Research

In a tiny island laboratory in the Northwesternmost corner of Washington, one marine biologist is on a mission: Scan every known fish species in the world.

The UW’s Hyperloop team is getting ready to compete in a set of pod races aimed at blazing a trail for a new means of near-supersonic travel – but they need a little help to get to the starting line.

In this Inside Higher Ed piece, scholars debate what Donald Trump's election means, whether efforts to band together as a discipline to oppose him were wrong and what the future may hold.

Allison Skinner, a postdoctoral researcher at the UW is quoted.

NASA began the new year by announcing two new missions to explore asteroids, the oldest parts of our solar system. A recent UW study on STEM fields is referenced.

It can be unsettling to realize that only 5 percent of the universe is made of the kind of matter we know and understand. Leslie Rosenberg, professor of physics at the UW, is quoted.

Fossils from a dinosaur-era mammal unearthed in Montana and North Dakota have helped UW scientists establish that the animal had, pound-for-pound, the strongest bite force of any mammal ever recorded.

How a bias toward English-language science can result in preventable crises, duplicated efforts and lost knowledge.

Mary and Allan Kollar have combined their passions for writing and art through a graduate fellowship that honors both disciplines. 

UW Psychology researchers have developed a remarkably effective therapy for people at high risk for suicide or with other behavior disorders.

In UW Biology we are fueled by what if. We are driven by curiosity and a belief in what's possible. And we believe it's possible to transform the way biological research and teaching are done.

The Implicit Association Test reveals attitudes we may not be aware we have, even regarding Presidential candidates.

Professor Christopher Parker, who studies reactionary politics in America, weighs in on Trump and the Presidential race.

Professor Emeritus David Thouless is the Physics Department's second Nobel Prize recipient. 

More information surrounding the existence of Proxima B, the Earth-sized exoplanet near our sun, has come to light. Rory Barnes, professor of astronomy at the UW, is quoted.