Professor Virginia Armbrust was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) today, along with eight other researchers at University of Washington.  A total of 539 members were elected by their peers, for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications.  Read the full article here.  Congratulations to all!   

What actually did happen in Durban?  This article from the ‘Ecocentric’ science blog on Time.com covers the take-aways from the Durban Climate Summit.  Read it here.  In related news, Canada pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol today. 

A 15- foot mural by Alaskan artist Ray Troll is on display in the Fishery Sciences Building lobby. The mural features species mostly from the Salish Sea, and includes 3-D imagery. Read more and view a slideshow here. 

Mexican sound artist Hugo Solis, a graduate of the University of Washington’s Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media’s Ph.D. program, looks to an underwater volcano for data and inspiration in his new installation, “Axial.” John Delaney, leader of the National Science Foundation’s Regional Scale Nodes program, collaborated on the project.  Read more here. 

The latest installment of “Lost and Found Films” features footage of Friday Harbor Labs, circa 1958.  At 2:28 and silent, it’s both relatively mundane and also a bit mysterious.  What is the purpose of this film, and what experiment is being done at the end?  Help UW Libraries Special Collections’ film archives specialist Hannah Palin out: if you can place what’s going on here, comment at the bottom of this link!