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McKenna Sweet
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documenting the beginning of my conservation/journalism career 🦫📰 | uw seattle alumna 🎓
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McKenna Sweet @mckennasweet.bsky.social · Sep 8
learned that hiking pants are not the best if you want to avoid collecting hundreds of Illinois and pointed leaf tick trefoil seeds!

picking them off at least makes for a relaxing afternoon in the sun :)
Picture shows pointed leaf tick trefoil seeds stuck to black hiking pants with a container of picked-off seeds sitting above the pants.
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · Jun 6
SCIENCE: From the Magic School Bus to Cyberchase: How 2000s PBS science shows inspired current STEM students (via @mckennasweet.bksy.social)

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From the Magic School Bus to Cyberchase: How 2000s PBS science shows inspired current STEM students
Art and entertainment influence almost every generation to an extent.
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · Jun 6
SCIENCE: Pre-med isn’t a major: it's a mindset (via @arielbrennan.bsky.social )

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Pre-med isn’t a major: it's a mindset
When students say they’re “pre-med,” they’re not referring to an academic program. They’re describing a laborious march toward medical school. At its core, being pre-med means preparing for the academ...
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · Jun 6
SCIENCE: UW department of environmental & occupational health sciences prepares to lose NIOSH funding despite absence of formal notification (via @leahjdowning.bsky.social )

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UW department of environmental & occupational health sciences prepares to lose NIOSH funding despite absence of formal notification
Many researchers continue learning of upcoming funding eliminations before formal notifications are administered in the era of DOGE’s near-constant budget cuts across the federal government. For organ...
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · Jun 6
ARCHIVES: Being punk means radical inclusivity at the Vera Project (via @mckennasweet.bksy.social)

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Being punk means radical inclusivity at the Vera Project
James Keblas left Tacoma for the Art Institute of Seattle a week after his high school graduation, after recognizing that he was on a bad path and a menace.
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · Jun 6
SCIENCE: Naselle Water Company requests 24-month pause on DNR operations near Naselle watershed (via @mckennasweet.bsky.social )

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Naselle Water Company requests 24-month pause on DNR operations near Naselle watershed
NASELLE, Wash. – The Naselle Water Company is requesting that the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) pause logging operations for the next 24 months, according to a statement
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 31
NEWS: wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House celebrates 10 years, prepares for phase two (via @betty4thedaily.bsky.social )

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wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House celebrates 10 years, prepares for phase two
After 10 years of community gathering and celebration in wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ — Intellectual House (pronounced “wah-sheb-altuh”), the UW Native community looks towards completing the original version of the sp...
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 31
SCIENCE: The cross-section of research and motherhood: Two mothers reflect on their experiences (via @abbymeyers.bsky.social)

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The cross-section of research and motherhood: Two mothers reflect on their experiences
As a researcher, it is expected that your data, study, or paper is your highest priority: that you are devoted to it. As a mother, it is expected that you
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 31
SCIENCE: Recycling Reform Act signed into law, shifts responsibility onto producers (via @sophiasostrin.bsky.social )

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Recycling Reform Act signed into law, shifts responsibility onto producers
Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the Recycling Reform Act into law May 17, marking a major step toward overhauling Washington’s fragmented recycling system. Senate Bill 5284 introduces a statewide list of
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 31
SCIENCE: ‘Goth biology’ theory offers an alternative approach to life sciences (via @daphnebunks.bsky.social )

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‘Goth biology’ theory offers an alternative approach to life sciences
Phillip Thurtle, a professor in the comparative history of ideas department (CHID), explores biology and its relationship to society in his class CHID 222: BioFutures. One topic under this umbrella
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 28
SCIENCE: Critical conversations on the benefits, healing, and inequitable distribution of nature access at Northwest Nature and Health Symposium (via @la-belle-anouk.bsky.social )

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Critical conversations on the benefits, healing, and inequitable distribution of nature access at Northwest Nature and Health Symposium
On some level, humans intuitively understand that a connection with nature is healthy for our physical and mental well-being. Yet, the benefits of nature remain inequitably distributed due to historic...
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 28
SCIENCE: DOGE withdraws remaining $866 of UW researcher’s grant, reflecting contradictory mission of the EPA (via @leahjdowning.bsky.social )

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DOGE withdraws remaining $866 of UW researcher’s grant, reflecting contradictory mission of the EPA
Elena Austin, an assistant professor in the School of Public Health, was only four months away from completing her research before she got a call out of the blue from
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 23
SCIENCE: NOAA terminates funding for Climate Impacts Group research collaborative (via @abbymeyers.bsky.social )

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NOAA terminates funding for Climate Impacts Group research collaborative
UW’s Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative (NCRC) received notice May 5 that they were to lose their federal funding and ordered them to cease all work, effective immediately. The acting director
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McKenna Sweet @mckennasweet.bsky.social · May 22
Thank you, Dr. Hu! It was so fun chatting with you and nerding out over SEM photos. Thanks for keeping science fun!
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David Hu @drdavidhu.bsky.social · May 22
A figure is worth a thousand words-- especially true for scientific papers. Great article by double major in journalism and biology @mckennasweet.bsky.social . Thanks to @kaytrue.bsky.social for getting me into the UW Daily!
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@KayTrue (Sarah L. Keller) @kaytrue.bsky.social · May 19
Very nice article by UW undergraduate @mckennasweet.bsky.social on @drdavidhu.bsky.social's lecture at @uwchemistry.bsky.social in which McKenna explores how David found inspiration for some of his scientific directions and how he communicates his results effectively: www.dailyuw.com/science/mosq...
‘Mosquitoes, earwax, and bird baths’: David Hu gives 2025 Paul C. Cross Endowed Lecture in Physical Chemistry
Professor David Hu educated an audience about where mosquitoes target people, how mammal earwax protects against insects, and the specifics of birds bathing in just under an hour May 6
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 22
SCIENCE: Trump administration halts National Climate Assessment, UW professor explains consequences (via @daphnebunks.bsky.social )

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Trump administration halts National Climate Assessment, UW professor explains consequences
The Global Change Research Act of 1990 created the United States Global Change Research Program and mandates that the program deliver a climate assessment approximately every four years. Volunteer aut...
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 22
SCIENCE: Maybe you’ve changed your walking speed to catch a green light, picked the fastest checkout line, or rearranged your day to be more efficient. In those moments, you were doing math. (via @sophiasostrin.bsky.social )

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We’re all mathematicians, really
Maybe you’ve changed your walking speed to catch a green light, picked the fastest checkout line, or rearranged your day to be more efficient. In those moments, you were doing
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@KayTrue (Sarah L. Keller) @kaytrue.bsky.social · May 19
Very nice article by UW undergraduate @mckennasweet.bsky.social on @drdavidhu.bsky.social's lecture at @uwchemistry.bsky.social in which McKenna explores how David found inspiration for some of his scientific directions and how he communicates his results effectively: www.dailyuw.com/science/mosq...
‘Mosquitoes, earwax, and bird baths’: David Hu gives 2025 Paul C. Cross Endowed Lecture in Physical Chemistry
Professor David Hu educated an audience about where mosquitoes target people, how mammal earwax protects against insects, and the specifics of birds bathing in just under an hour May 6
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Evan Morud @emorudphoto.bsky.social · May 18
A fantastic story all around by @mckennasweet.bsky.social that I encourage you all to read.

Great writing and great photos by McKenna along with a great data visualization by @chloekoh.design!
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 12
NEWS: Timber harvest benefitting UW sparks concern among residents of small, pro-logging town (via @mckennasweet.bsky.social )

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Timber harvest benefitting UW sparks concern among residents of small, pro-logging town
NASELLE, Wash. — One self-service library, high school, and grocery store serve the 519 people of Naselle, Washington. The piles of felled logs along the roadsides dwarf the passing cars,
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 14
SCIENCE: Husky Satellite Lab to send capsule to space (via @brendansheehan34.bsky.social )

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Husky Satellite Lab to send capsule to space
Husky Satellite Lab (HSL), an on-campus RSO that engineers and operates satellites, has announced that they plan on sending a package of materials to space this summer, along with working
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 14
SCIENCE: UW wraps up tree tours for the 2024-25 academic year (via @laneyjordan.bsky.social )

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UW wraps up tree tours for the 2024-25 academic year
UW concluded its annual campus tree tours May 10, with an inside look at the native tree species rooted at UW. The almost 2-hour tour, led by Theodore Hoss, who
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 14
SCIENCE: Architecture is much more than just buildings, angles, aesthetics, and skylines. (via @sofiavalentina.bsky.social )

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What is architecture?
Editor’s note: “What is …?” is a section-wide column that explores the STEM majors at UW and explains what they are. This week, writer Sofia Rodriguez describes architecture.
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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · May 12
OPINION: I was attacked on the Ave. I’m just now talking about it. (via @kananibomb.bsky.social )

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I was attacked on the Ave. I’m just now talking about it.
Verbal harassment and creepy looks exist in the Ave’s air like cigarette smoke, but for someone to lay a hand on me was different. The safety bar in my hierarchy
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McKenna Sweet @mckennasweet.bsky.social · May 12
For my most recent article, I visited Naselle, WA, to hear from residents about an upcoming DNR timber auction they believe will affect their watershed.

I also learned that hiking through a forest is difficult while carrying photo equipment, so kudos to environmental photojournalists.
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McKenna Sweet @mckennasweet.bsky.social · May 12
Timber harvest benefitting UW sparks concern among residents of small, pro-logging town (via @thedailyuw.bsky.social)

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Timber harvest benefitting UW sparks concern among residents of small, pro-logging town
NASELLE, Wash. — One self-service library, high school, and grocery store serve the 519 people of Naselle, Washington. The piles of felled logs along the roadsides dwarf the passing cars,
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McKenna Sweet @mckennasweet.bsky.social · May 12
Timber harvest benefitting UW sparks concern among residents of small, pro-logging town (via @thedailyuw.bsky.social)

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Timber harvest benefitting UW sparks concern among residents of small, pro-logging town
NASELLE, Wash. — One self-service library, high school, and grocery store serve the 519 people of Naselle, Washington. The piles of felled logs along the roadsides dwarf the passing cars,
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