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Instructors of two different sections of DANCE 232, Alana Isiguen, the department of dance artist in residence, and dance instructor Roel Seeber, explain the distinct iterations of their unique course.

Ancient food scraps found at Australia’s earliest site of human occupation, in the Kakadu region of the Northern Territory, are helping researchers generate rainfall records dating back 65,000 years. A new study led by the University of Queensland and involving the University of Washington provides a glimpse into the region’s climate at the time when people first entered the Australian continent from the north.

Nicolaas Barr of the UW’s Comparative History of Ideas Department has worked with the author of "Dijinn," a compelling memoir about coming out, to translate the book into English and write a new introduction.

Brianna Yamasaki, Ph.D. student in psychology, explains why adults can have a harder time learning a new language.

Brianna Yamasaki, Ph.D. student in psychology, writes on why it can be more difficult for adults to learn a new language.

Eric Agol and Victoria Meadows, professors of astronomy, have authored a new study on the TRAPPIST-1 star system.

Robert Crutchfield, an emeritus professor of sociology and co-author of a new study has found that Black youth who have police contact at a young age may be more likely to have more contacts with police later in life.

Psychology Professor Shannon Dorsey explains the psychological effects of COVID-19.

In response to the question of whether Twitter damaged free speech by suspending Donald Trump, the UW's James Long, associate professor of political science, and Victor Menaldo, professor of political science, write "As critics of 'cancel culture' and similar attempts to stifle dissent and debate, as well as experts on liberal democracy and electoral integrity, we offer a simple, if surprising, answer: No."

We have a new President, and he’s betting big on our ability to work together. The “Seattle Now” podcast digs into the tricky parts of uniting the not-so-United States with Christopher Parker, professor of political science at the UW.