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Applied Multivariate Statistics in R

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Jonathan D. Bakker

Subject(s): Probability and statistics, Probability and statistics, Maths for scientists, Biology, life sciences, Evolution / Evolutionary biology, Computational biology / bioinformatics, Applied ecology, Mathematical and statistical software

Institution(s): University of Washington

Publisher: University of Washington

Publication date: 2026-01-02

Last updated: 2026-02-09

Applied multivariate statistics, with an emphasis on worked examples from ecology. Used as the textbook for SEFS 502 (Analytical Techniques for Community Ecology) at the University of Washington.

Stories From The Place of Sports in The University, 3rd Edition

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)  1 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Students of the Place of Sports In the University

Editor(s): Jennifer Lee Hoffman

Subject(s): Moral and social purpose of education, Higher education, tertiary education, Sports and Active outdoor recreation, Sports teams and clubs, Multidiscipline sports, Winter sports / activities, eSports / Professional video gaming

Publisher: University of Washington Libraries

Publication date: 2024-06-15

Last updated: 2026-02-08

What is the place of sports at a university? From the 2024 media frenzy over women's college basketball to our own University of Washington football team playing in a National Championship, student contributors examined the impact of these highly visible sports on a campus. Just as importantly, are stories that reveal the impact in so many other sports opportunities a campus offers. Cover Photo Credit:  Lauren Ray

Climate Science for the Classroom

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Program on Climate Change Community

Editor(s): Miriam Bertram, Surabhi Biyani, Isaac Olson, Elise Herzfeld

Subject(s): Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy, Climate change

Institution(s): University of Washington

Last updated: 2026-02-05

Modules, games and labs focused on teaching climate change.  Developed by graduate students and faculty associated with the UW Program on Climate Change, a cross departmental collaboration to research, teach and communicate climate science.  Updated regularly.

I'm All Ears

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives)  69 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Jorge González Casanova

Subject(s): Language and Linguistics, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation

Last updated: 2026-01-20

Bate-Papo

CC BY (Attribution)  117 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Eduardo Viana da Silva

Subject(s): Language and Linguistics, Brazilian Portuguese

Last updated: 2026-01-10

2024 Innovation in the Construction Industry

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives)   English

Author(s): Prof. Dossick's CM515 Spring 2024 Class

Editor(s): Carrie Sturts Dossick, Lauren Ray

Subject(s): Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes, Construction and heavy industry, Construction and building industry, Building construction and materials, Computing and Information Technology, Digital and Information technology: general topics, Computer applications in industry and technology

Institution(s): University of Washington

Publication date: 2024-07-03

Last updated: 2025-12-20

This book contains a series of case studies authored by graduate students in CM515 Virtual Construction Management Spring 2024. We explored how people, teams, and companies change practices with a variety of new technologies in the workplace. You will find cases of people who are innovators, teams who took on innovation, and specific design and construction projects that realized these innovation practice changes.

Stories From The Place of Sports in The University, 2022 Edition

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Students in The Place of Sports In The University

Editor(s): Jennifer Lee Hoffman

Subject(s): Moral and social purpose of education, Higher education, tertiary education, Sports and Active outdoor recreation

Institution(s): University of Washington

Publication date: 2022-06-10

Last updated: 2025-12-19

This book showcases student exploration the role of sports in cultivating the collegiate ideal in their own college going experiences. Topics include the influence of esports, recreational activities, intramural, club, and spectator sports on pre-college choices and campus life. Students individually and collectively investigate how sports activities cultivate the collegiate ideal through ceremonies, stories, rituals and rites of passage, and unique language; all of which are most well understood by insiders to the campus community (Toma, 2010; Toma & Kezar, 1999). Using the inquiry tools of autoethnography, students highlight their individual and shared  experiences of ‘going to college’ and the role of the collegiate ideal.

Stories From The Place of Sports in The University, 4th Edition

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)  66 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Students of the Place of Sports In the University

Editor(s): Jennifer Lee Hoffman, Regena Pauketat, Jacob Shapiro

Subject(s): Moral and social purpose of education, Higher education, tertiary education, Sports and Active outdoor recreation, Sports teams and clubs, Multidiscipline sports, Winter sports / activities, Board games: Go

Institution(s): University of Washington

Publisher: University of Washington Libraries

Publication date: 2024-12-19

Last updated: 2025-12-15

What is the place of sports at a university in 2024? From joining the Big 10 Conference to intramural basketball, student contributors examined the influence of sports on the University of Washington campus. With historical artifacts and contemporary media, student contributors share stories that reveal the impact of the places and people that sports opportunities offer.

Stories From The Place of Sports in The University, 2nd Edition

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Students of the Place of Sports In the University

Editor(s): Jennifer Lee Hoffman

Subject(s): Moral and social purpose of education, Sports and Active outdoor recreation, Winter sports / activities, Sports teams and clubs, eSports / Professional video gaming, Higher education, tertiary education

Publisher: University of Washington Libraries

Publication date: 2023-06-14

Last updated: 2025-12-09

What is the place of sports at a university? Students share what they learned about sports of all kinds on campus. From 'built' & 'natural' environment sports, to esports, recreational activities, intramural, club, and spectator sports, students share stories of how sports influence the college going experiences of campus life. Cover Photo Credit:  Dennis Wise/University Photography

Climate, Justice and Energy Solutions

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Dargan M. W. Frierson

Subject(s): Climate change, Climatology and climate modelling, The environment, Pollution and threats to the environment, Social impact of environmental issues, Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology, Energy, power generation, distribution and storage

Last updated: 2025-11-10