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Four UW Students Honored by Goldwater Foundation
Three University of Washington undergraduates are among 211 students nationwide named as 2018 ... - Read More
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Early Earth's Mild Climate May Signal Life on Other Planets | Earth.com
Early Earth has always had a volatile reputation. Previous studies have estimated various scenarios ranging from an ice-covered, snowball Earth to a sweltering environment ... - Read More -
Early Earth's Climate Was More Tame Than Previously Thought, Suggesting Other Planets May Be Suitable for Life | Tech Times
There has yet to be consensus on the climate of early Earth. Different studies have described the planet as an extremely cold snowball, while others have said that it had ... - Read More -
Moderate Conditions on the Early Earth Raise the Prospects of Life Elsewhere | IFLScience
Geologists have spent decades debating the temperatures during the first few hundred million years of Earth's history, as well as the early ocean's chemistry. A new paper provides ... - Read More -
Life on Alien Planets? Earth's Mild Climate History Hints at Possibility | International Business Times
A new study presented by a group of researchers at University of Washington hints at a more moderate climatic history for our planet. David Catling, a UW professor of Earth and ... - Read More -
Earth's Stable Temperature Past Suggests Other Planets Could Also Sustain Life
Theories about the early days of our planet’s history vary wildly. Some studies have painted the picture of a snowball Earth, when much of its surface was frozen. Other ... - Read More
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How Would Aliens Detect Life on Earth? | National Geographic
From gases in the atmosphere to satellites in space, Earth is sending plenty of signals that something here is alive. Joshua Krissansen-Totton, a UW doctoral student in Earth and ... - Read More -
Not All Icebergs Are White: Here's What Makes Them Blue, Green or Striped | ABC News
Icebergs can be beautiful and majestic -- but have you ever wondered what gives them their color? Steve Warren, professor of Earth and space sciences at the University of ... - Read More -
University of Washington Graduate and Professional Disciplines Rank Highly in US News' Best Graduate School Lists
Nearly 50 different graduate and professional programs and specialties at the University of Washington are among the top 10 in the nation, according to Read More
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Stephen Hawking's Local Legacy | KUOW
This week the universe lost one of its greatest minds; Stephen Hawking, the renowned British physicist, helped explain the behavior of black holes and demystify the cosmos for all ... - Read More -
New Cascadia Quake Analysis Shows Building Retrofits Would Save Thousands of Lives | The Seattle Times
A Portland-area study finds single-family homes do well and that upgrades to older commercial buildings could slash both casualties and damage. Research from the UW is - Read More -
Glaciers in Mongolia's Gobi Desert Actually Shrank in the Last Ice Age | IFLScience
During the last Ice Age as ice sheets expanded and the rest of the world grew colder, there's a pocket in Central Asia where glaciers did exactly the opposite. Jigjidsurengiin ... - Read More -
Assessing Landslide Risk | KIRO 7
A new tool can help people in Seattle assess landslide risk in their neighborhood. David Montgomery, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is - Read More -
Real Time Tropical Cyclone Monitoring by WWLLN
Monitoring Tropical Cyclones with Lightning and Satellite Data A new storm-following tool continually watches for lightning over the open ocean. Combined with satellite ... - Read More -
How on Earth Did Seattle's Train Tracks Wind Up in Mudslide Zones? | KUOW
Landslides on railroad tracks along Puget Sound frequently delay trains. Dave Montgomery, a geologist at the UW, is - Read More -
A 'landslide Observatory': Scientists Study Washington's Rattlesnake Ridge | The Seattle Times
Researchers are tracking Rattlesnake Ridge near Yakima as it creeps downhill to learn more about unstable hillsides and -- perhaps -- improve slide prediction. The UW's Steve ... - Read More -
Search for Aliens to Employ 'ESPRESSO': Black Box Detection Device a More Powerful Planet Hunter | Inquisitr
Astronomers are set to get a powerful boost to their capabilities of detecting exoplanets and in determining whether or not said worlds circling faraway stars are Earth-like. ... - Read More -
GPS Data Make It Possible to Predict Most Devastating Earthquakes | Inverse
Earthquakes killed more than 1,200 people worldwide in 2017 alone. Traditional earthquake warning systems are able to accurately report the magnitude of smaller quakes, but they ... - Read More -
Ice Core Shows North American Ice Sheet's Retreat Affected Antarctic Weather
Researchers at the University of Washington were among the co-authors of a new study that uses ice core data to see how Earth’s climate behaved at the end of the last ice ... - Read More
- Planner - Student course planner for upcoming quarters
- Descriptions - University of Washington General Catalog Course Descriptions
- Course Web Pages - List of courses with links to web pages
- Schedule - University of Washington Time Schedule - SPR18 - SUM18 - AUT18
- Forecast - Department's plan for teaching assignments and course offerings
- Faculty Codes - These are used for registering for independent research courses such as ESS 498, ESS 499, ESS 600, ESS 601, ESS 700, & ESS 800.