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Virtual Reality Video Game Helps Reduce Pain Without Medication, Researchers Say
David Patterson, professor of psychology in the departments of rehabilitation medicine, surgery and psychology, is quoted.
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UW to host $15.6M NSF-funded center for innovation, education in materials science
Professor of Chemistry, Daniel Gamelin, is director of the new Molecular Engineering Materials Center for research, education and training in materials science.
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How 3 Local Schools Are Using Mindfulness
Researcher Kevin King, Ph.D. is studying in-school mindfulness programs.
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UW center targets moonshots in materials science with $15.6 million federal grant
The University of Washington has received a $15.6 million, six-year grant from the National Science Foundation.
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Here's Why They Put A Bunch Of Women On The Ceiling At Grand Central Terminal
Step inside the Main Concourse of Grand Central Terminal and you'll see a lot of hurried faces peeking at the ceiling. Emily Levesque, an astronomer at the UW, is quoted.
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Students see themselves sing, from the inside
A group of incoming freshman from Cornish College visited the UW's Speech and Hearing Clinic this week.
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The Race to Build a Computer Powerful Enough to Predict the Future
The race to build a computer powerful enough to predict the future, Thom Dunning is quoted.
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Go, Baby! These Animal Babies Grow Up Without Any Help from Parents
The animal kingdom is home to all sorts of courageous youngsters. Nassima Bouzid, a doctoral candidate in the UW Department of Biology, is quoted.
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Life After the Storm: Children Who Survived Katrina Offer Lessons
Young survivors of Hurricane Katrina, now in their early 20s, say that overcoming the mental strain of displacement is a matter of finding one safe place or reliable person.
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The A.I. “Gaydar” Study and the Real Dangers of Big Data
A new study suggests that facial-recognition software could identify an individual's sexuality. Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West are quoted.
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Initiative announces winners of inaugural pilot research grants
The Population Health Initiative has awarded five pilot research grants to faculty-led teams from 10 different UW schools and colleges including the College of Arts & Sciences.
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A Camp That Changes Lives
"Life changing" is one parent's description of APEX Summer Camp for children with autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.
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Crib Notes: September News for Expectant and New Parents
Can a baby learn a second language in an hour a day? A new UW I-LABS study says yes — as long as you’re not afraid of a little goo goo gaga.
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The quantum internet is just a decade away — here's what you need to know
University of Washington physicist Kai-Mei Fu discusses quantum internet.
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Burke Museum visitors can see T. Rex skull revealed
As he carefully liberates the fossilized skull of a T. Rex, the Burke Museum’s Bruce Crowley feels like one of the luckiest paleontologists alive.