The development and seasonal cycles of birds’ singing has a lot to teach us about the human brain. Check out this article about how they are related, and what’s being done at UW to understand these relationships.
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From Puget Sound’s endangered southern residents to the transient whales living hundreds of miles offshore, filler whales are inhaling bacteria, fungi and viruses once believed to be found only on land. Some of the pathogens are highly virulent. And some are even antibiotic-resistant. This article discusses the work of CoEnv alum/NOAA NWFSC scientist Brad Hanson and UW affilate professor David Bain to understand these dynamics and their implications is discussed. Solar-powered. Wireless. Data-driven. You might not think of these terms when describing waste collection, but this traditionally low-tech field is about to become less dirty and more digital thanks to a new program at UW. Read more here. A new competitor in the burgeoning field of crowd-funding has emerged: Microryza, a site developed by former UW researchers who were fed up with the costly and bureaucratic way that science is funded in the US. CoEnv affiliated scientist Josh Tewksbury is one of the people using this new site to share and fund his research. Check it out here! On Tuesday, March 27, a National Academy of Sciences panel, the Committee on Science, Technology and the Law, heard testimony from the editors of research journals on the unhealthy state of science. One of those testifying was Dr. Ferric C. Fang, a professor of microbiology and laboratory medicine at the University of Washington and a UW Medicine physician. A broad range of reasons for the corrosion of the girders of science were discussed, including a lack of funding, a “leaky pipeline” of students, and an overemphasis on practical application. Read an account of this provocative and insightful discussion here. This year’s Environmental Challenge was met with bigger, bolder and greener projects than ever. The annual event, co-sponsored by the Foster School of Business, the College of the Environment and the College of Engineering, gave over $22,000 in awards to some very cool project. Read more here! (There’s a video too!) |
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