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More than recess: How playing on the swings helps kids learn to cooperate
A study by the UW’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) shows the potential of synchronized movement in helping young children develop collaborative skills.
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Time on the swings can develop kids' collaborative skills, study finds
Spending time on a swing set can help kids learn to cooperate in other activities, a study released Tuesday by University of Washington researchers revealed.
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Our Climate Future Is Actually Our Climate Present
How do we live with the fact that the world we knew is going and, in some cases, already gone?
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Newfound Alien Planet Is Best Place Yet to Search for Life
A newly discovered planet around a distant star may jump to the top of the list of places where scientists should go looking for alien life.
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New many-toothed clingfish discovered with help of digital scans
Scientists at the University of Washington, Texas A&M University and the Western Australian Museum have discovered and named a new genus and species of clingfish.
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Former professor in Physics and Nobel Laureate dies at 94
Hans Dehmelt, former professor in Physics at the UW and Nobel Laureate, passed away at 94.
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Biology graduate student Eleanor Lutz wins NSF Vizzie Award for scientific visualization
Award sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Popular Science magazine celebrates the use of visual media to artfully and clearly communicate scientific data and research.
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How virtual reality is shaping the new home of Washington state's oldest musuem
New Burke Museum includes efforts to make labs and artifacts that are hidden from public view in the current museum more visible to visitors in the new one.
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After much media attention, UW Information School’s ‘Calling BS’ class begins
The very name of the class seemed to fire imaginations nationwide. Now the Information School's new course "Calling Bullshit in the Age of Big Data" is getting started.
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$12 million gift from professor and his wife will serve as a catalyst for UW chemistry
Most of the money committed by professor emeritus Larry Dalton and his wife, Nicole Boand, will go to establish the Dalton Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemistry.
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Physicist Hans Dehmelt, the first UW professor to win a Nobel Prize, dies
The German-born physicist, who spent most of his career at the UW, died earlier this month. He was 94.
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Machine Learning, Makahs, and More Awards
Recent honors for College of Arts & Sciences faculty and staff.
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Hosting Artists in the Lab
Through an NSF grant, scientist Jennifer Nemhauser is hosting three artists in her UW Biology lab over three years.
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A Century of Psychology
Founded 100 years ago with two faculty, the UW Department of Psychology—and the field of psychology—has come a long way.
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In times of plenty, penguin parents keep feeding their grown offspring
According to a University of Washington biology department research team, humans are not alone in continuing to support offspring who have "left the nest."