Research

Americans often pay for their crimes twice — first with a prison sentence, then with a lifetime of debt many will never be able to escape.

A survey found that, of 1,500 scientists polled, 70 percent of them had been unable to replicate another scientist's results while 50 percent had been unable to replicate even their own results.

In a new study, researchers from the UW’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) suggest that our genes and brain structure could be linked to how successfully we pick up a second language.

If you’re heading to theaters this weekend to see the much anticipated “Finding Dory,” take note of how Mr. Ray glides effortlessly through the water.

Researchers at the University of Washington are running a study that might find the cure for getting older.

The College of Arts & Sciences awarded its 2016 Graduate Medal to three exceptional graduate students.

Whether in a laboratory or on a soccer field, student athlete Megan Kufeld was "all in, all the time" at the UW.

When an assistant racehorse trainer and mother of three returned to school, she discovered a passion for research.

Teachers in Los Angeles are taking issue with an observation-based teacher evaluation system. Dan Goldhaber, director of the Center for Education Data & Research at the UW, is quoted.

Samuel K. Wasser, a zoologist at the University of Washington, is a Sherlock Holmes of the wildlife trade.

Samuel K. Wasser, 62, a zoologist at the University of Washington, is a Sherlock Holmes of the wildlife trade. 

Are we alone? Fifty-five years ago, astronomer Frank Drake came up with an equation that weighed the odds for aliens.

Alien life on exoplanets just might not flourish and just might die young, according to one study. Another study, co-authored by UW astronomy professor Woody Sullivan, is referenced.

The United States has reinstated a broad system of debtors’ prisons, in effect making it a crime to be poor. Alexes Harris, associate professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted.

"A debtor’s prison of court fines and fees needs to be reformed," writes The Seattle Times Editorial Board. Alexes Harris, associate professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted.