Technology

UW Biology's Ben Wiggins details how implicit bias negatively impacts classroom setting and what faculty can do to change that.

Saadia Pekkanen is associate director at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and is leading conversations about the frontiers of diplomacy. 

Dr. Wasser, a faculty member in UW Biology, is also a finalist for a $500,000 grand prize thanks to his work in DNA tracking.

Astronomers with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), including UW's Scott Anderson announced that a distant quasar ran out of gas, revealing that our skies are still. ever-changing.

Saadia Pekkanen, professor of international studies, writes that Japan's quest for parity raises questions about the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance.

It’s one thing to read that the NAAPC grew from three branches in 1912 to 894 branches in 1945, but it’s more revealing to watch that expansion on an interactive map.

A collaboration between UW developmental psychologists and computer scientists aims to enable robots to learn in the same way that children naturally do.

Professor Saadia M. Pekkanen’s contribution to Forbes scrutinizes the “counterspace” technologies of countries around the world.

Bill Radke talks with University of Washington history professor Margaret O'Mara about the impact of Microsoft on the economy and culture of the Pacific Northwest.

A changing climate presents challenges for ecosystems, industry, and society. Researchers in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington are addressing those challenges and helping find solutions from the forests of Mt. Rainier to the waters of Puget Sound.

UW Astronomy Professor Rory Barnes discusses what can we learn from the discovery of GJ 1132b.

An atmospheric haze around a faraway planet could show that the world is potentially habitable, or even be a sign of life itself.

Researchers study how animals move, navigate, and use their senses during flight at a new center funded by the Air Force.

The UW will join universities like Harvard, Columbia and Yale as Swartz-funded centers for research in this growing field of brain science.

The concert concludes the week long SpaceFest in Seattle.