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‘Mirage Earth’ Exoplanets May Have Burned Away Chances for Life

By Peter Kelly | University of Washington on Dec 4, 2014   Featured, Science/Education  

Planets orbiting close to low-mass stars — easily the most common stars in the universe — are prime targets in the search for extraterrestrial life. But new research led by an astronomy graduate student at the University of Washington indicates some such planets may have long since lost their chance at hosting life because of […]

Traditional, Tea Party Conservatives Seem Split on Foreign Policy

By Peter Kelly | University of Washington on Oct 27, 2014   Politics  

Foreign policy looms large as the 2014 midterm elections approach. But traditional conservatives and their tea party counterparts may bring different concerns and motivations to the November ballot, according to a University of Washington political scientist. While traditional conservatives seem most motivated by concern over American security,Christopher Parker, UW professor of political science, suggests that […]

Online ‘Legislative Explorer’ Uses Big Data to Track Decades of Lawmaking

By Peter Kelly | University of Washington on Apr 29, 2014   Breaking News, Politics  

University of Washington political scientist John Wilkerson has matched data visualization with the study of lawmaking to create a new online tool for researchers and students called the Legislative Explorer. Think of it as big data meeting up with How a Bill Becomes a Law. “The goal was to get beyond the ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ narrative and let users […]

‘Dimer Molecules’ Aid Study of Exoplanet Pressure, Hunt for Life

By Peter Kelly | University of Washington on Mar 5, 2014   Science/Education  

Astronomers at the University of Washington have developed a new method of gauging the atmospheric pressure of exoplanets, or worlds beyond the solar system, by looking for a certain type of molecule.

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