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The math of even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major advances toward understanding it. Bernard Deconinck, professor of applied mathematics and adjunct professor of mathematics at the UW, is mentioned.

The Department of History is saddened by the death of Professor Emeritus Quintard Taylor, who passed away September 21, 2025. A renowned scholar of Black history, Taylor joined the department in 1999 and retired from teaching in 2018. He continued to research and write on African American history following his retirement, devoting particular attention to the award-winning website that he founded, BlackPast.org, the world’s largest online encyclopedia dedicated to Black history.

The Multicultural Alumni Partnership is proud to present the 2025 community and student MAP awardees.

Welcome to our second Halloween installment, where we ask movie buffs Champ Ensminger and Ungsan Kim what movies they recommend if you like a scary fix for the holiday. Kim, assistant professor of Asian cinema at the UW, is interviewed.

What used to be a last resort is now becoming a power move: high-paying men are outsourcing their love lives. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted.

Come curious. Leave inspired. We invite you to connect with us this November through a rich and varied schedule of more than 30 events, exhibitions, podcasts, and more. From chamber opera premieres and public lectures to Indigenous storytelling and poetry celebrations, theres something to spark every curiosity. Expect boundary-pushing performances, thought-provoking dialogues on memory and...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Oct. 8 awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi "for the development of metal-organic frameworks," or MOFs. Both Dianne Xiao, a UW associate professor of chemistry, and Douglas Reed, a UW assistant professor of chemistry, use MOFs in their research at the UW. UW News reached out to them to learn more about the significance of these structures and how researchers use them.

The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a clumsy, surprisingly charming fish. At first glance, one might assume this fish, usually only a few inches long, has a hard time in the wild. Its not the fastest or the strongest creature in Puget Sound, but its developed tools that help it navigate the murky depths of the ocean. Karly Cohen, a postdoctoral researcher at the UW Friday Harbor Labs, is quoted.

Mary Brunkow, a Seattle scientist who earned a bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW, is one of three scientists awarded this years Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

"These are not abstract debates. They cut to the marrow of how we live in a city where the Black share of the population has dwindled, where rising housing costs shove families south to Tukwila and Federal Way, where wealth gaps mean our elders have fewer cushions and our kids fewer chances. Representation matters, yes. But what does it mean when symbolic victories don't lead to material change?" writes columnist Marcus Harrison Green. LaShawnDa Pittman, associate professor of American ethnic studies at the UW, is quoted.