Research

Simulations of everything from escaping slavery to growing old have the potential to promote social change.

Frustrated by the current funding model for scientific research, Cindy Wu ('11) and Denny Luan ('11) created a crowdfunding platform for research.

When the Soviet Union attacked the newly independent Baltic nations in 1991, Baltic citizens responded by gathering en masse and singing in nonviolent protest. The Soviets eventually backed down.

A collaboration between the UW and the Bellevue School District, designed to improve student engagement and performance in advanced placement (AP) courses, is now finding wider success.

Two years ago, biochemist Roy Black had an intriguing theory about the origins of life. One problem: he had nowhere to test it.

Many households in rural India still lack electrical power despite the nation's intention more than six decades ago to bring electricity to all its citizens. Professor Sunila Kale explores why parts of India are still off the grid.

Cross-gender dance has a long tradition in East Java, Indonesia. Professor Christina Sunardi looks at the tradition, its evolution, and the questions it raises about gender in a Muslim-majority society.

A set of letters dating back to the 1940s led Devin Naar to study the history of Sephardic Jews. Now he heads the UW's Sephardic Studies Initiative and oversees an archive of Sephardic materials that is among the nation's largest.

With so many fantasy novels and their on-screen adaptions set in neo-medieval times, EMP looked to members of a UW medieval studies group to help with its new exhibit on the fantasy genre.

Students and faculty in the UW's Center for Human Rights, working with a partner organization in El Salvador, are helping Salvadorans seek justice for crimes committed during El Salvador's brutal civil war.

It's not move-in ready, but an Earth-like planet was recently discovered by a UW astronomer using the Kepler Space Telescope. The planet, Kepler 62f, is outside the solar system.

When scientists studying the deadly H5N1 “bird flu” virus reengineered it to be transmissible in humans, the potential for the virus to become a public security threat intensified.

Sanctum, an installation outside the Henry Art Gallery, brings viewer engagement to a whole new level as it combines social media, surveillance technology, and LCD monitors to create a provocative, ever-changing artwork.

Lillian C. McDermott has dedicated her career to improving physics education using scientific research methods. The American Association of Physics Teachers is honoring her for her contributions to the field.

Five UW graduate students recently developed The Pivot Project, aimed at combating human trafficking. Their weapon of choice? Design. The project won the 2013 Design Ignites Change Idea Award and is a finalist in the Industrial Designers Society of America’s Ideas competition.