Natural Sciences Division

Undersea life is often plagued by disease outbreaks, according to University of Washington marine ecologist Robert Paine, even though their causes are seldom identified.

There are many ways genetic engineering can produce food that is unsafe to eat. But the human diet has always been fraught with the same kind of risks, said Toby Bradshaw, a plant geneticist and chairman of the Biology Department at the University of Washington.

UW's Conservation Canines are at it again. Learn more about their work with orcas.

To hear UW biology professor Michael Dickinson tell it, there is nothing in the world quite as wonderful as a fruit fly.

Zoos all around the world love penguins. But as carefree as they might look, zoo penguins are stalked by an unrelenting killer: malaria. Penguin expert Dee Boersma weighs in.

UW psychology professor David P. Barash says there's evidence that cooperation may have played just as much of a role in human evolution as war did.

Biology professor Toby Bradshaw seeks to calm fears about genetically modified food.

A UW biology grad student is working to identify rays killed for medicinal purposes.

Professors of mathematics, chemistry, and sociology were named to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

The Henry Art Gallery and Jacob Lawrence Gallery have new exhibits and the Burke Museum is offering a unique look at New Zealand.

“The fabric of my life has been ever so enriched by each and every one of you.” A grey-haired gentleman is speaking during a sharing session at the close of UW EAR (Experience Auditory Rehabilitation), a conference for people with hearing loss and their communication partners. His voice cracks as he reaches for a tissue. “I haven’t used Kleenex in such a long while.”

After retirement, UW professors emeriti continue to gain recognition for their work, as evidenced by recent awards to biologist Robert Paine and author Charles Johnson.

The University of Washington Department of Biology has been awarded a $24,950 grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF). The conservation grant recognizes the University's efforts to increase the Galapagos penguin population.

A study has found repeated exposure to a 'pseudoword' during late stages of pregnancy led infants' brains to react to it. Patricia Kuhl, co-director of the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, comments.

UW physicist have made the first-ever accurate determination of a solid-state triple point in a substance called vanadium dioxide, which is known for switching rapidly from an electrical insulator to a conductor.