{"id":35877,"date":"2025-10-17T14:04:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/?p=35877"},"modified":"2025-11-21T14:46:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T22:46:40","slug":"revolutionizing-marine-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/news\/2025\/10\/17\/revolutionizing-marine-conversation","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionizing marine conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph\">Can light help us hear whales?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Shima Abadi, professor in the School of STEM, and fellow researchers from UW&#8217;s School of Oceanography are using a groundbreaking approach to monitor endangered marine species on a large scale. 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