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Pesticide found in most Americans' urine

Glyphosate is a common pesticide ingredient and has been linked to a number of health conditions in humans

Salon

FIRE Suit Aimed at Protecting Univ. of Washington Professor's Criticism of "Land Acknowledgments"

From the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression today; you can also read the Complaint, in Reges v. Cauce: When Professor Stuart Reges challenged the University of Washington's position on land acknowledgements, administrators punished him, undermining his academic freedom. Today, backed by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Reges…

Reason

Toxic Artificial Intelligence: Robots Become Racist And Sexist Bigots Due To Flawed AI, Study Says

Robots become sexist and racist bigots because of flawed AI.

Zenger

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With $10 million windfall, free Seattle coding school for women goes national to speed change in tech's bro culture

Amber Tanaka was burned out.

Tribune News Service

Carbon dioxide levels are now 50% higher than during the pre-industrial era

CO2 has not been so high since before hominids walked upright – and are not dropping fast enough to avert catastrophe

The Guardian - US

Washington coaching legend Jim Lambright's brain donation pays dividends years after his death

SEATTLE — The brain behind the University of Washington's most dominant defense sits on a black mat in the basement of the Harborview Research and Training Building in downtown Seattle. It has been cut into a series of thin beige slices, some removed to be studied under a microscope.

Tribune News Service

Scientist look for ways to extend the lives of our pet dogs in new study

Experts at the University of Washington have trialed rapamycin - which is already used in human to aid their body in accepting kidney transplants.

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EXCLUSIVE: 42 Macro's Darius Dale On His Wall Street Story, The Markets: 'This Is Not The Financial Crisis'

A lot of successes in life are owed to being at the right place at the right time.

Benzinga

Omicron infection turbo-charges vaccinated people’s immunity: study

People who are vaccinated and then get infected with Omicron may be primed to overcome a broad range of coronavirus variants, early research suggests.

Bangkok Post

NASA images reveal a man-made scar in the Amazon so big you can see it from space

Thanks to sattelites, there is proof of the Belo Monte Dam project’s impact on the Big Bend, though — from above.

Inverse

Satellites over the Amazon capture the choking of the ‘house of God’ by the Belo Monte Dam – they can help find solutions, too

The Xingu River is revered as the “house of God” by the Indigenous people living along its Volte Grande, or Big Bend, in the Brazilian Amazon. The river is essential to their culture and religion, and a crucial source of fish, transportation and water for trees and plants.

The Conversation

Chiefs move up in NFL draft via trade with Patriots, pick corner Trent McDuffie at No. 21

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs made a first-round trade with the New England Patriots Thursday night, moving up from pick No. 29 to No. 21 and bolstering their defense by selecting University of Washington cornerback Trent McDuffie.

Tribune News Service

Public Records Law vs. First Amendment Rights of University Animal Experiment Review Committee

From a preliminary injunction decision by Judge Richard Jones (W.D. Wash.) in Sullivan v. Univ. of Washington (with PETA as intervenors; earlier coverage here): The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ("IACUC") at the University of Washington monitors animal research conducted at the university. The committee "approves and monitors all…

Reason

Meet Tanner Conner, Idaho State’s under-the-radar WR prospect

Check out Draft Wire's exclusive interview with Idaho State wide receiver prospect Tanner Conner

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Robots are learning to think like humans. Can they meet Amazon's demands for speed?

In a lab at the University of Washington, robots are playing air hockey.

The Guardian - US

Five sets of fetal remains found in anti-abortion activist’s home, DC police say

Lauren Handy claims she gained access to organ bank at university in Seattle but authorities have not disclosed source of fetuses

Tribune News Service

As states impose abortion bans, young doctors struggle — and travel far — to learn the procedure

A barrage of abortion restrictions rippling across the country, from Florida to Texas to Idaho, is shrinking the already limited training options for U.S. medical students and residents who want to learn how to perform abortion procedures.

Reason

Interesting Public Records vs. Academic Freedom Case Related to Animal Research

From Sullivan v. Univ. of Washington, decided yesterday by Judge Richard Jones (W.D. Wash.): The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ("IACUC") at the University of Washington monitors animal research conducted at the university. The committee "approves and monitors all proposed projects that include vertebrates or cephalopods" to "ensur[e] that…

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How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat cancers, HIV, autoimmune disorders and genetic diseases

The two most successful coronavirus vaccines developed in the U.S. – the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines – are both mRNA vaccines. The idea of using genetic material to produce an immune response has opened up a world of research and potential medical uses far out of reach of traditional vaccines.…

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