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May 7, 2019
Selected from 1,223 nominees from across the country, Natural Sciences undergraduates Chris Moore and Irika Sinha were named Goldwater Scholars. washington.edu
May 3, 2019
Biology and Atmospheric Sciences professor Abigail Swann responds to a new study using tree rings to trace climate change and drought. nationalgeographic.com
May 2, 2019
Postdoctoral researchers Jessica Arbour and Abigail Curtis and Sharlene Santana, associate professor at the Burke Museum, focused on the diversity among bat skulls. washington.edu
April 30, 2019
A new study identified three factors critical in the rise of mammal communities since they first emerged during the Age of Dinosaurs. washington.edu
April 29, 2019
With Washington state orca populations under threat, the Lummi Nation have their own rescue strategy. Sam Wasser of the Center for Conservation Biology and others weigh in. theguardian.com
April 29, 2019
Biology professor Dee Boersma speaks about worrying population trends in Antarctica's emperor penguin colonies. sciencemag.org
April 3, 2019
The College of Arts and Sciences mourns the passing of Benjamin “Ben” Hall, emeritus professor of genome sciences and biology. Professor Hall served as a university faculty member since 1963, and continued his work with students and faculty and gave back to the UW community long after retirement. Read More
March 19, 2019
Flying insects navigate by collecting minimal data, but just the right data — a possible inspiration for new technologies. Read More
March 4, 2019
Whichfaceisreal.com is the new website from Jevin West of the University of Washington Information School and Carl Bergstrom of the biology department. washington.edu
March 1, 2019
The newly opened Life Sciences Building encourages physical movement, embraces natural daylight in an innovative way, and reactivates visitors’ appreciation of the natural world. gbdmagazine.com
February 27, 2019
UW's new Life Sciences Building took the top honor after public voting across the region. artsci.washington.edu
February 26, 2019
University of Washington professors, Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom, aim to help users try and spot these fake computer generated faces, which can often be littered with imperfections. mashable.com
February 27, 2019
The LEED Gold building took the top honor after public voting from across the region. Read More
February 25, 2019
A collaborative effort between the UW’s Department of Biology and the Washington State Department of Ecology explored what makes ocean waters more acidic. Read More
February 8, 2019
The UW's Life Sciences Building (LSB) is a 2018 “Building of the Year” finalist. Vote for it by February 15. Read More