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  BILLINGS, MONT. -- Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada is blanketing much of the continent, including thousands of miles away on the East Coast. And experts say the phenomenon is becoming more common as human-caused global warming stokes bigger and more intense blazes. Pollution from smoke reached unhealthy levels this week in communities from Washington state to Washington D.C. Get used to it, researchers say. "These fires are going to be burning all summer," said Unive...

Vaccinations rise in some states with soaring infections Vaccinations are beginning to rise in some states where COVID-19 cases are soaring, White House officials said Thursday in a sign that the summer surge is getting the attention of vaccine-hesitant Americans as hospitals in the South are being overrun with patients. Coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters that several states with the highest proportions of new infections have seen residents get vaccinated at higher rates than th...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada is blanketing much of the continent, including thousands of miles away on the East Coast. And experts say the phenomenon is becoming more common as human-caused global warming stokes bigger and more intense blazes. Pollution from smoke reached unhealthy levels this week in communities from Washington state to Washington D.C. Get used to it, researchers say. “These fires are going to be burning all summer,”...

Matthew Brown Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada is blanketing much of the continent, including thousands of miles away on the East Coast. And experts say the phenomenon is becoming more common as human-caused global warming stokes bigger and more intense blazes. Pollution from smoke reached unhealthy levels this week in communities from Washington state to Washington D.C. Get used to it, researchers say. “These fires are going to be ...

EXPLAINER: As wildfire smoke spreads, whos at risk? MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8The Staten Island Ferry departs from the Manhattan terminal through a haze of smoke with the Statue of Liberty barely visible, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in New York. Wildfires in the American West, including one burning in Oregon thats currently the largest in the U.S., are creating hazy skies as far away as New York as the massive infernos spew smoke and ash into the air in...

A spring day on the University of Washington campus.Dennis Wise Twenty scientists and engineers at the University of Washington are among the 38 new members elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2021, according to a July 15 announcement. New members were chosen for “their outstanding record of scientific and technical achievement, and their willingness to work on behalf of the Academy to bring the best available science to bear on issues within the state of Washington.” Cu...

Colorado lawmakers decided to tackle data privacy again this year with SB21-190, which unanimously passed the Senate last week. If it makes it to Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado would be the third state to pass such a law.

Opinion: A digital ad tax will hurt CT Dan Jaffe FacebookTwitterEmail Digital platforms will be highly likely to pass a proposed tax on to businesses that buy digital ads, hitting retailers especially hard.File photo The Connecticut General Assembly is now considering a major digital advertising tax proposal that would hurt consumers, business and the general economy of the state. Not only is this proposal misguided and counterproductive, but almost certainly illegal and unconstitutional. Using...

Date Time Priceless Astronomy Data Saved After Collapse of Arecibo Telescope AUSTIN, Texas – When Puerto Rico’s famed Arecibo telescope collapsed in 2020, astronomers lost access to one of the world’s most treasured pieces of equipment – but also, potentially, decades of priceless data holding still undiscovered secrets about the universe. Now, thanks to a data rescue plan led by the Texas Advanced Computing Center at The University of Texas at Austin, Arecibo’s observations will be p...

Course Instructor Surveys Participation Electronic Course instructor Surveys (CIS) will again be offered to students to capture their feedback about their learning and their instructors’ teaching. It’s critical for faculty to gather constructive and detailed feedback from students although it can be challenging to obtain good response rates when using online CIS. The Faculty Innovation Center (FIC) and the CIS Office have provided the following tips to help increase response rates and enhan...