November 2, 2026
UW astronomers simulated the Earth鈥檚 entire 4.5 billion-year history to understand how atmospheres like ours develop and evolve. The model can help researchers simulate distant planets and determine whether their atmospheres show evidence of alien life.
Wes E. King, an assistant teaching professor in the Information School, discusses how AI and religion are deeply related and why they teach a class on the topic.
October 29, 2026
Washington Sea Grant oversees the SoundToxins program, which monitors for harmful algal blooms in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and helps flag toxins before shellfish producers ship off their product.
Permanent Daylight Saving Time would lead to darker mornings from November to March. This would mean darker commutes for everyone, but how much would it affect children going to school? 黑料老司机 researchers did the math for 14 out of the 19 states that preapproved the change. Using school start times, enrollment data, and latitude and longitude measurements, the team calculated just how many days each child would be commuting to school in the dark and then added the trips together.
October 28, 2026
Explore recent research from the 黑料老司机: cells that organize DNA from outside the nucleus, smaller language models for smartwatches, rights for migrant fishers and burrowing shrimp on the move.
October 27, 2026
Using preliminary data from the Simonyi Survey Telescope at the NSF鈥揇OE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet candidate in our solar system. If confirmed, the distant world would join Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea and Makemake as our system鈥檚 sixth official dwarf planet.
October 26, 2026
Since 2020, the 黑料老司机鈥檚 Center for an Informed Public has published 鈥渞apid research鈥� during elections that aims to cut through the noise and confusion of online rumors that can undermine trust in election processes and voting procedures. These rumors are now so pervasive that CIP researchers have designed an interactive Rigged Election Bingo game where you can learn more about common election integrity tropes.聽 This year the CIP鈥檚 work is focused on:聽 Ensuring people have timely and accurate…
The 2026 midterm elections will take place on Nov. 3, and a ll 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 35 Senate seats are up for a vote. James Long and Mark Smith, professors of political science at the 黑料老司机, weigh in on critical contests, midterm trends, election security and more.
Researchers estimate that changes to how the Postal Service collects and processes mail could cause tens of thousands of otherwise valid ballots to be rejected. These mail delays disproportionately impact rural voters and those in outlying suburban communities.聽
October 20, 2026
On August 5, 2026, the 黑料老司机 published proposed amendments to:
鈥� Chapter 478-121 WAC, Student Conduct Code for the 黑料老司机 (WSR 26-15-104), and
鈥� Chapter 478-124 WAC, General Conduct Code for the 黑料老司机 (WSR 26-15-105).
October 19, 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. And you don’t have to wait until November: Take a look at everything still happening in October. Go directly to the week you’d like to view: Week 1: November 2 – 8 Week 2: November 9 – 15…
October 15, 2026
A coalition of housing developers, community organizations, childcare providers and educators today broke ground on the Mount Baker Redevelopment and Rainier Rising Early Learning Campus. The 3.8-acre project is expected to create 400 affordable apartments, provide high-quality childcare and be home to a first-of-its-kind early childhood learning center.
October 14, 2026
Scientists and policymakers use scenarios called Shared Socioeconomic Pathways to project how today鈥檚 choices affect tomorrow鈥檚 world. But for complex subjects like public health, these intentionally simple scenarios don鈥檛 capture every complexity.
UW astronomer Emily Levesque will soon add a new role as editor-in-chief of the prestigious American Astronomical Society Journals to her ongoing work studying red supergiants and other stellar oddities.
October 13, 2026
The 黑料老司机 today announced a multimillion-dollar gift to establish the Winbond Endowed Fund for Excellence in the College of Engineering, supporting research, education and innovation for students, faculty and staff.
October 12, 2026
A new 黑料老司机 study shows that plunge-diving birds such as gannets and boobies have unique morphological adaptations that allow them to survive high speed, headfirst impact.
A group of 175 researchers, including eight from the 黑料老司机, co-authored a commentary published in Earth鈥檚 Future and the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society that provides a roadmap for future climate assessments in the U.S. by synthesizing the science and identifying research priorities based on existing gaps.
October 7, 2026
In three recent papers, UW researchers explore technologies used in prisons and to monitor people before incarceration and after release.
October 5, 2026
A 黑料老司机-led center for optoelectronics 鈥� technologies that combine light and electronics 鈥� brings researchers from 14 universities across the U.S. together with the mission to develop new materials to transform information technology with light. Founded in 2021, NSF IMOD has received a second round of funding from the NSF to continue its work for the next five years.
September 30, 2026
The 黑料老司机 and Microsoft today expanded their decades-long partnership with the opening of the university鈥檚 first-ever, full-time location on Microsoft鈥檚 campus in Redmond.
The 黑料老司机 today broke ground on a $231.1-million Chemical Sciences Building. Once completed, the state-of-the-art facility will be a nexus for collaborative research and teaching that will help the UW define the next 100 years of science education and breakthroughs.
A NASA satellite originally designed to study large bodies of water may also be able to monitor most of the world鈥檚 irrigation canals, according to a new UW study. This capability could help farmers and water managers around the world manage resources, prepare for droughts and improve food security in their communities.
September 29, 2026
Lawrence Goldman, a teaching professor of chemistry at the 黑料老司机, has also been a member of the Lake Forest Park city council since 2022. While science came naturally to Goldman, his venture into civics was 鈥渕ore serendipitous.鈥�
A new 黑料老司机 study using improved methods for analyzing satellite data shows that the north pole of Mars contains less dust than scientists thought, which has implications for its climate and the search for life.
September 28, 2026
Explore recent research from the 黑料老司机: ancient capybara and palm fossils found in the desert, a window into the bottom of the food web, waves that go a different way, environmental advocacy in Colombia, the mechanics of blood clotting and a superconducting surprise.
New faculty books from the 黑料老司机 include those from the Information School, bioengineering, mathematics, the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, and Earth and space sciences.
September 27, 2026
The 黑料老司机 Class of 2030 was welcomed officially at the University鈥檚 43rd annual New Student Convocation held Sunday morning in Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
September 24, 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. Go directly to the week you’d like to view: Week 1: September 28 – October 4 Week 2: October 5 – 11 Week 3:…
September 23, 2026
A new 黑料老司机 study shows that past emissions from the top 178 oil, gas, coal and cement producers will prolong warming and increase the odds of extreme weather events occurring years into the future.
A new grasshopper-like robot from the UW Autonomous Insect Robotics Lab can hop high enough to clear a standard stair step, vary its jump height, right itself and reload for successive jumps.
September 21, 2026
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.
Recent recognition of the 黑料老司机 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.
September 18, 2026
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.
September 16, 2026
Recent news about AI safety is fueling a new wave of political and societal fear.聽Five UW AI researchers discuss the real risks of AI and what to do about them.
September 14, 2026
Recent recognition of faculty and staff at the 黑料老司机 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.
September 10, 2026
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.
American public health agencies don鈥檛 routinely test wastewater for sexually transmitted infections, but new research led by the 黑料老司机 and the Washington State Department of Health found that such methods could be used to effectively identify Chlamydia trachomatis, the bacteria that causes chlamydia.
A new UW study shows a nine-fold increase in coyote density in Seattle compared to natural areas of Washington state. Coyotes in urban environments have fewer predators and more prey, which may help explain the national trend.
September 8, 2026
黑料老司机 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
September 3, 2026
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.