Natural Sciences Division

A report about the impact of satellite clusters says damage to observations is unavoidable and offers mitigation strategies. Meredith Rawls, a research scientist in astronomy, is quoted.

Raymond Huey, professor emeritus of biology, explains the results of his new study on the summit and death rates on Mount Everest.

Do toys advertised as teaching STEM actually work? Allison Master, a research scientist at the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, is quoted.

Xiaosong Li, chemistry professor brings computational science to the virtual classroom during COVID-19.

Max Lieblich, professor of mathematics, is quoted in this article about the "Rolls Royce of chalk."

Rubén Manzanedo, a postdoctoral researcher in biology, is quoted in this article about what COVID-19 can teach us about fighting climate change.

Faculty in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington are actively engaged in research related to COVID-19.  

Emily Levesque, assistant professor of astronomy at the UW, discusses Betelgeuse's "great dimming."

Researchers are trying to figure out how many people in a community must be immune before the coronavirus fades. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, is quoted.

Because of an overburdened system, people who are visiting family have complicated questions to ask on whether to get tested. Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, is quoted.

Once again, insects prove to be more complicated than scientists thought they were. Alejandro Rico-Guevara, assistant professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

Emily Levesque, professor of astronomy, writes about COVID-19 and astronomy.

Nature’s Label is a start-up created by five enterprising college students — Sophie Ye, Khoi Ha, Siddhant Jain and Alyssa Mell from the UW and Arya Mathew from Seattle University.

In “The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers,” astronomy professor Emily Levesque shares the tales of modern-day stargazers.

Some of Washington's elderly and immunocompromised have made tough choices about what is “essential” travel. Cheryl Kaiser, professor of psychology, is quoted.