Thousands of planets will likely be discovered in the next few years, and a new system is needed to better classify the ability of those worlds to support life. In a paper to be published in the December 2011 issue of Astrobiology, co-author David Catling from the Department of Earth and Space Sciences and colleagues propose a new system that classifies some planets as either similar to Earth or not similar but capable of harboring life.
Read more at The Seattle Times »Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awards $6M for research toward West Coast Earthquake Early Warning System - UW News
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded $6 million to three West Coast universities–Berkeley, CalTech, and UW, in collaboration with USGS, to research and develop ways of alerting people from seconds to minutes before earthquakes are felt. ESS’ John Vidale is quoted. Read more at the UW News article, or this news release.
Read more »JISAO video will be featured at AGU this year
The episode, titled “Undersea Volcanos: West Mata Eruption”, is one of ten videos chosen to be critiqued by a panel of three Hollywood filmmakers during “The S Factor” workshop on December 6, 2011. Joe Resing’s work is featured in the video. Congratulations! https://youtube.com/watch?v=60tYEF_n3NE%3Ffeature%3Dplayer_embedded
Read more »Oyster standoff with ocean acidification - UW Today
The featured video on UW Today includes Jennifer Ruesink of Biology, Emma Timmins-Schiffman of SAFS, and Taylor Shellfish Farms’ Joth Davis, who is a UW affiliate faculty member.
Read more »Featured video: Oyster standoff with ocean acidification - UW 360
Biologist Jennifer Ruesink considers UW oyster research and work with the shellfish industry in face of today’s environmental challenges, including ocean acidification. The UW 360 segment also includes Emma Timmins-Schiffman, aquatic and fishery sciences graduate student, and Taylor Shellfish Farms‘ Joth Davis, who is a UW affiliate faculty member. View the video here.
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