UW News
January 2, 2013
Let there be daylight: New book illustrates use of natural light in design — with slide show
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Christopher Meek, research associate professor of architecture, answers questions about the book he co-authored, “Daylighting Design in the Pacific Northwest.”
UW student gets degree months after his death
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While in womb, babies begin learning language from their mothers
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Babies only hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign language, scientists have discovered. The study indicates that babies begin absorbing language while still in the womb, earlier than previously thought.