Natural Sciences Division

At the University of Washington, biology is the most popular STEM major at the Seattle campus, with more than 600 bachelors’ degrees awarded annually.

Expected to open in early September, the 207,000-square-foot building will be ready to host students in the fall. 

For a team led by scientists at the UW, the 2-D form of one metallic compound — tungsten ditelluride, or WTe2 — is a bevy of quantum revelations. 

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded an expected $10.75 million, four-year grant for a new interdisciplinary research center.

Listen to Dennis Donovan, adjunct professor of Psychology at the University of Washington talk about driving in Seattle and Seattle drivers.

UW Biology professor Dee Boersma weighs in on the alarming and overwhelming evidence of the penguin population shrinkage.

Researchers from the UW Clean Energy Institute and Molecular Engineering & Sciences show that perovskite is amongst one of the best materials for thin-film solar cells.

UW Astronomy assistant professor Sarah Tuttle is quoted.

Corresponding author Ka-Kit Tung, UW professor of applied mathematics, newly published paper explains why air temperatures will rise more quickly than the rate since 2000.

Race and gender challenges did not deter two brilliant alumnae in the mathematical sciences.

University of Washington astronomer Victoria Meadows is quoted.

UW Psychology professor Joseph Sisneros is part of the team researching how midshipman female fishes' hearing improves during mating season.

For adults with autism, finding steady employment can be difficult--even if they have no trouble performing the duties of the job. The UW is taking action to help students with autism.

University of Washington astronomy professor Don Brownlee, a meteorite and comet recovery and research expert was consulted for this mission.

Op-ed piece co-authored by Stephanie A. Fryberg, associate professor of American Indian studies and psychology at the University of Washington.