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Whale poop contains iron that may have helped fertilize past oceans

2 months ago | washington.edu | Hannah Hickey

Environment | News releases | Research | Science The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as krill to support a body of up to 100 feet (30 meters) long. Blue whales and other baleen whales, which filter seawater through their mouths to feed on small marine life, once teemed in Earth’s oceans. Then over the past century they were hunted almost to extinction for their energy-dense blubber.
Q&A: How rate of CO2 rise can affect a global ocean current

2 months ago | washington.edu | Hannah Hickey

Environment | Research | Science | UW News blog As we burn fossil fuels, the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere is gradually rising, and with it, the planet’s average temperature. How fast the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide — and with it, the temperature — goes up matters for the ability of humans and ecosystems to adjust. A slower increase gives humans time to move away from low-lying areas and animals time to move to new habitats.
A smart ring with a tiny camera lets users point and click to control home devices

Jan 8, 2025 | washington.edu | Stefan Milne

Engineering | News releases | Research | Technology While smart devices in homes have grown to include speakers, security systems, lights and thermostats, the ways to control them have remained relatively stable. Users can interact with a phone, or talk to the tech, but these are frequently less convenient than the simple switches they replace: “Turn on the lamp…. Not that one…. Turn up the speaker volume….
For the Record- January 7, 2025: DCT Guidance, Revised Short Form Policy, More - UW Research

Jan 7, 2025 | washington.edu

In this Issue: Finalized Diversity in Clinical Trials Guidance and Plan Revised Short Form Consent Policy Implemented Research Medicaid Attestation E-Signature Workflow Certificate of Confidentiality &...
Social media highlights: UW News 2024

Dec 10, 2024 | washington.edu | Alex Bartick

UW News UW News blog This year, the UW News social media team shared the inspiring stories of work being done by the University of Washington community with reporters, news outlets and our social media followers. We also shared special events happening around campus with our community. National Championship Game2024 started off with the NCAA National Championship game between the Washington Huskies and the Michigan Wolverines.
Video: Talking about climate and weather with the Office of the Washington State Climatologist

Dec 4, 2024 | washington.edu | Kiyomi Taguchi |Hannah Hickey

Environment | Population Health | Research | Science | UW News blog | Video From its base at the southwest corner of the Seattle campus, the Office of the Washington State Climatologist provides expertise, tools and resources on “all things climate” to partners and communities across the state. Guillaume Mauger was announced in the spring as the new Washington state climatologist.
From classrooms to KEXP, UW lecturer shares love of Indigenous music

Nov 26, 2024 | washington.edu | Lauren Kirschman

UW Notebook When he isn’t lecturing at the University of Washington or pursuing his doctoral studies at the University of California, Davis, Tory Johnston (Quinault) co-hosts a global Indigenous radio show with Kevin Sur (Kānaka Maoli) on KEXP. Every Monday between 3 and 5 a.m., he welcomes listeners to Sounds of Survivance, playing cross-continental Indigenous music from a variety of genres.
Video: UW-led research links wildfire smoke exposure with increased dementia risk

Nov 25, 2024 | washington.edu | Alden Woods |Kiyomi Taguchi

News releases | Public Health | Research | Science | Soundbites | Video As Baby Boomers hit retirement, about 1 in 6 Americans is now over the age of 65. The number of Americans living with dementia is — but the proportion of older Americans who develop dementia has actually decreased. The exact reason why is uncertain, but various lifestyle and environmental factors can influence a person’s risk of cognitive decline. One recently discovered risk is air pollution.
Q&A: Promises and perils of AI in medicine, according to UW experts in public health and AI

Nov 21, 2024 | washington.edu | Alden Woods

Health and medicine | Public Health | Technology | UW News blog In most doctors’ offices these days, you’ll find a pattern: Everybody’s Googling, all the time. Physicians search for clues to a diagnosis, or for reminders on the best treatment plans. Patients scour WebMD, tapping in their symptoms and doomscrolling a long list of possible problems. But those constant searches leave something to be desired.
In the ‘Wild West’ of AI chatbots, subtle biases related to race and caste often go unchecked

Nov 20, 2024 | washington.edu | Stefan Milne

News releases | Research | Technology Recently, LinkedIn announced its Hiring Assistant, an artificial intelligence “agent” that performs the most repetitious parts of recruiters’ jobs — including interacting with job candidates before and after interviews. LinkedIn’s bot is the highest-profile example in a growing group of tools — such as Tombo.ai and Moonhub.ai — that deploy large language models to interact with job seekers.