Nelson: Greensell

Giant flatscreens and environmentalism are completely compatible in Bryn Nelson’s New York Times article on marketing energy-efficient products. Find out what that little orange EnergyStar tag means to you, the planet, and the store that wants to sell you a 60-inch,...

Tompa: Snipping Out Viruses

An HIV infection is forever. But Rachel Tompa, in Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s VIDD Vitals, writes about research on a possible cure for HIV, herpes, and other viruses that hide in our bodies, stitching their own genetic information into ours. Could teeny...

Martin: Go to Bed

Up your game on the court and at the office with a simple tip from Michelle Wallar Martin. Get enough sleep. In her article in Alaska Airlines Magazine, Michelle digs into a study on sleep and athletic performance, and asks experts how much and what kind of sleep we...

Illman: Team Players

Science and Technology Centers use team science to tackle big problems: from managing the information of the modern world to monitoring melting polar ice. Deborah Illman is a National Science Foundation Senior Fellow at the University of Washington, studying the...

NWABR: Teaching with Bioethics in PLoS

Last month, it was artificial insemination and asthma in award-winning student essays. This month, NWABR, the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research, publishes in the high-impact, open-source, online journal PLoS One. Motivating students with ethical dilemmas...