Natural Sciences Division

Associate director of the Program on the Environment, Kristi Straus, shares tips for living more sustainably in the winter.

Professor of psychology David Barash writes about various studies on language learning in chimpanzees.

Selin Gülgöz, psychology professor, discusses the results of a UW study on gender identity in transgender children.

Biology Professor Daniel Schindler discusses the impact of a proposed Alaskan mine.

Psychology Professor Jane Simoni discusses whether peer support groups can help those living with HIV.

Dominic Sivitilli, psychology graduate student, discusses research into giant Pacific octopi.

Jane Simoni, a psychology professor, explains whether peer support programs can help those living with HIV.

University of Washington Professor of Astronomy Paula Szkody will serve as the AAS president starting in 2020.

Six faculty members, including Biology Professor Julia Parrish, have been named fellows in the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

University of Washington faculty studied the effects of the Seattle school district's later school start time policy, finding that students got more sleep with later start times.

Psychologist Susan Joslyn explains why those unfamiliar with extreme weather events tend to heed warnings more than those who are.

Alumni Melissa Arias (BA, 1997, Political Science) and Trina Cottingham (BS, 1996, Psychology) discuss how their education at UW impacts their careers on the Make-a-Wish leadership team.

In a study of transgender children, researchers with the Department of Psychology found that transgender children "experience gender just as strongly as cisgender" children.

Dr. Peter Dunwiddie, affiliate professor of biology, discusses how "small scale attempts at outdoor engagement can have meaningful effects."

Curators at the Burke Museum are also academic faculty, which translates to unparalleled opportunities for UW students.