Â鶹´«Ã½

Our Â鶹´«Ã½ on Â鶹´«Ã½

Â鶹´«Ã½: 6780647260823_abortionpills-mail.jpg

Distance Affects Use of Telehealth to Access Abortion Pills

The distance between a patient’s home and an abortion-services facility where they would seek care significantly influences how they receive birth-control medications, according to a study published Jan. 8 in the American Journal of Public Health....
9-Jan-2025 10:20 PM EST Add to Favorites

A Smart Ring with a Tiny Camera Lets Users Point and Click to Control Home Devices

UW researchers have developed IRIS, a smart ring that allows users to point and click to control smart devices. The prototype Bluetooth ring contains a small camera which sends an image of the selected device to the user’s phone. The user can...
8-Jan-2025 10:45 PM EST Add to Favorites

Â鶹´«Ã½: 677828fc5f8c8_STScI-01EVVHKM9VYM3Q6CD8EJD7JR9S.jpg

The Carbon in Our Bodies Probably Left the Galaxy and Came Back on Cosmic ‘Conveyer Belt’

University of Washington scientists recently discovered that the giant 'conveyer belt' currents that push star-forged material out of our galaxy and pull it back in can also transport carbon atoms. That means that a good deal of the carbon here on...
3-Jan-2025 7:30 PM EST Add to Favorites

Eat, Drink, Be Merry and Monitor Your Sugar Intake

The holidays bring joy, but also potential challenges for people managing diabetes. Unlike the rest of the year, the holidays mean more food, especially goodies laden with sugar.
2-Jan-2025 4:50 AM EST Add to Favorites

Gastroenterologist Explains Benefits of Dry January

Research has shown that even a small amount of alcohol is bad for your heath. Taking this to heart, millions in the United States and worldwide to will commit to abstain for the next 31 days.  
2-Jan-2025 4:50 AM EST Add to Favorites

Come, bebe, diviértete y controla tu consumo de azúcar

Las fiestas traen alegría, pero también desafíos potenciales para las personas con diabetes. A diferencia del resto del año, las fiestas significan más comida, especialmente golosinas cargadas de azúcar. La Dr. Lorena Alarcón-Casas...
2-Jan-2025 4:45 AM EST Add to Favorites

Ready to Take the Plunge?

New Year’s Day will see gatherings large and small stepping out from the heated comfort of their cars, shedding their heavy coats, shirts and pants, and wearing only bathing suits and towels to fight off the cold.
2-Jan-2025 4:45 AM EST Add to Favorites

Â鶹´«Ã½: 67649e1f0dc45_AlternateSponsoredFellowGrimmJack-10.jpg

By Looking at Individual Atoms in Tooth Enamel, UW and PNNL Researchers Are Learning What Happens to Our Teeth as We Age

A research team at the University of Washington and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory examined the atomic composition of enamel samples from two human teeth.
19-Dec-2024 9:00 PM EST Add to Favorites


See All News

Our Experts on News

Â鶹´«Ã½: 677c203b40847_PrybutokHeadshot2.jpg

How a UW Teaching Professor Adds the Context Behind the Science in Her Chemical Engineering Courses

Alex Prybutok, University of Washington assistant teaching professor of chemical engineering, studies anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in engineering education.
7-Jan-2025 7:50 PM EST

Q&A: Promises and Perils of AI in Medicine, According to Uw Experts in Public Health and AI

In a recent paper, UW research professor describes a troubling experience asking an AI chatbot for medical information. Optimists believe artificial intelligence could help solve those problems, but the bots might not be ready for prime time.
21-Nov-2024 11:45 AM EST

Â鶹´«Ã½: 673bb745cd25e_JieXiaocropped.jpg

Q&A: UW Professor Discusses How Academia Can Help Battery Manufacturing in the US

Jie Xiao, University of Washington professor of mechanical engineering, talks about batteries and how academia can help support the growing domestic battery manufacturing industry.
18-Nov-2024 4:50 PM EST

What UW Political Experts Will Be Watching for on Election Day

Before the results of the 2024 election start rolling in, UW Â鶹´«Ã½ asked three University of Washington professors of political science to discuss what’s on their minds heading into the final hours.
5-Nov-2024 9:05 AM EST

Q&A: New Book Shows How Innovation Inequality Fuels America’s Political Divide

Victor Menaldo, UW professor of political science, co-authored the forthcoming book, "U.S. Innovation Inequality and Trumpism." The book focuses on how former President Donald Trump — like other populists that came before him — exploits...
16-Oct-2024 4:10 PM EDT

How to Steal an Election: New UW Course Examines Democracy’s Vulnerability

James Long, University of Washington professor of political science, launched a new course this quarter. "How to Steal an Election" highlights the types of politicians who try to steal elections, and how and what can be done to secure them.
14-Oct-2024 1:00 PM EDT

See All Experts

Our YouTube Videos

About

The primary mission of the University of Washington is the preservation, advancement, and dissemination of knowledge. The University preserves knowledge through its libraries and collections, its courses, and the scholarship of its faculty. It advances new knowledge through many forms of research, inquiry and discussion; and disseminates it through the classroom and the laboratory, scholarly exchanges, creative practice, international education, and public service. As one of the nation's outstanding teaching and research institutions, the University is committed to maintaining an environment for objectivity and imaginative inquiry and for the original scholarship and research that ensure the production of new knowledge in the free exchange of facts, theories, and ideas.

Experts

Twitter

Facebook

close
0.27776