Research

Jacob Grumbach, assistant professor of political science, explains his new research saying that stronger labor unions have an anti-racist side effect.

David Baker, professor of biochemistry, is known for his revolutionary approaches to creating new proteins.

Jonathan Kanter, research associate professor of psychology, is using surveys to study how the stay-at-home order has been impacting people’s mental health.

UW DIRAC Institute is mentioned in an article about the perils and prospects of near-earth asteroids.

Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh, professor of biology, explains the debate over plant sentience.

Emily Levesque, assistant professor of astronomy, explains how Betelgeuse—a star in the final stages of its life—has been exhibiting dramatic drops in brightness.

Horacio de la Iglesia, professor of biology, and postdoctoral researcher Leandro Casiraghi, discuss new research on university students' sleep under stay-at-home orders.

Bruce Balick, professor emeritus of astronomy discusses new images from the Hubble telescope of planetary nebulae.

Bruce Balick, professor emeritus of astronomy discusses images from the Hubble telescope planetary nebulae, huge clouds of gas and dust in space, illuminated by blasts from dying stars.

Katie McCormick, postdoctoral scholar in physics, explains how lasers can produce the slowest thing on earth.

Andrew Nestingen, professor of Scandinavian studies at the UW, writes about the assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme. 

A UW study reveals final grades in general chemistry classes dictate whether underrepresented students persist in STEM. D. Micheal Heinekey, chemistry department chair, is quoted.

Scott Freeman, principal lecturer emeritus of biology, discusses his new research into the resiliency of underrepresented students in introductory chemistry courses.

French and oceanography major Anna Sulc has traveled the world for her humanities and biology research. 

Tim Thomas (BA, Sociology, 2017) and data scientist Jose Hernandez discuss their study regarding gender and racial disparities in evictions.