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The scientific debate over whether vaccines can cause autism spectrum disorder is over. Vaccines save lives, and there is no evidence they cause autism.

NASA may be closing down its grand plan to study a piece of an asteroid up close, but the researchers who focus on near-Earth objects aren’t turning their backs on asteroids.

Assistant Professor of History, Laurie Marhoefer, on the history of gay pride marches and movements.
 

It’s a story you really have to see to believe: people playing music simply by “thinking” it. 

Since its infancy in 1990, three themes have emerged as driving forces for Randy’s global programs: Science, Collaboration and Community.

Using just the text of a bill plus about a dozen other variables, a new artificial intelligence algorithm can determine the chance that a bill will become law with great precision.

“We now understand the design principles to make polymers that can transport both ions and electrons more effectively.” - Professor David Ginger, UW Dept. of Chemistry.

Couples who follow two basic rules when they argue tend to stay together longer than couples who do not, according to research from UW psychology professor John Gottman.

The National Institutes of Health has renewed a major grant that funds a University of Washington-led research center to understand malaria in India.

UW political science professor, Christopher Parker, was one of the few to foresee Donald Trump's win–and the likely reasons why.