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  • First dinosaur bone found in state, 80 million years later

    The leg bone weighs 15 pounds, is 16.7 inches and is the first dinosaur fossil found in Washington. Much of the region was under water during that era 80 million years ago.
    05/20/2015
  • UW biologist wins Saruhashi Prize for top woman scientist

    Keiko Torii, a UW professor of biology, awarded the 35th annual Saruhashi Prize for exceptional research accomplishments and mentoring of other women scientists.
    05/01/2015
  • What Animals Are Likely to Go Extinct First Due to Climate Change

    Australia, New Zealand, and South America are among the hardest hit as rising temperatures could drive the extinction of one in six species worldwide.
    04/30/2015
  • Top Spy Agencies Help Break Wildlife Trafficking Rings

    Conservation biologist Samuel Wasser's DNA analysis helping to stop illegal ivory trade worldwide.
    04/21/2015
  • 3-D printed blossoms a growing tool for ecology

    University of Washington ecologists are using 3-D technology to make artificial flowers, which they say could revolutionize our understanding of plant-pollinator interactions.
    04/16/2015
  • Nature-Inspired Technology

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

    03/18/2015 | KOMO News
  • 2015 Sloan Research Fellows announced, UW earns 5

    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.
    02/23/2015 | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • Grape Expectations

    "Each wine is a story of my life," says winemaker Angela Jacobs ('03, '10), owner of WineGirl Wines in Lake Chelan, Washington.

    January 2015 Perspectives
  • A new reality for rehabilitation

    Recovering from a stroke is an arduous process, but thanks to four UW students and their project, virtual reality video games could transform the way patients experience therapy.
    UW Today
  • Zebrafish stripped of stripes

    Within weeks of publishing surprising new insights about how zebrafish get their stripes, the same University of Washington group is now able to explain how to "erase" them.

    UW Today
  • Enlist evolutionary biology against modern threats

    Evolutionary biology has tremendous potential to help solve many of today's pressing problems, according to nine international scientists. The scientists point to everything from food security to emerging diseases in their article, "Applying evolutionary biology to address global challenges."
    UW Today
  • Dying brain cells cue new brain cells to grow in songbird

    Exploration of songbird brain cells may lead the way to treatments for lost human neurons because of aging, severe depression or Alzheimer's disease.

    UW Today
  • Popular Biology Lecture Courses Ditch the Lectures

    The Biology Department has redesigned its introductory courses so that students actively participate in class, even in its largest lecture courses.

    September 2014 Perspectives
  • Prehistoric Emotions in the Modern World

    Fear spiders and love sweets? Blame it on your Pleistocene ancestors. Professor Emeritus Gordon Orians explains the connection in a new book.

    August 2014 Perspectives
  • How a summer research program revived one student's interest in science

    Last summer, Justin Thompson was one of the first veterans to take part in the Research Experience for Veterans - University Projects (REV-UP) program in Seattle. The program reignited his interest in pursuing graduate work, Thompson said.
    CSNE

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