Natural Sciences Division

Patricia Kuhl, professor and co-director of UW's I-LABS, explains the benefits of using Parentese. 

Biology professor Dee Boersma speaks about worrying population trends in Antarctica's emperor penguin colonies. 

Research from I-LABS shows how differences in the brains of blind individuals affects their ability to process auditory information.

From indigenous language revitalization to healthcare and human rights -- check out each of their unique, personal stories.

Emily Levesque, an astronomer at the UW, weighs in on the significance of the first image of a black hole.

Thouless was a theoretical physicist whose most well-known work focused on the properties of matter in extremely thin layers.  

Simons Foundation awards provide mathematicians and theoretical physicists funding to extend academic leaves to focus on research to support significant advances in their disciplines.

The College of Arts and Sciences mourns the passing of Benjamin “Ben” Hall, emeritus professor of genome sciences and biology. Professor Hall served as a university faculty member since 1963, and continued his work with students and faculty and gave back to the UW community long after retirement.

"Says You" will feature Brian Reed, Divisional Dean of the Humanities and Chris Bretherton, professor in the departments of atmospheric science and applied mathematics.

Learn about how this exciting new coalition aimed at bringing about a revolution in quantum research and technology.

Flying insects navigate by collecting minimal data, but just the right data — a possible inspiration for new technologies.

 UW's I-LABS is launching a "reading camp" and research study this summer to teach early literacy skills and measure brain activity before and after instruction.

Shih-Chieh Hsu, associate professor of physics at UW, and the rest of the FASER team seek to answer one of the outstanding questions in particle physics: What is dark matter made of?

Whichfaceisreal.com is the new website from Jevin West of the University of Washington Information School and Carl Bergstrom of the biology department.

The newly opened Life Sciences Building encourages physical movement, embraces natural daylight in an innovative way, and reactivates visitors’ appreciation of the natural world.