Natural Sciences Division

Selected from 1,223 nominees from across the country, Natural Sciences undergraduates Chris Moore and Irika Sinha were named Goldwater Scholars.

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Biology and Atmospheric Sciences professor Abigail Swann responds to a new study using tree rings to trace climate change and drought. 

Self-improvement books are a popular genre. But when are they useful? Gerald Rosen, clinical professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology, weighs in. 

Postdoctoral researchers Jessica Arbour and Abigail Curtis and Sharlene Santana, associate professor at the Burke Museum, focused on the diversity among bat skulls.

A new study identified three factors critical in the rise of mammal communities since they first emerged during the Age of Dinosaurs.

With Washington state orca populations under threat, the Lummi Nation have their own rescue strategy. Sam Wasser of the Center for Conservation Biology and others weigh in.

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.