January 26, 2005
Dwindling snowpack is bad news for Washington’s summer water needs
Warm winter rains that have curtailed the winter ski season in the Washington Cascades could also mean water shortages this summer.
January 14, 2005
From the ashes, Center for Urban Horticulture dedicates Merrill Hall Jan. 19
Merrill Hall at the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture — rebuilt nearly four years after an arson attack ruined the building and set back research, teaching and outreach — is being dedicated during events open to the public Jan.
January 13, 2005
Urban horticulture to dedicate new building
Merrill Hall at the UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture — rebuilt nearly four years after an arson attack ruined the building and set back research, teaching and outreach — is being dedicated during events open to the public Jan.
January 6, 2005
Research: Global warming not main cause of sea ice decline
Extreme changes in the Arctic Oscillation in the early 1990s — and not warmer temperatures of recent years — are largely responsible for declines in how much sea ice covers the Arctic Ocean, with near record lows having been observed during the last three years, UW researchers say.
December 16, 2004
Winds, ice motion root cause of decline in sea ice, not warmer temperatures
Extreme changes in the Arctic Oscillation in the early 1990s – and not warmer temperatures of recent years – are largely responsible for declines in how much sea ice covers the Arctic Ocean, with near record lows having been observed during the last three years, University of Washington researchers say.
December 9, 2004
More area, more diversity true for microbes too, studies show
The connection between species richness and area occupied, recognized by biologists for more than a hundred years as a fundamental ecological relationship in plant and in animal communities, has been discerned for the first time at the microbial level.
December 8, 2004
Birds, butterflies, bacteria: same law of biology appears to apply
The connection between species richness and area occupied, recognized by biologists for more than a hundred years as a fundamental ecological relationship in plant and in animal communities, has been discerned for the first time at the microbial level.
December 2, 2004
World’s fastest glacier doubles speed
The world’s fastest glacier, Greenland’s Jakobshavn Isbrae, doubled its speed between 1997 and 2003.
November 18, 2004
Loss of ocean floor dwellers significant, study shows
The loss of seemingly inconsequential animal species in the top 6 inches or so of mud and sediment on the floors of the world’s oceans is giving scientists a look ahead at the consequences of the steady decline of the world’s biodiversity.
Applied Physics Lab is number one recipient of defense department dollars
While President Bush and Sen.
November 16, 2004
Ocean ecosystems at risk if plug pulled on Mother Nature’s ‘blenders’
The loss of seemingly inconsequential animal species in the top 6 inches or so of mud and sediment on the floors of the world’s oceans is giving scientists a look ahead at the consequences of the steady decline of the Earth’s biodiversity.
November 15, 2004
Pioneering work on biological integrity earns conservation award
University of Washington’s James R.
November 10, 2004
Oceanographer says award lets her ‘follow research dreams’
A UW marine microbiologist — whose work is of interest not just to oceanographers but to ecologists, climate scientists, biomedical researchers and materials scientists alike — has become a member of a select group of scientists named as Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation investigators in marine science.
November 8, 2004
Award will help unlock mysteries of one of Earth’s most important organisms
A University of Washington marine microbiologist — whose work is of interest not just to oceanographers but to ecologists, climate scientists, biomedical researchers and materials scientists alike — has become a member of a select group of scientists named as Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation investigators in marine science.
November 5, 2004
Symposium weighs science’s role in improving fisheries management
In the midst of substantial debate surrounding recommendations made to the president by the U.
October 29, 2004
Russell McDuff becomes director of UW School of Oceanography
An internationally known researcher in marine geology and geophysics has been named director of the University of Washington’s School of Oceanography.
October 21, 2004
McDuff named director of School of Oceanography
An internationally known researcher in marine geology and geophysics has been named director of the UW’s School of Oceanography.
October 7, 2004
Tiny diatom has global environmental impact
The first ever genomic map of a diatom, part of a family of microscopic ocean algae that are among the Earth’s most important inhabitants, has yielded surprising insights about the way they may be using nitrogen, fats and silica in order to thrive.
September 30, 2004
Scientists sequence genome of kind of organism central to biosphere’s carbon cycle
The first ever genomic map of a diatom, part of a family of microscopic ocean algae that are among the Earth’s most important inhabitants, has yielded surprising insights about the way they may be using nitrogen, fats and silica in order to thrive.
New director named for Arboretum, Urban Horticulture
A former dean with Oxford University — who oversaw refurbishment of gardens in the heart of Oxford that are visited by many thousands every year and managed one of the most historically significant herbarium collections in the United Kingdom — has been named director of the UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture and Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum.
In the eye of the hurricane: Floats monitor conditions
Five floats loaded with instruments and deployed in the path of the eye of hurricane Frances — that’s the one after Charley and before Ivan and Jeanne — have transmitted data that may help scientists better understand ocean conditions that put a damper on tropical storms and those that pour on the gas.
In the eye of the hurricane: Floats monitor conditions
Five floats loaded with instruments and deployed in the path of the eye of hurricane Frances — that’s the one after Charley and before Ivan and Jeanne — have transmitted data that may help scientists better understand ocean conditions that put a damper on tropical storms and those that pour on the gas.
September 15, 2004
Oceanographers seek to better understand ferocity of hurricanes like Frances
Five floats loaded with instruments and deployed in the path of the eye of hurricane Frances have transmitted data that may help scientists better understand ocean conditions that put a damper on tropical storms and those that pour on the gas.
August 30, 2004
Modest climate change could lead to substantially more and larger fires
The area burned by wildfires in 11 Western states could double by the end of the century if summer climate warms by slightly more than a degree and a half, say researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington.
August 27, 2004
Botanist known internationally for research, plant dictionary joining UW
A former dean with Oxford University – who oversaw refurbishment of gardens in the heart of Oxford that are visited by many thousands every year and managed one of the most historically significant herbarium collections in the United Kingdom – has been named director of the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture and Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum.
August 24, 2004
Environmental costs of home construction lower with wise choice, reuse of building materials
Most of the energy that goes into building U.S. homes is consumed – not by the power tools, welding and trucking during construction – but during the manufacture of the building materials, according to a comprehensive life-cycle assessment comparing typical wood-, steel- and concrete-frame homes.
June 24, 2004
Wott acting director, Hinckley steps down at Urban Horticulture
John Wott, professor of forest resources and director of the Washington Park Arboretum for more than 10 years, has been named acting director of the UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture in addition to his duties as arboretum director.
June 3, 2004
Study: Zoning to protect forests, rural land may do reverse
More than 25 years of zoning policies intended to preserve the nature of Eastern King County’s wild and rural lands may be encouraging the very sprawl land-use planners want to avoid.
May 28, 2004
Homes gobbling twice the land outside as inside designated urban areas
A University of Washington study of a 180-square-mile swath east of Lake Sammamish shows that the low-density zoning that was intended to maintain the rural character and protect the natural environment could instead be altering forests in dramatic and unintended ways.
May 26, 2004
Denman series tackles menace of invasives
Alien invaders skulking about in the Pacific Northwest face exposure Wednesday, June 2, during “Invasive species: Impacts of invasive plants, animals, insects and diseases in the Pacific Northwest,” at the University of Washington’s College of Forest Resources.
May 20, 2004
A rare sight: Eruption on the sea floor surprises researchers at Northern Mariana Islands
As one watches the clip of footage from the sea floor one hears the voices of scientists and technicians at the monitors in the control room on board the UW’s research vessel Thomas G.
Woods Hole researcher to speak on ocean currents
Large changes in Atlantic Ocean circulation that have amplified abrupt changes in climate in the past — and parallel trends being observed today — are the subjects of a free, public lecture Monday, May 24, just weeks after UW and NASA scientists reported in the journal Science that the North Atlantic circulation system weakened considerably during the decade of the 1990s.
May 6, 2004
High school students work at Union Bay
The largest volunteer work party ever at the grounds of the UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture descended 150 strong
April 24 to weed out invasive species and help re-establish native plants.
April 22, 2004
An ocean of responsibility: Report urges better management of 3.4 million nautical miles
The United States now has sovereign responsibility under international law for much of the health and sustainable use of 3.
April 7, 2004
Freeing Nemo: Aquarium owners releasing non-native fish could endanger marine ecosystems
Flushing your pet tropical fish to set it free is a bad idea.
April 1, 2004
Don’t flush the fish, researchers say
Flushing your pet tropical fish to set it free is a bad idea.
March 4, 2004
Web site features pioneer EarthDials from around the globe
Join a dozen “EarthDialers” at <A href="http://planetary.
February 9, 2004
Small, smart, smooth: Seagliders topic of Feb. 11 public lecture
Underwater gliders that can operate autonomously at sea for months at a time and travel thousands of miles are revolutionizing how oceanographers collect measurements.
February 8, 2004
Challenges of forest stewardship focus of public lecture
The challenge of preserving Pacific Northwest natural resources is the subject of “Sustaining Our Northwest World: When Humans and Nature Collide.”
February 5, 2004
UW scientists prominent at Seattle AAAS meeting
AAAS in Seattle; UW scientists featured
One of the largest gatherings of scientists from around the world comes to Seattle next week when the American Association for the Advancement of Science stages its annual meeting. Offering a program of 130 symposia, topical lectures and seminars, the meeting includes nearly 90 UW Washington faculty and students as lecturers, symposium organizers and speakers. AAAS runs from Feb. 12 through Feb.16 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center.
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