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A paper published in the Royal Society’s journal Interface explores the effects of seawater on protein-based adhesives produced by marine mussels (bivalve mollusks). According to the study conducted by UW researchers, low pH and oxygen conditions in seawater cause the mussel’s adhesive plaques to weaken.

Opinion piece by UW Department of History Professor, Margaret O'Mara.

International cybersecurity expert, Dr. Jessica Beyer, weighs in on potential motivations for election hacking. 

UW archeologist, Ben Marwick, weighs in on a recent discovery.

As the discipline of American Indian studies approaches its 50th year at the UW, a new research center is in the works:

UW physicist Jiun-Haw Chu named Packard Fellow for research on quantum materials.

Randolph Henning Hokanson carried his high musical standards from the concert stage to the University of Washington classroom.

Learn how sociologist Katherine Beckett's research on racial bias contributed to the abolishment of the death penalty in WA State. 

Stephen Groening, Professor of Cinema and Media, has studied how inflight entertainment might have unique effects on travelers.

The College of Arts and Sciences mourns the loss of Paul G. Allen, a long-time friend of the UW, innovator and philanthropist. UW President Ana Mari Cauce called Mr. Allen a “man of extraordinary vision, leadership and generosity whose impact on our world is profound.”