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Prescription opioid companies increased marketing after Purdue Pharma lawsuit, UW study shows
Researchers design a national testing facility to simulate tornadoes, downbursts and gusts; Experiments will help them engineer buildings that can stand up…
Group seeks to understand how a new type of satellite will impact Earth-based astronomy
Gamers help highlight disparities in algorithm data
MilliMobile is a tiny, self-driving robot powered only by light and radio waves
NSF funds internet-connected ocean observatory through 2028
UW team’s shape-changing smart speaker lets users mute different areas of a room
Polar experiments reveal seasonal cycle in Antarctic sea ice algae
Battery-free robots use origami to change shape in mid-air
UW a lead partner on new NSF-funded earthquake research center
UW assessment finds fentanyl and methamphetamine smoke linger on public transit vehicles
A tax on menthol cigarettes would work better than statewide bans, UW study finds
Study connects greenhouse gas emissions to polar bear population declines, enabling greater protections under Endangered Species Act
Researchers prefer same-gender co-authors, UW study shows
UW research links wildfire smoke to increased risk of emergency room visits for people of all ages
REBURN: A new tool to model wildfires in the Pacific Northwest and beyond
These organizational changes can shake up company hierarchy
Muon g-2 doubles down with latest measurement, explores uncharted territory in search of new physics
In the Field: UW team to spend six weeks visiting deep-ocean observatory
In praise of science communicators
Researchers prefer same-gender co-authors, study confirms
New algorithm ensnares its first ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid
That’s funny – but AI models don’t get joke
With new app, smart devices can have GPS underwater
Researchers put new twist on graphite
UW-developed dental lozenge could provide permanent treatment for tooth sensitivity 
Marine heat waves caused mass seabird die-offs, beach surveys show
NZ workers have unacceptably high exposures to carcinogens – they need better protection and long-term health monitoring
Researchers make a quantum computing leap with a magnetic twist
New analysis lends weight to seafood’s light carbon footprint
Urgent action needed to further improve child survival in Ethiopia: study
Phosphate, a key building block of life, found on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
Employee approval can make or break CEOS, UW research shows
Shared modeling can help schools predict, avert dropouts
Trailblazer for women in gastroenterology, Dr. Barbara H. Jung takes over as AGA president
What’s in name? Sometimes, climate
In 2050, over 800 million people estimated to have back pain: modelling
Out of the frying pan: Coyotes, bobcats move into human-inhabited areas to avoid apex predators – only to be killed by people
Prolonged power outages, often caused by weather events, hit some parts of the U.S. harder than others
Africa’s grassy habitats emerged 10+ million years earlier than previously thought
Warm liquid spewing from Oregon seafloor comes from Cascadia fault, could offer clues to earthquake hazards
Washington state’s 2021 heat wave contributed to 159 excess injury deaths over three weeks
Community-based prevention system linked to reduced handgun carrying among youth growing up in rural areas
UW’s Phil Levin to lead first-ever US National Nature Assessment
March 15 Symposium – the psychological impacts of the Christchurch terrorist attacks
Team detects first neutrinos made by particle collider
UW study investigates how ‘vaccine shopping’ impacts rollout during pandemic
Climate change creates ‘win-win’ between bald eagles and farmers