Founded in 1861 by a private gift of 10 acres in what is now the heart of downtown Seattle, the UW is one of the oldest public universities on the West Coast.
The UW is a multi-campus university in Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell, as well as a world-class academic medical center.
We have 16 colleges and schools and offer 1,800 undergraduate courses each
quarter. We confer more than 12,000 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional degrees annually.
Le métal jaune est extraterrestre : l’or est produit au cœur des étoiles. Comment et dans quelles conditions ? Les scientifiques en savent plus grâce à une double observation astrophysique.
Wasteful and fake charities are usually harder to spot than this.
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In recent years the number of motor vehicles – and the pollution they generate – has grown astronomically, leading some citydwellers to wear facemasks in the hopes of protecting themselves. So do they work?
Researchers who hold the world record for storing and retrieving data in DNA explain how the building blocks of life can be used to hold digital information as well.
The cells inside this bioreactor are the real pharmaceutical factories.
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A team of archaeologists strived to improve the reproducibility of their results, influencing their choices in the field, in the lab and during data analysis.
Friendship helps protect against loneliness even when oldsters do not have dementia. It can be especially beneficial for those who do.
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A recent study finds that friends ought not let friends with dementia be lonely. The surprising part? Why staying friends is good for the friend without dementia as well as for the one who has it.
Students outside Columbine High School in Colorado in April 1999 following the mass shooting there. Some speculated that the shooters sought revenge for having been bullied.
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Youth who are bullied may be at even higher risk than other youth for gun violence. These bullied youngsters were three times more likely to have access to a loaded gun, a recent study states.
What can a single person’s flu infection tell you about how the virus changes around the world?
Xue and Bloom
Marriage has long been tied to better health. The first study of the relationship between marriage, health and quality of life for LGBT Americans affirms the benefits of marriage – with some caveats.
A subject plays a computer game as part of a neural security experiment at the University of Washington.
Patrick Bennett
BCI devices that read minds and act on intentions can change lives for the better. But they could also be put to nefarious use in the not-too-distant future. Now’s the time to think about risks.