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September 24, 2026

ArtSci Roundup: October 2026

Come curious. Leave inspired. The UW offers an exciting lineup of in-person and online events. From thought-provoking art and music to conversations on culture, history, and science, the UW community invites you to explore, learn, and connect across disciplines throughout the University. Sign up to receive a monthly notice when the ArtSci Roundup has been published. ArtSci On Your Own Time: Eric-Paul Riege: ojo|-|o虂l谦虂 (Henry Art Gallery) ojo|-|o虂l谦虂 (pronounced oh-ho hol-ohn) is an exhibition of recent and newly commissioned work…

University updates

September 21, 2026

The UW launching redesigned homepage

The new UW homepage, launching on Sept. 30, is the result of nearly two years of work that began with a review of user behavior, analytics and the existing homepage experience. That work grew into a broader effort spanning research, strategy, design and development to rethink how the site can better serve its audiences, tell the UW story and evolve alongside the institution.

Honors and awards | University updates | UW Notebook

UW faculty, researchers and students earn recognition from the Berkeley Prize, Marconi Society and National Science Foundation

Recent recognition of the 乱伦社区 includes a Berkeley prize recognizing research on ancient galaxies, a 2026 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award for a doctoral student, and an NSF CAREER Award supporting research on the brain circuits that drive social behavior.

In the field | Research | Science | UW News blog

September 18, 2026

In the Field: UW researchers are studying how coral reef fish work as a community to respond to threats

Coral reefs provide protection for fish, and researchers are interested in how the health of the reef affects the ability of fish to communicate with each other. This fall, Jj Milan, a UW doctoral student in the biology department, and UW research scientist Bob Oxborrow are traveling to the Maldives to study how humbug damselfish communicate with each other.

Honors and awards | University updates | UW Notebook

September 14, 2026

Faculty/staff honors: CRNS fellow-ambassador, Richard R. Ernst prize and a National Science Foundation award

Recent recognition of faculty and staff at the 乱伦社区 includes聽France鈥檚 National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Richard聽R. Ernst Prize for contributions to magnetic resonance, and a National Science Foundation CAREER award from the Division of Materials Research.

News releases | Research | Science

September 10, 2026

Fossil feathers preserved inside dinosaur poop could help explain why some birds survived the dinosaur mass extinction

A UW-led research team has discovered the best-preserved fossil feathers from the Mesozoic era 鈥� in fossilized dinosaur poop. Some of these feathers have features that look like modern birds鈥� feathers. This finding can help researchers better understand why and how some birds survived the catastrophic event 66 million years ago that killed 75% of life on the planet.

Health and medicine | News releases | Public Health | Research | Science

UW, WA Department of Health show it鈥檚 possible to test wastewater for STIs

American public health agencies don鈥檛 routinely test wastewater for sexually transmitted infections, but new research led by the 乱伦社区 and the Washington State Department of Health found that such methods could be used to effectively identify Chlamydia trachomatis, the bacteria that causes chlamydia.

University updates | UW News blog

September 8, 2026

UW researchers lead and support new 鈥楢I-for-Science鈥� Genesis Mission awards

乱伦社区 researchers are leading and collaborating on four research projects as part of Phase 1 in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Genesis Mission, a national initiative to build an AI-for-science ecosystem which accelerates breakthroughs in energy, discovery science and national security.聽

University updates | UW News blog

September 3, 2026

New timeline for Student Conduct Code revisions

This week, UW President Robert J. Jones聽wrote to聽UW聽Faculty Senate leadership聽that he will聽delay聽sending聽the Regents聽proposed changes to the Student Conduct Code so that聽faculty, students聽and staff聽may provide聽additional聽feedback聽on the proposals related to non-academic student conduct.聽Revisions to聽provisions聽on聽academic student conduct, which聽are not part of the proposed changes,聽will be handled in a separate process over the course of the聽2026-27 academic聽year.

Environment | Global | News releases | Research | Science

September 2, 2026

Q&A: The Arctic melt season is now more than a month longer than it was in the 1980s, according to new UW research

Melinda Webster, a research scientist at the UW鈥檚 Applied Physics Laboratory, is the lead author on a new study that catalogs changes in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice over the past 50-plus years. She spoke with UW News about the story behind the numbers.

Engineering | News releases | Research | Technology | Video

Video: Curiosity, frustration and antipathy: How kids play with AI toys

乱伦社区 researchers gathered eight kids on campus to explore how they played with AI toys. The kids initially were curious, asking introductory questions, such as 鈥淲hat is your name?鈥� But after communication breakdowns, the kids turned to antagonizing the toys, calling them 鈥渦gly鈥� and 鈥渆vil鈥� and joking about throwing them in the ocean.

Engineering | Environment | News releases | Research | Research highlights | Science | Technology

August 31, 2026

August research highlights: Nectar robbing, anxious attachment styles, persnickety plasma, more

Explore recent research from the 乱伦社区: nectar-stealing Hawaiian honeycreepers, ChatGPT and anxious attachment, the cost of nursing for marine mammals, new magnetic nanomaterials, and a new strategy to subdue finicky plasma.

Environment | Research | UW News blog

August 21, 2026

Q&A: UW professors explain how we鈥檙e misreading the energy crisis

Dominic Muren, UW teaching professor of design, and Adrienne Russell, UW professor of communication, examine environmental problems from a perspective beyond the hard sciences. They spoke to UW News about what today鈥檚 energy crises reveal about contemporary societies鈥� dependence on fossil fuels and how we can create a 鈥渟olar-powered system.鈥�

Environment | Global | News releases | Research | Science

August 19, 2026

Antarctica鈥檚 brief rebound was caused by climate variability, not a ‘new normal’

A new study attributes Antarctica’s brief stabilization to a short term climatic shift that increased precipitation over east Antarctica between 2021 and 2023, adding enough snow to temporarily balance ice loss at the continent鈥檚 edges.

Engineering | Research | Science | Technology | UW News blog

August 18, 2026

Q&A: UW professor Hossein Naghavi uses terahertz waves to help sensors augment human vision

Hossein Naghavi, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UW, explores new applications for an underused segment of the electromagnetic spectrum known as the 鈥渢erahertz band.鈥� Naghavi recently received a grant from the Department of Energy to create powerful yet lightweight sensors using terahertz waves, which could aid emergency responders, autonomous vehicles, security systems and more.

Environment | News releases | Research | Science

August 11, 2026

More than a decade of observation in Seattle suburbs shows where sensitive bird species won鈥檛 go

After tracking birds in the Puget Sound lowlands for 12 years, researchers conclude that birds respond better to some development configurations than others, highlighting measures developers can take to protect native species while still meeting the region鈥檚 growing demands.

University updates | UW News blog

August 10, 2026

With landmark 10-year investment, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation will deliver more local, timely health evidence worldwide

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent research organization at the 乱伦社区, has received a landmark 10-year grant from the Gates Foundation to strengthen freely available, scientifically rigorous health evidence used by governments, researchers, and leaders to improve the health and well-being of people in Washington, the United States, and around the world.

University updates | UW News blog

August 7, 2026

Statement on cancellation of January 2027 lecture [Updated 8/19/26]

The 乱伦社区 is dedicated to the free exchange of ideas, including on controversial topics and involving provocative speakers. After Hasan Piker was announced as a speaker for the 2026-27 Speaker Series, there was a review of the process by which the event was planned. It was determined that that the process for organizing this event did not meet the necessary level of rigor for University-hosted events in the Speaker Series. As a result, this event will not be…

News releases | Research | Technology

August 6, 2026

AI models nearly erase female characters when they write kids stories about animals

AI systems such as Google鈥檚 Gemini Storybook now let parents or teachers conjure illustrated, personalized kids stories. UW researchers found that when six leading AI models made stories about talking animals, 57% of characters were either gender neutral or ungendered, 41% were male, and just 2% were female.

Engineering | Environment | News releases | Research | Research highlights | Science

July 30, 2026

July research highlights: AI material design, ocean temperature models, paternal body odor

Explore recent research from the 乱伦社区: a new AI framework for developing advanced materials, a test of climate models鈥� ability to predict temperature trends, and the role of paternal body odor in brain-to-brain synchrony with infants.

Engineering | News releases | Research | Science

July 29, 2026

6.5 million Americans face landslide risks 鈥� a new database shows where they live

乱伦社区 researchers created the Landslide Exposure Database, the first resource that maps per-building landslide vulnerability across the United States. The study estimates that roughly 6.5 million U.S. residents are highly vulnerable to landslides, and overturns the conventional picture of landslide risk in the U.S. by identifying high concentrations of exposure in Appalachia as well as a surprising urban-rural divide.

Health and medicine | News releases | Research

July 28, 2026

UW study identifies genetic changes tied to more severe cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia

Researchers at the 乱伦社区 are investigating how genetic changes impact the severity of schizophrenia symptoms. A new study supports the idea that deletions in genes that regulate early brain and neuron development are associated with more severe features of schizophrenia spectrum disorders, particularly lower cognitive abilities.

Global | News releases | University updates

July 22, 2026

8 UW faculty and staff named Fulbright Scholars; will conduct research around the world

Eight 乱伦社区 researchers have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for 2026-2027 and will pursue studies around the world.聽 Fulbright Scholars are college and university faculty, administrators and researchers, as well as artists and professionals, who build their skills and connections, gain valuable international insights and return home to share their experiences with their students and colleagues. This year鈥檚 UW cohort represents a variety of disciplines, including sciences, engineering, business, environmental sciences, electrical and computer engineering, and computer science….

Health and medicine | Science | UW News blog

Q&A: How UW researchers are using AI to speed up drug discovery and development

Housed in the UW School of Pharmacy, the Institute for Innovations in Drug Delivery and Disposition (I2D3) brings together experts in artificial intelligence, drug discovery, pharmacology, data science and biotechnology to ease the bottleneck between promising molecules and successful drugs.聽

Arts and entertainment | News releases

July 8, 2026

ArtSci Roundup: Summer 2026

Come curious. Leave inspired. Wherever you are, the 乱伦社区 offers opportunities to learn and connect with the ideas, people, and research shaping our world. This summer, visit campus for the latest exhibitions at the Henry Art Gallery and Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, or join us from anywhere through recorded lectures, podcasts, virtual experiences, and more. As a public university, we’re proud to share the knowledge, creativity, and discoveries of the UW with communities near and…

Global | Research | UW News blog

July 1, 2026

Q&A: Study warns rising temperatures could push rice beyond historical heat limits

A new study from Jade d’Alpoim Guedes, UW associate professor of anthropology, warns that the future of rice 鈥� arguably the most important crop on Earth 鈥� is in danger. Due to rising temperatures driven by climate change, projections show that Asia鈥檚 major rice-producing regions may soon pass the thermal limits that have remained consistent throughout the crop鈥檚 history. This would create unparalleled challenges in a region where more than a billion people rely on rice cultivation for their livelihoods.

Engineering | Environment | News releases | Research | Research highlights | Science

June research highlights: Air quality inequity, ultrafast chemistry, cigar galaxy, more

Explore recent research from the 乱伦社区: low-income communities and communities of color disproportionately impacted by air pollution, an unfathomably fast chemical reaction, ups and downs in the methane record, and the cigar galaxy pictured at high resolution.