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  • New Life Sciences Building is a nexus for modern-age teaching and research at the University of Washington

    The University of Washington opened the doors to a new Life Sciences Building that will transform learning, teaching and research for generations.

    09/07/2018 | UW News
  • Life Sciences Building : giant firs & bird songs offer a one-of-a-kind elevator ride

    At the University of Washington, biology is the most popular STEM major at the Seattle campus, with more than 600 bachelors’ degrees awarded annually.

    09/05/2018
  • PSBJ First Look at the LSB

    Expected to open in early September, the 207,000-square-foot building will be ready to host students in the fall. 

    09/04/2018 | Puget Sound Business Journal
  • The World’s Largest King Penguin Colony Is Catastrophically Shrinking—and We Don’t Know Why

    UW Biology professor Dee Boersma weighs in on the alarming and overwhelming evidence of the penguin population shrinkage.

    07/31/2018 | Gizmodo
  • And then there was (more) light: Researchers boost performance quality of perovskites

    Researchers from the UW Clean Energy Institute and Molecular Engineering & Sciences show that perovskite is amongst one of the best materials for thin-film solar cells.

    07/26/2018 | UW News
  • Atlantic Ocean circulation is not collapsing – but as it shifts gears, global warming will reaccelerate

    Corresponding author Ka-Kit Tung, UW professor of applied mathematics, newly published paper explains why air temperatures will rise more quickly than the rate since 2000.

    07/18/2018 | UW News
  • Get a dose of Northwest summer beauty with hikes among the wildflowers

    David Giblin, UW Biology research scientist and collections manager of the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum offers great suggestions on where to go.
     

    06/27/2018 | The Seattle Times
  • To tell the sex of a Galápagos penguin, measure its beak, researchers say

    The UW Department of Biology's new findings allow researchers to quickly identify the sex of the endangered seabird, speeding up field studies on the impact of climate change

    06/27/2018 | UW News
  • Why Mockingbirds Mock

    Eliot Brenowitz, professor of psychology and biology at the University of Washington, and an expert on neurological development in birds weighs in.

    06/20/2018 | How Stuff Works
  • Spotlight: Distinguished Staff Award Winners

    College of Arts & Sciences' staff honored with the Distinguished Staff Award--the highest staff honor at the University.

    06/01/2018 | THE WHOLE U
  • Washington Research Foundation grant brings on four new biology faculty just in time for new Life Sciences Building

    The Department of Biology hires four new faculty members.

    05/21/2018 | UW News
  • Forest loss in one part of US can harm trees on the opposite coast

    UW assistant professor of atmospheric sciences and of biology, Abigail Swann's new research shows small forest loss can impact on a continental scale.

    05/15/2018 | UW News
  • Stomata — the plant pores that give us life — arise thanks to a gene called MUTE, scientists report

    New research in plants shows that a gene called MUTE is required for the formation of stomata — the tiny pores that are critical for gas exchange, including releasing the oxygen gas.

    05/07/2018 | UW NEWS
  • Solar-powered innovation on the Life Sciences Building

    The new Life Sciences Building features windows that allow the sun to naturally light the space.

    04/04/2018 | UW Sustainability Blog
  • Decade of fossil collecting in Africa gives new perspective on Triassic period, emergence of dinosaurs

    UW biology professor, Christian Sidor, digs into the insights from over 2,200 fossils and counting. 

    04/02/2018 | UW News

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