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Opinion: Reframing the narrative on physics readiness
"Alternative undergraduate physics courses expand access to students and address socioeconomic barriers that prevent many of them from entering physics and engineering fields," write Suzanne White Brahmia, associate professor of physics at the UW, and Geraldine L. Cochran.
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Seattle scientist Mary Brunkow wins Nobel Prize for groundbreaking immune system research
Mary Brunkow, a Seattle scientist who earned a bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW, is one of three scientists awarded this years Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Much-loved UW collaborator John Clarke wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis, for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit. Clarke, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, collaborates with the Axion Dark Matter Experiment at the University of Washington.
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She didnt believe she won the Nobel until a photographer showed up at her Seattle door
On Monday morning, Mary Brunkow was among three scientists who won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries about how the immune system knows not to attack the body. Brunkow is a Seattle scientist who earned a bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW.
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UW alum Mary E. Brunkow awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow an alum of the University of Washington along with Frederick J. Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi "for groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body."
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Q&A: What to know about the UW biology degree that launched Nobel Prize laureate Mary Brunkow
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow an alum of the University of Washington along with Frederick J. Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the...
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Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi win Nobel Prize in medicine
Three scientists including Mary E. Brunkow, who earned bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Monday for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies.
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This Seattle scientist just won a Nobel Prize here's what for
Mary Brunkow, a Seattle scientist who earned a bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday. Her work, alongside two other scientists, led to a new branch of immunology research that has already led to new developments in treatment for cancers and autoimmune diseases.
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Three scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on immune system
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists on Monday for their research on the human immune system, including Mary E. Brunkow, who earned bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW.
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Seattle Institute for Systems Biology scientist wins Nobel for immunology research
Mary Brunkow of the Seattle-based Institute for Systems Biology was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research on the immune cells that prevent the human body from attacking itself. Brunkow earned a bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW.
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Demystifying Quantum
In a physics course for non-STEM majors, Professor Miguel Morales teaches quantum mechanics without the advanced mathematics most quantum courses require.
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Chu Selected as Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
UW physics professor Jiun-Haw Chu is among 22 scientists selected for as 2025 Experimental Physics Investigators, a distinguished group of mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of experimental physics.
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The natural clocks that can pinpoint someone's time of death
When something dies, a telltale radioactive signal ticks like a natural clock. Discovering it helped us solve all sorts of natural mysteries. Samuel Wasser, professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.
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Raising a new generation of bat conservationists in West Africa
Nigeria is home to 100 known species of batsabout a third of Africas bat speciesbut scientists dont know much about them. Iroro Tanshi, postdoctoral researcher in the UW Department of Biology, is interviewed.
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Q&A: Insect pollinators need more higher-quality habitats to help farmers, new research says
In a new study, a team of scientists determined the minimum natural habitat on agricultural land that will allow insect pollinators including bumble bees, solitary bees, hoverflies and butterflies to thrive. UW News reached out to co-author Berry Brosi, UW professor of biology, to learn more about these results and how habitat is important to two types of bees native to Washington.