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Weekend Listen: UW researchers are testing a phone app to monitor fetal heart rates, WSU is ramping up research and training on nuclear power, and Oregon came within one day of announcing it was feral-swine free, then another wild pig appeared
Mar 14, 2026
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<p>Today, we’re bringing you the best from newsrooms around the PNW…</p> <p>First, computer science researchers at the University of Washington are testing if a phone app can accurately monitor a fetus' heart rate during pregnancy.</p> <p>Next, Washington State University’s Nuclear Science Center is ramping up research and training to meet the increasing need for energy.</p> <p>And finally, Oregon came within one day of announcing it was feral-swine free – and then another wild pig appeared.</p> <p>We can only make Seattle …