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The following is a UW Today news and information article from the University of Washington, written by Hannah Hickey and posted April 9, 2015 with the title above: The one common element in recent weather has been oddness. The West Coast has been warm and parched; the East Coast has been cold and snowed under. Fish are swimming into new waters, and hungry seals are washing up on California beaches. A long-lived patch of warm water off...

The following is from ponyexpress.org/history/: The Pony Express was founded by William H. Russell, William B. Waddell, and Alexander Majors. Plans for the Pony Express were spurred by the threat of the Civil War and the need for faster communication with the West. The Pony Express consisted of relays of men riding horses carrying saddlebags of mail across a 2000-mile trail. The service opened officially on April 3, 1860, when riders...

Our Chair, Dan Montello, broke the following news on April 1, 2015: “The news is official. Please join me in a warm Earthly welcome to our newest Affiliate Professor, Assistant Professor Jeffrey Hoelle of Anthropology. (Yes, the web page can be updated). Welcome, Jeff!” Dr. Hoelle received his PhD from the University of Florida in 2011, and his research interests include human-environment interactions, space and place, conservation...