Natural Sciences Division

A team of UW-led physicists reports that it has developed a new system to trap individual excitons — bound pairs of electrons and their associated positive charges

A collaborative effort between the UW’s Department of Biology and the Washington State Department of Ecology explored what makes ocean waters more acidic.

A University of Washington-led research team found that children with autism communicate with peers and participate in activities more often than people might presume.

The Dip, a band made up of College of Arts & Sciences alumni, releases their second album.

Nearly 30 years ago, a mathematician and a psychologist teamed up to explore one of life’s enduring mysteries: What makes some marriages happy and some miserable?

Professor of Psychology, Yuichi Shoda, on the nonconscious feelings people hold told their partners. 

The UW's Life Sciences Building (LSB) is a 2018 “Building of the Year” finalist. Vote for it by February 15.

Scientists have just discovered a dinosaur relative that lived in Antarctica 250 million years ago. The iguana-sized reptile’s genus name, Antarctanax, means Antarctic king.

Wolf populations are increasing in Washington state faster than officials expected.

A dedicated Speech and Hearing Sciences staff member left an unexpected — and very generous —  gift to the department through a bequest.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has produced a stunningly detailed portrait of the Triangulum Galaxy, displaying a full spiral face aglow.

Dubs II has big paws to fill as successor to UW mascot Dubs. Anne-Lise Nilsen (BS, 2014) is making sure he's prepared.

Two scientists at the UW unveiled a new statistical method for estimating migration flows between countries

Through his G'ma Project, artist Che Sehyun (BA, English, CHID | BS, Biology, 2011) is honoring elders, ancestors and culture.

Science fiction has come alive in our modern world. Current projects at the UW show that some literary fantasies will soon be reality.