Research

Alshakim Nelson, assistant professor of chemistry, explains how the development of a new way of producing chemicals allows for the on-demand production of medicine.

Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, discusses his research on "deepfakes" and a class he co-teaches about spotting misinformation.

Leslie Rosenberg, physics professor, weighs in on new dark matter experiments.

Doctoral student Dominic Sivitilli gives insight into the mind of an octopus.

Assistant linguistics Professor Naja Ferjan Ramirez discusses how "parentese" can help young children in learning languages.

Caleb Banta-Green, affiliate associate professor of public health, discusses new research into the treatment of opioid use disorder for incarcerated people.

Professor of history Patricia Ebrey is featured in this edition of "Faculty Friday."

Alex Lenferna, philosophy doctoral student, writes about how the creation of social 'tipping points' could lead to social transformations that mitigate the effects of climate change.

The Clean Energy Institute is highlighted in this article about new battery technology in the Pacific Northwest.

John Gottman, professor emeritus of psychology and founder of the Gottman Institute, discusses signs that couples may be heading towards divorce.

Jeffrey Riffell, professor of biology explains how new research shows that orchids could be used as mosquito repellant.

Shannon Dorsey, psychology professor, is the lead author of a study on how cognative behavioral therapy can help children in low-income countries recover from traumatic events.

Rod Crawford, curator of arachnids at the Burke Museum, discusses whether more posionous spiders thriving in Australia's wildfires should be of concern to citizens.

Biology Professor Janneke Hille Ris Lambers discusses community scientists and the important role they play in collecting consistent data on changing ecosystems.

Biology Professor Jeffery Riffell explain why mosquitos are so drawn to flowers.