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Professor Pat Bajari elected Econometric Society fellow
One of only 13 Fellows elected this year to lifetime appointments, Professor Bajari joins an elite group of economic researchers from around the world.
11/25/2015 | Department of Economics -
Douglass North, Nobel Prize-winning economic historian, dies at 95
Dr. North was on the faculty of the University of Washington in Seattle for 33 years.
11/24/2015 | The Washington Post -
After Nobel win, neutrino endeavors snag Breakthrough Prize in Physics
The $3 million prize will be shared among the over 1,300 scientists, including University of Washington researchers.11/19/2015 -
Marek Basler and Clemens Cabernard are new “EMBO Young Investigators”
Cabernard will join the UW Department of Biology next year as an assistant professor.11/12/2015 -
UW Alumnus Nilanjan Chatterjee named Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Chatterjee, a renowned biostatistician is the 16th Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University.11/10/2015 -
Swartz Foundation grant to boost UW research in computational neuroscience
The UW will join universities like Harvard, Columbia and Yale as Swartz-funded centers for research in this growing field of brain science.11/09/2015 -
Seattle Times editorial board praises real-world impact of UW research
"Serious research has serious consequences," says the Seattle Times editorial board in response to recent news of a break-in at the UW Center for Human Rights.10/25/2015 | The Seattle Times -
Major award will help young UW scientist capture the power of light
Brandi Cossairt, UW professor of chemistry, will receive five-year funding through Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering.10/21/2015 -
Chemistry’s Brandi Cossairt named a 2015 Packard Fellow
The fellowship includes a five-year research grant of $875,000.10/16/2015 -
UW is fourth in social sciences and fifth overall in global ranking of scientific research
Continuing a recent string of noteworthy accolades, the University of Washington held its place at No. 5 in the world on the National Taiwan University Ranking of Scientific Papers.
10/12/2015 | UW Today