronomer proposes new deep-space telescope to scan the sky for signs of life"

  • Stanford News Service - June 30, 2015 - "First spacecraft to visit Pluto carries software and equipment developed at Stanford"

  • News release, University of Washington - June 29, 2015 - "Researchers discover how petunias know when to smell good"

  • UC Santa Cruz - June 22, 2015 - "Recipe to Avert Disaster"

  • Stanford News Service - June 19, 2015 - "Building a Brain: Part 2 - Monitor the Signals" (part of "Building a Brain" feature)

  • News release, University of Washington - June 17, 2015 - "Plants make big decisions with microscopic cellular competition"

  • Stanford News Service - June 10, 2015 - "Stanford engineers team up with U.S. Army to set computational record"

  • Stanford News Service - June 8, 2015 - "Strong constraint exists on one-way street that delivers optical signals to computers, say Stanford researchers"

  • Stanford News Service - May 8, 2015 - "Norman Nie, Stanford scholar and entrepreneur, dies at 72"

  • Stanford News Service - May 6, 2015 - "Stanford researchers use diverse, global discussion groups to boost online learning experience for participants"

  • Stanford News Service - April 29, 2015 - "The best rules are simple, flexible and purposeful, Stanford professor says"

  • Stanford News Service - April 16, 2015 - "Anton Zeilinger to deliver Stanford's annual Robert Hofstadter Memorial Lectures April 20-21"

  • San Jose Mercury News - April 13, 2015 - "In search of 'ultimate energy'"

  • UC Santa Cruz - April 7, 2015 - Interview with NASA Cassini mission project scientist and Saturn enthusiast Linda Spilker

  • San Jose Mercury News - March 8, 2015 - "California drought: Bay Area water agencies considering big water rate hikes to cover cost of lost water sales" (Paul Rogers and James Urton)

  • San Jose Mercury News - March 7, 2015 - "China pollution inspires Stanford team's air filter"

  • San Jose Mercury News - February 24, 2015 - "Climate change may flatten Santa Cruz's famed surfing waves"

  • San Jose Mercury News - February 19, 2015 - "Life on Europa? Scientists ponder the possibilities"

  • AAAS - February 16, 2015 - "Billions Unserved: Can We Feed the World in This Century?"

  • San Jose Mercury News - February 16, 2015 - "Stanford pair helping predict solar storms"

  • San Jose Mercury News - February 12, 2015 - "Covered California hoping for enrollment surge to meet goal"

  • San Jose Mercury News - February 7, 2015 - "California measles outbreak: State cases now over 100"

  • San Jose Mercury News - January 29, 2015 - "California drought: Sierra snowpack measuring is a lot more complex than it looks" (Kim Smuga-Otto and James Urton)

  • San Jose Mercury News - January 22, 2015 - "Intel Science Talent Search finalists: 9 of 40 from Bay Area" (James Urton and Sharon Noguchi)

  • San Jose Mercury News - January 19, 2015 - "Research shows elephant seals wander far when not lounging ashore"

  • San Jose Mercury News - January 18, 2015 - "California drought: What happened to the rain?" (James Urton and Kim Smuga-Otto)

  • San Jose Mercury News - January 8, 2015 - "Hundreds face off in San Jose over proposed sale of charity hospitals" (David E. Early and James Urton)

2014

  • GeoSpace: Earth and Space Science News - December 22, 2014 - "Picture Perfect and Water Wise: Images May Someday Predict the Hazards of Volcanic Gas"

  • Eos: Earth and Space Science News - December 18, 2014 - "High Smog Levels Seen in Mecca During the Annual Pilgrimage"

  • GeoSpace: Earth and Space Science News - December 18, 2014 - "Heaven Above and Earth Below: Scientists Track Atmospheric Disturbances to Gather Earthquake Data"

  • GeoSpace: Earth and Space Science News - December 18, 2014 - "Lightning Bolts May have Jolted Life on Earth"

  • Out of the Fog: Emerging Science from California's Central Coast - December 16, 2014 - "The Earth Staggers"

  • Monterey County Herald - December 13, 2014 - "Officials keeping eyes on Carmel River"

  • Monterey County Herald - December 11, 2014 - "Storm hazards: Gravity and water the landslide villains" (also published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel)

  • NASA Visualization Explorer - December 11, 2014 - "CATS in Space"

  • ScienceShot - December 8, 2014 - "Crickets fatten up to avoid being eaten by spiders"

  • Monterey County Herald - December 7, 2014 - "Squid harvest has been bountiful in Monterey Bay" (also published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel)

  • Monterey County Herald - December 6, 2014 - "Sea lion art highlights Moss Landing fair" (also published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel)

  • Monterey County Herald - December 4, 2014 - "One exposition, many expressions: Pacific Grove High program encourages student creativity"

  • Monterey County Herald - November 29, 2014 - "Rain, winds to swamp Monterey Peninsula"

  • Monterey County Herald - November 27, 2014 - "Salinas girl becomes ambassador for those in need"

  • Monterey County Herald - November 25, 2014 - "Winds of Change: Soledad celebrates Salinas Valley's second turbine"

  • Mongabay.com - November 24, 2014 - "What happened to the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster?"

  • Out of the Fog: Emerging Science from California's Central Coast - November 24, 2014 - "Perpetual War"

  • Monterey County Herald - November 22, 2014 - "Monterey Bay Aquarium exhibit shines light on deep sea"

  • Monterey County Herald - November 20, 2014 - "Bird deaths likely natural, experts say"

  • Monterey County Herald - November 18, 2014 - "Amid new crash, concern over sardine catch"

  • Monterey County Herald - November 8, 2014 - "Hydrology hypotheses: can we make our own water?"

  • Monterey County Herald - November 4, 2014 - "A Grand Canyon running adventure"

  • Monterey County Herald - November 1, 2014 - "Mountain lion spotted in Monterey"

  • Monterey County Herald - October 30, 2014 - "Year of the crab: season gets underway Saturday amid harvest boom" (URL temporarily unavailable)

  • Monterey County Herald - October 26, 2014 - "Counting every drop: Los Angeles-area company helps Peninsula customers save water"

  • Monterey County Herald - October 23, 2014 - "Ag 101: Schoolchildren head to farm"

  • Monterey County Herald - October 18, 2014 - "Watchers on the way home" (URL temporarily unavailable)

  • Monterey County Herald - October 14, 2014 - "Monterey Peninsula Water Management District asks customers to 'Go Blue'"

  • Monterey County Herald - October 11, 2014 - "El Salvador takes environmental cues from Monterey Bay"

  • Monterey County Herald - October 10, 2014 - "A (virtual) walk in the woods: Google's Street View comes to State Parks in Monterey County"

  • Monterey County Herald - October 7, 2014 - "Over 200 vets, active duty personnel cycle through Monterey County"

  • Monterey County Herald - October 5, 2014 - "Community Hospital rehabilitation unit celebrates first year"

  • BitesizeBio.com - February 27, 2014 - "I Put a Smell on You: Next Generation Sequencing Sniffs Out Olfactory Signals"

  • BitesizeBio.com - January 30, 2014 - "Tower of Babel: Next Generation Sequencing Provides New Insights on Chromosome Construction"

2013

  • BitesizeBio.com - October 10, 2013 - "'That Belongs To Me!': NGS and Data Security, Part 2"

  • BitesizeBio.com - October 3, 2013 - "'That Belongs to Me!': NGS and Data Security, Part 1"

  • BitesizeBio.com - August 29, 2013 - "Land of the Houyhnhnms: How NGS Turned the Genomic Clock Back 700,000 Years"

  • BitesizeBio.com - August 8, 2013 - "Pandascape: Applying Next Generation Sequencing to Conservation Problems"

Head shot courtesy of Quinn Brown and the University of Washington. All other images by James Urton.
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