Department of Applied Mathematics

A school in Westport was built with a special tsunami safe zone on its roof. Randy LeVeque, professor of applied mathematics at the UW, is interviewed.

Eli Shlizerman, assistant professor in Applied Mathematics talks about new research on the internal, genetically encoded compass that the monarchs use in flight.

Applied Mathematics and CSE Professor Emo Todorov talks about the $1,000 breakthrough he helped create.

David Masiello is an assistant professor of chemistry and adjunct assistant professor of applied mathematics.

The team includes Emanuel Todorov from the Department of Applied Mathematics.

The UW will join universities like Harvard, Columbia and Yale as Swartz-funded centers for research in this growing field of brain science.

Recent press and social media coverage have reminded residents of the Pacific Northwest that they live in a seismically active region.

A University of Washington mathematician is among 31 new fellows honored from institutions around the world.

On the 315th anniversary of a massive earthquake off the coast of Washington and Oregon, UW scientists are helping prepare the region for a repeat event that could come at any time.

New research from the University of Washington examines the surprisingly little increase in the average temperature at the Earth's surface, and shows that it is part of a naturally occurring cycle.