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‘Don’t wake the baby’ experiment gives new perspective on toddlers’ social skills
New study shows that young children understand how the sounds they make influence someone else. -
History professor Elena Campbell publishes book on Russia and the ‘Muslim question’
Elena I. Campbell, a University of Washington associate professor of history, has published her first book, which studies Russia’s policies toward Muslims in the 19th and 20th centuries. -
The Many Ways Baby Talk Gives Infant Brains a Boost
From a higher vocabulary to mastering mouth motion, the lilting babble seems to play a key role in helping babies process language. -
Shedding light on complexities of poverty
The way people think about poverty affects both how important we think fighting poverty is. UW's Victoria Lawson and Sarah Elwood, geography professors, are quoted. -
Seattle has highest percentage of atheist among large metro areas in the U.S.
Ten percent of Seattle residents call themselves atheists. James Wellman, chair of comparative religion says that’s in part because people come here to find cultural freedom.
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Public-sector jobs vanish, hitting blacks hard
Compared to the private sector, the public sector has offered black and female workers better pay, job stability, and opportunities according to UW sociologist Jennifer Laird. -
Small teams, big dreams
A small group of determined scientists can make big contributions to physics. -
The Makah whale hunt seen through the lens of history
Joshua Reid talks about his new book, "My Country is the Sea: The Maritime World of the Makahs." Reid arrives in the fall to be a UW associate professor of history and American Indian Studies. -
UW biologists find Washington's first dino fossil
The 80-million-year-old fossil is a partial left femur bone of a theropod dinosaur and is on display at the Burke Museum.
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Seattle Scientists Unearth Washington's First Ever Dinosaur Fossil
Washington State has its first dinosaur. Researchers at the Burke Museum and UW Biology say they excavated a weathered, 80 million year old thighbone from a beach on Sucia Island in the San Juans. -
For the first time ever, a dinosaur fossil has been found in Washington state
Washington just became the 37th state to find a confirmed dinosaur fossil -- and it may be the last. -
Washington's first dinosaur fossil found in San Juans
Scientists have uncovered Washington's first dinosaur fossil, in a state park on the San Juan Islands. -
T. Rex's Cousin? Scientists Find Washington State's First Dinosaur Fossil
A fragmented femur bone hidden underwater for millions of years has provided the first evidence that a dinosaur once roamed Washington state. -
First dinosaur bone found in state, 80 million years later
The leg bone weighs 15 pounds, is 16.7 inches and is the first dinosaur fossil found in Washington. Much of the region was under water during that era 80 million years ago. -
UW-led network seeks to reframe poverty locally and globally
Two University of Washington geography professors are leading an effort with what might be considered a staggeringly ambitious goal — to reframe how poverty is perceived and studied around the world.