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@agu.org honored five @uofwa.bsky.social faculty and researchers from the @uwess.bsky.social and atmospheric and climate science departments this week at the annual meeting in New Orleans.
AGU recognizes five UW researchers in the College of the Environment
The American Geophysical Union honored five University of Washington faculty and researchers from the departments of Earth and space sciences and atmospheric and climate science this week for their...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
@agu.org honored five @uofwa.bsky.social faculty and researchers from the @uwess.bsky.social and atmospheric and climate science departments this week at the annual meeting in New Orleans.
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Saturn’s biggest moon might not have a global ocean — but the search for life isn’t over. New research by @uwess.bsky.social NASA and others published in @nature.com
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Saturn’s biggest moon might not have a global ocean — but the search for life isn’t over
More than a decade ago, data from the Cassini mission to Saturn suggested that the planet's largest moon, Titan, had a vast ocean of liquid water below its frozen surface. In a new study, UW...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Saturn’s biggest moon might not have a global ocean — but the search for life isn’t over. New research by @uwess.bsky.social NASA and others published in @nature.com
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The waters bordering North America could soon be inhospitable to critical marine creatures if the Northeastern Pacific Ocean continues to acidify at the current rate, a new study shows.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The waters bordering North America could soon be inhospitable to critical marine creatures if the Northeastern Pacific Ocean continues to acidify at the current rate, a new study shows.
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Find out how to make an emergency kit, how to protect yourself and your pets from avian flu and more in our top 10 stories of 2025!
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Our most-read stories of 2025
Our top stories address emerging challenges in community and workplace health and safety
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December 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Find out how to make an emergency kit, how to protect yourself and your pets from avian flu and more in our top 10 stories of 2025!
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Looking for something to watch this weekend? Check out the new documentary film “The Memory of Darkness, Light and Ice,” which features @uwess.bsky.social Professor Eric Steig and others. Here's the backstory on Steig's involvement:
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In a new documentary, UW researchers investigate when Greenland was ice-free
“The Memory of Darkness, Light and Ice” -- a documentary film featuring Eric Steig, a UW professor of Earth and space sciences -- tells the story of a U.S. military and research base established...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Looking for something to watch this weekend? Check out the new documentary film “The Memory of Darkness, Light and Ice,” which features @uwess.bsky.social Professor Eric Steig and others. Here's the backstory on Steig's involvement:
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Congratulations to the 56 @uwnews.uw.edu faculty and researchers were named to @clarivateag.bsky.social’s #HighlyCited2025 list, for work ranking in the top 1% by citations in their fields. Among the group includes School of Public Health faculty Helen Chu and Kristie Ebi.
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list includes 56 UW faculty and researchers
The University of Washington is proud to announce that 56 faculty and researchers who completed their work while at UW have been named on the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list from Clarivate.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Congratulations to the 56 @uwnews.uw.edu faculty and researchers were named to @clarivateag.bsky.social’s #HighlyCited2025 list, for work ranking in the top 1% by citations in their fields. Among the group includes School of Public Health faculty Helen Chu and Kristie Ebi.
Let’s get one thing out of the way: All hummingbirds fight. Most species fight for food, using their tiny bodies and sharp bills to force competitors away from flowers. But the green hermit hummingbird fights to win a mate.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Let’s get one thing out of the way: All hummingbirds fight. Most species fight for food, using their tiny bodies and sharp bills to force competitors away from flowers. But the green hermit hummingbird fights to win a mate.
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A new study from @uofwa.bsky.social reveals that traumatic events can significantly dampen organizational risk-taking.
Traumatic events in communities can make organizations more risk-averse
A new study from Abhinav Gupta, professor of management in the University of Washington Foster School of Business, reveals that traumatic events can significantly dampen organizational risk-taking.T...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A new study from @uofwa.bsky.social reveals that traumatic events can significantly dampen organizational risk-taking.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Emily Levesque, @uofwa.bsky.social astronomy, spoke with @king5news.com.web.brid.gy about the biggest and best discoveries to come from the James Webb Space Telescope this past year.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Emily Levesque, @uofwa.bsky.social astronomy, spoke with @king5news.com.web.brid.gy about the biggest and best discoveries to come from the James Webb Space Telescope this past year.
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To prevent transmission of #avianflu, DEOHS and @uwdgh.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social Professor Peter Rabinowitz recommends keeping outdoor pets away from dead birds and not handling sick or dead wild birds yourself. @komonews.bsky.social komonews.com/news/local/n...
Dead swan, goose found at Lake Tapps spark bird flu concerns
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has received two recent reports of dead birds at Lake Tapps, amid increasing concerns of avian influenza.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
To prevent transmission of #avianflu, DEOHS and @uwdgh.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social Professor Peter Rabinowitz recommends keeping outdoor pets away from dead birds and not handling sick or dead wild birds yourself. @komonews.bsky.social komonews.com/news/local/n...
Choosing highlights from 2025 for a video roundup is a tough task. UW video producers meet students, faculty and community members during some of the most exciting moments of their lives — from earning a degree to finding answers that will impact the world.
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Video: The UW’s 2025 storytelling highlights
Choosing highlights from 2025 for a video roundup is a tough task. UW video producers meet students, faculty and community members during some of the most exciting moments of their lives — from...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Choosing highlights from 2025 for a video roundup is a tough task. UW video producers meet students, faculty and community members during some of the most exciting moments of their lives — from earning a degree to finding answers that will impact the world.
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Here are the top 10 #publichealth stories from the UW SPH community in 2025, highlighting the work of our faculty and students alongside communities. These partnerships and sustainable funding are critical, to ensure that the state, nation and world can live healthier, longer lives.
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Here’s how the UW School of Public Health community has been taking action to transform public health in 2025.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Here are the top 10 #publichealth stories from the UW SPH community in 2025, highlighting the work of our faculty and students alongside communities. These partnerships and sustainable funding are critical, to ensure that the state, nation and world can live healthier, longer lives.
A new tool has shown to mitigate political polarization on X by nudging antidemocratic and extremely negative partisan posts lower in a user’s feed. The tool has the potential to give users more say over what they see on social media.
Social media research tool can reduce polarization — it could also lead to more user control over algorithms
A web-based method was shown to mitigate political polarization on X by nudging antidemocratic and extremely negative partisan posts lower in a user’s feed. The tool, which is independent of the...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A new tool has shown to mitigate political polarization on X by nudging antidemocratic and extremely negative partisan posts lower in a user’s feed. The tool has the potential to give users more say over what they see on social media.
“The Memory of Darkness, Light and Ice,” follows scientists working with decades-old ice and sediment samples from Greenland to better understand long-term climate change. @uwenvironment.bsky.social professor Eric Steig is among the researchers featured.
In a new documentary, UW researchers investigate when Greenland was ice-free
“The Memory of Darkness, Light and Ice” — a documentary film featuring Eric Steig, a UW professor of Earth and space sciences — tells the story of a U.S. military and research base established...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“The Memory of Darkness, Light and Ice,” follows scientists working with decades-old ice and sediment samples from Greenland to better understand long-term climate change. @uwenvironment.bsky.social professor Eric Steig is among the researchers featured.
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Read more about the new study from researchers at the University of Washington, Stanford University and Northeastern University, which indicates that it may one day be possible to let users take control of their social media algorithms: www.washington.edu/news/2025/12...
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Social media research tool can reduce polarization — it could also lead to more user control over algorithms
A web-based method was shown to mitigate political polarization on X by nudging antidemocratic and extremely negative partisan posts lower in a user’s feed. The tool, which is independent of the...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Read more about the new study from researchers at the University of Washington, Stanford University and Northeastern University, which indicates that it may one day be possible to let users take control of their social media algorithms: www.washington.edu/news/2025/12...
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During last fall’s salmon run @uwenvironment.bsky.social collected salmon environmental DNA from the air along Issaquah Creek. Combined with visual counts from the salmon hatchery, the eDNA allowed researchers to track salmon numbers during the fall migration.
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During last fall’s salmon run @uwenvironment.bsky.social collected salmon environmental DNA from the air along Issaquah Creek. Combined with visual counts from the salmon hatchery, the eDNA allowed researchers to track salmon numbers during the fall migration.
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Research from @uofwa.bsky.social & Kaiser Permanente Southern California sheds new light on how the 2025 LA fires affected people’s health. The results suggest that people may rely more heavily on virtual health care during climate-related emergencies.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Research from @uofwa.bsky.social & Kaiser Permanente Southern California sheds new light on how the 2025 LA fires affected people’s health. The results suggest that people may rely more heavily on virtual health care during climate-related emergencies.
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Virtual health care visits rose significantly after the Los Angeles wildfires last January, according to new research led by DEOHS faculty member Joan Casey in @jamahealthforum.com.
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Virtual medical visits soared after Los Angeles wildfires
New findings by DEOHS faculty member Joan Casey and team could help health care systems prepare for climate disasters
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December 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Virtual health care visits rose significantly after the Los Angeles wildfires last January, according to new research led by DEOHS faculty member Joan Casey in @jamahealthforum.com.
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A heartfelt thank you to an anonymous donor for funding tuition for senior-year clinical rotations for @uofwa.bsky.social Medical Laboratory Science seniors — now and for decades to come. The educational program, which awards a Bachelor of Science degree, is offered by the @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A heartfelt thank you to an anonymous donor for funding tuition for senior-year clinical rotations for @uofwa.bsky.social Medical Laboratory Science seniors — now and for decades to come. The educational program, which awards a Bachelor of Science degree, is offered by the @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social.
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"Our findings were stark: Unless bias is obvious, people were perfectly willing to accept the AI’s biases,"said Kyra Wilson @kyrawilson.bsky.social, PhD student and lead author of a study on AI-human hiring practices. #AIESConf
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People mirror AI systems’ hiring biases, study finds
In a new UW study, 528 participants worked with simulated AI systems to select job candidates. The researchers simulated different levels of racial biases for resumes from white, Black, Hispanic and.....
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December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Our findings were stark: Unless bias is obvious, people were perfectly willing to accept the AI’s biases,"said Kyra Wilson @kyrawilson.bsky.social, PhD student and lead author of a study on AI-human hiring practices. #AIESConf
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The @uofwa.bsky.social is proud to announce that 56 faculty and researchers who completed their work while at UW have been named on the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list from Clarivate.
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list includes 56 UW faculty and researchers
The University of Washington is proud to announce that 56 faculty and researchers who completed their work while at UW have been named on the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list from Clarivate.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The @uofwa.bsky.social is proud to announce that 56 faculty and researchers who completed their work while at UW have been named on the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list from Clarivate.
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A new University of Washington-led study in Science shows that space dust sandwiched between layers of sediment tells scientists where and when ice covered the Arctic, and what happened to marine life when it disappeared.
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Space dust reveals Arctic ice conditions before satellite imaging
A new University of Washington-led study shows that space dust sandwiched between layers of sediment tells scientists where and when ice covered the Arctic, and what happened to marine life when it...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A new University of Washington-led study in Science shows that space dust sandwiched between layers of sediment tells scientists where and when ice covered the Arctic, and what happened to marine life when it disappeared.
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People mirror AI systems’ hiring biases, study finds
In a new UW study, 528 participants worked with simulated AI systems to select job candidates. The researchers simulated different levels of racial biases for resumes from white, Black, Hispanic and.....
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November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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During days with substantial #wildfiresmoke, active-duty military personnel at WA's Joint Base Lewis-McChord had increased emergency dept visits for respiratory and behavioral health issues — including depression, anxiety and mood disorders. deohs.washington.edu/hsm-blog/how... @uwnews.uw.edu
How wildfire smoke could impact the military
Respiratory and behavioral health concerns linked with wildfire smoke exposure in study led by DEOHS MPH alum
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November 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
During days with substantial #wildfiresmoke, active-duty military personnel at WA's Joint Base Lewis-McChord had increased emergency dept visits for respiratory and behavioral health issues — including depression, anxiety and mood disorders. deohs.washington.edu/hsm-blog/how... @uwnews.uw.edu