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UW's Executive Order 31 allows the university "to discipline or take appropriate corrective action for any conduct that is deemed unacceptable or inappropriate, regardless of whether the conduct rises to the level of unlawful...

University of Washington A subalpine meadow on Mount Rainier in the summer. Credit: Elli Theobald Spring is coming, and with it comes the promise of warmer weather, longer days and renewed life. For residents of the Pacific...

From The Cliff Mass Weather and Climate Blog This blog will describe a series of serious violations of freedom of speech and academic freedom at the University of Washington...

From Eurkealert Public Release: 18-Dec-2018 The ability to smell is critical for salmon. They depend on scent to avoid predators, sniff out prey and find their way home at the end of their lives when they return to the streams...

Farmed seafood, wild-caught fish, or livestock: which one is the most environmentally costly to produce? A University of Washington-led study probed that question by scrutinizing 148 life-cycle assessments for animal protein...

Let's face it, the way we charge our phones hasn't evolved much over the years. You plug your phone in, or place it on a precise place on a wireless charging pad, and then you wait. But the genius researchers over at the...

Imagine never having to charge your smartphone ever again. We may be one step closer to that battery-free future thanks to new research from University of Washington engineers. They made a phone capable of calling people...

Imagine never having to charge your smartphone ever again. We may be one step closer to that battery-free future with new research from University of Washington engineers. They made a phone capable of calling people drawing...

Trees are our known allies in the battle against harmful climate change, but it turns out California redwood trees may be the most helpful. Researchers conducted a seven-year long study to find redwood forests capture and...

What if you could power your iPhone from thin air? Making wires redundant was said to be one of Nikola Tesla's biggest dreams, a dream University of Washington researchers want to fulfill with PoWiFi...

University of Washington researchers have successfully confirmed an earlier experiment and demonstrated that a direct brain-to-brain connection via a computer interface is possible between two people...

Fusion energy is often associated with Hollywood fantasy - think Tony Stark's miniature Arc Reactor in "Iron Man." But could a virtually unlimited source of zero-emission power actually become a reality? University of Washington...

Global warming has cleared away the ice that plagued potential Arctic shipping routes, opening them up for speedier and more reliable trade. But without ice to act as a breakwater, huge swells are developing, making the shipping...

A team of scientists from the University of Washington (UW) believe that climate change is killing chicks from the world’s largest colony of Magellanic penguins...

Stronger winds explain puzzling growth of sea ice in Antarctica From University of Washington press room by Hannah Hickey Much attention is paid to melting sea ice in the Arctic...