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November 27, 2019
Jane Simoni, a psychology professor, explains whether peer support programs can help those living with HIV. Undark
November 27, 2019
University of Washington Professor of Astronomy Paula Szkody will serve as the AAS president starting in 2020. UW News
November 25, 2019
University of Washington faculty studied the effects of the Seattle school district's later school start time policy, finding that students got more sleep with later start times. King 5 News
November 24, 2019
Psychologist Susan Joslyn explains why those unfamiliar with extreme weather events tend to heed warnings more than those who are. Washington Post
November 20, 2019
In a study of transgender children, researchers with the Department of Psychology found that transgender children "experience gender just as strongly as cisgender" children. New York Daily News
November 15, 2019
Dr. Peter Dunwiddie, affiliate professor of biology, discusses how "small scale attempts at outdoor engagement can have meaningful effects." The Daily
October 31, 2019
A satellite smaller than a loaf of bread will, if all goes well, launch this weekend on its way to low-Earth orbit. It will be the first student-built satellite from Washington state to go into space. UW News
October 31, 2019
Julianne Dalcanton, professor and chair of astronomy at the UW, led the team that captured an image that may look like a ghostly apparition, but it is not. UW News
October 30, 2019
Some College of Arts & Sciences units also rank in the top 10. UW News
October 24, 2019
Eric Shea-Brown, professor of applied mathematics, discusses the mathematical relationship in the brain’s representations of sensory information. Quanta Magazine
October 23, 2019
UW Biology Professor Adam Summers and Doctoral student Karly Cohen are on a team researching when and how piranhas replace old dull teeth for new ones. UW News
October 15, 2019
A UW-led study finds that Deaf infants of Deaf parents demonstrate strong gaze-following behavior, which establishes a social connection between parent and child. UW NEWS
October 14, 2019
Affiliate Professor of Biology Sue Moore has explored how the interplay between scientific and indigenous knowledge can deepen our understanding of the world. Physics World
October 10, 2019
MacKenzie Andrews (BS, Neurobiology, 2018) and her team members from the UW presented their medical device startup Nanodropper at the 2019 GeekWire Summit. GeekWire
October 9, 2019
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Noah Snyder-Mackler, has co-authored a study showing that dog breeds' iconic behavior can be traced back to genetics. UW News