A new study has found galaxies with more neighbors tend to be larger than their counterparts that have a similar shape and mass, but reside in less dense environments. Aritra Ghosh I অরিত্র ঘোষ The DiRAC Institute washington.edu/news/2024/08/1…

For The Seattle Times this week I wrote about our increasing reliance on crowdfunding as a response to climate disasters, and how that is likely to exacerbate the inequities of the climate crisis. The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social UW News seattletimes.com/opinion/we-can…

Drumheller Fountain is back up and running after a summer cleanup from University of Washington Facilities.

Read this story in UW News about @pack_vc's new venture capital fund that is collaborating with the University of Washington to help entrepreneurs launch new innovations and grow startups that emerge across the UW. washington.edu/news/2024/08/2…

Why isn’t Colorado’s snowpack ending up in the Colorado River? New research suggests the problem might be the lack of spring rainfall. washington.edu/news/2024/08/1… via @UWNews

.Pack Ventures, a new venture capital fund that is collaborating with the University of Washington, aims to help entrepreneurs launch new innovations and grow startups that emerge across the UW, while also giving Husky alumni access to investment opportunities. washington.edu/news/2024/08/2…

New independent venture capital fund accelerates and enhances innovation ecosystem at the University of Washington. washington.edu/news/2024/08/2… via @UWNews

The Colorado River provides water to 7 U.S. states and Mexico. Since 2000, water managers have struggled to predict how much water will come from the snowpack. The problem lies with the lack of rainfall in the spring, according to new University of Washington research. More: washington.edu/news/2024/08/1…

Human-wildlife overlap expected to increase across more than half of Earth’s land by 2070. washington.edu/news/2024/08/2… via @UWNews

🐋A new study challenges conventional thinking about how populations of large baleen #whales recover from whaling, with researchers revealing that populations continue increasing rapidly for a wide range of recovery levels. Full story⤵️ fish.uw.edu/2024/08/rapid-… Trevor Branch

Overlap between humans and animals will increase across the planet in less than 50 years due to human population growth and climate change, according to a University of Michigan University of Washington and UCL. More: washington.edu/news/2024/08/2…

💧Could this be the future of campus irrigation?🌿CEE is piloting a project to make watering smarter and more sustainable. Discover how they’re working with UW Facilities to test new tech and reduce our water footprint. ce.washington.edu/news/article/2…

It's spider season! 🕷️ Rod Crawford, curator of arachnids at Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, spoke with Rosemary Montalvo Tacoma News Tribune about the types of spiders out this time of year. thenewstribune.com/news/local/art…

NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will have the capacity to look for “fossils” of galaxy formation by conducting high-resolution imaging of galaxies in the nearby.universe.washington.edu/news/2024/08/2…

A research team led by Jeff Riffell UW Biology UW College of Arts & Sciences discovered that male mosquitos activate their eyes & visually search for mates when hearing female wingbeats. This finding could lead to improved malaria control & help develop precision drone flight. washington.edu/news/2024/08/3…

New discoveries about how mosquitoes mate may help the fight against malaria. washington.edu/news/2024/08/3… via @UWNews

A team led by Allen School researchers found that large language models, such as ChatGPT, can make social media bots more sophisticated at evading detection. But these models can also improve systems that detect bots. washington.edu/news/2024/08/2…

This morning brought the awful news that recent UW graduate Aysenur Eygi was reportedly killed by Israeli troops in the West Bank. My heart goes out to Aysenur’s family, friends and loved ones. 1/3

Aysenur was a peer mentor in psychology who helped welcome new students to the department and provided a positive influence in their lives. 2/3

This is the second time over the past year that violence in the region has taken the life of a member of our UW community and I again join with our government and so many who are working and calling for a ceasefire and resolution to the crisis. 3/3