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January 8, 2019
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has produced a stunningly detailed portrait of the Triangulum Galaxy, displaying a full spiral face aglow. UW News
December 24, 2018
Two scientists at the UW unveiled a new statistical method for estimating migration flows between countries UW News
December 10, 2018
Through his G'ma Project, artist Che Sehyun (BA, English, CHID | BS, Biology, 2011) is honoring elders, ancestors and culture. Crosscut
November 30, 2018
Science fiction has come alive in our modern world. Current projects at the UW show that some literary fantasies will soon be reality. UW Columns
Parents learn, babies talk: How coaching moms and dads leads to better language skills among infants
November 29, 2018
Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences study shows that parents who speak “parentese” can have a direct impact on their children’s vocabulary. UW News
November 13, 2018
Every autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, Magellanic penguins leave their coastal nesting sites in South America. For adults, their summer task — breeding, or at least trying to — is complete. Newly fledged chicks and adults gradually head out to sea to spend the winter feeding. They won’t return to... www.washington.edu
October 26, 2018
UW physicist Jiun-Haw Chu named Packard Fellow for research on quantum materials. UW News
October 4, 2018
Associate Professor of Psychology Kristina Olson has been named one of this year's MacArthur Fellows. UW News
October 4, 2018
UW Biology Professor Janneke Hille Ris Lambers' research on the effect of climate change on plants is described in a recent article. High Country News
October 1, 2018
Two UW scientists, Abigail Swann (assistant professor, biology and atmospheric sciences) and Marlies Kovenock (biology doctoral student), have discovered that plants with thicker leaves may exacerbate the effects of climate change because they would be less efficient in sequestering atmospheric carbon, a fact that climate change models to date have... UW News
September 25, 2018
UW Psychology research study finds that practicing mindfulness benefits parents and their children. UW News
September 25, 2018
Research team led by UW Professor Takato Imaizumi discovers gene activity in plants that leads to flowering. UW News
September 21, 2018
UW Biology students and researchers have discovered new information about sea urchins on a recent submarine expedition. The Seattle Times
September 20, 2018
Department of Psychology researchers discover toddlers conduct a form of cost-benefit analysis in deciding whether to help someone. UW News
September 20, 2018
Physics Graduate Student Rachel Osofsky is quoted about her work adjusting the magnetic field of a new electromagnetic ring. www.sciencenews.org