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U.S. Goes After African Elephant Slaughter With Ivory Ban
Illegal wildlife trade has become the world’s fourth-largest international organized crime, according to a recent UW Biology study. -
UW astronomer, students report irregularities in ‘rare, exotic’ binary system
A puzzling stellar phenomenon may not be what other astronomers had reported. -
UW solar innovations propel energy future
Energy experts project solar power to dominate by 2040, thanks to cheap technology and trillions of dollars in solar research. Some of that research is coming out of labs at the UW. -
How studying insects may lead to smarter drones
A new research project led by the University of Washington aims to uncover the aeronautical secrets of some of nature’s best designed flyers. -
How do mosquitoes find food? First, they smell you, scientists say
New research shows that mosquitoes find targets by following the scent of the air we exhale, then using sight and body heat sensors to close in. -
Healthcare providers carry biases around sexual identity
Study findings highlight need for more cultural-sensitivity training of caregivers, UW author says. -
$2.3M energy conservation project in Physics/Astronomy Building complete
The capital retrofit project has drastically reduced ventilation system waste in the iconic campus building -
UW researchers show that the mosquito smells, before it sees, a bloody feast
A team of biologists from the University of Washington and the California Institute of Technology has cracked the cues mosquitoes use to find us. -
New Long-Acting Malaria Drug Looks Promising
UW researchers have developed a new, long-acting malaria drug that they believe may help fight one of the world's biggest killers. -
UW chemists develop new drug to fight malaria
An international team of scientists — led by researchers from the University of Washington and two other institutions — has announced that a new compound to fight malaria is ready for human trials. -
The whoppers start after researchers trick guys into thinking they’re not so manly
Tell a guy he’s scoring lower in a masculinity test, and watch the lies begin — about the number of his sexual partners, his handiness and even his height, concludes a study by UW psychologists. -
The Telescope of the 2030s
UW astronomers and their partners have started plans to launch a sort of supersize version of the Hubble Space Telescope that will look for life beyond Earth. -
UW’s Conservation magazine snares top writing honors
The UW-based Conservation magazine has won a gold award in a national competition sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. -
Risk of interbreeding due to climate change lower than expected
One of the questions raised by climate change has been whether it could cause more species of animals to interbreed. -
In a cosmic ‘call to arms,’ UW astronomers propose new deep-space telescope to scan the sky for signs of life
A team of UW astronomers propose a new type of mission to crack some of the universe’s most intriguing mysteries and search for life on distant worlds.