oceanography
March 1, 2011
Iceberg's tune
We love the enchanting songs of whales, the clicks and squeals from porpoises. And now, a University of Washington oceanographer has brought us more melodies from the deep.
December 1, 2009
Record grant
The University of Washington is slated to receive its largest-ever federal award—$126 million over 5+ years—to connect the ocean to the Internet.
September 1, 2009
Long look underseas
Seagliders, under development since 1995 at the UW’s School of Oceanography and Applied Physics Laboratory, have repeatedly set world endurance and range records for autonomous underwater vehicles.
March 1, 2009
Sneaker swim
Curtis Ebbesmeyer recalls the event that first turned him on to flotsam: the Great Sneaker Spill of 1990.
September 1, 2007
Commendations flow
Shortly before 1 a.m. on March 15, 2006, Edward Marsette woke to a loud crash outside his Auburn home. Within minutes, he was pulling people from a fiery, overturned car.
June 1, 2007
Ocean blues
Since the Industrial Revolution, Earth’s oceans have swallowed nearly half of all fossil-fuel carbon emissions. Damage could be reaching the tipping point.
Call and response
While the University of Washington is a leader in researching this and other aspects of carbon emissions, it is doing more than just studying this problem.
December 1, 2005
Discovery island
Environmental science took a decisive turn on an obscure island off the northwest corner of Washington. The way we look at — and try to save — our world has never been the same.
December 1, 2001
Waterworld
Exploring the ocean floor by remote control could yield breakthroughs in weather forecasting, salmon migration and even earthquake prediction.
March 1, 1999
Out of this world
A host of UW scientists are ready to embark on a program that will train people to find life in outer space.
September 1, 1997
Reading the skies
UW professors track data that may reveal future droughts, bountiful harvests and even global warming.
September 1, 1994
Southwest campus plan
The Seattle City Council voted to approve the University's master plan for its Southwest Campus—completing a five-year process.