UW News
Karen Dyson
August 13, 2020
Systemic racism has consequences for all life in cities
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Social inequalities, specifically racism and classism, are impacting the biodiversity, evolutionary shifts and ecological health of plants and animals in our cities. That’s the main finding of a review paper published Aug. 13 in Science led by the University of Washington, with co-authors at the University of California, Berkeley, and University of Michigan.
July 20, 2017
Birds versus buildings: Rural structures pose greater relative threat than urban ones
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Large buildings in rural areas pose a greater threat to birds than if those same-sized buildings were located in an urban area, according to new research to which three University of Washington researchers contributed.