UW News
Jim Kenagy
December 13, 2018
Hark! UW talents — on page and disc — for the good Dawgs on your holiday shopping list
![collage of books and CD covers](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/12/12083736/collage-books-2-150x150.jpg)
As the year comes to a close and festivities abound, some UW faculty creations can make great gifts for the thinking Dawg on your giving list.
June 6, 2017
Hiding in plain sight: new species of flying squirrel discovered
![The newly-described Humboldt’s flying squirrel is the third-known species of flying squirrel in North America.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/06/04140939/Flying-Squirrel_Nick-Kerhoulas3-150x150.jpg)
A new study published May 30 in the Journal of Mammalogy describes a newly discovered third species of flying squirrel in North America — now known as Humboldt’s flying squirrel, or Glaucomys oregonensis. It inhabits the Pacific Coast region of North America, from southern British Columbia to the mountains of southern California.