UW researcher Patricia Kuhl's research into the social foundations of language learning has earned her one of the top awards in her field.

Toro one of two mathematicians this year to receive the honor for research in geometric measure theory,harmonic analysis, and partial differential equations.

A UW Mathematics professor and Google partner share how they came up with the hit mapping game.

One of the longest-running and weirdest examples of a crowdfunded scientific experiment is finally reaching the end of the road.

A UW postdoctoral scientist is among six nationwide recipients of the 2015 Carl Sagan Exoplanet Postdoctoral Fellowships.

A University of Washington mathematician is among 31 new fellows honored from institutions around the world.

They could have spent their week off at a beach. They could have gone home to see family. Instead, five University of Washington students spent their spring break helping in the classroom.

An opinion piece on racial bias by columnist Charles M. Blow cites the UW-developed Implicit Association Test.

When considering what makes up the universe, it’s surprising that scientists could focus on just one yes/no question. But that’s exactly what a group of researchers supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation is doing. 

A new study by a UW psychology professor looks at transgender children ages 5 to 12.

University of Washington scientists have built a new nanometer-sized laser that is energy efficient, easy to build and compatible with existing electronics.

New Air Force center at UW learns from animals for better flight.

As telescopes of ever-greater power scan the cosmos looking for life, knowing where to look — and where not to waste time looking — will be of great value.

New research by UW astronomer Rory Barnes and co-authors describes possible planetary systems where a gravitational nudge from one planet could have a mild to devastating effect on the orbit and climate of another, possibly habitable world.

Five University of Washington students were selected as 2015 Sloan Research Fellows. The awards are presented to early-career scientists and scholars who are selected as the next generation of leaders in the sciences, mathematics, and economics.