McGrayne: Dr. Colwell Tells Her Story

McGrayne: Dr. Colwell Tells Her Story

Sharon Bertsch McGrayne’s new book, A Lab of One’s Own: One Woman’s Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science, co-authored with Dr. Rita Colwell, is available now. Dr. Colwell, a University of Washington graduate, is the former director of the National...
James: COVID and Kids

James: COVID and Kids

From Seattle’s Odessa Brown clinic, Sally James reports on children’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the South Seattle Emerald (@SoSeattleEmerald), Sally talks with pediatrician Dr. Ben Danielson about how he helps children and families deal with...
Arnold: Water and Power

Arnold: Water and Power

An irrigation system in Pakistan, Catherine Arnold writes, covers 36,000 miles plus 994,000 miles of farm and field ditches. Yet many farmers don’t receive their share of water. Writing for the University of Utah Water Center (@uWaterCenter), Catherine tells of a...
Olson: Our Backyard Plutonium Factory

Olson: Our Backyard Plutonium Factory

Steve Olson’s book The Apocalypse Factor: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age is ready to order now. Steve grew up in eastern Washington near Hanford and tells how the site became the location for manufacturing plutonium for the 1945 atomic bomb dropped on...
Arnold: Bio of Sex, Online

Arnold: Bio of Sex, Online

A library e-book initiative is saving students money, Catherine Arnold writes, and helping professors get the content they need for their classes. In her feature for continuum magazine from the University of Minnesota Libraries @umnlib, Catherine (@TreesWhales) cites...