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A research team led by @bcgl.bsky.social created GovScape, a search system for documents archived at the end of each presidential term. Users can search terms or elements like “FAFSA” or “redacted documents.” Read the latest iSchool story from @uwnews.uw.edu: www.washington.edu/news/2026/06...
A near-miss tsunami in Alaska during tourist season last Aug. highlights increasing environmental instability. A new study in @science.org describes how glacial retreat caused by global warming primed a fjord or a colossal wave. https://bit.ly/4wi0rZI @uwnews.uw.edu @uwess.bsky.social Photos: USGS
Information School Professor Katie Davis spoke with @uwnews.uw.edu about her #CHI paper on AI adoption in schools, teachers’ ambivalence about AI, and how technology can widen disparities in some cases. Read the Q&A: www.washington.edu/news/2026/05...
Q&A: How are teachers reckoning with AI in schools?
Katie Davis, a UW professor in the Information School, discusses a study in which she and a team of researchers interviewed 22 teachers about AI use.
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Anita Ramasastry, @uofwa.uw.edu law professor, has been central to FIFA’s human rights preparations ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Her involvment includes chairing its human rights advisory group and leading Seattle’s host city action plan. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...
Q&A: UW professor lends human rights expertise to FIFA, 2026 World Cup
Anita Ramasastry, a professor of law at the University of Washington, is an expert in the convergence of business and human rights. After the 2022 World Cup, FIFA made Ramasastry an independent...
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Explore recent research from the @uofwa.uw.edu: how sunbirds sip nectar through straw-like tongues, why the Seattle Fault might not pose as great a risk as previously thought, how to gauge landslide dam risk in the PNW and more. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...
Scientists at the @uofwa.uw.edu have discovered a new ancient rodent-like species 🐭🌿 Named Cimolodon desosai, it was about the size of a golden hamster, lived both on the ground and in trees, and likely feasted on fruits and insects. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...
UW News spoke with Paul Wiggins, a University of Washington associate professor of both physics and bioengineering, to learn about a surprisingly relatable behavior prompting bacteria to stockpile huge reserves of essential proteins. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...
Q&A: UW scientists decode the logic behind cells’ mysterious protein stockpiles
UW News spoke with Paul Wiggins, a University of Washington associate professor of both physics and bioengineering, to learn about a surprisingly relatable behavior prompting bacteria to stockpile...
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@uofwa.uw.edu physicists David Hertzog and Peter Kammel helped an international team win the 2026 Breakthrough Prize for Fundamental Physics for decades of research on the muon, a particle with unusual properties that could point to new physics. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...
Unfortunately for science fiction fans, desert worlds outside our solar system are unlikely to host life, according to new research from @uofwa.uw.edu. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...
@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social named @uofwa.uw.edu Claire Willing a 2026 Early Career Fellow. Willing, @uw-sefs.bsky.social, studies fungal ecology, looking at how fungi are evolving and supporting plant communities as the climate changes. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...
This fridge is 100× colder than outer space ❄️ Inside it, UW scientists chill tiny particles to just above absolute zero, where quantum behavior becomes easier to study and control. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...
@rcalo.bsky.social newest book, “Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach,” published late last year, is a guide to a legal analysis of regulation and technology. www.washington.edu/news/2026/03...
From the habits and habitats of Nautilus and Allonautilus cephalopods to how green clay tennis courts can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, check out how UW researchers are advancing our understanding of issues shaping our world. www.washington.edu/news/2026/03...
Happy birthday to our alum, Beverly Cleary, born 110 years ago! Here's her 1939 Librarian Certificate application, courtesy of the Washington State Archives. Today we honor her legacy with the Beverly Cleary Endowed Professorship in Children and Youth Services, a role held by Michelle H. Martin.
New discoveries from the @vrubinobs.bsky.social are reshaping our view of the solar system. Using early data from the Simonyi Survey Telescope, scientists have identified 11,000+ new asteroids. Software from @uofwa.uw.edu DiRAC helped power these findings. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...
The @uofwa.uw.edu graduate and professional degree programs again were recognized as among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools released late Monday. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...
New evidence suggests that a disease-causing tapeworm that has been spreading across the U.S. and Canada has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. The tapeworm, called Echinococcus multilocularis, was found in one-third of coyotes surveyed from the Puget Sound region. www.washington.edu/news/2026/04...
Cheryl Wright-Wilson and Raymond Wilson have made a bequest of more than $8M to be shared among the College of Education, the School of Pharmacy and UW Medicine’s BRaIN Laboratory. The gift will add scholarships, expand access and support cutting-edge research. www.washington.edu/news/2026/03...
From ocean depths to tennis courts 🎾🌊 @uofwa.uw.edu researchers uncover new insights on nautilus habitats, carbon-negative courts and marine life response to changing temperatures. www.washington.edu/news/2026/03...
Forest thinning in Washington’s Cascades could help tackle two climate challenges at once. 🌲❄️ New UW research shows strategic thinning can boost snowpack up to 30% while reducing wildfire risk. www.washington.edu/news/2026/03...
Indigenous people in the U.S. face a higher risk of fatal police violence near American Indian/Alaska Native reservations, per a first-of-its-kind national study. About 73% of AIAN people killed by police voice were on or within 10 miles of a reservation. www.washington.edu/news/2026/03...
An oddly-behaving star led two @uofwa.uw.edu astronomers to capture rare evidence of a collision between two planets in a distant solar system. The discovery could aid scientists in their search for worlds similar to our own. www.washington.edu/news/2026/03...
DEOHS Professor Karen Levy applauds the recent federal judicial decision to strike down RFK Jr.’s vaccine plan in an op-ed in @seattletimes.com. @uwsph.bsky.social @uwnews.uw.edu www.seattletimes.com/opinion/judg...
Judge made right call in striking down RFK Jr.'s vaccine plan | Op-Ed
A judge's ruling blocking the federal government's plan to change recommendations for routine childhood immunizations will keep children safe.
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Plants, like people, have a circadian clock and they sense seasonal changes to light and temperature. Plants that bloom in the spring use the longer days and warmer temperatures as seasonal cues that it’s time to bloom. www.washington.edu/news/2026/03...
Researchers tracked ravens and wolves in Yellowstone National Park for 2.5 years to show that ravens do not follow wolves to scavenge their prey but instead remember where wolves often kill and monitor these sites for fresh meat. https://bit.ly/3NcRcIV @uwnews.uw.edu @science.org
Ravens aren’t following wolves to kill sites, they’re using memory to find food. New research co-led by @uofwa.uw.edu shows ravens map and revisit areas where wolf kills are most likely, sometimes flying more than 150 km to check for a meal. More: www.washington.edu/news/2026/03...
Marine energy — power harvested from tides, waves and currents — has enormous potential as a clean, renewable resource. But more information is needed about how commercial installations of underwater turbines or power-generating buoys could affect marine wildlife. www.washington.edu/news/2026/03...
Forest managers in the eastern Cascades selectively thin forests to promote wildfire resilience. New UW research shows that the same process can also increase seasonal snowpack, providing some relief to drought-prone areas throughout central Washington. https://bit.ly/4uujG1B @uwnews.uw.edu
A new #UWEnvironment study shows that the entirety of the Cascadia Subduction Zone may not be as tightly locked as researchers thought. This could change our understanding of how a big #earthquake might hit the #PNW. https://bit.ly/4biTqPU @uwnews.uw.edu @uwess.bsky.social @pnsn1.bsky.social
Stress-testing the Cascadia Subduction Zone reveals variability that could impact how earthquakes spread
A new study examining 13 years of ground motion data from sites near the Cascadia Subduction Zone shows that the entirety of the fault may not be as tightly locked as researchers thought, which could....
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Forest managers in the eastern Cascades selectively thin forests to promote wildfire resilience. New research from the @uofwa.uw.edu shows that the same process can also increase seasonal snowpack, providing some relief to drought-prone areas throughout central WA www.washington.edu/news/2026/03...
