Months after radiation leak, researchers getting back to work but First Hill...
The loading dock looks almost normal, sitting in the shade behind the Harborview Research and Training Building. But there are no lab technicians running back from their lunch break, no one delivering...
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Jack Verzuh, a national-level ultimate frisbee player from Seattle, was drawn to sports from a young age — in athletics, they were judged on their skills rather than their gender identity. But in more...
View ArticlePeople who don’t let snow stop them from biking offer some advice
Heather Eliason wore spikes on her shoes to help her slow down and gain traction on the ice when she biked on snowy and icy Seattle streets in years past. Eliason used her bike as transportation around...
View ArticleFormer Seattle University student speaks out on school’s response to her...
Priscilla Moreno met Redwolf Pope during her first year of law school at Seattle University in 2011. She was initially flattered by the attention he showed her. Pope, eleven years her senior, was a...
View ArticleHow Referendum-90 on sex ed in schools could change the course for...
Just days from one of the most divisive and consuming presidential elections in recent history, some of the other decisions on Washington’s November 3rd ballot are having a hard time gathering...
View ArticleHow Seattle therapists make space for black, indigenous, and people of color
Since the start of the global pandemic, one Seattle therapist said that roughly 90% of her new clients are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC), compared to before, when about 70% were white....
View ArticleBattling boredom: Basics of bird watching
‘It’s kind of this fun little soap opera in your backyard’ Studies show that hobbies improve mental health but COVID-19 has made some hobbies and activities impossible, or at least put them on hold....
View ArticleFDA fast-tracked new COVID-19 rules but Seattle blood banks may take months...
King County blood centers estimate it will take months to implement a new FDA policy for gay and bisexual male blood donors, leaving many otherwise eligible people unable to donate during the COVID-19...
View ArticleLocal food banks face growing need, changing operations amid coronavirus impact
As the economic effects of coronavirus deepen, Seattle food banks are tasked with handling the growing need for food in their communities while also managing safe distribution practices and significant...
View ArticleThe wild world of fermentation SCOBY farts, peter peppers, and hard-core...
In her seminar class at the UW last fall, she guided students through the fermentation processes of kimchi, yogurt, kombucha, bread, and beer. It’s scientifically complex, but in class, Gloster likes...
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