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Puget Sound eelgrass beds create a ‘halo’ with fewer harmful algae, new method shows

June 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Algae, Dinoflagellates, Harmful Algal Blooms, Marine Ecology, Puget Sound, University of Washington

Genetic clues show that eelgrass growing underwater along Puget Sound shorelines is associated with fewer of the single-celled algae that produce harmful toxins in shellfish. The evidence shows this effect extends 45 feet beyond the edge of the eelgrass bed.

Research Results

Antarctic sea-ice models improve for the next IPCC report

June 10, 2020 sarah Jonas Antarctica, IPCC, Sea Ice, Southern Ocean, University of Washington

A study of 40 sea ice models finds they all project that the area of sea ice around Antarctica will decrease by 2100, but the amount of loss varies between the emissions scenarios.

Research Results

Volcanic activity and changes in Earth’s mantle were key to rise of atmospheric oxygen

June 9, 2020 sarah Jonas Oxygen, University of Washington, Volcanoes

Evidence from rocks billions of years old suggest that volcanoes played a key role in the rise of oxygen in the atmosphere of the early Earth.

Announcement

UW launches online training for contact tracing to help fight COVID-19

May 29, 2020 sarah Jonas contact tracer, contact tracing, COVID-19, Public Health, University of Washington

To provide training for the expanding workforce of contact tracers, the University of Washington’s Northwest Center for Public Health Practice created the free, online course Every Contact Counts to support public health agencies — including smaller, rural public health districts and tribal health departments — to help their existing and growing workforce in the art and science of conducting a contact-tracing interview.

Expert Pitch

University of Washington expert comments on challenges to worker safety in meat processing industry

May 27, 2020 sarah Jonas covid 19, University of Washington

Expert Pitch

University of Washington’s Teresa Ward talks us through sleep troubles during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 22, 2020 sarah Jonas covid 19, Nursing, Sleep & Sleep Disorder, University of Washington

Expert Pitch

University of Washington dean of public health gives advice on where and how (and how not) to wear masks

May 18, 2020 sarah Jonas covid 19, Masks, Public Health, University of Washington

Research Results

COVID-19: UW study reports ‘staggering’ death rate in US among those infected who show symptoms

May 18, 2020 sarah Jonas covid 19, University of Washington

The new UW study found the national rate of death among people infected with the novel coronavirus — SARS-CoV-2 — that causes COVID-19 and who show symptoms is 1.3%, the study found. The comparable rate of death for the seasonal flu is 0.1%.

Research Results

Ocean ‘breathability’ key to past, future habitat of West Coast marine species

May 15, 2020 sarah Jonas California Current, Climate Change, Fisheries, Marine Biology, Oceanogaphy, University of Washington

Historical observations collected off California since the 1950s suggest that anchovies thrive where the water is breathable — a combination of the oxygen levels in the water and the species’ oxygen needs, which are affected by temperature. Future projections suggest that the waters off Mexico and Southern California could be uninhabitable by 2100.

Research Results

Agricultural pickers in US to see unsafely hot workdays double by 2050

April 28, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, Climate Change, Occupational And Environmental Medicine, Stanford University, University of Washington

The average number of unsafely hot summer days could double by 2050 and triple by 2100 in U.S. counties where agricultural crops are grown. The study also looks at different strategies the industry could adopt to protect workers’ health.

Research Results

Large majority of state’s heroin users want to reduce use; syringe programs helping during COVID-19 crisis

April 10, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, Heroin, Methamphetamine, University of Washington

A new survey of people who inject illicit drugs in the state of Washington yields positive and important findings for policy makers as the world struggles to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, said authors of the survey by the University of Washington and Public Health-Seattle & King County.

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