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No to highlighters, yes to flash cards: new book explores science of learning
Research for the book took him around the country, including to the University Washington, where he sat in on biology classes taught by University of Washington lecturer Jennifer Doherty.
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8 Ways to Get a Difficult Conversation Back on Track
University of Washington psychologist John Gottman identified behaviors that derail conversations so consistently that he refers to them as “the four horsemen...”
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SkyMapper Sighting signs up citizen scientists to hunt for supernovae
Calling all citizen scientists: The Australian National University wants you to join the search for supernovae.
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Trees in eastern US head west as climate changes
Breaking from the general poleward movement of many species, flowering trees take an unexpected turn.
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Climate Change is Causing US Tree Population To Shift: Study
Rising global temperatures negatively impact all living beings.
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Visiting astronomer at UW part of ‘Styrofoam’ planet discovery
David James, a visiting scientist with the University of Washington Department of Astronomy, assisted in the discovery of an exoplanet.
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We crashed UW’s class on calling BS. Here’s what we learned about sleuthing ‘big data.’
A University of Washington seminar, promises to help students develop a BS detector — and it’s become a global phenomenon.
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How old is too old to climb Mount Everest, Nepal wonders
In the wake of the death of 85-year-old Min Bahadur Sherchan, officials in Nepal are considering whether to place an upper age limit on adventurers seeking to climb Mount Everest.
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The 4 Most Common Relationship Problems — and How to Fix Them
Dr. John Gottman provides insight into relationship problems and common fixes.
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The Kavli Microbiome Ideas Challenge Funds Innovative, Cross-Cutting Research
Researchers from the University of Washington will use their Kavli grant to develop a tool for deciphering multi-kingdom communication molecules using engineer cellular traps.
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Ms. Vorpahl Goes to Washington (D.C.)
University of Washington, Chemistry Ph.D. student Sarah Vorpahl will bring her passion for clean energy and policy to Washington, D.C. this September.
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10 women making their mark in science
UW astronomer, Emily Levesque, is named as one of the 10 women in science who are changing the way we see the world.
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Every Spring, a Guatemalan Clinic
“It felt like a whole quarter-worth of clinical experience in ten days," says a Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences grad student who volunteered in Guatemala.
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With autism diagnoses on the rise, UW establishes clinic for babies
If a baby doesn't look at parents and caregivers or engage in play, parents have questions. Many parents are bringing their babies to the UW Autism Center when looking for answers.
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Remembering Ernest Henley, physicist and UW College of Arts & Sciences dean emeritus
Ernest Mark Henley, a celebrated nuclear physicist and University of Washington administrator, died on March 27, 2017, at age 92.