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University scientists feel the pain of the government shutdown, too

  • Written by Nicholas Bond, Washington State Climatologist and Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
Federal and university employees normally work side by side on many big science projects.ITAE, CC BY-ND

I am very fortunate. My work involves research on topics of interest and importance (OK maybe I’m biased) related to the climate and oceanography of the North Pacific, and the weather of the Pacific Northwest.

My primary office is at the...

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