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Explaining dramatic planetwide changes after world’s last ‘Snowball Earth’ event

Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet’s history are “Snowball Earth” events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased in ice up to 0.6 miles thick. New research from the...
18-Sep-2024 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

AI Researcher Discusses the New Version of ChatGPT’s Advances in Math and Reasoning

Niloofar Mireshghallah, a UW postdoctoral scholar, discusses why math and reasoning have so challenged artificial intelligence models and what the public should know about OpenAI’s new release.
17-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Ultra-Low-Dose Ketamine Can Curb Opioid Withdrawal

Research findings published Aug. 29 in Addiction Science & Clinical Practice may offer hope. A pilot study showed that a small amount of ketamine can reduce or eliminate the withdrawal symptoms associated with quitting fentanyl.
17-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

UW researchers develop a stretchable, wearable device that lights up an LED using only the warmth of your skin

University of Washington researchers have developed a flexible, durable electronic prototype that can harvest energy from body heat and turn it into electricity that can be used to power small electronics, such as batteries, sensors or LEDs. This...
10-Sep-2024 7:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Thanks to humans, Salish Sea waters are too noisy for resident orcas to hunt successfully

Scientists report that underwater noise pollution — from both large and small vessels — forces northern and southern resident orcas to expend more time and energy hunting for fish. The din also lowers the overall success of their hunting...
10-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Addressing Alzheimer’s in American Indian communities

This $11 million IHS contract will create training for healthcare providers and support patients’ families in communities that have little access to such specialized care.
9-Sep-2024 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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COVID-19 Lockdowns Prematurely Aged Teenage Brains, UW Study Shows

New research from the University of Washington found lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unusually accelerated brain maturation in adolescents. This maturation was more pronounced in girls. When measured in terms of the number of...
9-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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New discoveries about how mosquitoes mate may help the fight against malaria

Surprising details about mosquito mating could lead to improved malaria control techniques and help develop precision drone flight. A paper published Aug. 30 in Current Biology revealed that when a male Anopheles coluzzii mosquito hears the sound of...
30-Aug-2024 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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Q&A: UW researcher aims to understand common women’s sports injuries

Several common injuries seem to haunt women’s sports. Jenny Robinson, a University of Washington assistant professor, is interested in designing better methods to help female athletes train to prevent and recover from injuries.
23-Jul-2024 1:05 PM EDT

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Q&A: The climate change toll on roads — two UW professors weigh in

Two University of Washington researchers are investigating how to mitigate the effects of climate change on common road pavements, such as asphalt and concrete.
16-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT

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Q&A: How to train AI when you don't have enough data

As researchers explore potential applications for AI, they have found scenarios where AI could be really useful but there’s not enough data to accurately train the algorithms. Jenq-Neng Hwang, University of Washington professor of electrical and...
28-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT

Q&A: How a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease could also work for Type 2 diabetes

Alzheimer’s disease and Type 2 diabetes are part of a family of amyloid diseases that are characterized by having proteins that cluster together. University of Washington researchers have demonstrated more similarities between the two diseases.
29-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST

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Q&A: Helping robots identify objects in cluttered spaces

Robots in warehouses and even around our houses struggle to identify and pick up objects if they are too close together, or if a space is cluttered.
7-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST

Q&A: UW researchers answer common questions about language models like ChatGPT

A team University of Washington researchers have published a guide explaining language models, the technology that underlies chatbots.
9-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST

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One ovarian cancer fix: removing the fallopian tubes

Women should talk with their doctors about their risk of ovarian cancer and the potential to remove fallopian tubes if they have a planned pelvic surgery, said UW Medicine OB-GYN Dr. Barbara Goff.
17-Nov-2023 7:05 PM EST

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Q&A: Can AI in school actually help students be more creative and self-directed?

Katie Davis, a University of Washington associate professor in the Information School, discusses how generative AI might support learning, instead of detracting from it, if kids can keep their agency.
25-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT

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