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The Latest Breaking News from the University of Washington

An investigation by the University of Washington found that "race was used as a substantial factor in the selection of the final candidate and the hiring process" of a professor by the school's psychology department, violating a university executive order that bans the consideration of race in hiring. The report…

Reason

These noise-canceling headphones can filter specific sounds on command, thanks to deep learning

Scientists have created headphones that let users pick the sounds they want to listen to or block out, thanks to a new AI algorithm that could lead to "superhuman hearing".

LiveScience

New proteins, better batteries: Scientists are using AI to speed up discoveries

New artificial intelligence tools are being rapidly developed across the sciences. They may not be able to solve every problem, but in some cases, they're shortening the time to new breakthroughs.

WEKU

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Polar Bear Population Decline Linked To Greenhouse Gas Emissions For First Time

Scientists think the breakthrough will enable greater legal protection for the species

Zenger

Michigan State University plans to sell alcohol at four home football games

The Michigan State University Board of Trustees on Wednesday authorized the school to request liquor licenses to sell alcohol at four football games beginning with a Sept. 16 game against the University of Washington

The Independent UK

Scientists are using NASA satellite data to text Bangladeshi farmers water-saving strategies

A new technology uses satellite data to provide farming advice to Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani farmers.

Space

US firefighters raise concerns over looming pay cut

Poorly paid and stretched thin during gruelling wildfire seasons, firefighters warn of ‘devastating’ wave of departures.

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‘Double agents’: fossil-fuel lobbyists work for US groups trying to fight climate crisis

Exclusive: new database shows 1,500 US lobbyists working for fossil-fuel firms while representing universities and green groups

The Guardian - US

Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe

Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine

The Independent UK

Octopuses Show Remarkable Similarities To Humans In Sleep Patterns

Octopuses' sleep patterns resemble humans', suggesting possible dreaming.

Zenger

Former Kansas coach Larry Brown pushes back on reports he’s joining Washington Huskies

Former Kansas men’s basketball coach Larry Brown, who directed the Jayhawks to an NCAA title in 1988, may soon be back in college coaching — this time as an analyst at the University of Washington.

Tribune News Service

Sudan’s war is wrecking a lot, including its central bank – a legacy of trailblazing African American economist and banker Andrew Brimmer

The war in Sudan between two rival generals for control of the country is devastating in so many ways. Hundreds of civilians have been killed, thousands injured and more than 1 million people are now homeless. The fighting is even wreaking havoc on the country’s central bank.

The Conversation

Thousands of Amazon staffers are pouring into its Seattle offices. Will it restore the downtown’s fortunes?

Experts say the economic balance is more complex than one business and that the revitalization should be equitable

The Guardian - US

Black students in Washington state played key role in the Civil Rights Movement, new book states

When it comes to civil rights history, the focus is often on the marches, boycotts, sit-ins and other protests that took place in the South. In “Washington State Rising,” Marc Arsell Robinson, assistant professor of African American history at California State University, San Bernardino, takes a look at the civil…

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How the indictment of Donald Trump is a 'strange and different' event for America, according to political scientists

The indictment of a former president of the United States, Donald Trump, is history happening in real time. The Conversation asked political scientists James D. Long and Victor Menaldo, both at the University of Washington, to help readers understand the meaning of this moment in the U.S. The two scholars…

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