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Understanding and adapting to climate change
A changing climate presents challenges for ecosystems, industry, and society. Researchers in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington are addressing those challenges and helping find solutions from the forests of Mt. Rainier to the waters of Puget Sound.
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Marek Basler and Clemens Cabernard are new “EMBO Young Investigators”
Cabernard will join the UW Department of Biology next year as an assistant professor. -
Air Force Looks to UW to Learn about Flight
Researchers study how animals move, navigate, and use their senses during flight at a new center funded by the Air Force.
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Science Takes Center Stage in 'Thought Experiments'
Playwrights and scientists pair up to explore what it means to be human in light of current developments in science and technology.
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UW Professors Ask: Are Lectures Racist?
UW Biology's Scott Freeman discusses how the traditional college instructional style -- think large halls with lots of students -- isn't the best method for teaching students. -
A more acidic ocean will bend the mermaid’s wineglass
New research from the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Laboratories shows that a more acidic ocean can weaken the protective shell of a delicate alga. -
Advocating for Equal Access
With a passion for equity, sophomore Joshua Dawson is advocating for — and empowering — underrepresented pre-med students. -
UW scientists will continue studies of evolution ‘in real time’ with five-year grant renewal
Faculty members at University of Washington will share $2.25 million in research funds from the National Science Foundation to study and apply the principles of evolution "in real time." -
Finding Friday Harbor
Take a look behind the Friday Harbor Laboratories where students can study everything from orcas to algae on the rocky shores of San Juan Island. -
Grant will help Native American undergraduates attend first scientific meeting
A grant from the National Science Foundation to bring six Native American undergraduate students to their first scientific meeting -
Biology professor reunited with rare nautilus
UW Biology Professor Peter Ward encounters one of the world's rarest animals, one he hasn't seen in over three decades.
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UW prof nominated for top conservation prize
Prof. P. Dee Boersma is nominated for the 2016 Indianapolis Prize, the biggest award in the field. -
Nat Geo Explorers Nominated for Top Conservation Prize
UW Biology Professor Dee Boersma named a finalist in recognition of her work documenting the impacts of climate change on penguins. -
‘Scarface,’ an ancient cousin to mammals, unearthed in Africa
A team of scientists has identified a new species of “pre-mammal” based on fossils unearthed in Zambia’s Luangwa Basin. -
UW has so many biology students it has to build a new $160M life sciences building
The commercial life sciences industry in the Seattle area isn't the only part of the sector that's booming.