Solutions

November 24, 2019

Calling all dogs

A UW-led study is recruiting 10,000 canines and their companions for a study of dogs’ health as they age.


September 10, 2019

Protecting life in Cambodia

Climate change threatens fish runs and the livelihood and food resources for millions of Cambodians.


September 2, 2019

Warming sea

A die-off points to a larger-scale, longer-term problem with the food supply caused by warming seas.


June 4, 2019

Fossil flosser

Some might find the work of dusting and dabbing sand away from a fossil tedious, but Jean Primozich still marvels at it.


Inventing the future

The UW's Gates Center is a ‘new landmark’ for computer science and engineering.


June 3, 2019

Energy’s new wave

Converting ocean waves into electricity poses challenges—and promise.


June 2, 2019

World of worry

A new book by UW faculty explores anxiety-provoking topics ranging from food safety to mobile phones and bedbugs.


April 18, 2019

History keepers

Creating historical records, archiving photos, recording oral histories—it’s all in a program of UW Libraries with the Ethnic Heritage Council.


March 12, 2019

Abolished

How UW research convinced our state's highest court to toss out the death penalty.


March 1, 2019

Busier bees

Using teeny, tiny batteries and sensors, insects provide a valuable eye in the sky for agriculture.


Natural elixir

Spending time outside is a sure-fire way to feel better. But researchers still don't know why that is.


November 30, 2018

Safe travels

Author and traveler Chris Sanford shares 10 bits of wisdom from his book, “Staying Healthy Abroad: A Global Traveler’s Guide.”


Tech for mental health

UW Medicine researchers are exploring how a smartphone might help someone manage a severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.


August 30, 2018

New biologies

Nature is an interconnected web of life. A new Life Sciences building takes that to heart.


August 29, 2018

Have a say, your way

A UW summer camp helps teens who stutter find their voices.


August 26, 2018

Sharks spin a tale

Great white sharks dive deep into the Atlantic’s clockwise-spinning warm-water whirlpools.


August 6, 2018

Diabetes nation

We talk about the state of diabetes with Ira Hirsch, the UW’s Diabetes Treatment and Teaching Chair.


Soldier Shakespeare

Acting out the Bard’s works enables veterans to access feelings of rage, isolation and grief—
and heal the invisible wounds of war.


Shooting for the stars

For 40 years, a group of Seattle-area women has helped UW students strive to be the best in science and engineering.


June 22, 2018

The Innovation File: A study in persistence

Dennis Edmondson, ’80, ’13, invented the studs inside the Nanoengineering & Sciences Building.


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