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Released: 10-Feb-2020 6:45 AM EST
Interactive map shows worldwide spread of coronavirus
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University of Washington geographer Bo Zhao has created an interactive map, updated every few hours, of coronavirus cases around the world.

   
Released: 2-May-2019 1:05 AM EDT
Stars and stories: University of Washington astronomer Emily Levesque gathering material for book on 'true tales of observational astronomy'
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Emily Levesque, UW assistant professor of astronomy, and an increasingly well-known name in her field, is working on material for a new book for science-loving general readers, to be called "The Last Stargazers: True Tales of the Colorful and Vanishing World of Observational Astronomy.”

Released: 11-Jan-2018 2:05 PM EST
How the Roberts-era Supreme Court shows "deepening ambivalence" to voting rights
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Recent rulings show the court's willingness to "aid and abet a rollback of voting rights," says University of Washington law professor Lisa Manheim, a former U.S. Supreme Court clerk.

Released: 9-Feb-2017 5:05 PM EST
Expert on American Indian Law, Federal Lands and Water Rights
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Robert T. Anderson, a law professor at the University of Washington, is an expert on property rights, American Indian law and water rights.

Released: 4-Nov-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Expert: University of Washington -- the Dangerous Implications of a Trump-Putin ‘Bromance’
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Scott Radnitz of the University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies comments on the real or imagined effects of Russian influence on the Trump campaign and election 2016.

Released: 19-Aug-2016 4:05 PM EDT
From White House to Tacoma, WA, Urban Agriculture Is Growing
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University of Washington professor Sally Brown and collaborators have published the most extensive compilation to date explaining how to grow urban agriculture, and how doing so could save American cities.

Released: 24-Jan-2014 6:00 PM EST
How Strong of a Football Fan Are You? There's a Test for That
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University of Washington psychologist Anthony Greenwald has adapted his Implicit Association Test on hidden biases to determine how strongly a football fan supports a certain team.

Released: 1-Jul-2013 2:00 PM EDT
Calming Your Dog’s Anxiety During Noisy Fourth of July
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Have a dog with noise phobias, especially fireworks? University of Washington psychologist explains three main ways to calm dogs' fears.

Released: 10-Dec-2012 12:40 PM EST
Tipsy? UW Expert's Tips for Reining in Holiday Drinking
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Dennis Donovan, director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington, says that alcohol is a major issue around the holidays for both social drinkers and those recovering from alcoholism. He has advice for how to drink moderately, and treatment approaches he's used with people recovering from alcohol problems.

3-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Web Search Is Ready for a Shakeup, Says UW Computer Scientist
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On the 20-year anniversary of the World Wide Web, a computer scientist has published a two-page commentary in the journal Nature that calls on the international academic and business communities to take a bolder approach when designing how people find information online.

Released: 18-Mar-2011 3:45 PM EDT
Experts Available on Many Aspects of Japan's Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis
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These University of Washington experts are available for reporters to contact in the wake of the massive Japan earthquake of March 11 and resulting tsunami and nuclear crisis.

Released: 4-May-2010 12:00 PM EDT
Lessons from Mount St. Helens Being Applied Today
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May 18 marks the 30th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens and scientists continue using what’s learned there to challenge established thinking about how landscapes evolve and rebound.

Released: 17-Jan-2010 9:00 PM EST
University of Washington Experts on the Crisis in Haiti
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Here is a list of University of Washington experts who can discuss the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Haiti.

Released: 8-Jun-2009 8:00 PM EDT
Experts on Search, Social Media and Web 2.0
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UW experts who can offer insight into the latest communications software, technologies and trends.

Released: 6-May-2009 1:05 PM EDT
UW Will be Prominent in Space Shuttle Mission to Service Hubble Telescope
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Next week's mission will replace the Hubble Space Telescope's existing camera with the Wide Field Camera 3, which UW astronomers helped develop. UW engineering graduate Gregory C. Johnson will pilot the shuttle.

Released: 31-Mar-2009 3:40 PM EDT
3-D Printing Hits Rock-Bottom Prices with Homemade Ceramics Mix
University of Washington

A new, not-so-secret recipe uses artist-grade ceramics powder for 3-D printing. Ceramics objects can now be printed for about 3 percent the cost of commercial printing mixes.

Released: 16-Dec-2008 12:10 PM EST
What Does It Take to Make New Year's Resolutions a Reality?
University of Washington

Researchers have devised a new planning tool to help people keep track of day-to-day information that's parked in too many places -- multiple phones, multiple computers, multiple Web applications.

Released: 12-Jun-2008 4:25 PM EDT
Like a Rock: New Mineral Named for Astronomer
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A new mineral, the first to be discovered inside a particle from a comet, has officially been named in honor of University of Washington astronomer Donald Brownlee.


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