Solutions
September 16, 2020
Mapping landslide risk
UW engineers are developing a new mapping system to quantify landslide risk in the prone areas of Seattle
Being there
For many older Americans, the rhythms of every day have not just changed during the COVID-19 pandemic; they have stopped.
September 11, 2020
For our health
The UW is putting its combined brainpower into population health, improving lives around the world.
August 14, 2020
Camping during COVID-19
We ask an infectious disease expert for advice about how to explore the great outdoors.
June 25, 2020
Uneven evictions
Who gets evicted in Washington? It depends on gender and race, a UW study reveals.
June 24, 2020
IHME in the spotlight
As the pandemic expanded across the country, IHME projections became a resource for local, regional and national leaders as they responded.
June 10, 2020
The ultimate puzzle
Doctoral student Emily Rabe loves puzzles. Now she's working on one with high stakes—one that could have a significant impact on our planet’s health.
Language of the land
Southern Lushootseed, the language spoken for generations in the Puget Sound area, is being preserved and passed on to students, thanks to Tami Hohn’s work and the Department of American Indian Studies.
June 4, 2020
Her work spans oceans
Jacqueline Padilla-Gamiño studies issues such as global environmental change, ocean acidification and microplastics in the ocean.
May 15, 2020
Hands off the soap, briefly
Hot water and soap is keeping us healthy, but it can wear down our skin. We ask a UW Medicine dermatologist for help.
May 14, 2020
Dangerous cells
Professor Dan Berger says incarcerated people must be freed to halt virus spread.
May 4, 2020
Grant backs Indigenous vision
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation granted $1.8 million to the center to support students and research.
March 30, 2020
Eye on baby's breath
A UW team has used hardware similar to an Amazon Echo to create a smart speaker that detects the breathing motions of an infant’s chest.
March 20, 2020
We need to talk about vehicle residency
Criminalizing a form of shelter causes undue and disproportionate harm to vulnerable people.
March 12, 2020
Fishing for arsenic
Researchers study the movement of water and heavy metals’ impact on aquatic life in lakes near Tacoma.
March 10, 2020
Under the influence
What effect does a parent's marijuana use have on kids? We asked a UW researcher.
For an informed public
The UW's Center for an Informed Public is a response to the rise in disinformation and erosion of trust in our most basic societal institutions.
December 26, 2019
A whale of a problem
Frank Erickson created a synthetic sperm whale oil that saved millions of automatic transmissions worldwide.
December 4, 2019
Seeing himself in the science
Ecologist Christopher Schell believes that tapping into who he is as a person makes his research better.
December 3, 2019
Happy hints
Recommendations from social psychologist Tabitha Kirkland, whose research explores strategies that nurture our happiness.