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Are Parents Rushing to Turn Their Boys Into Girls?
UW Professor of Psychology Kristina Olson discusses what alarmist articles often get wrong about transgender children. -
Helping Children Navigate Life's Challenges
Through a pilot program, parents learn how they can help their children develop the skills of self-regulation and effortful control.
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The female libido pill is no Viagra
A female libido pill hit the market in October with less-than-anticipated demand. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology talks about why that demand may have been low. -
UW Alumnus Nilanjan Chatterjee named Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Chatterjee, a renowned biostatistician is the 16th Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University. -
Children’s self-esteem already established by age 5, new study finds
By age 5 children have a sense of self-esteem comparable in strength to that of adults, according to a new study by UW's I-LABS researchers. -
What happens to men who stay abstinent until marriage?
"My research indicates that ... pledges of abstinence do not necessarily make for an easy transition to a married sexual life," writes Sarah Diefendorf, UW sociology doctoral student, in The Conversat -
Are we prepared? An exclusive interview with WHO Director-General Margaret Chan
Joanne Silberner, UW artist-in-residence in communication, interviews Margaret Chan, who has led the World Health Organization for the last nine years. -
Math and me: Children who identify with math get higher scores
A new study from UW I-LABS suggests how strongly children identify with math can be used to predict how high they will score on a standardized math tests. -
Linking brains: UW scientists say they’ve done it.
UW I-LABS researchers have conducted what is believed to be the first experiment to show that two brains can be directly linked, allowing one participant to guess correctly what the other is thinking. -
UW scientists are pioneering research on ‘body maps’ in babies’ brains.
Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) are among the first scientists worldwide to study body maps in the infant brain. -
These Americans work 1.2 billion hours a week without pay
New research has found that a third of Americans are informal caregivers, putting in 1.2 billion hours per week. -
What the world looks like with a bionic eye
A UW study offers new insight on restorative vision and the human experience. -
What the world looks like with a bionic eye
The University of Washington has shown for the first time what the world looks like for someone fitted with a bionic eye. -
See the world through bionic eyes with this incredible simulation
New visual simulations give us a glimpse of what it might look like to see the world through bionic eyes. -
Babies’ brains show that social skills linked to second language learning
New findings by researchers at the UW's Institute for Learning Brain & Sciences demonstrate an early social behavior "gaze shifting" that is linked to infants’ ability to learn new language sounds.