Natural Sciences Division

Researcher Kevin King, Ph.D. is studying in-school mindfulness programs.

The University of Washington has received a $15.6 million, six-year grant from the National Science Foundation.

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.

A group of incoming freshman from Cornish College visited the UW's Speech and Hearing Clinic this week.

The race to build a computer powerful enough to predict the future, Thom Dunning is quoted.

The animal kingdom is home to all sorts of courageous youngsters. Nassima Bouzid, a doctoral candidate in the UW Department of Biology, is quoted.

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.

A new study suggests that facial-recognition software could identify an individual's sexuality. Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West are quoted.

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.

"Life changing" is one parent's description of APEX Summer Camp for children with autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.

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. 

University of Washington physicist Kai-Mei Fu discusses quantum internet. 

 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.

Studies of transgender kids are revealing fascinating insights about gender in the brain

Amy Lambert spends most of her waking hours in search of the island marble; a rare butterfly.