It turns out that even in the world of scientific writing, your eighth-grade teacher was right: how you write can matter as much as what you write. In a study published Dec. 15 in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers from the University of Washington looked at abstracts from more than 700 scientific papers about climate change to find out what makes a paper influential in its field.
Read more at UW Today »A summer of science communication in Alaska's Prince William Sound
In a plane flying over Alaska’s stunning Prince William Sound, the pilot and crew keep their eyes peeled for schooling groups of herring. The fish are easy to spot from above as they congregate here and there along the shoreline. Each cluster behaves in its own unique way, allowing scientists to tell one group from another. Amy Brodbeck, a graduate student in the UW College of the Environment’s School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, is among those searching for the fishy cohorts.
Read more »Environmental and Forest Sciences' undergrads participate in UW Pipeline Project's Alternative Spring Break
Ann Margaret Stompro, Natalie Gray, and Kat Schaffer, undergrads at the College of the Environment, spent their spring break teaching sixth graders about environmental science.
Read more at UW.edu »Dynamics of Disbelief: Q&A with Harvard University science historian Naomi Oreskes
Naomi Oreskes, a geologist, historian, educator, and author, works at the center of science and politics. Over the past decade, she has explored the history of scientific consensus and dissent around anthropogenic climate change. Oreskes will be at the University of Washington on Mar. 1, 2016.
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