University of Washington

Five faculty members at the University of Washington are among 120 new members and 30 international members elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The new members include 59 women, the most chosen in a single year, according to an…

A fire in Central Park seems to appear as a smoke plume and a line of flames in a satellite image. Colorful lights on Diwali night in India, seen from space, seem to show widespread fireworks activity.Both images exemplify what a new…

A person looking shocked at what they are seeing on their phoneUW researchers surveyed people about online disagreements and then developed potential design interventions that could make these discussions more productive and centered…

Researchers surveyed more than 5,000 inmates in late 2020. Among those asked about their willingness to receive a vaccine, only 45% said they were willing. Ichigo121212/PixabayFewer than half of inmates in jails and prisons surveyed in a…

More than 100 of the University of Washington’s graduate and professional degree programs are among the top 35 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Graduate School rankings released Tuesday.Dozens of…

Lightning strikes in the Arctic tripled from 2010 to 2020, a finding University of Washington researchers attribute to rising temperatures due to human-caused climate change. The results, researchers say, suggest Arctic residents in…

Mindfulness techniques, such as breathing , yoga and meditation, were among some of the lessons taught in a program called Be REAL, which UW researchers created and have have been studying for its impact on student mental health around…

Two faculty members at the University of Washington have been awarded early-career fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The new Sloan Fellows, announced Feb. 16, are Ashleigh Theberge, an assistant professor in the Department…

UW’s new Center for Antiracism in Nursing “will represent the first and essential steps in equity and cultivate social justice for all,” says one Center advisor.Systemic racism has for generations undermined the health of individuals and…

Just as plants and animals on land are keenly attuned to the hours of sunlight in the day, life in the oceans follows the rhythms of the day, the seasons and even the moon. A University of Washington study finds the biological light…