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  • Will the James Webb telescope lead us to alien life? Scientists say we're getting closer than ever

    Three years into its mission, the James Webb Space Telescope has advanced the search for alien life more than any machine before it. What will it find next? Victoria Meadows, professor of astronomy at the UW, is quoted.
    09/07/2025 | Live Science
  • This gloriously weird fish has teeth on its forehead for sex

    Researchers have finally traced the origin of the spotted ratfishs bizarre forehead teeth, which are used for mating. Karly Cohen, a UW postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washingtons Friday Harbor Labs, is quoted.
    09/07/2025 | Scientific American
  • Freaky fish uses forehead teeth to latch on while mating

    The male spotted ratfish a shark-like fish native to the northeastern Pacific Ocean sports rows of teeth outside of its mouth. Karly Cohen, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washingtons Friday Harbor Labs, is quoted.
    09/07/2025 | Cosmos Magazine
  • Mia Bennett on a snowmobile with a vast snowy arctic landscape behind her.

    Where in the World is Arts & Sciences?

    Arts & Sciences faculty, staff, and students traveled the world this summer to pursue research, study abroad, present at conferences, and more. Check out some of their adventures. 

    September 2025 Perspectives
  • Leo Freedman sitting on a bench on campus, with a microphone in his hand.

    Capturing the Sounds of Campus

    With "University of Washington Soundscape," ethnomusicology and international studies major Leo Freedman has created an audio experience of the UW campus. 

    September 2025 Perspectives
  • How much of a threat is satellite warfare?

    Technology is blurring the lines between civilian and military satellites. With countries testing anti-satellite weapons, how much of a threat is war in space? Saadia Pekkanen, professor of international studies at the UW, is interviewed.
    09/05/2025 | BBC World Service
  • This common fish has an uncommon feature: Forehead teeth, used for mating

    This common fish has an uncommon feature: Forehead teeth, used for mating

    New findings call into question one of the core assumptions about teeth. Adult male spotted ratfish, a shark-like species native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, have rows of teeth on top of their heads, lining a cartilaginous appendage called the tenaculum, in addition to those in their jaws. They used their tenaculum teeth to grip females while mating in water.
    09/04/2025 | UW News
  • Deep beneath the French Alps, dark matter hunters narrow their search

    Deep beneath the French Alps, dark matter hunters narrow their search

    Physicists have floated numerous theories to explain what dark matter might be, but to date, no experiment has turned up compelling evidence to support any of them. An international team of physicists, including researchers from the UW, is now working on a new kind of dark matter detector with the goal of capturing the first direct observation of the puzzling material. Results from the detectors prototype have already ruled out one of the leading theories of how dark matter originated.
    09/04/2025 | UW News
  • North Shore School District begins 'no phone' policy for 2025-26 school year

    Heading back to school Wednesday, students in the Northshore School District will pack their books, pens, and paper, but not their cell phones.Its just one of many Washington state school districts that now have a district-wide policy for mobile devices.Luca Magis-Weinberg, assistant professor of psychology at the UW, is quoted.
    09/03/2025 | KING 5
  • Washington schools to enforce stricter cell phone policies this fall

    When State Superintendent Chris Reykdal urged Washington school districts to crack down on in-class cell phone use last year, he was echoing a national outcry from educators struggling to keep students focused. This fall, most districts are rolling out new policies aimed at curbing smart device distractions during school hours. Luca Magis-Weinberg, assistant professor of psychology at the UW, is quoted.
    09/03/2025 | The Seattle Medium