Research

Eric Shea-Brown, professor of applied mathematics, discusses the mathematical relationship in the brain’s representations of sensory information.

UW Biology Professor Adam Summers and Doctoral student Karly Cohen are on a team researching when and how piranhas replace old dull teeth for new ones. 

A UW-led study finds that Deaf infants of Deaf parents demonstrate strong gaze-following behavior, which establishes a social connection between parent and child.

Affiliate Professor of Biology Sue Moore has explored how the interplay between scientific and indigenous knowledge can deepen our understanding of the world.

MacKenzie Andrews (BS, Neurobiology, 2018) and her team members from the UW presented their medical device startup Nanodropper at the 2019 GeekWire Summit.

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Noah Snyder-Mackler, has co-authored a study showing that dog breeds' iconic behavior can be traced back to genetics. 

Check out how a team from UW including Biology faculty Adam Summers is working to create a more effective suction cup. 

The University of Washington’s Abigail Swann is honored by Science News on its list of 10 promising early- and mid-career scientists.

Assistant Professor of Astronomy Matthew McQuinn has teamed up with an international team of astronomers to discover more about the clouds of gas surrounding galaxies.  

Noah Snyder-Mackler, Assistant Professor in the area of dog behavior, weighs in on dog behaviors and genetics.

Biology doctoral student Lyda Harris studies the environmental dangers of microplastics and advocates for reducing our use of plastics.

Comparative religion professor James Wellman explores the critical role of religion in politics. 

The 2019-2020 Scandinavian 30 Series will be kicked off with a lecture by Marianne Stecher about Hans Christian Andersen at the Nordic Museum. 

New research shows that, in Willapa Bay, the water washing over the tidal flats during high tides is largely the same water that washed over the flats during the previous high tide

Lukasz Fidkowski, an assistant professor of physics at the UW, is one of the winners of a 2020 New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Foundation.