I'm Dyer Oxley and on the latest episode of Meet Me Here, we debate whether it's a good idea to name your baby after a character in pop culture.

I'm a bit partial to Fox from the X-Files or Cooper from Twin Peaks, a little local flavor.

In this very personal episode, two baby name experts join me and my pregnant wife, Nina, to help us make the biggest

decision yet in our unborn child's life. Listen to meet me here on the KUOWW app or wherever you get

your podcast. Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Thursday. This is Seattle now. The University of

Washington is facing the prospect that hundreds of millions of dollars in expected federal grants

will not come this year. Longstanding research dollars have become tenuous. American scientists

are feeling undervalued. For some, a future abroad seems more stable and certain. We'll talk

more about the potential for brain drain in a minute, but first, let's get you caught up.

King County has announced its five-year plan to address the climate crisis. It includes expanding

options for transit and biking to reduce dependency on cars and investing more in energy-efficient

buildings and homes that are built to withstand extreme heat and wildfire smoke. The county is

required to put out a plan every five years. It now heads to the county council for review and

approval. Washington Congresswoman Kim Schreier is leading the call to reinstate the fired members of a

federal vaccine advisory panel. The Democrat, who's also a pediatrician, led 86 members of Congress

in a letter sent to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy,

Jr. The letter says Kennedy is endangering public health by dismissing all 17 members of the

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Kennedy removed them Monday, claiming the panel was

plagued by conflicts of interest. And this Saturday at Husky Stadium, the University of

Washington will hold its 150th commencement. Udub is expecting more than 7,400 graduates to take

the field for the ceremony. outgoing Udub President Anna Marie Koussa is the featured speaker. Husky

Stadium doors open at noon. The ceremony starts at 1.30.

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