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How T-shirt artist Ray Troll fused ‘Cruisin’ the Fossil … ’ collaborations with paleontologist Kirk Johnson
The Backstory: ‘Paleo-nerds’ collided at Seattle’s Burke Museum, resulting in friendship — and 2 science books featuring Troll’s quirky art.
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Scientists say iguana-sized reptile reigned as ‘Antarctic King’ before the dinosaurs
A reptile about the size of an iguana was the king of Antarctica is now part of the permanent collection at the Burke Museum.
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New global migration estimates show rates proportionally steady since 1990, high rate of return migration
Two scientists at the UW unveiled a new statistical method for estimating migration flows between countries
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UW students demand answers from ICE — the old-fashioned way
The UW Center for Human Rights is teaching a new generation to use the Freedom of Information Act.
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Faculty Friday: Lotta Gavel Adams
UW Scandinavian Studies Department's Lotta Gavel Adams unfolds the evolution of trolls in literature from fearsome forest-dwellers to friendly beings—and back again.
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At the UW, our sci-fi future has arrived
Science fiction has come alive in our modern world. Current projects at the UW show that some literary fantasies will soon be reality.
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UW-led philosophy team receives $1.5M grant to study the ethics of neurotechnology research
UW associate professor of philosophy, Sara Goering, to lead team studying how brain-computer interfaces affect whether patients feel they are in charge of their own actions.
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Parents learn, babies talk: How coaching moms and dads leads to better language skills among infants
Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences study shows that parents who speak “parentese” can have a direct impact on their children’s vocabulary.
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The ‘Swiss Army knife of prehistoric tools’ found in Asia, independent of ancient African or European influence
A study by an international team of researchers, including from the UW, determines that carved stone tools were used in Asia 80,000 to 170,000 years ago.
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Whitewashing: Seattle artist calls attention to censored history in series on WWII war crimes
Miha Sarani (BFA, 2015), an art history graduate, began the project after seeing news of the white nationalist march in Virgina and the lack of condemnation of white supremacy that followed.
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Why space debris cleanup might be a national security threat
Analysis from Professor of International Studies, Saadia Pekkanen
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Searching for Life in the Great Beyond
Wondering if we've got neighbors? UW astrobiologists are looking for signs of life elsewhere in the Universe.
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Waging War in Cyberspace
A doctoral student explains how one online hacker can be more powerful than 10,000 soldiers.
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Seattle to take closer look at public art to make sure it's culturally appropriate
Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse, Assistant Professor of Art History, explains that there's no history of towering monumental poles being made by the Salish and other Puget Sound region tribes.
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Study reconstructs Neandertal ribcage, offers new clues to ancient human anatomy
An international team of scientists, including some from the UW, have virtually reconstructed a Neandertal skeleton–shedding new light on the posture of ancient humans.